Isle of Wight West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
| 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 | 54,911 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Richard Quigley (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Isle of Wight |
The Isle of Wight is entitled to two members of parliament following the 2023 Review. The constituency has been created alongside Isle of Wight East from the divided former Isle of Wight constituency.[3]
Boundaries
The 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
Electoral 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
Isle of Wight prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Richard Quigley | Labour Party | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Quigley[6] | 13,240 | 38.6 | +14.1 | |
| Conservative | Bob Seely[7] | 10,063 | 29.3 | -25.7 | |
| Reform UK | Ian Pickering[8] | 5,834 | 17.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Stuart[9] | 2,726 | 7.9 | New | |
| Green | Cameron Palin[10] | 2,310 | 6.7 | -9.7 | |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Rachel Thacker[11] | 117 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 3,117 | 9.3 | -21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 34,290 | 61.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.9 | |||
To assess impact of the boundary changes various organisation calculated results of the 2019 election if it was conducted under boundaries established by the 2023 Periodic review. Below is such assessment from the BBC for Isle of Wight West:
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For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.
See also
References
External links
- Isle of Wight West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK