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Isle of Wight Council election 2013

Good morning Isle of Wight!

Live from the count at Medina Leisure centre, OnTheWight delivered a fully-comprehensive results service to the Isle of Wight on election count day.

For just the results, we produced two levels of detail – just the election results summary, or the full details, including analysis.

Just come back to the page to see the very latest.

Below are the latest Election-related stories.

24, April 2013·2 min read

Medina Independent candidates united against proposed asphalt plant

Candidates announce their objection to Eurovia's proposed asphalt plant at Medina Wharf.

1, May 2013·1 min read

Council refute candidate flyer included with postal vote ballot papers

Concerns were raised when it was claimed that the election flyer for a Conservative candidate was included with postal vote ballot papers.

26, April 2013·1 min read

Ventnor hustings ended on an optimistic note for Independents

Ventnor hustings ran for three hours, despite the two independents being the only candidates taking part.

8, May 2013·1 min read

Island Conservatives have just announced their new leader

New group leader says he looks forward to leading the team.

5, April 2013·1 min read

List of IW town & parish 2013 election candidates

Here's a list of the people standing for each of the town and parishes on the Island.

23, August 2013·4 min read

Daily Telegraph apologises for attributing false statements to UKIP candidate, Richard Wilkins

Someone impersonating Richard Wilkins spoke to a Daily Telegraph journalist prior the election. The journalist failed to check the identity of the caller and ran an article attributing outlandish 'quotes' to him. OnTheWight has all of the detail ...

19, April 2013·1 min read

Independent’s to rally the people in Newport

Island Independents will be in Newport on Saturday to meet voters.

18, April 2013·2 min read

Letter: Council tax freeze: Fact or fiction?

Luisa aims to set the record straight about claims on the Conservative campaign leaflets being circulated in her town.

15, April 2013·2 min read

Ventnor residents invited to Independent election ‘hustings’

Chris and Steve will be holding a Hustings (a meeting at which candidates address potential voters) on 24th April at 7pm in the Baptist Church, Pier Street, Ventnor - find out more.

20, April 2013·1 min read

Isle of Wight election: Caption competition (#1?)

We can't think what the context of this photo might be. Have you got an amusing caption that might go with it?

23, April 2013·2 min read

House building federation urges election candidates to prioritise housing needs

Some surprising statistics released by the Home Builders' Federation today, a week ahead of the local elections.

26, April 2013·1 min read

Claims of five more faked signatures on UKIP candidate papers

In this week's last-before-the-election edition, the CP claim they've found five more people who say their signatures have been faked on the nomination papers of Newport North UKIP candidate, Richard Wilkins.

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