Isle of Wight West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Isle of Wight West
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Isle of Wight West in South East England
County Isle of Wight
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the General election 2024.

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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. [2]

Boundaries

Isle of Wight West (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 4 May 2021):

It comprises western and central areas of the Isle of Wight, including the communities of Newport, East Cowes, Cowes and Freshwater.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Isle of Wight West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Cameron Palin [4]
Reform UK Ian Pickering [5]
Labour Richard Quigley [6]
Conservative Bob Seely [7]
Liberal Democrats Nick Stuart [8]
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Rachel Thacker [9]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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References

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