Castle Point (UK Parliament constituency)

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Castle Point
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Castle Point in Essex.
Outline map
Location of Essex within England.
County Essex
Population 88,011 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate 64,562 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Rebecca Harris (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from South East Essex
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency East of England

Castle Point is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Rebecca Harris of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

History

This seat was created in 1983, primarily from the former seat of South East Essex. Covering the area of Canvey Island, Hadleigh, South Benfleet, and Thundersley and in all but one election has been won by a Conservative candidate, passing to Labour once, in the 1997 election. The former MP defeated in 1997, Bob Spink, regained the seat in 2001. He was re-elected in 2005 but subsequently resigned from the Conservative Party on 22 April 2008. Spink briefly joined the United Kingdom Independence Party[3] but resigned the whip shortly afterwards and sat as an Independent MP.[4] In the 2010 election, Spink lost in Castle Point to the Conservative candidate, Rebecca Harris.

Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Essex, the Boundary Commission for England has created a Castle Point constituency based entirely within the boundaries of the district council of the same name. The seat is one of only a very few to undergo 1990s and 2000s boundary reviews without any changes at all, having seen population growth in line with the average seat (which is slightly larger), including development in the designated development plans of the Thames Gateway.

Constituency profile

The seat is coterminous with the Castle Point local authority, taking its name from Hadleigh Castle and Canvey Point, and covering the Canvey Island at the seaside end of the Thames Estuary plus a segment of the adjoining mainland.

In 2001, Castle Point was characterised by skilled manual workers, commuters and the self-employed. Levels of home and car ownership in Hadleigh and Canvey were very high while social deprivation was relatively low.[5]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[6][7] Party
1983 Sir Bernard Braine Conservative
1992 Bob Spink Conservative
1997 Christine Butler Labour
2001 Bob Spink Conservative
Apr 2008 UKIP
Nov 2008 Independent
2010 Rebecca Harris Conservative
2015

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Castle Point
General Election 2015: Castle Point[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rebecca Harris 23,112 50.9 +6.9
UKIP Jamie Huntman [9] 14,178 31.2 +31.2
Labour Joe Cooke [10] 6,283 13.8 −0.9
Green Dom Ellis[11] 1,076 2.4 +2.4
Liberal Democrat Sereena Davey [12] 801 1.8 −7.6
Majority 8,934 19.7 +2.7
Turnout 45,450 66.7 −0.2
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2010: Castle Point[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rebecca Harris 19,806 44.0 −4.3
Independent Save Our Green Belt Bob Spink 12,174 27.0 N/A
Labour Julian G.S. Ware-Lane 6,609 14.7 −15.7
Liberal Democrat Brendan T. D'Cruz 4,232 9.4 −0.9
BNP Philip D. Howell 2,205 4.9 N/A
Majority 7,632 17.0
Turnout 45,026 66.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Castle Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Spink 22,118 48.3 +3.7
Labour Luke Akehurst 13,917 30.4 −11.7
Liberal Democrat James P.C. Sandbach 4,719 10.3 +2.5
UKIP Neil D. Hamper 3,431 7.5 +4.3
Green Mrs Irene L. Willis 1,617 3.5 N/A
Majority 8,201 17.9
Turnout 45,802 65.9 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing 7.7
General Election 2001: Castle Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Spink 17,738 44.6 +4.5
Labour Christine Butler 16,753 42.1 −0.3
Liberal Democrat Billy Boulton 3,116 7.8 −1.4
UKIP Ronald Hurrell 1,273 3.2 N/A
Independent Douglas Charles Roberts 663 1.7 −1.0
Truth Party Nik Searle 223 0.6 N/A
Majority 985 2.5
Turnout 39,766 58.4 −13.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Castle Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Butler 20,605 42.4 +18.4
Conservative Bob Spink 19,462 40.1 −15.5
Liberal Democrat David Baker 4,477 9.2 −9.9
Referendum Hugh A. Maulkin 2,700 5.6 N/A
Independent Miss Linda D.M. Kendall 1,301 2.7 N/A
Majority 1,143 2.3
Turnout 48,545 72.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1992: Castle Point[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Spink 29,629 55.6 −4.3
Labour David F.L. Flack 12,799 24.0 +5.0
Liberal Democrat Allan R.K. Petchey 10,208 19.2 −1.9
Green Mrs Irene L. Willis 643 1.2 N/A
Majority 16,830 31.6 −7.3
Turnout 53,279 80.4 +6.0
Conservative hold Swing −4.7

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Castle Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Braine 29,681 59.9 +1.4
Social Democratic Miss Anne Penelope Bastow 10,433 21.1 −3.7
Labour William Albert Deal 9,422 19.0 +2.3
Majority 19,248 38.8
Turnout 49,536 74.5 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Castle Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Braine 26,730 58.5 N/A
Social Democratic Miss Anne Penelope Bastow 11,313 24.8 N/A
Labour Miss L. Cunningham 7,621 16.7 N/A
Majority 15,417 33.7 N/A
Turnout 45,664 71.3 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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  4. ↑ http://www.echo-news.co.uk/search/4179128.Tory__UKIP__Now_I_m_just_an_inde_says_MP_Bob
  5. ↑ 2001 Census
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  7. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
  8. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000622
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  10. ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/castle-point-2015.html
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  13. ↑ http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/documents/Electoral%20Services%2Felections%2Epdf
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Preceded by Constituency represented by the Father of the House
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