Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832-2024
Isle of Wight (/waɪt/ WYTE) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1832.
| The Isle of Wight | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Location of Isle of Wight within England | |
| County | Isle of Wight |
| Electorate | 113,021 (2019) |
| Major settlements | Brading, Lake, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1832 |
| Member of Parliament | Bob Seely (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | |
At the next general election, it will be split into two constituencies: Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West.
Election results
change| General election 2019: Isle of Wight[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Bob Seely | 41,815 | 56.2 | +4.9 | |
| Labour | Richard Quigley | 18,078 | 24.3 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Vix Lowthion | 11,338 | 15.2 | –2.1 | |
| Independent Network | Carl Feeney | 1,542 | 2.1 | New | |
| Independent | Karl Love | 874 | 1.2 | New | |
| Independent | Daryll Pitcher | 795 | 1.1 | New | |
| Majority | 23,737 | 31.9 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 74,442 | 65.9 | –1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 113,021 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
References
change- ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). Isle of Wight: Acting Returning Officer. 14 November 2019.