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2024 Castle Point Borough Council Election
The 2024 Castle Point Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the 2024 United Kingdom local elections, other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 39 members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex were elected following boundary changes. Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being led by a coalition of two local parties, the Canvey Island Independent Party (which only contested seats on Canvey Island) and the The People's Independent Party, People's Independent Party (which only contested seats on the mainland part of the borough). The election resulted in a clean sweep for the two local parties. The Conservatives lost all their seats. The People's Independent Party were left with a majority, but it was agreed that they would continue to form a joint administration with the Canvey Island Independent Party. Background Castle Point was a traditionally Conservative Party (UK), Conservative coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Point Borough Council
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