# 2008 Castle Point Borough Council election

The 2008 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 25
* Canvey Island Independent Party 15
* Labour 1

## Background

14 seats were contested at the election with no election in Canvey West ward, but with a by-election being held in Canvey South at the same time as the normal election in the ward, after the Canvey Island Independent Party councillor Natalie Derby had stepped down in March 2008 due to ill health. One councillor stood down at the election, Conservative Elizabeth Govier from St Georges ward.
Not counting the extra by-election in Canvey South, there were 13 candidates each from the Conservative and Labour parties, 5 from the Canvey Island Independent Party, 3 each from the British National Party and the Green party and 1 from the UK Independence Party.

## Election result

The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning the seats in Benfleet, Hadleigh and Thundersley, while the Canvey Island Independent Party won all 6 seats on Canvey Island. No other party won any seats at the election, with Labour finishing behind the British National Party in 2 wards and behind the UK Independence Party in 1 ward. Overall turnout at the election was 33.0%.
Castle Point local election result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 52.2 | 12,075 | -3.6% |
| CIIP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 23.0 | 5,314 | +2.2% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 3,733 | -2.0% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 839 | +3.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 722 | -0.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 441 | +0.5% |

## Ward results

Appleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Skipp | 1,262 | 73.2 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | John Trollope | 462 | 26.8 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 800 | 46.4 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,724 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Boyce :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Stanley | 1,215 | 63.8 | −6.0 |
| | UKIP | Ron Hurrell | 441 | 23.1 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Harry Brett | 249 | 13.1 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 774 | 40.6 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,905 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | John Anderson | 905 | 60.3 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Best | 433 | 28.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Bill Deal | 164 | 10.9 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 31.4 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Anne Wood | 962 | 59.2 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Maclean | 508 | 31.3 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Katie Curtis | 155 | 9.5 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 27.9 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,625 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Martin Tucker | 947 | 51.7 | +0.0 |
| | Conservative | Carole Cross | 363 | 19.8 | −9.2 |
| | BNP | John Morgan | 338 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Reilly | 183 | 10.0 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 31.9 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,831 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Brian Wood | 767 | 45.0 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Howard | 549 | 32.2 | −4.8 |
| | BNP | Peter Barber | 257 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Curham | 130 | 7.6 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 12.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,703 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island South by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Janice Payne | 930 | 55.6 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Belford | 596 | 35.6 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | John Payne | 146 | 8.7 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 20.0 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island Winter Gardens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Barry Dixie | 803 | 59.4 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Pat Haunts | 422 | 31.2 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Margaret McArthur-Curtis | 127 | 9.4 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 28.2 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,352 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Cedar Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Wass | 1,106 | 75.8 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Lorna Trollope | 353 | 24.2 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 51.6 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clive Walter | 1,049 | 69.1 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Joe Cooke | 469 | 30.9 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 38.2 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Sharp | 1,329 | 71.2 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Fred Jones | 271 | 14.5 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Narine Pachy | 266 | 14.3 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,058 | 56.7 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,866 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Cross | 963 | 55.6 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony Wright | 526 | 30.4 | −1.2 |
| | BNP | Scott Smith | 244 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 25.2 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,733 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverley Egan | 1,099 | 69.7 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | William Emberson | 275 | 17.4 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Eileen Peck | 203 | 12.9 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 52.3 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Enid Isaacs | 1,181 | 71.3 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Lesley Morgan | 253 | 15.3 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Alan Curtis | 223 | 13.5 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 928 | 56.0 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,657 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |