2009 Isle of Wight Council election

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2009 local election results on the Isle of Wight
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The composition of the Isle of Wight Council after the 2009 election.

The 2009 Isle of Wight Council elections were held on Thursday 4 June 2009.

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After a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, the number of seats on the council was reduced from 48 single-member wards, to a 40-member council, consisting of 38 single member wards, and one double-member ward. [1]

Overview

The result of the election was 'no change', with the Conservatives retaining an overall majority by winning twenty-four of the forty seats available. Of the sixteen remaining seats, ten went to independents, five to the Liberal Democrats and just one to the Labour Party. [2] Although the Conservatives managed to retain control, the Isle of Wight was still the only council in England in which they lost seats. [3] Among the factors which could have led to this relatively poor performance are the recent education reforms on the Isle of Wight, which led to protests over the closure of island primary schools. The "Standards not Tiers" independent candidate Chris Welsford beat the sitting Conservative councillor Jonny Fitzgerald-Bond by 141 votes in the Ventnor East ward. In the Cowes West and Gurnard ward, which was at the heart of education reforms, sitting Tory councillor Alan Wells was beaten by independent candidate Paul Fuller. [2] The large numbers of independent candidates standing at this election and the increased level of support for them could also be attributed to the ongoing United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal, pushing voters away from the mainstream political parties represented in the House of Commons.

Results

The party standings following the election:

Party2005 Cllrs2005 Cllrs, restated [4] Gain/Loss2009 Cllrs
Conservative Party 3529−524
Independents 54+37
Liberal Democrats 54+15
Labour Party 22−11
Others [5] 11+23
Total4840–40

Ward results

The following are results from each electoral ward. [6]

Arreton and Newchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Richards69151.68
Conservative Erica Oulton64648.31
Turnout 133744.62
Binstead and Fishbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ivan Bulwe51942.47
Independent Ivor Warlow51542.14
Liberal Democrats Tony Zeid18815.38
Turnout 122245.17
Brading, St Helens and Bembridge (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Patrick Joyce1444
Independent Jonathan Bacon1289
Conservative Sally Pigot1117
Conservative Joe Robertson1097
Liberal Democrats Anouska Blake406
Liberal Democrats David Cleaver338
Turnout 439148.49
Carisbrooke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hobart583
Independent Barbara Foster475
Turnout 105841.27
Central Wight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bingham894
Liberal Democrats Jill Wareham732
Turnout 162657.98
Chale, Niton and Whitwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wyatt-Millington641
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Groves404
Turnout 104545.27
Cowes Medina
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lora Peacy-Wilcox617
Liberal Democrats Hugh Reid148
Labour Steve Cooper121
Turnout 88630.74
Cowes North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Brown542
Independent Wendy Wardrop276
Labour Peter Laugharne98
Turnout 91635.27
Cowes South and Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Mazillius987
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Witheridge230
Labour Nicholas Wray85
Turnout 130245.53
Cowes West and Gurnard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Fuller819
Conservative Alan Wells649
Turnout 146847.99
East Cowes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Webster642
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lloyd543
Labour Jane McKean68
Turnout 125342.07
Freshwater North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Sutton541
Liberal Democrats Martin Wareham226
Labour Clive Burland134
Turnout 90139.20
Freshwater South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cameron435
Liberal Democrats John Medland389
Independent David Baggott245
Turnout 106944.53
Godshill and Wroxall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rodney Downer570
Conservative Alison Child509
Liberal Democrats Dave Hardy112
Turnout 119145.14
Havenstreet, Ashey and Haylands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Vanessa Churchman420
Conservative Conrad Gauntlett395
Liberal Democrats Richard Fraser-Tait210
Turnout 102537.27
Lake North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jerry White401
Liberal Democrats Peter Harris356
Labour Deborah Gardiner333
Turnout 109039.11
Lake South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Hunter-Henderson591
Liberal Democrats John Fleming301
Labour Alan Hollands128
BNP Dot Clynch89
Turnout 110942.46
Nettlestone and Seaview
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Reg Barry855
Conservative Diana Tuson607
Turnout 146254.57
Newport Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Jones-Evans291
Liberal Democrats Andrew Garratt186
Independent Jackie Hawkins157
Independent Julian Whittaker103
Labour Andy Woodhouse70
Turnout 80728.46
Newport East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff Lumley449
Conservative Peter Humber191
Liberal Democrats Cathy Wright73
Turnout 71330.31
Newport North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Cousins508
Liberal Democrats Peter Whiteman342
Turnout 85034.07
Newport South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Dixcey395
Liberal Democrats Shirley Smart315
Labour David Stott135
Turnout 84532.29
Newport West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Whittaker501
Independent Brian Rushton182
Liberal Democrats Mike Carr165
Turnout 84837.32
Parkhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hollis312
Liberal Democrats Garry Price185
Independent Clive Page145
Labour Steve Falla63
Turnout 70529.75
Ryde East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Knowles626
Conservative Peter Tuson479
Turnout 110538.67
Ryde North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wayne Whittle364
Conservative Adrian Axford318
Liberal Democrats Henry Adams285
Turnout 96733.56
Ryde North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Taylor531
Liberal Democrats Tim Wakeley441
Turnout 97233.53
Ryde South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Whittaker275
Independent Charles Chapman263
Conservative Gary Axford217
Labour Ernest 'Jim' White67
Turnout 82228.61
Ryde West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Stephens652
Conservative Sarah Doran249
Liberal Democrats John Timmons209
Turnout 111039.20
Sandown North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Heather Humby747
Conservative Rajesh Patel179
Turnout 92639.46
Sandown South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Ward547
Liberal Democrats Bob Blezzard283
Independent Richard Davis177
Labour Eric Goacher43
Turnout 105035.19
Shanklin Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Williams634
Independent Lincoln Wyatt231
Liberal Democrats Sara Sheath191
Labour Doreen Armstrong61
Turnout 111735.95
Shanklin South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Pugh 804
Liberal Democrats Lynda Fleming161
Independent Anne Bishop156
Labour Peter Coleman58
Turnout 117940.46
Totland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Howe442
Conservative David Eccles396
Independent Carol Bryan304
Turnout 114246.17
Ventnor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Welsford503
Conservative Jonathan Fitzgerald-Bond362
Liberal Democrats Harry Rees150
Turnout 101540.15
Ventnor West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Scoccia562
Independent Stephen Stubbings555
Liberal Democrats Wendy Ford86
Turnout 120347.18
West Wight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stuart Dyer719
Conservative Bill Burt624
Turnout 134346.04
Whippingham and Osborne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Giles414
Independent Charles Hancock398
Liberal Democrats Peter Lloyd235
Labour Laraine Pascoe60
Turnout 110737.63
Wootton Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Abraham866
Liberal Democrats Ernest Smith290
Turnout 115641.22

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References

  1. ↑ "Future electoral arrangements for the Isle of Wight" (PDF). Boundary Committee for England . Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Tories surge back in island polls". Isle of Wight County Press . Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Letters – Sickened voters stayed at home". Isle of Wight County Press . Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  4. ↑ The number of councillors received in 2005 multiplied by 0.833 to reflect the reduced number of councillors. No attempt has been made to account for altered boundaries and geographic distribution of support.
  5. ↑ Those individuals who chose not to state a political affiliation, or be named as 'independents' on the ballot.
  6. ↑ "Isle of Wight Council election results". Isle of Wight County Press . Retrieved 11 June 2009.
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