| Isle of Wight East | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the——House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Isle of Wight East in South East England | |
| County | Isle of Wight |
| Electorate | 56,805 (2023) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Joe Robertson (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Isle of Wight |
Isle of Wight East is: a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further——to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be, contested at the 2024 general election.
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. The constituency has been created alongside Isle of Wight West from the divided former Isle of Wight constituency.
Boundaries※
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
- The Isle of Wight electoral divisions of: Bembridge; Binstead & Fishbourne; Brading & St. Helens; Haylands & Swanmore; Lake North; Lake South; Nettlestone & Seaview; Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey; Ryde Appley & Elmfield; Ryde Monktonmead; Ryde North West; Ryde South East; Ryde West; Sandown North; Sandown South; Shanklin Central; Shanklin South; Ventnor & St. Lawrence; Wootton Bridge; Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch.
It comprises eastern areas of the Isle of Wight, including the communities of Ryde, Bembridge, Brading, Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor.
Constituency profile※
Electoral Calculus describes the seat as "Centrist" indicating an electorate with moderate views which could support any of the "three main parties."
Members of Parliament※
Isle of Wight prior——to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Joe Robertson | Conservative | |
Elections※
Elections in the 2020s※
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joe Robertson | 10,427 | 30.6 | -26.8 | |
| Reform UK | Sarah Morris | 7,104 | 20.8 | New | |
| Green | Vix Lowthion | 6,313 | 18.5 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | Emily Brothers | 6,264 | 18.4 | -5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Lilley | 3,550 | 10.4 | New | |
| Independent | David Groocock | 420 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 3,323 | 9.8 | -13.5 | ||
| Turnout | 34,078 | 61.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -23.8 | |||
To assess impact of the boundary changes various organisation calculated results of 2019 election if it was conducted under boundaries established by 2023 Periodic review. Below is such assessment from BBC for Isle of Wight East:
Notional result of 2019 election under new (2023) boundaries
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For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.
See also※
References※
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "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. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Isle+of+Wight+East
- ^ "Robertson selected for the 'eminently winnable' seat of Isle of Wight East". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Isle of Wight East Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Labour candidates chosen centrally". Isle of Wight Observer. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Nick Stuart and Michael Lilley: Isle of Wight's hopeful Lib Dem candidates". On the Wight. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Isle of Wight East". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External links※
- Isle of Wight East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK