Isle of Wight Council The Isle of Wight Council is a unitary authority covering the Isle of Wight, an island in the south of England. It is currently made up of 39 seats. Since the 2021 election, there has been an 'Alliance' coalition administration of Independents, ...

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Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan county: Isle of Wight County Council Unitary authority: Isle of Wight Council

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:

Council elections

Non-metropolitan county elections

* 1973 Isle of Wight County Council election * 1977 Isle of Wight County Council election * 1981 Isle of Wight County Council election * 1985 Isle of Wight County Council election * 1989 Isle of Wight County Council election * 1993 Isle of Wight County Council election

Unitary authority elections

* 1995 Isle of Wight Council election * 1998 Isle of Wight Council election * 2001 Isle of Wight Council election *

2005 Isle of Wight Council election The 2005 Isle of Wight Council elections were held on the Isle of Wight, England, on 5 May 2005. The result led to a landslide Conservative victory gaining 22 councillors, leading the Isle of Wight to Conservative control from no overall control ...

2009 Isle of Wight Council election The 2009 Isle of Wight Council elections were held on Thursday 4 June 2009. After a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, the number of seats on the council was reduced from 48 single-member wards, to a 40-member coun ...

* 2013 Isle of Wight Council election * 2017 Isle of Wight Council election *

2021 Isle of Wight Council election Elections to Isle of Wight Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. These were held at the same time as the elections for the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner. The elections saw the Conservativ ...

County result maps

File:Isle of Wight UK local election 2013 map.svg, 2013 results map

By-election results

References

External links

Politics of the Isle of Wight Council elections in the Isle of Wight Unitary authority elections in England {{England-election-stub