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Island Deal

The outcome of a study by Portsmouth University, commissioned by the Island Independents during their administration (2013-2017), found that it cost Isle of Wight council £6.4 million more each year to provide services due to being an island.

In following years, successive administrations have called for an Island Deal, pressuring the Government to recognise the Island’s unique status.

Below are articles relating to the Island Deal.

22, March 2023·2 min read

’50-year injustice’ towards Isle of Wight council funding, says Bob Seely

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has urged another Prime Minister to address the Island's unfair funding settlement for local council services

15, December 2021·1 min read

‘Quite clear Bob is more interested in Bob than anyone on the Island’ says Labour councillor

Cllr Quigley said, "If Bob Seely was truly interested in the liberty and wellbeing of Isle of Wight residents and the UK population at large, he has had many chances to prove it"

12, March 2020·1 min read

‘Where is the much-heralded Island Deal?’ asks, Isle of Wight Labour

Island Labour ask where the much heralded Island Deal is, adding that "Cllr Dave Stewart must be feeling either embarrassed or betrayed"

15, January 2021·3 min read

£10m budget gap slashed in half, but price hike in council tax still on the cards

Although the financial outlook for the Isle of Wight council is pretty bleak, the CEO said measures were in place to stop them reaching bankruptcy

aerial view of the island and the solent

11, February 2021·4 min read

£50,000 given to Isle of Wight council to investigate unique costs faced by being an island

Cllr Stewart said this is the first time in many years that any government has given such an explicit recognition of the need for the Island’s unique circumstances to be looked at

1, December 2020·2 min read

3.99 per cent council tax rise proposed by Isle of Wight council: Have your say

The council say that even with the 3.99 per cent council tax rise they will still have to plug a £3.5m hole in the budget. You can have your say in their consultation

26, January 2023·2 min read

Additional £1 million from Government not new funding, says Isle of Wight council leader

Apparently Ministers will be looking at the long-promised Island deal - again. They’ve promised £1m extra to IWC for 2023/24 but it’s not new money says IWC leader

Person logging onto Twitter with their mobile phone

7, June 2022·4 min read

All sorts of trouble for Bob Seely following his Johnson vote justification

The MPs’ reference to reminding ministers about the Island Deal before voting to keep Boris Johnson in power is being called out on Twitter and now the national press are running it too

2, February 2022·4 min read

Alliance say their proposed budget will ‘push reset button and reverse previous annual cycle of cuts and decline’

Cllr Jarman says "the £3 million of savings required by the process we have inherited, will in fact be mainly savings and efficiencies, rather than continuing the ongoing process of cuts"

25, February 2021·3 min read

Alternative budgets fail to gain enough votes as majority of Conservatives vote against them (updated)

Three alternative budgets were presented at last night's full council meeting. Details of the presentations and votes within

20, November 2019·2 min read

Bob Seely lists his achievements as Isle of Wight MP and plans if re-elected

Here’s what Bob Seely lists as his achievements as Isle of Wight MP and what he would do for the Island if he were to be re-elected.

14, May 2022·2 min read

Bob Seely responds to Letter calling for Conservative MPs to start ‘genuinely’ delivering for their communities

Raye Peterson had written a Letter to the Editor suggesting that Conservative MPs would have to start ‘genuinely’ delivering for their communities. IW MP, Bob Seely, saw the letter and has responded

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