The Isle of Wight | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Isle of Wight |
Electorate | 113,021 (2019) |
Major settlements | Brading, Lake, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1832 |
Member of Parliament | Bob Seely (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from |
Isle of Wight (/waɪt/ WYTE) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1832.
At the next general election, it will be split into two constituencies: Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West.
General election 2019: Isle of Wight[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Bob Seely | 41,815 | 56.2 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Richard Quigley | 18,078 | 24.3 | +1.3 | |
Green | Vix Lowthion | 11,338 | 15.2 | –2.1 | |
Independent Network | Carl Feeney | 1,542 | 2.1 | New | |
Independent | Karl Love | 874 | 1.2 | New | |
Independent | Daryll Pitcher | 795 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 23,737 | 31.9 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 74,442 | 65.9 | –1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 113,021 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 |