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Some candidates are making the point that their opponents are ‘not local’ to where they’re standing. But do they actually live in the ward themselves?
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Grassroots initiative adapts strategy to rally East Wight's progressive election candidate. Listen to our chat with one of the organisers
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Don't miss the voting registration deadline if you're a Commonwealth citizen living on the Isle of Wight (or elsewhere in the UK)
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All votes should be equal. Learn how people with sight issues exercise their democratic right to vote. In short, it’s hard - so much so a judge rules it a ‘parody of the electoral process’
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Here's an easy way to hold politicians accountable for what they promise at the election.
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Candidates or representatives from all the political parties standing in the South East region have been invited to take part in the Hustings. Book your seat now.
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Here’s why you haven't woken up this morning to the results from the local elections
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Iain McKie had support of a prominent local party member to stand under the UKIP banner, but he's totally opposed to the national party's plans for a ban on Burqas. This isn't the last we'll hear from him though.
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Iain McKie says he gives his "word as a gentleman" that if he's elected as MP he'll "fight tooth and nail for the preservation of the free bus pass for pensioners”.
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Ian Dunsire's 500 word manifesto for the Isle of Wight 2010 elections.
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Retired teacher Ian Pickering saysa he will be campaigning for more transparency and honesty and less cronyism and nest feathering
