Isle of Wight West (UK Parliament constituency)

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	55,406 (2024)
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Richard Quigley (Labour)
Seats	One
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 was first contested at the 2024 general election.

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

The constituency comprises 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.^[3]

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. ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Isle of Wight prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Richard Quigley	Labour Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

See also: 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies § Notional 2019 general election results

General election 2024: Isle of Wight West^[5]^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Quigley	13,240	38.6	+14.1
	Conservative	Bob Seely	10,063	29.3	−25.7
	Reform UK	Ian Pickering	5,834	17.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Stuart	2,726	7.9	N/A
	Green	Cameron Palin	2,310	6.7	−9.7
	ADF	Rachel Thacker	117	0.3	N/A
Majority			3,177	9.3
Turnout			34,290	61.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+19.8

2019 notional result[7]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	20,949	55.0
	Labour	9,331	24.5
	Green	6,245	16.4
	Independent Network	757	2.0
	Others	430	1.1
	Others	391	1.0
Turnout		38,103	69.4
Electorate		54,911

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England | Page 5". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
2. "Two Isle of Wight constituencies set out in boundary review". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
4. "Isle of Wight West: New Boundaries 2023 Calculation". Electoral Calculus.
5. "General Election Results IW West Constituency". Isle of Wight Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
6. "Isle of Wight West results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
7. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Isle of Wight West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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