# 2010 Castle Point Borough Council election

The 2010 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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 16

## Background

8 people stood at the council election as Independent Save Our Green Belt candidates backed by the MP for Castle Point Bob Spink. Spink had resigned from the Conservative party in 2008 and stood at the 2010 general election as an independent.

## Election result

In an election held at the same time as the 2010 general election and therefore seeing a higher turnout than in most council elections, the Conservatives stayed in control of the council after defeating competition from independent candidates. Twenty-two-year-old Conservative Andrew Sheldon picked up one seat in St Mary's ward to become the youngest councillor, defeating the only Labour councillor, Brian Wilson. However the Conservatives also lost a seat to the Canvey Island Independent Party in Canvey West.
Castle Point local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 43.7 | 19,566 | -8.5% |
| CIIP | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 42.9 | 20.0 | 8,940 | -3.0% |
| Independent Save Our Green Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 8,481 | +19.0% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16.5 | 7,361 | +0.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 399 | +0.9% |

## Ward results

Appleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam Freeman | 1,644 | 45.9 | −27.3 |
| | Independent Save Our Green Belt | Lee Gardiner | 1,228 | 34.3 | +34.3 |
| | Labour | Lorna Trollope | 713 | 19.9 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 11.6 | −34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,585 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Boyce :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Smith | 2,068 | 56.2 | −7.6 |
| | Independent Save Our Green Belt | Douglas Beard | 1,146 | 31.1 | +31.1 |
| | Labour | Tony Wright | 468 | 12.7 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 922 | 25.0 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,682 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Peter May | 1,579 | 54.2 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Topley | 913 | 31.3 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Daniel Curtis | 421 | 14.5 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 22.9 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,913 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | John Payne | 1,572 | 52.1 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | James Parkin | 1,041 | 34.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Alan Curtis | 402 | 13.3 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 17.6 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,015 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Nick Harvey | 1,675 | 51.1 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Pat Haunts | 1,046 | 31.9 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | John Payne | 561 | 17.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 19.2 | −12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,283 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Joan Liddard | 1,565 | 50.2 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Howard | 1,146 | 36.8 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Katie Curtis | 406 | 13.0 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 13.4 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,117 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Canvey Island West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Jane King | 1,000 | 45.2 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Colin MacLean | 926 | 41.9 | −18.8 |
| | Labour | Bill Deal | 285 | 12.9 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,211 | | |
| | CIIP gain from Conservative | CIIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Canvey Island Winter Gardens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Peter Greig | 1,549 | 53.9 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Bender | 951 | 33.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Maggie McArthur-Curtis | 373 | 13.0 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 20.8 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,873 | | |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | | |
Cedar Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maryse Iles | 1,510 | 46.5 | −29.3 |
| | Independent Save Our Green Belt | Duncan McFarlane | 1,142 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Harris | 595 | 18.3 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 11.3 | −40.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,247 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Georges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Cole | 1,505 | 47.1 | −22.0 |
| | Independent Save Our Green Belt | Charles McLaughlin | 891 | 27.9 | +27.9 |
| | Labour | Joe Cooke | 797 | 25.0 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 19.2 | −19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,193 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Godfrey Isaacs | 1,882 | 50.7 | −20.5 |
| | Independent Save Our Green Belt | Darryl Godbold | 1,303 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| | Labour | Fred Jones | 530 | 14.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 15.6 | −41.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,715 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Sheldon | 1,617 | 48.7 | −6.9 |
| | Independent Save Our Green Belt | Neil Hamper | 960 | 28.9 | +28.9 |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 744 | 22.4 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 19.8 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,321 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela Challis | 1,733 | 50.4 | −19.3 |
| | Independent Save Our Green Belt | Lynn McFarlane | 735 | 21.4 | +21.4 |
| | Labour | Bill Emberson | 570 | 16.6 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hardy | 399 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 998 | 29.0 | −23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,437 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cliff Brunt | 1,584 | 50.2 | −21.1 |
| | Independent Save Our Green Belt | Sally Hardes | 1,076 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
| | Labour | Harry Brett | 496 | 15.7 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 16.1 | −39.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,156 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |