Isle of Wight County constituency
Isle of Wight shown within England
Created:	1832
MP:	Andrew Turner
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Isle of Wight
EP constituency:	South East England

The Isle of Wight is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... map of Isle of Wight within England File links The following pages link to this file: Isle of Wight Categories: GFDL images ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Andrew John Turner (born 24 October 1953, Coventry) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the Strasbourg building The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons The House of Commons is the elected lower house of the bicameral parliament in the United Kingdom and Canada. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ...

Boundaries

The Isle of Wight forms a single constituency of the House of Commons, with an electorate of 108,253 (as of 2004). This is by far the largest electorate in the country, and more than 50% above the England average of 70,026; it is five times the size of the smallest electorate (Na h-Eileanan an Iar; which was formerly know as the Western Isles), despite the Isle of Wight having some of the same problems as an island constituency. Successive Boundary Commissions have considered the possibility of splitting the island into two constituencies (or possibly having a constituency crossing the Solent onto the mainland) but with a distinct lack of local enthusiam for either option it was felt that the island would be better represented by a single MP. One repeated problem has been the difficulty of dividing the island in two in a way that would be acceptable to all interests. [1] A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons The House of Commons is the elected lower house of the bicameral parliament in the United Kingdom and Canada. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Na h-Eileanan an Iar is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created in 1918. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... Satellite image showing the Solent, separating the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. ...

The next review of constituency boundaries is scheduled to take place between 2010 and 2012, at which it is likely that the question of multiple constituencies on the Island will be revisited.

The constituency covers exactly the same land area as the ceremonial county of the Isle of Wight, and the area administered by the unitary authority, Isle of Wight Council. The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... The Isle of Wight Council is a local council. ...

History

Before the Reform Act of 1832 the island had 3 Parliamentary boroughs: Newport, Newtown, and Yarmouth, each electing two MPs. Outside of the boroughs, people were represented by the member for Hampshire. The Reform Act abolished Newton and Yarmouth parliamentary boroughs, and created a constituency for the whole of the Isle of Wight. The separate Newport borough was abolished later on. The British Reform Act of 1832 (2 & 3 Will. ... Parliamentary boroughs are boroughs that are entitled to representation in a Parliament. ... Location within the British Isles Newport is the county town and nominal capital of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Solent off the south coast of England. ... Newtown is a small hamlet on the Isle of Wight, in England. ... Location within the British Isles Yarmouth is a port in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ...

The constituency is traditionally a battleground between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Between 1974 and 1987 the seat was a Liberal seat, then becoming Conservative until 1997 when the Liberal Democrats won on a reduced Conservative vote. The seat reverted to the Conservatives in 2001. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

See also: Newtown constituency, Newport constituency and Yarmouth constituency Newtown is a former parliamentary seat located in Newtown, abolished in the great reform act of 1832. ... Newport is a former parliamentary borough located in Newport (Isle of Wight), abolished in 1885. ... Yarmouth has been the name of two parliamentary constituencies in England The Great Yarmouth constituency, centred on the town of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, has sometimes been known as Yarmouth. It was created as a borough constituency in 1298, and has been represented in Parliament ever since, apart from a...

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General election of 2005

Five candidates contested the Isle of Wight constituency in the United Kingdom general election, 2005: The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

Andrew Turner held the Isle of Wight, with an increased majority. It is likely that local anti-Liberal Democrat feelings due to the Isle of Wight Council manifested in lost votes for the party in the General election. Elections for the council were held on the same day. The Isle of Wight Council is a local council. ...

General election of 2001

In the United Kingdom general election, 2001, the incumbent MP, Dr Peter Brand, a Liberal Democrat was beaten by Andrew Turner of the Conservatives, one of the few constituencies to be gained by the Conservatives in that election. The Isle of Wight was also the last constituency in England to declare its results, on 8th June. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... Andrew John Turner (born 24 October 1953, Coventry) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced //) is a Eurosceptic British political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union and preservation of the pound sterling. ... Men turning out to vote in the Australian 1899 Federation referendum. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Dr Peter Brand (born 1947) is a United Kingdom general practitioner and Liberal Democrat politician. ... Andrew John Turner (born 24 October 1953, Coventry) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ...

Among the minor parties the UK Independence gained votes, although not able to equal the results achieved by the similarly eurosceptic Referendum party in 1997. This was possibly due to strategic voting by the generally right-wing supporters of the eurosceptic policies to ensure a Conservative victory. The Green Party also managed to almost triple its share of the vote. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced //) is a Eurosceptic British political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union and preservation of the pound sterling. ... In voting systems, tactical voting (or strategic voting) occurs when a voter misrepresents his or her sincere preferences in order to gain a more favorable outcome. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The Green Party was formed in 1973 as the Ecology Party. ...

In common with much of the country the turnout in 2001 was down on 1997, with the number voting comparable to the national average (59%).

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Elections in the 1990s

General election of 1997

In the 1997 general election the Conservatives lost the seat to Dr. Peter Brand, a Liberal Democrat, echoing the massive nationwide losses for the Conservatives. The Lib Dem share of the vote actually fell, but the Conservative share plumetted further amidst gains by the Labour, Referendum and UK Independence Parties. The last time the Liberal Democrats held the seat was prior to the 1987 general election The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Dr Peter Brand (born 1947) is a United Kingdom general practitioner and Liberal Democrat politician. ... Margaret Thatcher Neil Kinnock David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ...

General election of 1992

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See also

• Politics of the Isle of Wight