General Election

In the second of Island Echo’s interviews with those standing for election as the Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight, independent Brexit candidate Daryll Pitcher has his say. Daryll comes from a family with Island roots (his mother...

In the first of our interviews with those seeking to represent the Isle of Wight in Parliament in the 2019 General Election, Island Echo went to the East Cowes home of Independent candidate, Karl Love. Karl was born in Eland,...

The largest Isle of Wight hustings of the 2019 General Election campaign was held at Cowes Enterprise College yesterday evening (Thursday), with all 6 candidates being grilled by a boisterous - but predominantly left-leaning - audience of 400. In their...

The Isle of Wight Green Party welcomed Baroness Jenny Jones on a visit to the Isle of Wight last week, during which the impact of proposed oil drilling in 2020 was discussed. Baroness Jones visited the site of the proposed...

The list of candidates for next month’s General Election for the constituency of the Isle of Wight has been published. The election takes place on 12th December 2019 when polling stations across the Island will be open from 07:00 until...

The Isle of Wight Green Party will officially launch their campaign for a Green MP for the Isle of Wight in Cowes this Saturday lunchtime. Parliamentary candidate Vix Lowthion will be joined by deputy leader of the Green Party Amelia...

Island Labour launched its General Election campaign at a packed meeting at Newport's Riverside Centre on Monday. The assembled crowd included seasoned activists, new members and supporters who had come along to hear candidate Richard Quigley open the campaign, and...