Editing Castle Point (section)

===Leadership===
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Castle Point. Political leadership is instead provided by the [[leader of the council]]. The leaders since 2014 have been:

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To
|-
| Pam Challis<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weinfass |first1=Ian |title=Pam Challis loses seat as Castle Point falls from Tory control |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/11232001.pam-challis-loses-seat-as-castle-point-falls-from-tory-control/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo |date=23 May 2014}}</ref> || {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || || align=right|May 2014
|-
| Colin Riley<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 4 June 2014 |url=https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n1856.pdf&ver=3727 |website=Castle Point Borough Council |access-date=30 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Local Election 2018: Tories gain on Castle Point Council with Canvey coup |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/16204478.local-election-2018-tories-gain-castle-point-council-canvey-coup/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo |date=4 May 2018}}</ref> || {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|4 Jun 2014 || align=right|May 2018
|-
| Norman Smith<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 16 May 2018 |url=https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n3637.pdf&ver=6109 |website=Castle Point Borough Council |access-date=30 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Critchell |first1=Matthew |title=Castle Point Council: Boss steps down over "pressing business demands" |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/19161483.castle-point-council-boss-steps-pressing-business-demands/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo |date=15 March 2021}}</ref> || {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|16 May 2018 || align=right|15 Mar 2021
|-
| Jeffrey Stanley<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gidden |first1=Alex |title=Local elections 2021: Updates from counts at Basildon and Castle Point |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/19286012.local-elections-2021-updates-counts-basildon-castle-point/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo |date=7 May 2021}}</ref> || {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|15 Mar 2021 || align=right|May 2021
|-
| Andrew Sheldon<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 19 May 2021 |url=https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n6193.pdf&ver=10020 |website=Castle Point Borough Council |access-date=30 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Christy |title=Castle Point council elections: Tories lose control |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/20119951.castle-point-council-elections-tories-lose-control/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo |date=6 May 2022}}</ref> || {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|19 May 2021 || align=right|May 2022
|-
| Dave Blackwell<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 18 May 2022 |url=https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n6724.pdf&ver=11344 |website=Castle Point Borough Council |access-date=30 May 2025}}</ref> || {{Party name with colour|Canvey Island Independent Party|full=yes}} || align=right|18 May 2022 ||
|}