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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Isle of Wight Council.
The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.
We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.
To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across the Isle of Wight. You can find out more about the review below.
Date from: | Date to: | |
Consultation on division arrangements | 1 May 2018 | 9 July 2018 |
Consultation on draft recommendations | 4 September 2018 | 12 November 2018 |
Consultation on further draft recommendations | 5 March 2019 | 1 April 2019 |
Final recommendations | 4 June 2019 |
Recommendations become law
The Isle of Wight (Electoral Changes) Order 2020, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in the Isle of Wight, was made on 28 January 2020.
New ward arrangements for the Isle of Wight have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2021.
The Order for the Isle of Wight can be viewed through the following link.
The Order Map can be viewed here.
On 22 October, the Isle of White (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 was laid in draft in Parliament.
The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations of the review.
The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for the Isle of White Council in May 2021.
The draft order can be viewed here.
The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.
On 4 June 2019, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in the Isle of Wight County Council.
We have now completed our electoral review of the Isle of Wight.
- Final recommendations report for the Isle of Wight County Council
- Final recommendations map for the Isle of Wight County Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the Isle of Wight report
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Isle of Wight Council
- Mapping files*
As a result of our final recommendations on new division patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:
To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode.
The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.
A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.
The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for the Isle of Wight Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2021.
Opinion Survey
We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.
*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain
The Commission’s further limited consultation for Isle of Wight Council closed on 1 April 2019.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
*(Please note these will download as zip files)
This stage of consultation has now closed.
The consultation focuses on new proposals for council division boundaries, in the following areas:
- Totland/ Freshwater
- Part of Ryde
- Ventnor and Wroxall
Due to the significance of the proposed changes in the West of the Island, part of Ryde, and Ventnor and Wroxall, the Commission is now accepting additional opinions and comments (submissions) from local people about the areas affected.
The Commission is satisfied with the evidence received for the rest of the authority, and is therefore not seeking further opinions and comments (submissions) on areas other than those listed above.
The Commission plans to publish its final recommendations for the whole of Isle of Wight Council on 4 June 2019.
For more information, see our:
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Isle of Wight Council
- Further Limited Draft Recommendations Map for Totland/ Freshwater
- Further Limited Draft Recommendations Map for part of Ryde
- Further Limited Draft Recommendations Map for Ventnor and Wroxall
- News release
- Electoral figures
Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.
You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Isle of Wight Council closed on 12 November 2018.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
*Please note that these will open as zip files
This consultation closed on 12 November 2018.
From 4 September to 12 November, we are inviting submissions from the public on draft recommendations for Isle of Wight Council.
- To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say.
- Draft recommendations report for Isle of Wight Council
- Draft recommendations map for Isle of Wight Council (pdf) - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the report
- News release
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Isle of Wight Council
- Promotional poster
- Electorate figures
As a result of our draft recommendations on new division patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils (click on the name of the parish to see our proposals):
- Cowes Town Council
- Freshwater Parish Council
- Lake Parish Council
- Newport Parish Council
- Ryde Town Council
- Sandown Town Council
- Shalfleet Parish Council
- Shanklin Town Council
- Totland Parish Council
You can make a submission to the Isle of Wight electoral review:
- through our consultation area,
- by e-mailing [email protected], or
- writing to the following address:
The Review Officer (Isle of Wight)
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
1st Floor, Windsor House
50 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0TL
Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.
You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
The consultation on the warding arrangements for the Isle of Wight Council closed on 9 July 2018.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
Local Authority:
Political Groups:
Isle of Wight Conservative Association
Conservative Association, Sandown/Lake Branch
Sandown and Shanklin Labour Party
Councillors:
Parish and Town Councils:
Local Residents:
The consultation on warding arrangements for the Isle of Wight Council has now closed.
From 1 May to 9 July 2018 we accepted opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believed ward boundaries should be in the Isle of Wight Council.
The Commission now needs information from people and groups across the Isle of Wight to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 40 councillors.
For more information, see our:
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of the Isle of Wight Council
- Electoral figures
- Promotional poster
- Isle of Wight polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by the Isle of Wight Council and may contain boundary errors.)
To view an interactive map of the existing ward boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.
Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.
For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here.
You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Isle of Wight Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.
We received one submission on council size:
The Commission is minded to recommend that 40 councillors should serve Isle of Wight Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors.
Draft Recommendations
On 25 October 2007 we published our draft recommendations for the Isle of Wight's future electoral arrangements (PDF).
Sheet 1, Map 1 illustrates in outline form the proposed electoral divisions for Isle of Wight county, including constituent parishes (PDF)
Sheet 2, Map 2 illustrates the proposed boundaries in Totand and Freshwater (PDF)Sheet 3, Map 3 illustrates the proposed boundaries in Cowes Town (PDF)
Sheet 4, Map 4 illustrates the proposed boundaries in Carisbrooke (PDF)
Sheet 5, Map 5 illustrates the proposed boundaries in Newport town (PDF)
Sheet 6, Map 6 illustrates the proposed boundaries in Carisbrooke and Newport town (PDF)
Sheet 7, Map 7 illustrates the proposed boundaries in Ryde town (PDF)
Sheet 8, Map 8 illustrates the proposed boundaries in Sandown, Lake and Shanklin parishes (PDF)
Sheet 9, Map 9 illustrates the proposed boundaries in Shanklin and Ventnor parishes (PDF)
Final Recommendations
We published our final recommendations for the Isle of Wight's future electoral arrangements (PDF) on 18 June 2008.
On 16 September 2008 the Electoral Commission decided to accept the Boundary Committee's recommendations for new electoral arrangements for the Isle of Wight, without modifications. The new electoral divisions will come into force at the county council elections in 2009. Print and web versions of the order to give effect to this decision are published by the Office of Public Sector Information. The order refers to Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 3, Sheet 4, Sheet 5, Sheet 6, Sheet 7, Sheet 8 and Sheet 9 of the order map. Current electoral boundaries are published by Ordnance Survey.
Final recommendations mapping:
Isle of Wight further electoral review - Final recommendations- Map 1 (PDF)Isle of Wight further electoral review - Final recommendations- Map 2 (PDF)
Isle of Wight further electoral review - Final recommendations- Map 3 (PDF)
Isle of Wight further electoral review - Final recommendations- Map 4 (PDF)
Isle of Wight further electoral review - Final recommendations- Map 5 (PDF)
Isle of Wight further electoral review - Final recommendations- Map 6 (PDF)
The final report of the previous review of the Isle of Wight (PDF) was published in 1997.
The draft report (PDF) was published in 1996.
A structural review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), and was started on 3 August 1992
Final report (PDF) published on 25 April 1993
Draft report (PDF) published on 21 December 1992