Isle of Wight Council elections

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Isle of Wight Council is the local authority for the Isle of Wight, a unitary authority and non-metropolitan county in England.

Political control[edit]

Since the first election to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Non-metropolitan county: Isle of Wight County Council

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1977
	Conservative	1977–1981
	Liberal	1981–1985
	Alliance	1985–1989
	Liberal Democrats	1989–1995

Unitary authority: Isle of Wight Council

Party in control		Years
	Liberal Democrats	1995–1998
	No overall control	1998–2005
	Conservative	2005–2013
	No overall control	2013–2017
	Conservative	2017–2021
	No overall control	2021–present

Leadership[edit]

The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:^[1]

Councillor		From	To
Andy Sutton	Conservative		Sep 2007
David Pugh	Conservative	Sep 2007	5 May 2013
Ian Stephens	Island Independents	15 May 2013	21 Jan 2015
Jonathan Bacon^[2]	Island Independents	21 Jan 2015	16 Jan 2017
Dave Stewart	Conservative	18 Jan 2017	9 May 2021
Lora Peacey-Wilcox	Independent	26 May 2021	20 Sep 2023
Phil Jordan	Independent	20 Sep 2023

Council elections[edit]

Non-metropolitan county elections[edit]

Unitary authority elections[edit]

County result maps[edit]

2013 results map

By-election results[edit]

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References[edit]

^ "Council minutes". Isle of Wight Council. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ Toogood, Darren (16 January 2017). "Council leader and deputy step down with immediate effect". Island Echo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

External links[edit]

v t e Council elections on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1995 1998 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Medina Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
South Wight Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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