General Election

Island Echo has spoken with Liberal Democrat candidates Nick Stuart (Isle of Wight West) and Michael Lilley (Isle of Wight East) to ask why Island voters should trust them with their votes in the General Election on 4th July... This...

Responding to criticism of national polling, Labour’s Emily Brothers has warned against the 'dark arts' of tactical voting. Earlier this week Island Echo reported that East Wight Primary campaigners were concerned that online tactical recommendations may be misleading voters. It...

Isle of Wight Green Party MP candidates, Vix Lowthion and Cameron Palin, have laid out their plan to address poverty and inequality across the Isle of Wight if elected on 4th July.  The Island has incredibly high levels of poverty...

Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Isle of Wight East, Emily Brothers, has claimed every vote will count in Isle of Wight East in the General Election on 4th July. According to polling experts, there is less than 1% difference between Labour...

Wednesday night's General Election hustings saw all 6 candidates competing for the Isle of Wight East seat locking horns in front of an enthusiastic audience of 200 people at Ryde School's Theatre. A summary of the Island Echo/IW Observer-organised hustings...

East Wight Primary has announced that Vix Lowthion, Green Party candidate for the Isle of Wight East, has been declared the ‘People’s Champion’ after over 876 local electors took part in the group's online vote.   The group believes this ground-breaking,...

Richard Quigley, the Labour candidate for Isle of Wight West in the upcoming General Election, has responded to recent tactical polling predictions. Tactical sites such as tacticalvote.co.uk and getvoting.org have declared Labour is the best chance to beat the Tories...

Green candidate Vix Lowthion has come out on top in an exit poll carried out by Island Echo and the Isle of Wight Observer following Wednesday night’s Isle of Wight East hustings event. Crowds packed into Ryde School's theatre to...

All 6 candidates vying to become MP for Isle of Wight East in just 2 weeks' time faced the scrutiny of voters at the joint Island Echo/IW Observer General Election hustings at Ryde School yesterday evening (Wednesday). Who is destined...

The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming General Election is just days away - so act now to ensure your voice is heard. Islanders have until 23:59 on Tuesday (18th June) to register, meaning you have just over...