General Election
“I’M PROUD OF WHAT WE ACHIEVED” SAYS FORMER MP BOB SEELY AFTER DEFEAT
A defeated Bob Seely has said he is proud of what he, working with others, achieved during his tenure as Isle of Wight MP. Bob won the Isle of Wight seat in 2017 but in Thursday's General Election he was...
Read moreDetails“I’LL FIGHT THE ISLAND’S CORNER” SAYS HONOURED EAST MP JOE ROBERTSON
Joe Robertson has told Island Echo he is 'excited and honoured' to be the Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East. St Helens-based Joe received a total of 10,427 votes in yesterday's General Election securing a majority of 3,323...
Read moreDetailsWEST MP RICHARD QUIGLEY SAYS FERRIES ARE A TOP PRIORITY IN FIRST 100 DAYS
Labour's Richard Quigley says he is 'desperate to get on with the job' as he becomes MP for Isle of Wight West - and sees ferries, education, housing and schooling as his top priorities during his first 100 days in...
Read moreDetailsJOE ROBERTSON HEADING TO WESTMINSTER AS MP FOR ISLE OF WIGHT EAST
ISLE OF WIGHT EAST - 2024 RESULTS Robertson CON 10,427 ELECTED Brothers LABOUR 6,264 Lowthion GREEN 6,313 Lilley Lib Dems 3,550 Morris Reform 7,104 Groocock Independent 420 Conservative’s Joe Robertson has secured his place in Westminster as a Member of...
Read moreDetailsRICHARD QUIGLEY ELECTED MP FOR ISLE OF WIGHT WEST IN HISTORIC WIN
ISLE OF WIGHT WEST - 2024 RESULTS Seely CON 10,063 Quigley LABOUR 13,240 ELECTED Palin GREEN 2,310 Stuart Lib Dems 2,726 Pickering Reform 5,834 Thacker ADF 117 Richard Quigley has been elected as the Isle of Wight's first-ever Labour MP...
Read moreDetails2024 ELECTION NIGHT SPECIAL: LIVE AT THE COUNT
Richard Quigley (Lab) wins West Joe Robertson (Con) wins East Island Echo is live at the count where, in the coming hours, we will find out who will become the first-ever MPs for Isle of Wight East and Isle of...
Read moreDetailsPOLLING STATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! HERE ARE THE DOS AND DON’TS WHEN VOTING
Polling stations have now closed Polling stations across the Isle of Wight have opened this morning (Thursday) as the country votes in the General Election. But what are the dos and don'ts when it comes to voting...? Island Echo has...
Read moreDetailsEMILY SETS OUT INTENT TO ‘SECURE POSITIVE CHANGE’ ON EVE OF ELECTION
As campaigning closes in the 2024 General Election, Labour’s Emily Brothers has set out her ‘intent to secure positive change’ should she become the first Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East. She said: “Isle of Wight East is...
Read moreDetailsMEET THE CANDIDATES: SARAH MORRIS AND IAN PICKERING – REFORM UK
Island Echo has spoken with Reform UK candidates Sarah Morris (Isle of Wight East) and Ian Pickering (Isle of Wight West) to ask why Island voters should trust them with their votes in the General Election on 4th July... This...
Read moreDetailsBARONESS BENNETT JOINS LOCALS IN RALLYING BEHIND GREEN’S VIX LOWTHION
Dozens of Islanders rallied behind the Isle of Wight Green Party campaign in Isle of Wight East yesterday (Tuesday) with a large gathering in Ryde to welcome Green Party peer Baroness Natalie Bennett. On the eve of the election, with...
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