Castle Point.
The People's Independent Party-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 6 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
29 Jun 2026
The People's Independent Party chamber, opposed area.
Castle Point is a district controlled by The People's Independent Party (15 of 15 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 6 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
The People's Independent Party 100% · last contested 2 May 2024
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimme Harbinson | Ind | Hadleigh St James | 2024 |
| Duncan MacPherson | Ind | Hadleigh St James | 2024 |
| Kate Knott | Ind | Hadleigh St James | 2024 |
| John Charles Knott | Ind | St Michael's | 2024 |
| Tim Copsey | Ind | St Michael's | 2024 |
| Warren Gibson | Ind | St Michael's | 2024 |
| Benn Wimbledon | Ind | Tarpots | 2024 |
| Kieron David Bowker | Ind | Tarpots | 2024 |
| Michael Dearson | Ind | Tarpots | 2024 |
| Gareth Howlett | Ind | Thundersley North | 2024 |
| Steve Mountford | Ind | Thundersley North | 2024 |
| Tom Gibson | Ind | Thundersley North | 2024 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 72% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (61%).
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £290 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,580 |
| Police | £260 |
| Fire & rescue | £88 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £10 |
| Total Band-D | £2,227 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Castle Point split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP PLUS LIMITED | £0.99m | 12.5% | 118 |
| PINNACLE FM LIMITED | £0.63m | 7.9% | 8 |
| INDECON BUILDING LIMITED | £0.39m | 4.8% | 9 |
| THERMOSHIELD | £0.25m | 3.1% | 4 |
| BRAMBLE HUB LIMITED | £0.20m | 2.5% | 8 |
| SOUTHEND ON SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL | £0.19m | 2.4% | 1 |
| BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | £0.19m | 2.3% | 4 |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.19m | 2.3% | 17 |
| RENT CONNECT | £0.16m | 2.0% | 8 |
| STAY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD | £0.16m | 2.0% | 8 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Point | 13 | 217% | Rebecca Harris | Con |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
1,560 payments · 31 Dec 2025 – 3 Dec 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level