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The Isle of Wight Green Party have picked up ‘Inspiring Election Campaign 2017’ award for Election achievements.
Isle of Wight council elections 2017
The 2017 council election for seats both on the Isle of Wight council, local towns and parishes.
Dedicated council election Website
If you’re looking for details of the Isle of Wight local election 2017 our dedicated site lists each of the wards, informs you of every candidates running and provide profiles on those who are willing to engage.
Polling date is the 4th May 2017.
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You've now found out who your new councillor is, so you might be wondering how many votes they won by and what percentage of residents turned out to vote. OnTheWight has a breakdown of the detailed statistics.
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Follow OnTheWight's live coverage of the 2017 election count through the night and into the early hours.
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Make your voice heard today in the town and parish council elections, as well as the Isle of Wight council elections. You have a chance to sway who's in charge for the next four years.
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Friends of Frank James were less than happy to see one council hopeful seemingly imply in his election leaflet that work had only started on the former hospital after he'd raised questions at a town council meeting.
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If Friday's events do not inspire young people to go out and vote this Thursday, we're not sure what will. It showed that the actions of young people do count and can make a difference.
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No Conservative or UKIP candidates have yet agreed to take part in the Facebook election Q&A organised by Linda Bassett. Other candidates willing to engage with voters will be answering questions on Monday and Tuesday.
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The election material of the Shanklin councillors has been investigated and reviewed by senior police within Gold Command. It's been found there "certainly has been a breach" of electoral law.
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More women are standing this time compared to four years ago. OnTheWight takes a look at the spread of women across the various political parties to see who came out on top.
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Find out more about the people who are looking to represent you on the Isle of Wight council for the next four years. Read on our new election site what they have to say about themselves and how they answer four topical questions.
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Leaders of all the main parties and groups will be taking part in a hustings tonight at the Apollo Theatre, Newport. If you can't make it along follow our live reporting here.
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The letter that Ian Ward sent out from the Isle of Wight Conservative Association encouraging second home owners to register to vote on the Island. It's causing quite a stir.
