Local Elections

The Green Party, Tories and Reform UK are looking to take Ryde North West from the leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Phil Jordan. Peter Burke of the Green Party, Reuben Burns Loake from Reform UK and Local Conservative...

For a third term at the Isle of Wight Council, Ryde Appley and Elmfield councillor Michael Lilley must defeat Reform UK and the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrat incumbent is up against Ross Caruana (Reform UK) and Abdul Mateen (Local Conservatives)...

Alliance chair of the environment committee Karen Lucioni has three rivals for her Ryde Monktonmead Isle of Wight Council seat. Chris Brown (Reform UK), Sue Maddison (Local Conservatives) and Matt Walker (The Green Party) are vying for Cllr Lucioni’s ward...

The Liberal Democrat deputy leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Andrew Garratt, is in a two-horse race with Reform UK. Alan Stay is challenging Cllr Garratt in his Parkhurst and Hunnyhill ward. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) contacted...

Reform UK, Labour and the Local Conservatives are seeking to take over from Pan and Barton’s Isle of Wight councillor Geoff Brodie. Reform UK’s Martin John Bower, Stephen John Reading of the Labour Party and Brian George Tyndall from the...

2  independents and 2 political parties hope to gain the Isle of Wight Council seat of Osborne from the current councillor, Stephen Hendry. The ward’s nominees are Julie Burridge (Liberal Democrat), Stephen Colin Hendry (Local Conservatives), Michael Paler (Independent), Tracy...

Alliance economy committee chair Julie Jones-Evans has three opponents from the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and the Tories in the Isle of Wight Council elections. Her Newport Central ward is contested by Norman Arnold (Liberal Democrat), Stephen Bird (Local Conservatives)...

In the first of our series on the main battlegrounds for the 2026 local elections, we turn to Ryde North West – where the council leader faces a serious challenge on home ground.

Four contenders from Reform UK, Labour, The Green Party and the Local Conservatives hope to be the Isle of Wight councillor for Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey. Tony Barry (Reform UK), Anna Maria Beach (Labour Party), Jude Brown (The Green Party)...

A Local Conservative, Independent, Reform UK and The Green Party are on the ballot paper in the Nettlestone and Seaview Isle of Wight Council ward. Voters in the area have the choice of Mouli Akundi (Local Conservatives), Jules Hayward (Independent),...