Isle of Wight West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Richard Quigley for the Labour Party.
| Isle of Wight West | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Isle of Wight West in South East England | |
| County | Isle of Wight |
| Electorate | 55,406 (2024) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Richard Quigley (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Isle of Wight |
The Isle of Wight is granted two Members of Parliament under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011.[2] The constituency has been created alongside Isle of Wight East from the divided former Isle of Wight constituency.[3]
Quigley became the first ever Labour MP to represent the Isle of Wight, defeating Bob Seely, who had been MP for the whole island from 2017 to 2024.
Boundaries
editThe constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
- The Isle of Wight electoral divisions of: Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet; Carisbrooke & Gunville; Central Rural; Chale, Niton & Shorwell; Cowes Medina; Cowes North; Cowes South & Northwood; Cowes West & Gurnard; East Cowes; Fairlee & Whippingham; Freshwater North & Yarmouth; Freshwater South; Mountjoy & Shide; Newport Central; Newport West; Osborne; Pan & Barton; Parkhurst & Hunnyhill; Totland & Colwell.[4]
It comprises western and central areas of the Isle of Wight, including the communities of Newport, East Cowes, Cowes and Freshwater.
Constituency profile
editElectoral Calculus describes the seat as "Centrist", indicating an electorate with moderate views which could support any of the three main parties. [5]
Members of Parliament
editIsle of Wight prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Richard Quigley | Labour Party | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Quigley | 13,240 | 38.6 | +14.1 | |
| Conservative | Bob Seely | 10,063 | 29.3 | −25.7 | |
| Reform UK | Ian Pickering | 5,834 | 17.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Stuart | 2,726 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Cameron Palin | 2,310 | 6.7 | −9.7 | |
| ADF | Rachel Thacker | 117 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,177 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 34,290 | 61.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.8 | |||
| 2019 notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 20,949 | 55.0 | |
| Labour | 9,331 | 24.5 | |
| Green | 6,245 | 16.4 | |
| Independent Network | 757 | 2.0 | |
| Others | 430 | 1.1 | |
| Others | 391 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | 38,103 | 69.4 | |
| Electorate | 54,911 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England | Page 5". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England | Page 5". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "Two Isle of Wight constituencies set out in boundary review". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "Isle of Wight West: New Boundaries 2023 Calculation". Electoral Calculus.
- ^ "General Election Results IW West Constituency". Isle of Wight Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Isle of Wight West results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
edit- Isle of Wight West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK