Canvey Island Independent Party
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Canvey Island Independent Party | |
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| Leader | David Blackwell |
| Treasurer | Michael John Fuller |
| Nominating Officer | Robert James Ford |
| Founded | 22 April 2004 |
| Headquarters | 96 Central Avenue Canvey Island Essex |
| Ideology | Localism Separate local council for Canvey Island[1] |
| Castle Point Borough Council | 14 / 39 |
| Essex County Council (Castle Point seats) | 2 / 5 |
| Website | |
| ciip.org.uk | |
The Canvey Island Independent Party (CIIP) is a local political party active on Canvey Island, in Essex, England.[2] It was established in 2004 by Labour councillor Dave Blackwell to campaign for a separate district council for Canvey Island.[3]
Canvey Island became a single civil parish in 1881, replacing 17 former divisions that had existed in broadly the same form since the Norman era.[4] In 1926, the parish was converted to the Canvey Island Urban District, which governed the island as a distinct entity. The urban district was dissolved along with the mainland Benfleet Urban District in the Local Government Act 1972 to form the local government district of Castle Point, ending Canvey Island's existence as a separate entity in local government.[4]
The Canvey Island Independents were established in 2004 to campaign for a return to Canvey Island's autonomy, which had been abolished 32 years previously. They argued that the current local government arrangements – which saw more councillors elected to the borough council from the mainland – were unfair to the residents of Canvey Island.[5][6] They also campaigned for more power to be devolved to Canvey Island Town Council, a parish council subordinate to Castle Point which is responsible for limited services and facilities and on the island.[7]