The Isle of Wight council have this afternoon (Friday) announced details of candidates in the upcoming Isle of Wight council elections.
The election takes place on Thursday 6th May and following changes by the Boundary Commission, there are now only 39 wards, some of which see significant boundary changes (see here).
Most and least contested
Ventnor and St Lawrence is the most contested ward, with six candidates, followed by Newport West and Ryde South East, which each have five candidates.
There are six wards with only two candidates standing. They include the council leader, Dave Stewart’s ward of Chale Niton and Shorwell plus; Bembridge, Cowes North (Chairman of Scrutiny Richard Hollis and Chair of Island Labour, Richard Quigley), Freshwater North and Yarmouth, Freshwater South (current Chairman of the IWC George Cameron and Cllr John Medland) and Pan and Barton (four-term councillor Geoff Brodie).
The candidates
Details for each of the 39 wards can be found in the document below. You can search for wards or candidates, or sort by clicking on the arrows at the top of each column.
| Ward | Candidate name | Party (if any) |
|---|---|---|
| Bembridge | ROBERTSON Joe | Conservative |
| Bembridge | STEANE Alasdair Gareth | Our Island |
| Binstead and Fishbourne | COOKE Simon | - |
| Binstead and Fishbourne | DORE Ian | Independent |
| Binstead and Fishbourne | HOPPER Ed | Conservative |
| Brading and St Helens | BACON Jonathan Francis | Our Island |
| Brading and St Helens | BUGGIE Alexander | Labour |
| Brading and St Helens | GRANEY John Henry | Lib Dem |
| Brading and St Helens | TYNDALL Brian | Conservative |
| Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet | ALLDRED Doug | Green Party |
| Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet | HASTINGS Steve | Conservative |
| Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet | STUART Nick | Lib Dem |
| Carisbrooke and Gunville | BIRD Verity Scott | Labour |
| Carisbrooke and Gunville | HASTINGS Bev | Conservative |
| Carisbrooke and Gunville | LEVER Joe | Green Party |
| Central Rural | ELLIS Suzie | Conservative |
| Central Rural | HILL Richard Andrew | Labour |
| Central Rural | LAURSEN Julia Ann | Green Party |
| Chale, Niton and Shorwell | CRITCHISON Claire Leah | Green Party |
| Chale, Niton and Shorwell | STEWART Dave | Conservative |
| Cowes Medina | BATES Alan Derek | Labour |
| Cowes Medina | BICKET Oscar | Conservative |
| Cowes Medina | PEACEY WILCOX Lora | Independent |
| Cowes North | HOLLIS Richard | Conservative |
| Cowes North | QUIGLEY Richard Michael | Labour |
| Cowes South and Northwood | ATTFIELD Philip Charles | Labour |
| Cowes South and Northwood | BURGESS Steph | Lib Dem |
| Cowes South and Northwood | NICHOLSON John | Conservative |
| Cowes South and Northwood | STUBBINGS Nathan | Green Party |
| Cowes West and Gurnard | FULLER Paul Andrew | Independent |
| Cowes West and Gurnard | JEFFREYS Tim | Conservative |
| Cowes West and Gurnard | POINTING Josh | Labour |
| East Cowes | LOVE Karl | Independent |
| East Cowes | PACKHAM Bob | Lib Dem |
| East Cowes | RANN Jane | Conservative |
| East Cowes | TROLLOPE Lorna | Labour |
| Fairlee and Whippingham | PACKHAM Patricia | Lib Dem |
| Fairlee and Whippingham | PRICE Matthew | Conservative |
| Fairlee and Whippingham | SMITH Michael | Green Party |
| Freshwater North and Yarmouth | JAMES Daniel Howard | Green Party |
| Freshwater North and Yarmouth | SPINK Peter | Conservative |
| Freshwater South | CAMERON George | Conservative |
| Freshwater South | MEDLAND John | Independent |
| Haylands and Swanmore | CHURCHMAN Vanessa | Conservative |
| Haylands and Swanmore | KIRKBY Les | - |
| Haylands and Swanmore | LYONS Sue | Labour |
| Haylands and Swanmore | ROSS Malcolm | Lib Dem |
| Lake North | CLARKE Gary Anthony | Labour |
| Lake North | OUTLAW Tig | Conservative |
| Lake North | WHITTAKER Adrian Charles | Island Independent Network |
| Lake North | WILSON Paul Alfred Thomas | Green Party |
| Lake South | BARRY Patrick | Green Party |
| Lake South | BRADING Paul | Conservative |
| Lake South | MCCARTHY-FRY Sarah Louise | Labour |
| Lake South | PITCHER Linda Pauline | Vectis Party |
| Mountjoy and Shide | HUNTER Alan | Labour |
| Mountjoy and Shide | OLIVER Martin | Conservative |
| Mountjoy and Shide | SMART Shirley Amy | - |
| Mountjoy and Shide | TURGUT Fred | - |
| Nettlestone and Seaview | ADAMS David James | Independent |
| Nettlestone and Seaview | REES Mark | Labour |
| Nettlestone and Seaview | WARD Michael | Conservative |
| Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey | BEACH Anna Maria | Labour |
| Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey | MOSDELL Clare | Conservative |
| Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey | REYNOLDS Stephen Charles | Independent |
| Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey | RIDGLEY Martyn James | Green Party |
| Newport Central | AMBROSINI Matthew | Conservative |
| Newport Central | HAYTACK Simon Peter | Labour |
| Newport Central | JONES-EVANS Julie Marie | Independent |
| Newport Central | RUSHBROOK Stephen James | Green Party |
| Newport West | BLEZZARD Bob | Lib Dem |
| Newport West | BUNDELL Jaimie Elizabeth Louise | Green Party |
| Newport West | COLLINS Bill | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
| Newport West | QUIGLEY Brian Patrick | Labour |
| Newport West | REDRUP Ray | Conservative |
| Osborne | BURRIDGE Julie Ann | Lib Dem |
| Osborne | HENDRY Stephen | Conservative |
| Osborne | PALER Michael | Independent |
| Osborne | PALIN Cameron | Green Party |
| Pan and Barton | BRODIE Geoff | Independent |
| Pan and Barton | FLEET Danielle | Conservative |
| Parkhurst and Hunnyhill | FALLICK Hollie | Green Party |
| Parkhurst and Hunnyhill | GARRATT Andrew Charles William | Lib Dem |
| Parkhurst and Hunnyhill | HUNTER Pauline | Labour |
| Parkhurst and Hunnyhill | LOCK Cara | Conservative |
| Ryde Appley and Elmfield | FINNEY Tiarnan | Conservative |
| Ryde Appley and Elmfield | HAMPTON Paul Anthony | Green Party |
| Ryde Appley and Elmfield | LILLEY Michael | - |
| Ryde Monktonmead | CHAPMAN Charles | Independent |
| Ryde Monktonmead | LUCIONI Karen Theresa | Island Independent Network |
| Ryde Monktonmead | LYONS Mick | Labour |
| Ryde Monktonmead | WRIGHT Rhys | Conservative |
| Ryde North West | JORDAN Phil | - |
| Ryde North West | SALMON Michael Barry | Green Party |
| Ryde North West | SHERIDAN Steven | Conservative |
| Ryde North West | TRUCKEL Phil | Labour |
| Ryde South East | BROTHERS Emily Andrea Melanie | Labour |
| Ryde South East | DREW Warren | Conservative |
| Ryde South East | HIGGINS Jessica | Island Independent Network |
| Ryde South East | MIKICH Tracy Ann | Lib Dem |
| Ryde South East | THOMAS Natalie Jane | Green Party |
| Ryde West | DOUBLE Steve | Labour |
| Ryde West | LAMBERT Mike | Independent |
| Ryde West | STEPHENS Ian Rodney | Island Independent Network |
| Ryde West | TEMEL Lou | Conservative |
| Sandown North | ANDRE Debbie | Independent |
| Sandown North | CHEETHAM Clive James | Labour |
| Sandown North | FLETCHER Ian | Conservative |
| Sandown North | PARKES Stephen John | Independent |
| Sandown South | EVANS Pauline Ann | Our Island |
| Sandown South | HICKS Jenny | Island Independent Network |
| Sandown South | THOMPSON Robert Michael | Labour |
| Sandown South | VOLLER Mark | Lib Dem |
| Sandown South | WARD Ian | Conservative |
| Shanklin Central | BESTON Michael | Conservative |
| Shanklin Central | CRAWLEY Kenneth Robert | Labour |
| Shanklin Central | MAY Robert | Independent |
| Shanklin Central | MOORSE David Frank | Green Party |
| Shanklin South | HAILSTON Mike | Our Island |
| Shanklin South | LLOYD Christopher Thomas | Labour |
| Shanklin South | QUIRK Chris | Conservative |
| Totland and Colwell | BRYAN Carol | Conservative |
| Totland and Colwell | HANCOCK Billy Lawrence | Labour |
| Totland and Colwell | JARMAN Chris | Independent |
| Totland and Colwell | LOCKE Michael John | Lib Dem |
| Ventnor and St Lawrence | COOPER Steve | Labour |
| Ventnor and St Lawrence | GODDEN Martin James | Freedom Alliance |
| Ventnor and St Lawrence | JEFFERIES Mark | Island Independent Network |
| Ventnor and St Lawrence | PEACE Gary | Conservative |
| Ventnor and St Lawrence | PERKS Graham James Mark | Vectis Party |
| Ventnor and St Lawrence | WARREN Phil | Our Island |
| Wootton Bridge | ABRAHAM Barry | Conservative |
| Wootton Bridge | BETTS Susan | Green Party |
| Wootton Bridge | PITCHER Daryll James | Vectis Party |
| Wootton Bridge | WARD John Adrian | - |
| Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch | DOWNER Rodney David | Independent |
| Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch | TRACEY Justin Eamonn | Labour |
| Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch | WATLING Colm | Conservative |
The official Statement of Persons Nominated can be found below.
Article edit
2.30pm 9th Apr 2021 – Table of candidates added
Image: secretlondon under CC BY 2.0
