Isle of Wight council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 39 wards · 40 seats contested

Most seats
20
Reform UK
Seats contested
40
across 39 wards
Turnout
43.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 20 +20 15,696 32.4% —
Independent 9 -4 10,051 20.7% -3.7
Liberal Democrats 4 +3 4,060 8.4% +3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -16 9,040 18.7% -19.9
Green Party 2 +0 6,030 12.4% +1.4
Independent Network 2 +0 1,549 3.2% -0.0
Labour Party 1 +0 1,840 3.8% -7.8
Vectis Party 0 -1 182 0.4% -1.8
Our Island 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 40
Reform UK 40
Conservative and Unionist Party 36
Green Party 26
Independent 25
Labour Party 17
Liberal Democrats 14
Independent Network 5
Vectis Party 2

A party standing a full slate could field 40 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bembridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Rochell Elected 643 37.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Warren Adam Drew 542 32.0% -35.7
Reform UK Rowena Katharine Crichton-Stuart 510 30.1% —
Majority101
Turnout54.3%
Registered electors3,134
Ballots cast1,695

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Binstead & Fishbourne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ian William Dore Elected 894 57.9% +2.8
Reform UK Terence Wing 314 20.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ramesh Babu 242 15.7% -15.8
Green Party Alice Walker 93 6.0% —
Majority580
Turnout52.8%
Registered electors2,922
Ballots cast1,543

Independent hold

Brading & St Helens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jonathan Francis Bacon Elected 780 63.3% —
Reform UK Tara Hill 380 30.8% —
Labour Party Alexander Buggie 72 5.8% -2.3
Majority400
Turnout45.5%
Registered electors2,726
Ballots cast1,232

Independent gain from Our Island

Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nick Stuart Elected 797 54.5% +1.1
Reform UK Vincent Hamilton Speed 469 32.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kim Frances Jeffreys 160 10.9% -13.3
Independent Ed Surridge 37 2.5% —
Majority328
Turnout55.7%
Registered electors2,633
Ballots cast1,463

Liberal Democrats hold

Carisbrooke & Gunville

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Vix Lowthion Elected 565 46.5% +5.7
Reform UK James Robert Downard 399 32.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Ian Reen 252 20.7% -15.9
Majority166
Turnout42.6%
Registered electors2,867
Ballots cast1,216

Green Party hold

Central Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK James Whelan Elected 613 42.3% +2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon James Richards 372 25.7% +4.3
Green Party Julia Ann Laursen 352 24.3% +3.0
Independent Caroline Anne Gladwin 112 7.7% —
Majority241
Turnout48.4%
Registered electors2,997
Ballots cast1,449

Reform UK hold

Chale, Niton & Shorwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Claire Leah Critchison Elected 822 51.7% -6.2
Reform UK Mark Nigh 506 31.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Bishop 261 16.4% -25.6
Majority316
Turnout54.8%
Registered electors2,909
Ballots cast1,589

Green Party hold

Cowes Medina

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Lora Jane Peacey-Wilcox Elected 499 44.7% -18.7
Reform UK Joe Hall 318 28.5% —
Green Party Dan Jeffries-Revert 214 19.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Oscar Bicket 66 5.9% -8.8
Independent Rachel Thacker 20 1.8% —
Majority181
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors3,024
Ballots cast1,117

Independent hold

Cowes North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jock Rafferty Elected 439 35.6% -15.9
Independent Richard Edmunds Hollis 364 29.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Siobhan Michelle Barney 223 18.1% -30.4
Reform UK Ian Arnold 206 16.7% —
Majority75
Turnout44.3%
Registered electors2,792
Ballots cast1,232

Labour Party hold

Cowes South & Northwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Gordon Adam Elected 393 30.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Ulysses Anthony Nicholson 363 28.5% -15.4
Independent Monique Louise Gallop 292 22.9% —
Labour Party Wayne Doidge 121 9.5% -10.0
Liberal Democrats Bob Packham 106 8.3% -16.0
Majority30
Turnout44.9%
Registered electors2,847
Ballots cast1,275

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Cowes West & Gurnard

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Paul Andrew Fuller Elected 1,173 75.5% -1.9
Reform UK Sue Whitewood 275 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Sanders 106 6.8% -7.8
Majority898
Turnout52.5%
Registered electors2,967
Ballots cast1,554

Independent hold

East Cowes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Karl Love Elected 876 57.3% -3.3
Reform UK Mark Andrew Stone 360 23.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Ronald Ball 156 10.2% -14.9
Green Party Christopher Byron Warleigh-Lack 136 8.9% —
Majority516
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors3,125
Ballots cast1,528

Independent hold

Fairlee & Whippingham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Price Elected 602 49.0% -15.7
Reform UK John Wilson 380 30.9% —
Green Party Sophus Magill 168 13.7% -10.4
Liberal Democrats Patricia Margaret Packham 79 6.4% -4.8
Majority222
Turnout42.8%
Registered electors2,882
Ballots cast1,229

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Freshwater North & Yarmouth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Debbie Conlin Elected 422 33.9% —
Independent David John Whistance 405 32.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy John Jeffreys 197 15.8% -43.9
Green Party Florence Sarlat 165 13.3% -27.0
Labour Party Simon Bevis Ayre 56 4.5% —
Majority17
Turnout47.9%
Registered electors2,602
Ballots cast1,245

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Freshwater South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Becca Cameron Elected 913 63.8% +20.7
Reform UK Ian Pickering 395 27.6% +3.1
Green Party Peta Adrienne Stevenson 89 6.2% —
Labour Party Greta Farian 33 2.3% -4.5
Majority518
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors2,983
Ballots cast1,430

Independent hold

Haylands & Swanmore

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Les Kirkby Elected 437 40.8% —
Green Party Peter Banks 203 18.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vanessa Claire Churchman 200 18.7% -16.6
Independent Sandy Stephens 128 11.9% -21.8
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Ross 69 6.4% -9.7
Labour Party Simon Peter Haytack 35 3.3% -11.6
Majority234
Turnout38.7%
Registered electors2,775
Ballots cast1,072

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Lake North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Bill Nigh Elected 421 39.1% +2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Charles Whittaker 387 36.0% +4.4
Liberal Democrats Bob Blezzard 176 16.4% +1.4
Labour Party Jenny Hicks 92 8.6% +3.0
Majority34
Turnout39.3%
Registered electors2,744
Ballots cast1,076

Reform UK hold

Lake South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ros Freeman Elected 517 41.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul James Brading 431 34.6% -22.2
Green Party Harry Eccles 224 18.0% +3.1
Labour Party Finton Anthony Burns 73 5.9% -13.8
Majority86
Turnout45.4%
Registered electors2,745
Ballots cast1,245

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Mountjoy & Shide

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Richard Quinn Elected 368 36.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Peter Oliver 247 24.2% -23.2
Green Party Stephen James Rushbrook 185 18.1% —
Liberal Democrats Ray Harrington-Vail 130 12.7% —
Labour Party Alan Hunter 92 9.0% -12.7
Majority121
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors2,692
Ballots cast1,022

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Nettlestone & Seaview

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jules Hayward Elected 542 44.2% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Mouli Akundi 367 30.0% -14.2
Reform UK Jennifer Holmes 251 20.5% —
Green Party Janet Mace 65 5.3% —
Majority175
Turnout51.9%
Registered electors2,362
Ballots cast1,225

Independent hold

Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Tony Barry Elected 638 45.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Raj Patel 397 28.1% -32.7
Green Party Jude Brown 330 23.4% +7.7
Labour Party Anna Maria Beach 47 3.3% -7.5
Majority241
Turnout48.8%
Registered electors2,896
Ballots cast1,412

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Newport Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Julie Marie Jones-Evans Elected 440 48.3% -1.3
Reform UK Emerson Maguire 242 26.6% —
Liberal Democrats Norman Arnold 178 19.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Bird 51 5.6% -13.4
Majority198
Turnout33.6%
Registered electors2,716
Ballots cast911

Independent hold

Newport West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Frank Brown Elected 442 39.6% —
Green Party Chris Mace 375 33.6% +14.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Raymond Redrup 299 26.8% -10.0
Majority67
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors2,807
Ballots cast1,116

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Osborne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Paul Williams Elected 389 34.2% —
Independent Tracy Cathleen Reardon 270 23.8% -0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Colin Hendry 226 19.9% -12.6
Liberal Democrats Julie Burridge 162 14.3% +3.5
Independent Michael Paler 89 7.8% —
Majority119
Turnout35.4%
Registered electors3,218
Ballots cast1,136

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Pan & Barton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Martin John Bower Elected 397 46.2% —
Labour Party Stephen John Reading 366 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian George Tyndall 97 11.3% -11.3
Majority31
Turnout26.9%
Registered electors3,213
Ballots cast860

Reform UK gain from Independent

Parkhurst & Hunnyhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrew Charles William Garratt Elected 551 61.2% +1.8
Reform UK Alan Stay 349 38.8% —
Majority202
Turnout33.5%
Registered electors2,695
Ballots cast900

Liberal Democrats hold

Ryde Appley & Elmfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michael Lilley Elected 781 60.4% —
Reform UK Ross Caruana 419 32.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Mateen 94 7.3% -4.1
Majority362
Turnout42.9%
Registered electors3,028
Ballots cast1,294

Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Ryde Monktonmead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Network Karen Theresa Lucioni Elected 404 36.0% -3.7
Reform UK Chris Brown 354 31.5% —
Green Party Matt Walker 269 24.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Maddison 96 8.5% -13.1
Majority50
Turnout38.8%
Registered electors2,902
Ballots cast1,123

Independent Network hold

Ryde North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Reuben Loake Elected 401 34.4% —
Green Party Peter Burke 339 29.0% +12.8
Independent Phil Jordan 255 21.9% -17.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Lou Temel 172 14.7% -13.1
Majority62
Turnout38.4%
Registered electors3,048
Ballots cast1,167

Reform UK gain from Independent

Ryde South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Chris Way Elected 223 41.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jen Hughes 153 28.3% +11.7
Green Party Richard Eric Collins 82 15.2% -1.7
Labour Party Stephen Alexander Neil Double 40 7.4% -12.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Clayton 30 5.6% -23.5
Independent Network Jessica Higgins 12 2.2% -14.9
Majority70
Turnout31.4%
Registered electors1,718
Ballots cast540

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Ryde West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Owen Potter Elected 355 37.0% —
Green Party Ethan Luke Mackay Cass 275 28.6% —
Independent Network Ian Rodney Stephens 273 28.4% -9.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Brown 57 5.9% -20.5
Majority80
Turnout37.2%
Registered electors2,586
Ballots cast960

Reform UK gain from Independent Network

Sandown North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Robert Sean Newton Elected 419 38.5% —
Independent Alex Lightfoot 325 29.9% -11.2
Independent Debbie Andre 140 12.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joan Solomon 91 8.4% -27.4
Green Party Cinnamon Noakes 76 7.0% —
Labour Party Clive James Cheetham 37 3.4% -13.6
Majority94
Turnout41.5%
Registered electors2,629
Ballots cast1,088

Reform UK gain from Independent

Sandown South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Frank Baldry Elected 358 36.5% —
Independent Paddy Lightfoot 269 27.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian David Ward 216 22.0% -20.9
Green Party Christie Louise Greenaway 96 9.8% —
Labour Party Emily Brothers 42 4.3% -8.4
Majority89
Turnout36.3%
Registered electors2,710
Ballots cast981

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Shanklin Central 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Stephen Charles Reynolds Elected 356 29.6% —
Reform UK Stephen Reynolds Elected 356 29.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Thomas Frank Beston 355 29.5% -20.9
Green Party Robert May 276 22.9% +0.5
Independent Sarah Jane Morris 216 18.0% +3.7
Majority1
Turnout42.8%
Registered electors2,815
Ballots cast1,203

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Reform UK gain

Shanklin South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David John Llewellyn Elected 526 37.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Quirk 419 29.6% -31.5
Independent Billy Hill 195 13.8% —
Green Party Wendy Cooper 188 13.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Christopher Thomas Lloyd 86 6.1% -15.1
Majority107
Turnout47.9%
Registered electors2,958
Ballots cast1,414

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Totland & Colwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Chris Jarman Elected 797 51.6% +10.6
Reform UK Tom Bignell 422 27.3% —
Green Party John Hoath 126 8.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michelle Abbott 114 7.4% -32.8
Labour Party Paul Geraint Pugh 60 3.9% -10.6
Liberal Democrats Eric James Gray 27 1.7% -2.6
Majority375
Turnout48.8%
Registered electors3,167
Ballots cast1,546

Independent hold

Ventnor & St Lawrence

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed Blake Elected 627 45.6% +4.6
Reform UK Craig Dabbs 305 22.2% —
Independent Network Linda Jefferies 239 17.4% —
Labour Party Robin Frederick Jarvis 149 10.8% -26.3
Vectis Party Graham James Mark Perks 54 3.9% —
Majority322
Turnout46.6%
Registered electors2,967
Ballots cast1,374

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wootton Bridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Tony Raffe Elected 485 38.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed Hopper 291 22.9% -6.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Zeid 208 16.3% -31.5
Green Party Sue Betts 141 11.1% +6.2
Vectis Party Linda Pauline Pitcher 128 10.1% -7.9
Independent Elisa Williams 20 1.6% —
Majority194
Turnout44.9%
Registered electors2,835
Ballots cast1,273

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Network Mark Jefferies Elected 621 45.8% -2.4
Reform UK Ruby Monteath 326 24.0% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Groocock 234 17.2% +1.7
Green Party Jonathan Howard Idle 176 13.0% —
Majority295
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors3,030
Ballots cast1,357

Independent Network hold

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