Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)
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Isle of Wight | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Location of Isle of Wight within England.
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County | Isle of Wight |
Electorate | 110,924 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1832 |
Member of parliament | Andrew Turner (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Hampshire Newtown Yarmouth |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Isle of Wight /ˈaɪəl oʊv waɪt/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Andrew Turner of the Conservative Party.
Created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election it covers the whole of the Isle of Wight and has had the largest electorate in all elections from 1983 onwards.[citation needed][n 2]
Contents
- 1 Boundaries
- 2 History
- 3 Members of Parliament
- 4 Elections
- 4.1 Elections in the 2010s
- 4.2 Elections in the 2000s
- 4.3 Elections in the 1990s
- 4.4 Elections in the 1980s
- 4.5 Elections in the 1970s
- 4.6 Elections in the 1960s
- 4.7 Elections in the 1950s
- 4.8 Elections in the 1940s
- 4.9 Elections in the 1930s
- 4.10 Election in the 1920s
- 4.11 Election in the 1910s
- 4.12 Elections in the 1900s
- 5 See also
- 6 Notes and References
Boundaries
The Isle of Wight forms a single constituency of the House of Commons. The constituency covers exactly the same land as the ceremonial county of the Isle of Wight and the area administered by the unitary authority, Isle of Wight Council which consists almost wholly of the island itself plus a few uninhabited rocks.
With an electorate of 110,924 (as of 2010[update]),[2] the constituency has by far the largest electorate in the UK, more than 50% above the England average of 71,537.[2] This is five times the size of the smallest electorate (Na h-Eileanan an Iar, formerly known as the Western Isles), despite the Isle of Wight having some of the same problems as other island constituencies.[3]
Recent history
Successive Boundary Commission Reports 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 enthusiasm for either option the Boundary Commission, party-interested and neutral commentators felt that the island would still be best represented by a single MP. One problem the independent body cited in 2008 was a difficulty of dividing the island in two in a way that would be acceptable to all interests.[4]
History
Before the Reform Act 1832 the island usually had three Parliamentary boroughs: Newport, Newtown, and Yarmouth each electing two MPs. In 1654 an Isle of Wight constituency was created for the First Protectorate Parliament but the island subsequently reverted to the three constituencies. Otherwise, the island was represented by the two members for Hampshire. The Reform Act abolished Newtown and Yarmouth parliamentary boroughs, and created a county constituency for the whole of the Isle of Wight. The county electorate included freeholders, qualified by property, in the remaining parliamentary borough. The separate Newport borough constituency was abolished in 1885.
The constituency has traditionally been a battleground between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Between 1974 and 1987 the seat was a Liberal seat,[5][6][7] then becoming Conservative until 1997 when the Liberal Democrats won on a reduced Conservative vote.[7][8] The seat reverted to the Conservatives in 2001.[8] At the 2015 election, the Liberal Democrats slumped to fifth place.
Members of Parliament
Pre 1832
- 1654: Lord Lisle; William Sydenham
Since 1832
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Turner[11] | 28,591 | 40.7 | -6.0 | |
UKIP | Iain McKie[12] | 14,888 | 21.2 | +17.7 | |
Green | Vix Lowthion[13] | 9,404 | 13.4 | +12.1 | |
Labour | Stewart Blackmore[14] | 8,984 | 12.8 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Goodall[15] | 5,235 | 7.5 | -24.2 | |
Independent | Ian Stephens[16] | 3,198 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,703 | 19.5 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 70,300 | 65.0 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Turner | 32,810 | 46.7 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jill Wareham | 22,283 | 31.7 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Mark Chiverton | 8,169 | 11.6 | −5.6 | |
UKIP | Michael Tarrant | 2,435 | 3.5 | +0.1 | |
BNP | Geoff Clynch | 1,457 | 2.1 | N/A | |
English Democrats | Ian Dunsire | 1,233 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Green | Bob Keats | 931 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Middle England Party | Paul Martin | 616 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Pete Harris | 175 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Randle-Jolliffe | 89 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Edward Corby | 66 | 0.1 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 10,527 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 70,264 | 63.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Turner | 32,717 | 48.9 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Rowlands | 19,739 | 29.5 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Mark Chiverton | 11,484 | 17.2 | +2.0 | |
UKIP | Michael Tarrant | 2,352 | 3.5 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Edward Corby | 551 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 12,978 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 66,843 | 61.3 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Turner | 25,223 | 39.7 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Brand | 22,397 | 35.3 | −7.5 | |
Labour | Deborah Gardiner | 9,676 | 15.2 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | David Lott | 2,106 | 3.3 | +1.9 | |
Independent | David Holmes | 1,423 | 2.2 | ||
Green | Paul Scivier | 1,279 | 2.0 | +1.3 | |
Isle of Wight Party | Philip Murray | 1,164 | 1.8 | ||
Socialist Labour | James Spensley | 214 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 2,826 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 63,482 | 60.8 | −11.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 6.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Dr Peter Brand | 31,274 | 42.7 | −2.9 | |
Conservative | Andrew Turner | 24,868 | 34.0 | −13.9 | |
Labour | Deborah Gardiner | 9,646 | 13.2 | +7.2 | |
Referendum | Tim Bristow | 4,734 | 6.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | Malcom Turner | 1,072 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Harry Rees | 848 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Green | Paul Kevin Scivier | 544 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Clive Daly | 87 | 0.1 | −0.3 | |
Rainbow Warriors | Jonathan Eveleigh | 86 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,406 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 74,193 | 72.0 | −7.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barry Field | 38,163 | 47.9 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dr Peter Brand | 36,336 | 45.6 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Ken Pearson | 4,784 | 6.0 | +0.1 | |
Natural Law | Clive Daly | 350 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,827 | 2.3 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 79,633 | 79.8 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barry Field | 40,175 | 51.2 | ||
Liberal | Michael Alan Young | 33,733 | 42.9 | ||
Labour | Kenn Pearson | 4,626 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 6,442 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 78,560 | 79.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Stephen Ross | 38,407 | 51.0 | ||
Conservative | Virginia Bottomley | 34,904 | 46.3 | ||
Labour | Catherine Wilson | 1,828 | 2.4 | ||
Isle of Wight Residents Party | Thomas Brian Joseph McDermott | 208 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 3,503 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 80.0 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Stephen Ross | 35,889 | 48.2 | ||
Conservative | Dudley Fishburn | 35,537 | 47.7 | ||
Labour | C Wilson | 3,014 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 352 | ||||
Turnout | 81.8% | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Stephen Ross | 29,697 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | Dudley Fishburn | 27,657 | 42.0 | ||
Labour | L.D. Brooke | 8,562 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 2,040 | ||||
Turnout | 76.7 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Stephen Ross | 34,808 | 50.2 | ||
Conservative | Mark Woodnutt | 27,042 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | TC Bisson | 7,495 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 7,766 | ||||
Turnout | 81.4 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Woodnutt | 30,437 | 52.4 | ||
Labour | K.W. Boulton | 13,111 | 22.6 | ||
Liberal | Stephen Ross | 12,883 | 22.2 | ||
Vectis National Party | R.W.J Cowdell | 1,607 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 17,326 | ||||
Turnout | 72.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Woodnutt | 25,862 | 48.6 | ||
Labour | P Stephenson | 15,411 | 29.0 | ||
Liberal | Stephen Ross | 11,915 | 22.4 | ||
Majority | 10,451 | 19.65 | |||
Turnout | 75.04 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ald. Mark Woodnutt | 27,497 | 53.5 | ||
Labour | William Mann | 16,244 | 31.6 | ||
Liberal | Miss. Barbara Bliss | 7,666 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 11,253 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 74.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Woodnutt | 31,228 | 62.9 | ||
Labour | E.C. Amey | 18,396 | 37.1 | ||
Majority | 12,832 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 74.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Peter Macdonald | 31,335 | 62.6 | ||
Labour | S.G. Conbeer | 18,698 | 37.4 | ||
Majority | 12,637 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 74.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Peter Macdonald | 33,501 | 61.8 | ||
Labour | S.G. Conbeer | 20,712 | 38.2 | ||
Majority | 12,789 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 80.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Peter Macdonald | 32,984 | 60.5 | ||
Labour | S.G. Conbeer | 21,496 | 39.5 | ||
Majority | 11,488 | 21.1 | |||
Turnout | 80.61 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Peter Macdonald | 22,036 | 46.6 | ||
Labour | W.J. Miller | 19,252 | 40.7 | ||
Liberal | Miss. May O'Conor | 5,967 | 12.6 | ||
Majority | 2,784 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 47,255 | 76.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1939/40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: Peter Macdonald, Labour: Dr. RA Lyster, Liberal: Helen de Guerry Browne.
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Peter Macdonald | 26,748 | 63.18 | ||
Labour | W.J. Miller | 15,586 | 36.83 | ||
Majority | 11,162 | 26.37 | |||
Turnout | 42,334 | 69.44 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Drummond Macdonald | 32,728 | 77.25 | ||
Labour | J E Drummond | 9,639 | 22.75 | ||
Majority | 23,089 | 54.50 | |||
Turnout | 71.12 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Peter Drummond Macdonald | 21,949 | 48.2 | -4.2 | |
Liberal | St John Hutchinson | 17,383 | 38.1 | +0.3 | |
Labour | H E Weaver | 6,256 | 13.7 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 4.566 | 10.1 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 79.0 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | -2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Peter Drummond Macdonald | 19,346 | 52.4 | ||
Liberal | Rt Hon. John Edward Bernard Seely | 13,944 | 37.8 | ||
Labour | H E Weaver | 3,620 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 5,402 | 14.6 | 14.9 | ||
Turnout | 80.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Rt Hon. John Edward Bernard Seely | 16,249 | 46.6 | +10.4 | |
Unionist | Peter Drummond Macdonald | 16,159 | 46.3 | +14.7 | |
Labour | Mrs E Palmer | 2,475 | 7.1 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 90 | 0.3 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 76.6 | +1.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Sir Edgar Chatfeild-Clarke | 12,202 | 36.2 | -4.6 | |
Unionist | J T W Perowne | 10,620 | 31.6 | -27.6 | |
Independent Conservative | Arthur C T Veasey | 7,061 | 21.0 | n/a | |
Labour | Harold Charles Shearman | 3,756 | 11.2 | ||
Majority | 1,582 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 75.4 | +9.9 |
Election in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Capt. Douglas Bernard Hall | 16,274 | 59.2 | ||
Liberal | Sir Godfrey Baring | 11,235 | 40.8 | ||
Majority | 5,039 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 65.5 |
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Douglas Bernard Hall
- Liberal: Sir Godfrey Baring
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Douglas Bernard Hall | 7,192 | 50.8 | -0.2 | |
Liberal | Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli | 6,969 | 49.2 | +0.2 | |
Turnout | 14,161 | 88.7 | -2.3 | ||
Majority | 223 | 1.6 | -0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Douglas Bernard Hall | 7,414 | 51.0 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Godfrey Baring | 7,123 | 49.0 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 291 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 14,537 | 91.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.8 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Godfrey Baring | 7,453 | 55.8 | n/a | |
Conservative | A H Morgan | 5,892 | 44.2 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,561 | 11.6 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 13,345 | 87.8 | n/a | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Unionist | John Edward Bernard Seely | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Independent Unionist gain from Conservative | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Edward Bernard Seely | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Seely | 6,432 | |||
Liberal | Godfrey Baring | 5,370 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
Notes and References
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I" [self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/isle-of-wight-2015.html
- ↑ http://iainmckie.co.uk/
- ↑ http://isleofwight.greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/11/26/isle-of-wight-green-party-announce-parliamentary-candidate/
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/isle-of-wight-2015.html
- ↑ http://davidgoodall.org.uk/en/article/2015/1008895/campaign-launch
- ↑ http://onthewight.com/2015/01/22/ian-stephens-to-stand-as-independent-candidate-for-isle-of-wight-mp/
- ↑ Statement of Persons Nominated, Isle of Wight Council
- ↑ Island set for race to be next MP
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- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1885–1918
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ↑ The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 145 (169 in web page), Isle of Wight
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