Isle of Wight
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 39 races · 39 seats 74.4% below quota
- 2021 39 races · 39 seats 48.7% below quota
- 2017 39 races · 40 seats 42.5% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
39 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 39 seats were up across 39 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 39 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 15,340 | 31.9% | 19 | 48.7% | 13 | 33.3% | +6 |
| Independent | 10,051 | 20.9% | 9 | 23.1% | 8 | 20.5% | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 9,040 | 18.8% | 2 | 5.1% | 8 | 20.5% | -6 |
| Green Party | 6,030 | 12.5% | 2 | 5.1% | 5 | 12.8% | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,060 | 8.4% | 4 | 10.3% | 3 | 7.7% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,840 | 3.8% | 1 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.6% | 0 |
| Independent Network | 1,549 | 3.2% | 2 | 5.1% | 1 | 2.6% | +1 |
| Vectis Party | 182 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 48,092 | 100.0% | 39 | 100.0% | 39 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2017 | 2021 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arreton and Newchurch | 56% | ||
| Bembridge | 68% | 38% | |
| Binstead and Fishbourne | 35% | 55% | 58% |
| Brading and St Helens | 48% | 63% | |
| Brading, St Helens and Bembridge | 47% | ||
| Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet | 44% | 54% | |
| Carisbrooke | 58% | ||
| Carisbrooke and Gunville | 41% | 46% | |
| Central Rural | 57% | 42% | |
| Central Wight | 75% | ||
| Chale, Niton and Shorwell | 58% | 52% | |
| Chale, Niton and Whitwell | 67% | ||
| Cowes Medina | 58% | 63% | 45% |
| Cowes North | 43% | 52% | 36% |
| Cowes South and Northwood | 57% | 44% | 31% |
| Cowes West and Gurnard | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| East Cowes | 47% | 61% | 57% |
| Fairlee and Whippingham | 65% | 49% | |
| Freshwater North | 56% | ||
| Freshwater North and Yarmouth | 60% | 34% | |
| Freshwater South | 50% | 52% | 64% |
| Godshill and Wroxall | 83% | ||
| Havenstreet, Ashey and Haylands | 37% | ||
| Haylands and Swanmore | 35% | 41% | |
| Lake North | 43% | 44% | 39% |
| Lake South | 49% | 57% | 42% |
| Mountjoy and Shide | 47% | 36% | |
| Nettlestone and Seaview | 48% | 50% | 44% |
| Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey | 61% | 45% | |
| Newport Central | 60% | 50% | 48% |
| Newport East | 71% | ||
| Newport North | 62% | ||
| Newport South | 50% | ||
| Newport West | 40% | 37% | 40% |
| Osborne | 33% | 34% | |
| Pan and Barton | 77% | 46% | |
| Parkhurst | 54% | ||
| Parkhurst and Hunnyhill | 59% | 61% | |
| Ryde Appley and Elmfield | 78% | 60% | |
| Ryde East | 53% | ||
| Ryde Monktonmead | 40% | 36% | |
| Ryde North East | 52% | ||
| Ryde North West | 45% | 40% | 34% |
| Ryde South | 36% | ||
| Ryde South East | 29% | 41% | |
| Ryde West | 30% | 37% | 37% |
| Sandown North | 44% | 41% | 39% |
| Sandown South | 59% | 43% | 36% |
| Shanklin Central | 40% | 50% | 30% |
| Shanklin South | 39% | 61% | 37% |
| Totland | 46% | ||
| Totland and Colwell | 41% | 52% | |
| Ventnor and St Lawrence | 27% | 46% | |
| Ventnor East | 50% | ||
| Ventnor West | 45% | ||
| West Wight | 70% | ||
| Whippingham and Osborne | 57% | ||
| Wootton and Bridge | 47% | ||
| Wootton Bridge | 38% | 38% | |
| Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch | 67% | 46% |