Castle Point Borough Council elections
# Castle Point Borough Council elections

One third of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Until 2003 the whole council was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 41 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.

## Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election increasing the number of seats by 2.

| Year | Conservative | Canvey Island Independent | UK Independence Party | Independent | People's Independent Party | Labour | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 1976 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | New ward boundaries |
| 1983 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same |
| 1991 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2003 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | New ward boundaries |
| 2004 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |

## Borough result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cedar Hall | 10 April 1997 | Labour | Labour |
| Canvey Island East | 22 October 1998 | Labour | Labour |
| St. Georges by-election | 19 July 2001 | Labour | Labour |
| Boyce by-election | 30 September 2004 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Canvey Island North by-election | 8 September 2005 | Conservative | Labour |
| St Marys by-election (first seat) | 20 December 2007 | Conservative | Conservative |
| St Marys by-election (second seat) | 20 December 2007 | Conservative | Labour |
| Canvey Island East by-election | 30 October 2014 | CIIP | Independent |
| St. George's by-election | 5 May 2016 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Boyce by-election | 6 May 2021 | Conservative | Conservative |
| St. George's by-election | 6 May 2021 | Conservative | Conservative |
| St. Peter's by-election | 24 February 2022 | Conservative | Conservative |
