Donna Jones with Local Bobby

16.41% turnout on the Isle of Wight for PCC elections: Donna Jones wins post (updated)

Conservative candidate, Donna Jones, has been elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Following Thursday’s election, which saw a 16.41% turnout on the Isle of Wight, votes on the Island were cast as follows:

Donna JonesConservative Party 8,997
Becky WilliamsLabour and Co-operative Party 4,973
Don JerrardJustice and Anti Corruption Party 2,051
Prad BainesLiberal Democrat Party 2,014

Out of a potential 110,789 people eligible to vote, just 18,179 votes were cast on the Island. There were 144 rejected ballot papers.

Out of all the areas voting in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight PCC election, the Isle of Wight had the lowest turnout.

Total votes
The total votes from all parts of the region voting were as follows:

Donna Jones (Con) 175, 953
Becky Williams (Lab) 106,141
Prad Bains (Lib Dem) 92,843
Don Jerrard (TJ&ACP) 40, 691

Second term
Donna Jones has served as Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for the last three years, after being elected in May 2021.

Article edit
6.10pm 3rd May 2024 – Apologies for the earlier blooper when spinning too many plates at once, I ran the early result that DJ had won, this was just based on the IW votes.