The 2006 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of

Castle Point Castle Point is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south Essex, east of central London. The borough comprises the towns and villages of Canvey Island, Hadleigh, Ess ...

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Council in

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. One third of the council was up for election and the

Conservative party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *

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: 29 * Canvey Island Independent Party: 11 *

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: 1

Election result

The Conservative party stayed in control of the council but lost 5 seats on

Canvey Island Canvey Island is a town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary, near Southend-on-Sea, in the Castle Point district, in the county of Essex, England. It has an area of and a population of 38,170.Office ...

to the Canvey Island Independent Party. The Conservatives won all 8 mainland seats that were contested, while the Canvey Island Independent Party won 5 of the 6 seats on the island.

Ward results

References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 2006 Castle Point Borough Council elections 2006 English local elections 2000s in Essex