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Isle of Wight Election 2021

Isle of Wight council and town, parish and community council elections will be held on Thursday on 6th May 2021.

See who stood:

– Isle of Wight council elections

– Town, Parish and Community Council elections

See who won seats:

– Isle of Wight council elections

– Town, Parish and Community Council elections

See also, details and videos organised by IsleVote21

Below are articles relating to the 2021 elections.

27, May 2021·2 min read

Floating Bridge and PFI the first focus for new Transport Cabinet member

Cllr Phil Jordan is getting straight down to business in his new Cabinet role, focusing first on the Highways PFI and Floating Bridge fiasco

23, May 2021·2 min read

Balance of power at County Hall will be decided on Wednesday

It will be almost three weeks since Islanders went to the polls before who will hold the balance of power at County Hall is decided

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14, May 2021·4 min read

Isle of Wight Council still in state of ‘no overall control’ – Here’s what could happen

With the Isle of Wight council still in a state of 'no overall control', these three scenarios give an idea of what could happen by the end of the month

12, May 2021·2 min read

61 per cent voted for something different to what we’ve had for last four years, say Our Island

Our Island say there was strong positive feedback voiced about the principles of localism and the importance of encouraging and representing the grass roots community voice

10, May 2021·2 min read

Election now over, could Isle of Wight council work with ‘no overall control’?

News OnTheWight has looked across the country, seeking to understand, would 'no overall control' work and what could it mean

10, May 2021·2 min read

Conservative Donna Jones elected as new police and crime commissioner

Donna Jones pledges to make anti-social behaviour a priority, carry on investing in youth services and do a complete overhaul of the 101 and 999 services

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9, May 2021·2 min read

Letter: Another low turnout at election time – So who is the loser?

Tracy considers the various ways to address low turnout at election time

9, May 2021·4 min read

Island Conservative choose their next leader after Dave Stewart defeat

After the unseating of Dave Stewart, the Island Conservatives have chosen their next leader and will make the decision official on 14th May

9, May 2021·3 min read

Our Ryde councillors help town council become more diverse and ‘truly representative’

Our Ryde made good on one of its election promises – to make the town council more diverse and ‘truly representative’

Photo of Video screen showing the count at Medina Leisure Centre taking place

9, May 2021·4 min read

Isle of Wight 2021 town, parish and community council results

The votes were counted on Saturday and revealed some interesting results, with lots of new faces on Isle of Wight town, parish and community councils

8, May 2021·1 min read

Here are the turnout figures for 2021 Isle of Wight Council election broken down

Looking at the turnout figures in the Isle of Wight council election turns up a few interesting items

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8, May 2021·2 min read

Love numbers? You’ll L O V E this detailed look at the election results

A look at some of the statistics from the Isle of Wight council election, including margins, closest finishes and average votes

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