On Thursday 4th July voters across the Isle of Wight, and the UK, will be voting for their preferred candidate in the General Election.
Following a boundary review, the Isle of Wight constituency, which was the largest in the UK with around 110,000 voters (the average is around 70,000), has been split into two, Isle of Wight West and Isle of Wight East.
The former Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Bob Seely, who was first elected in 2017, has chosen to stand in the West constituency, where he rents a cottage and had his constituency office (Northwood House).
He is standing against five other candidates in the West, three of which are well known candidates, whilst in the East there are six candidates, which also features some familiar names.
Who can I vote for?
Click on their names below to link to their archive pages with OnTheWight, or click on the second link to see their websites or social media pages, where you can find more information about their campaign.
Isle of Wight East
- Emily Brothers (Labour) See her Facebook page
- David Groocock (Independent) See his Facebook group
- Michael Lilley (LibDem) See his website
- Vix Lowthion (Green) See her website
- Sarah Morris (ReformUK) See her website
- Joe Robertson (Conservative) See his website
Isle of Wight West
- Cameron Palin (Green) See his Facebook page
- Ian Pickering (ReformUK) See his website
- Richard Quigley (Labour) See his website
- Bob Seely (Conservative) See his website
- Nick Stuart (LibDem) See his website
- Rachel Thacker (Alliance for Democracy and Freedom) See the ADF website
Photo ID
Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm. Do not forget to take photo ID with you in order to vote.
You do not need your polling card, just turn up give your name and show your ID and you will be able to vote.
Find your polling station by entering your postcode on the Electoral Commission website.
Make sure you mark an X next the candidate you wish to vote for – do not use a tick or any other symbol otherwise your ballot paper may be considered as spoiled and not counted.
The results of the Isle of Wight count are expected to arrive around 3am Friday morning.
