IoW Council Elections Thu 6 May 2021
Join us in the fight for a fairer island. We have a roster of excellent candidates as you can see here backed up by a refreshed and revived local party. The change to Electoral Divisions for May's upcoming Council elections is a major opportunity for us LibDems to get our message across to new groupings of voters and perhaps change the local political map. As the US Presidential Election showed, sometimes positive policies and campaigning can get rid of the divisive and negative.
Of course, people are worried about voting in person - both for themselves and those brave teams staffing the polling stations. There is still time to apply for a postal vote. You can apply direct here or download the form here. Don't delay if you want to exercise your democratic right in complete safety.
The Local Government Boundary Commission recommended changes to the Electoral Divisions for the May 2021 Isle of Wight Council Elections. Boundaries have been redrawn across our island. This means that for most of us, we'll be in a new Electoral Division and be able to vote for a Councillor to represent a new area. You can see their recommendations here, a map here and the formal Statutory Instrument here.
You can see old and new divisions and search for your postcode on this interactive map. Why not try it for yourself and see which of the new Electoral Dvisions will get your vote in May 2021.
Up to May 2021 |
At May 2021 |
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| Electoral Division | Councillor | Party | Electoral Division | IoW LibDem Candidate
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| Arreton & Newchurch | Clare Mosdell | Conservative | ||
| Bembridge | ||||
| Binstead & Fishbourne | John Kilpatrick | Conservative | Binstead & Fishbourne | |
| Brading, St Helens & Bembridge | Michael Murwill
Brian Tyndall |
Independent
Conservative |
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| Brading & St Helens | John Graney | |||
| Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet | Nick Stuart | |||
| Carisbrooke | John Hobart | Conservative | Carisbrooke & Gunville | |
| Central Wight | Steve Hastings | Conservative | Central Rural | |
| Chale, Niton & Whitwell | Dave Stewart | Conservative | Chale, Niton & Shorwell | |
| Cowes Medina | Lora Peacey-Wilcox | Island Independent Group | Cowes Medina | |
| Cowes North | Paul Bertie | Conservative | Cowes North | |
| Cowes South & Norwood | John Nicholson | Conservative | Cowes South & Norwood | Steph Burgess |
| Cowes West & Gurnard | ||||
| East Cowes | Karl Love | Independent Members Group | East Cowes | Bob Packham |
| Fairlee & Whippingham | Patricia Packham | |||
| Freshwater North | George Cameron | Conservative | ||
| Freshwater North & Yarmouth | ||||
| Freshwater South | John Medland | Island Independent Group | Freshwater South | |
| Godshill & Wroxall | Rodney Downer | Island Independent Group | ||
| Havenstreet, Ashey & Haylands | Vanessa Churchman | Conservative | ||
| Haylands & Swanmore | Malcolm Ross | |||
| Lake North | Tig Outlaw | Conservative | Lake North | |
| Lake South | Paul Brading | Conservative | Lake South | |
| Mountjoy & Shide | ||||
| Nettlestone & Seaview | Reg Barry | Liberal Democrat | Nettlestone & Seaview | |
| Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey | ||||
| Newport Central | Julie Jones-Evans | Independent Members Group | Newport Central | |
| Newport East | Geoff Brodie | Independent Labour | ||
| Newport North | Matthew Price | Conservative | ||
| Newport South | Shirley Smart | Island Independent Group | ||
| Newport West | Richard Hollis | Conservative | Newport West | Bob Blezzard |
| Osbourne | Julie Burridge | |||
| Pan & Barton | ||||
| Parkhurst | Andrew Garratt | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Parkhurst & Hunnyhill | Andrew Garratt | |||
| Ryde Appley & Elmfield | ||||
| Ryde Monktonmead | ||||
| Ryde East | Michael Lilley | Island Independent Group | ||
| Ryde North East | Wayne Whittle | Conservative | ||
| Ryde North West | Adrian Axford | Conservative | Ryde North West | |
| Ryde South | Charles Chapman | Conservative | ||
| Ryde South East | Tracy Mikich | |||
| Ryde West | Ian Stephens | Island Independent Network | Ryde West | |
| Sandown North | Debbie Andre | Island Independent Group | Sandown North | |
| Sandown South | Ian Ward | Conservative | Sandown South | Mark Voller |
| Shanklin Central | Michael Beston | Conservative | Shanklin Central | |
| Shanklin South | Chris Quirk | Conservative | Shanklin South | |
| Totland | John Howe | Island Independent Group | ||
| Totland & Colwell | Mike Locke | |||
| Ventnor East | Lord Graham Perks | Independent | ||
| Ventnor West | Gary Pearce | Conservative | ||
| Ventnor & St Lawrence | ||||
| West Wight | Stuart Hutchinson | Conservative | ||
| Whippingham & Osborne | Stephen Hendry | Conservative | ||
| Wootton Bridge | Barry Abraham | Conservative | Wootton Bridge | |
| Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch | ||||
| Not Specified | Paul Fuller JP | Island Independent Group | ||
| Isle of Wight Police & Crime Commissioner (for ALL districts) | Richard Murphy |
The official IoW Council list of Councillors is here.
There are also changes to the parish electoral arrangements for Cowes, Freshwater, Newport & Carisbrooke, Ryde, Sandown, Shalfleet, Shanklin and Ventnor, Further info in section 8 of the LGBCE IoW page.