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2015 Election

The 2015 General Election has attracted great interest on the Isle of Wight with six candidates currently in the running to take the largest constituency seat in the country, with 110,000 Islanders of voting age.

Below are the articles published in the run up to the 2015 General Election.

2015 election results

We also have our detailed break down of the Isle of Wight election results and our live, as-it-happened coverage of the count.

27, September 2013·1 min read

Abolish business rates says UKIP Parliamentary candidate

This week sees UKIP’s IW Parliamentary Candidate, Iain McKie, launch his campaign to abolish Business Rates.

27, November 2013·1 min read

Andrew Turner will be up against UKIP candidate at general election

Iain McKie says that Andrew Turner will have a fight on his hands come the 2015 general election.

28, May 2014·1 min read

Voters have ‘no trust in empty promises’ says UKIP Parliamentary candidate

Iain McKie says it's too late for “the old parties" to listen to the voice of Euroscepticism and act upon it.

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17, June 2014·1 min read

Cottage hospitals for Isle of Wight pledges PPC Iain McKie

Reflecting that the Island used to have 11 hospitals, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) Iain McKie pledges that Cottage hospitals will be re-established on the Island - if he's elected.

23, July 2014·1 min read

Green Party’s ‘Open Primary’ selection of parliamentary candidate a first on the Island

It's thought the Open Primary planned for September is the first of its kind on the Isle of Wight.

24, November 2014·2 min read

Nigel Farage pushes Andrew Turner to By-election over expenses

Nigel Farage is saying that Andrew Turner should call a by-election, if enough Islanders don't think Andrew's £100k+ expenses claim was legitimate.

5, January 2015·1 min read

MP to launch re-election campaign

Andrew Turner will set out his political priorities for the coming General Election at a restricted capacity press conference next week.

5, January 2015·1 min read

MP loses campaign manager and agent before re-election launch

Despite a diminishing campaign team, Andrew Turner will apparently continue with the launch of his election campaign next Monday.

6, January 2015·1 min read

Further changes in Andrew Turner’s re-election campaign team

A new chairman of the MP's Campaign Committee has been announced after Keith Hooke's departure.

7, January 2015·1 min read

Have you registered to vote in the General Election?

Whether you're happy with things the way they are or you want change, your vote can make a difference in the upcoming General Election. Make sure you're registered to vote.

12, January 2015·1 min read

Live coverage of Andrew Turner’s re-election campaign launch

Follow the launch of Andrew Turner's re-election campaign launch with OnTheWight's live coverage from the Riverside Centre.

16, January 2015·1 min read

Isle of Wight Green Party announce election campaign launch

Green party members are invited to attend the launch of Vix Lowthion's election campaign on Tuesday 27th January.

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