Isle of Wight West | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Isle of Wight |
Current constituency | |
Created | Next United Kingdom general election |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Isle of Wight |
Isle of Wight West is a proposed 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 next general election.
The Isle of Wight is entitled to two Members of Parliament following the 2023 Review. The constituency will be created alongside Isle of Wight East from the divided Isle of Wight constituency. [2]
The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
It will comprise western and central areas of the Isle of Wight, including the communities of Newport, East Cowes, Cowes and Freshwater.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Cameron Palin [4] | ||||
Reform UK | Ian Pickering [5] | ||||
Labour | Richard Quigley [6] | ||||
Conservative | Bob Seely [7] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Nick Stuart [8] | ||||
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