Castle Point (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Point | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Castle Point in Essex.
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Location of Essex within England.
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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 |
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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]
Contents
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 | |
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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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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ 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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- ↑ http://www.echo-news.co.uk/search/4179128.Tory__UKIP__Now_I_m_just_an_inde_says_MP_Bob
- ↑ 2001 Census
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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000622
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- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/castle-point-2015.html
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- ↑ http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/documents/Electoral%20Services%2Felections%2Epdf
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External Links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Castle Point — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
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Preceded by | Constituency represented by the Father of the House 1987-1992 |
Succeeded by Old Bexley and Sidcup |
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