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Polling opens at 7am on Thursday in the Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet by-election. There are five candidates standing, see the details within
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The by-election came about after the Conservative councillor resigned after leaving the Conservative Party
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The ward, which has been held by the Conservatives since 2011, switched to LibDem after Nick Stuart gained more than half of all votes cast
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Conservative Carol Bryan secured just under a quarter of the votes cast and 310 fewer votes than were won by the area’s former Conservative councillor
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The Alliance and the Conservative groups of councillors are on level pegging, so all eyes will be on Cllr Nick Stuart
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A number of Conservative MPs across the country have said they won't be running in the 2024 General Election
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From May 2023 voters will be required to show photo ID in order to vote at polling stations. Here's how to obtain a free Citizen Card which gives you the photo ID required
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Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has urged another Prime Minister to address the Island's unfair funding settlement for local council services
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Isle of Wight's distinct voting cycle sees it absent from England's 2023 local council elections. Here's why
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Cllr Joe Robertson's flyer sparks confusion and debate over his 'presumptive' East Wight MP aspirations - He says 'How do you mean confusion?'
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Country Land and Business Association's latest report reveals Labour's surge in rural England due to perceived Conservative neglect
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But it's not quite as straightforward as it first seems
