Election 97

Castle Point


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Dr Robert Spink
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 19,489 (40.1%)
Labour 97 20,605 (42.4%)
LibDem 97 4,477 ( 9.2%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 4,001 ( 8.2%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 67,146
Turnout 97 48,572 (72.3%)



1992 MP Dr Robert Spink
Old constituency name Castle Point
Majority 92 16,830 (31.6%)
Conservative 92 29,629 (55.6%)
Labour 92 12,799 (24.0%)
LibDem 92 10,208 (19.2%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 643 ( 1.2%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 67,371
Turnout 92 53,279 (79.1%)
Castle Point



Tory change -15.5%
Labour change +18.4%
Lib Dem change -9.9%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +7.0%
Electorate change -0.3%
Turnout Change -6.7%
Robert Waller wrote

Castle Point, held by Conservative MP, Robert Spink, boasts a higher proportion of owner-occupiers than any other seat in the country. They may tend to be lower-middle class rather than more affluent, but their Conservative voting inclinations are more than enough to make this a safe Tory seat.


Super Profiles

3,293 9.33 9.03 103
8,930 25.30 11.17 227
10,581 29.98 11.25 267
5,789 16.40 14.70 112
0 0.00 10.45 0
0 0.00 2.81 0
694 1.97 8.01 25
5,146 14.58 15.25 96
736 2.09 7.13 29
125 0.35 10.17 3