2013 Isle of Wight Council election

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2013 Isle of Wight Council election
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All 40 seats to the Isle of Wight Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.4%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Island Independents UKIP
Last election24New PartyDid not stand
Seats won15152
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 15Increase2.svg 2
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election15
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 4
2013 local election results on the Isle of Wight Isle of Wight UK local election 2013 map.svg
2013 local election results on the Isle of Wight

The 2013 Isle of Wight Council election was held on 2 May 2013 to elect all 40 members for a four-year term to the Isle of Wight Council, a unitary authority which governs the Isle of Wight. Going into the election, the Conservative Party was looking to gain a third term in power after first being elected to overall control in 2005, but in one of the shock results of the wider local elections being held in the country, the Conservatives lost overall control of the council, having been reduced to 15 seats, 6 short of a majority of 21. The 'Island Independents', a mutually supporting group of candidates and councillors running as independents, gained the same number of seats, whilst other independents, UKIP, Labour, and a Liberal Democrat made up the remainder.

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Emblematic of the election, the Conservative leader of the council, David Pugh, lost his own seat to an Island Independent. The popular perception of the reasons for the Conservative losses was, in the words of OnTheWight, 'It's widely thought that the way they implemented the financial cuts turned the Island against them. Particularly unpopular was the wholesale closing of the Tourist Information centres and public toilets.' [1] With neither the Conservatives or the Island Independents gaining a majority outright, control of the authority was initially in doubt, but on 8 May the Island Independents announced the five non-aligned independents would be joining their group.

Background

Leading into the 2005 council election, the Liberal Democrats and its predecessors had been in power on the island since 1981, [2] albeit since 2001 in coalition with a group of independents. However, public opposition to a school closure program by the council led to the rout of the Liberal Democrats, and the election of the Conservatives to take over. Education remained a major issue as the Conservatives under Council Leader David Pugh sought re-election in 2009, with plans to redress problems caused by the island's unusual three-tier education structure having elicited further controversy – and the resignation of several Conservative councillors in protest – and a sluggish economy with unemployment higher than the average of South East England playing against the party as well. [3] In the end, the Conservatives won re-election, but held only 24 seats, a drop of 9 since the last election, although a boundary review had led to the abolition of 8 seats. Behind them, independents made up the next largest contingent on the council, winning 10 seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats failed to make headway. [4]

Campaign

As the 2013 campaign started, education remained a top issue. Though the three-tier system had been abolished in favour of two tiers, three of the island's six secondary schools were judged 'inadequate' by Ofsted. Simon Perry, editor of OnTheWight, remarked to the BBC that education was the single biggest priority for voters. [5] In addition, the council agreed to transfer some of its education powers to Hampshire County Council, [6] despite not being under its jurisdiction; and problems over education were further amplified for the Conservatives when the chief executive of the council, Steve Benyon, departed controversially after the Ofsted inspections. [7] Beyond this local issue was the impact of national politics: the Conservatives were into their third year of governing the United Kingdom in coalition with the Liberal Democrats, implementing unpopular austerity measures and fending off challenges from Labour on the left and UKIP on the right. Cuts to local government forced the council to implement their own cost-saving measures, which included closing public toilets and tourist information centres.

The Conservatives campaigned on working with the private sector to improve the local economy, and minimising future council tax rises. The Island Independents – a group of mutually-supporting candidates and councillors standing as independents – pledged to create a more transparent administration that worked more with islanders on decision-making. Their campaign was launched by former independent MP Martin Bell. Labour focused its campaign on improving facilities for disabled people, including trying to repair the council's relationship with the disabled-orientated Riverside Centre, and working to prevent schools on the island from becoming academies; the Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, promised to invest more into children's services and to start an affordable housing program. UKIP, trying to enter the council for the first time, pledged to re-open public toilets and tourist information centres, campaign for a grammar school, protect the Frank James Hospital, and allow their councillors to vote without a party whip. [8]

The election in the Shanklin South ward, held by Pugh, soon became the most high-profile battle of the campaign. Facing Pugh was Richard Priest, manager of the Riverside Centre and a town councillor, standing as an Island Independent. Fearful of splitting the anti-Pugh vote and sensing Priest had the best chance of defeating Pugh, Labour and UKIP decided not to field candidates in the ward. [9] Meanwhile, the continuing decline of the Liberal Democrats on the island became more evident during the campaign. Aside from their local problems since their last stint in power, the national party had been battered by its involvement in government with the Conservatives. Bob Blezzard, a high-profile Liberal Democrat on the island, resigned from the party in 2012 and publicly denounced his national party leader, Nick Clegg, before announcing he would stand as an independent candidate to the council for Sandown North. [10] Former council leader, Shirley Smart, likewise decided to resign from the party and stand as an independent in Newport South. Neither aligned themselves with the Island Independents. In the end, the Liberal Democrats were only able to field seven candidates, with group leader Reg Barry saying it was a 'shame' that Blezzard and Smart, among others, 'have turned their back'. [11] The UKIP campaign ran into some difficulty when they were accused by the Conservatives of falsifying signatures on the electoral nomination forms of their candidate for Newport North – the police were unable to give judgement on the complaint before the election. [12]

Results

With all ward results declared on the day after the election, the Conservatives had lost their majority on the council. After winning 24 seats in 2009, with a majority of 4, the party ended up with 15 seats, 6 short of overall control – a net loss of 9 seats. The Island Independents, on the other hand, won 15 seats as well. UKIP gained representation on the council for the first time, winning 2 seats, whilst Labour reclaimed Lake North, lost in 2009. The Liberal Democrats achieved their worst result on the island since the party's formation, holding onto only Reg Barry's seat. Blezzard and Smart, however, were elected as independents, as were another three candidates who were also not aligned with the Island Independents. [13] The most notable result though, was Pugh's defeat to Priest by only 10 votes. Without a seat on the council, Pugh lost its leadership, and that of the Conservative group – on 7 May, Cllr Dave Stewart was chosen to replace Pugh as leader of the group. [14] After his election defeat, Pugh remarked 'Clearly I'm disappointed. It's been a privilege to serve the island.' [13]

With neither the Conservatives or the Island Independents winning a majority outright, both sides vied to win the support of other councillors to form their own administration. On 8 May, the Island Independents announced that the five other independents had joined their group. [15] The next election to the council was held in May 2017 and led to the Conservatives regaining control of the council.

Arreton and Newchurch [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Colin Richards52941.04
Conservative Erica Oulton45835.53
UKIP Ian Sherfield29923.20
Majority715.52
Turnout 128941.99
Island Independents gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Binstead and Fishbourne [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Ivor Warlow55948.19
Conservative Sylvia Sillar31527.16
UKIP Alan Darnell22519.40
Labour Katie Curtis615.26
Majority24421.03
Turnout 116041.94
Island Independents gain from Conservative Swing
Brading, St Helens and Bembridge (2 seats) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Jonathan Bacon130851.31
Island Independents Gordon Kendall112143.98
Conservative Geoff Giles73228.72
UKIP Mike Tarrant74129.07
Conservative Mary Collis60723.81
Labour Peter Coleman1315.14
Majority57612.41
Majority3808.19
Turnout 254941.19
Island Independents gain from Independent Swing
Island Independents gain from Independent Swing
Carisbrooke [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hobart43148.65
Island Independents Mike Powell38042.89
Labour Nick Wray728.13
Majority715.52
Turnout 515.78
Conservative hold Swing
Central Wight [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Seely70051.93
UKIP Sally Turner34225.37
Green Bob Keats29722.03
Majority35826.74
Turnout 134846.42
Conservative hold Swing
Chale, Niton & Whitwell [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dave Stewart65860.70
UKIP Jai Nolan25623.62
Labour Simon Haytack16815.50
Majority40237.15
Turnout 108447.19
Conservative hold Swing
Cowes Medina [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lora Peacey-Wilcox60970.08
Conservative David Walters15818.18
Labour Margaret Bryan9711.16
Majority9711.23
Turnout 86927.63
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Cowes North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Bertie41651.36
UKIP Rose Lynden-Bell34041.98
Majority7610.05
Turnout 81031.12
Conservative hold Swing
Cowes South & Northwood [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nicholson51850.44
Island Independents Jude Ferris50248.88
Majority161.57
Turnout 102734.34
Conservative hold Swing
Cowes West & Gurnard [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Fuller114381.94
Conservative Mark McNeill24717.71
Majority89664.46
Turnout 139545.93
Independent hold Swing
East Cowes [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Luisa Hillard36730.66
Conservative Margaret Webster36430.41
UKIP Daniel Moss32326.98
Liberal Democrats Bob Packham13711.45
Majority30.25
Turnout 119739.39
Island Independents gain from Conservative Swing
Freshwater North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Eccles40253.89
UKIP Michael Jennings31341.96
Majority8912.45
Turnout 74631.76
Conservative hold Swing
Freshwater South [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Medland48048.88
Conservative George Cameron32032.59
UKIP Paul Taylor17918.23
Majority16016.34
Turnout 98239.84
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Godshill and Wroxall [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Rodney Downer77368.96
UKIP Paul St John Martin19117.04
Conservative Nick John1129.99
Labour Jane McKean454.01
Majority58251.92
Turnout 112143.40
Island Independents gain from Independent Swing
Havenstreet, Ashey and Haylands [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Conrad Gauntlett28733.26
Island Independents Vanessa Churchman24928.85
UKIP Kim Joyce19422.48
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Ross12914.95
Majority384.42
Turnout 86330.70
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Lake North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Hollands35541.09
Conservative Gerry White27131.37
UKIP Emerson Maguire23427.08
Majority849.77
Turnout 86430.48
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Lake South [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Bloomfield38138.25
UKIP Hugh Dinsdale33133.23
Independent Geoff Clynch27727.81
Majority505.06
Turnout 99633.71
Conservative hold Swing
Nettlestone and Seaview [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Reg Barry83060.67
Conservative Diana Tuson38928.44
UKIP Philip Letwin14910.89
Majority44132.24
Turnout 136853.63
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newport Central [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Jones-Evans37547.41
Labour Adrian Nicholas14017.70
Island Independents Verity Bird13817.45
UKIP Thomas Soutar13316.81
Majority23529.90
Turnout 79125.93
Conservative hold Swing
Newport East [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff Lumley44360.44
UKIP Richard Leppard16121.96
Conservative Bill Wyatt-Millington12617.19
Majority28238.63
Turnout 73328.67
Labour hold Swing
Newport North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Price35642.79
Labour Mary Craven17320.79
UKIP Richard Wilkins16820.19
Island Independents John Luckett12615.14
Majority18322.24
Turnout 83233.62
Conservative hold Swing
Newport South [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Shirley Smart36551.19
Conservative Roger Dixcey33647.12
Majority294.14
Turnout 71351.19
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Newport West [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Whitehouse29543.57
Independent David Whittaker18427.18
UKIP Neville Westlake17926.44
Majority11116.87
Turnout 66728.02
Conservative hold Swing
Parkhurst [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hollis24836.58
Liberal Democrats Andrew Garratt22933.78
UKIP Barbara Port15322.57
Island Independents Andrew Gryffe446.49
Majority192.82
Turnout 67838.13
Conservative hold Swing
Ryde East [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roger Whitby-Smith37738.39
Liberal Democrats Dave Knowles34835.44
Conservative Gary Taylor24925.36
Majority292.98
Turnout 98233.09
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ryde North East [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wayne Whittle32439.66
Island Independents Vince Valvona19123.38
Labour Mick Lyons14117.26
UKIP Cole Green13716.77
TUSC Nancy Farrell232.82
Majority13316.30
Turnout 81728.46
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Ryde North West [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Phil Jordan39045.67
Conservative Arthur Taylor29534.54
UKIP John Lovell16519.32
Majority9511.18
Turnout 85428.41
Island Independents gain from Conservative Swing
Ryde South [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Charles Chapman25634.22
Labour Deb Gardiner16822.46
UKIP Tony Zeid16121.52
Conservative Roi Milburn10914.57
Independent Robin Allen516.82
Majority8811.81
Majority74823.54
Turnout 254941.19
Island Independents gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ryde West [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Ian Stephens53363.38
Conservative Philip Warren15117.95
Labour Sue Lyons758.92
Liberal Democrats John Timmons758.92
Majority38245.80
Turnout 84129.22
Island Independents gain from Independent Swing
Sandown North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Blezzard33036.22
Conservative Raj Patel19521.41
UKIP John Wyatt16117.67
Independent Chris Dupre9910.87
Majority13514.88
Turnout 91136.24
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Sandown South [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Ward38948.02
UKIP Linda Pitcher18222.47
Independent Cathy Wright17421.48
Labour Eric Goacher637.78
Majority20725.62
Turnout 81026.49
Conservative hold Swing
Shanklin Central [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Jon Gilbey52850.67
Conservative David Williams43241.46
Labour Doreen Armstrong817.77
Majority969.22
Turnout 104235.73
Island Independents gain from Conservative Swing
Shanklin South [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Richard Priest62949.84
Conservative David Pugh61949.05
Majority100.80
Turnout 126242.31
Island Independents gain from Conservative Swing
Totland [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents John Howe42042.77
Conservative Carol Bryan30330.86
UKIP Iain McKie25425.87
Majority11711.98
Turnout 98239.28
Island Independents gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ventnor East [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Graham Perks41240.31
Island Independents Chris Welsford33632.88
Conservative Tony Marvin16816.44
Labour Ed Gouge10610.37
Majority767.44
Turnout 98239.28
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Ventnor West [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Steve Stubbings39534.53
Conservative Susan Scoccia37632.87
UKIP Ken Rivers20818.18
Labour Stewart Blackmore16114.07
Majority191.67
Turnout 114445.06
Island Independents gain from Conservative Swing
West Wight [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Hutchinson49446.43
UKIP Tina George27125.47
Island Independents Thomas Rowley22320.96
Labour Laraine Pascoe746.95
Majority22321.00
Turnout 106437.18
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Whippingham and Osborne [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Island Independents Julia Hill64661.35
Conservative Stephen Hendry39837.80
Majority24823.75
Turnout 105331.62
Island Independents gain from Conservative Swing
Wootton Bridge [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Daryll Pitcher60849.88
Conservative Edward Giles33.4733.47
Liberal Democrats Henry Adams1008.20
Island Independents Peter Whiteman988.04
Majority20016.47
Turnout 121942.64
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

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