Editing Castle Point (section)

===Composition===
Following the [[2024 Castle Point Borough Council election|2024 election]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Castle Point election result |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/england/councils/E07000069 |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref> and a subsequent by-election in May 2025 the composition of the council was:<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spriggs |first1=Peter |title=Reform UK capture first Castle Point seat in by-election |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/25202137.reform-uk-capture-first-castle-point-seat-by-election/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo |date=30 May 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2| Party !! Councillors
|-
| {{Party name with colour|The People's Independent Party|full=yes}} || align=center|24
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Canvey Island Independent Party|full=yes}} || align=center|14
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Reform UK|full=yes}} || align=center|1
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! 39
|}

Notably, Castle Point is currently the only council in England where no seat is held by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)| Conservatives]], the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] or the [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Poole |first1=Cameron |title=Castle Point Council: Independents win at this year's election |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/24298425.castle-point-council-independents-win-years-election/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Canvey Echo |date=3 May 2024}}</ref> The next election is due in 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local authority, combined authority, and county combined authority election cycles in England |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/election-timetable-in-england/election-timetable-in-england |website=gov.uk |access-date=26 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Castle Point |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/councils/?council=castle_point |website=Local Councils |publisher=Thorncliffe |access-date=30 May 2025}}</ref>