General Election

Wednesday night saw the hosting of the premier hustings event for Isle of Wight West, with all 6 candidates answering hot-topic questions. Island Echo now looks deeper into what each candidate had to say... The joint Island Echo/Isle of Wight...

Labour candidate Richard Quigley has topped an exit poll carried out by Island Echo and the Isle of Wight Observer following Wednesday night's premier hustings event for Isle of Wight West - but only just. Every audience member was handed...

All 6 candidates vying to become MP for Isle of Wight West faced intense questioning in front of a crowd of 300 voters at the Island Echo / IW Observer General Election hustings in Newport yesterday evening (Wednesday). Residents from across the...

All 6 candidates vying to become MP for Isle of Wight West faced intense questioning in front of a crowd of 300 voters at the Island Echo / IW Observer General Election hustings in Newport yesterday evening (Wednesday). Residents from across the...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled a Conservative commitment to launch a review into cross-Solent ferries. Bob Seely has secured the manifesto pledge for a review that will look at 'all options' to promote greater competition and drive down fares...

Vix Lowthion and Jenny Jones Jenny Jones, Green Party Baroness since 2013, visited Ryde in support of electing Green Party MPs for the Isle of Wight on Sunday (9th June). In a packed morning, she first listened to the Wightlink...

Isle of Wight East parliamentary candidate Joe Robertson was joined on the campaign trail by Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones last week as they visited high street shops to hear about the growing problem of shoplifting and abuse directed...

The final list of 12 candidates standing in next month’s General Election for both Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West has been published this afternoon (Friday). There are a total of 12 candidates standing on the Isle...

With less than a week to go until the first Island Echo/IW Observer hustings gets underway in Newport, all candidates have confirmed their attendance at the premier General Election events. Over 500 Islanders have registered for their free place across...

Emily Brothers and Bob Seely - who are both standing in the 2024 General Election for Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West respectively - have paid their respects to D-Day veterans. Emily Brothers, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for...