The Isle of Wight Council election has resulted in a local authority under no overall control.
Voters have elected 19 Reform UK councillors, 11 independents, four Liberal Democrats, two Greens and two Conservatives and one Labour councillor.
The final tally of results is as follows:
- Conservative – 2
- Green – 2
- Independent – 11
- Labour – 1
- Liberal Democrat – 4
- Reform UK – 19
The count took place at Medina Leisure Centre today (Friday) after Islanders went to the polls yesterday (Thursday).
Elected councillors
Details of the candidates elected for each ward to below:
- Bembridge – Mark Rochell (LibDem)
- Binstead and Fishbourne – Ian Dore (Independent)
- Brading and St Helens – Jonathan Bacon (Independent)
- Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet – Nick Stuart (LibDem)
- Carisbrooke and Gunville – Vix Lowthion (Green)
- Central Rural – Jasmes Whelan (Reform)
- Chale, Niton and Shorwell – Claire Critchison (Green)
- Cowes Medina – Lora Peacey-Wilcox (Independent)
- Cowes North – Jock Rafferty (Labour)
- Cowes South and Northwood – Gordon Adam (Reform)
- Cowes West and Gurnard – Paul Fuller (Independent)
- East Cowes – Karl Love (Independent)
- Fairlee and Whippingham – Matthew Price (Conservative)
- Freshwater North and Yarmouth – Debbie Conlin (Reform)
- Freshwater South – Becca Cameron (Independent)
- Haylands and Swanmore – Les Kirkby (Reform)
- Lake North – Bill Nigh (Reform)
- Lake South – Ros Freeman (Reform)
- Mountjoy and Shide – Richard Quinn (Reform)
- Nettlestone and Seaview – Jules Hayward (Independent)
- Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey – Tony Barry (Reform)
- Newport Central – Julie Jones-Evans (Independent)
- Newport West – Frank Brown (Reform)
- Osborne – Paul Williams (Reform)
- Pan and Barton – Martin Bower (Reform)
- Parkhurst and Hunnyhill – Andrew Garratt (LibDem)
- Ryde Appley and Elmfield – Michael Lilley (LibDem)
- Ryde Monktonmead – Karen Lucioni (Independent)
- Ryde North West – Reuben Loake (Reform)
- Ryde South East – Chris Way (Reform)
- Ryde West – Owen Potter (Reform)
- Sandown North – Robert Newton (Reform)
- Sandown South – Frank Baldry (Reform)
- Shanklin Central – Stephen Reynolds (Reform)
- Shanklin South – David Llewellyn (Reform)
- Totland and Colwell – Chris Jarman (Independent)
- Ventnor and St Lawrence – Ed Blake (Conservative)
- Wootton Bridge – Tony Raffe (Reform)
- Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch – Mark Jefferies (Independent)
Article edit
5.25pm 8th May 2026 – Elected candidates added
This article is from the BBC’s LDRS (Local Democracy Reporter Service) scheme, which News OnTheWight is taking part in. Some alterations and additions may have been made by OnTheWight. Ed
