As the long-awaited Isle of Wight Council elections on 7th May draw closer, a number of well-known faces at County Hall have already thrown their hat into the ring.
While some have confirmed they are hoping to remain at the top-level of Island politics, others are stepping down and many have not yet publicly revealed their intentions.
Upcoming elections were postponed from May last year and elected councillors will serve until May 2029.
Polling cards will be delivered from 23rd March onwards and the last day to register to vote is 20th April.
Bembridge
Joe Robertson, Conservatives: stepping down
Binstead and Fishbourne
Ian Dore, independent: intention as yet unknown
Brading and St Helens
Jonathan Bacon, Alliance Our Island: standing for re-election
Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet
Nick Stuart, Liberal Democrat: intention as yet unknown
Carisbrooke and Gunville
Joe Lever, Alliance Green Party: stepping down
Central Rural
Caroline Gladwin, Reform UK: intention as yet unknown
Chale, Niton and Shorwell
Claire Critchison, Alliance Green Party, standing for re-election
Cowes Medina
Lora Peacey-Wilcox, Alliance independent: intention as yet unknown
Cowes North
Richard Quigley, Labour: stepping down
Cowes South and Northwood
John Nicholson, Conservative: intention as yet unknown
Cowes West and Gurnard
Paul Fuller, Alliance independent: standing for re-election
East Cowes
Karl Love, independent: standing for re-election
Fairlee and Whippingham
Matthew Price, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Freshwater North and Yarmouth
Peter Spink, Empowering Islanders: stepping down
Freshwater South
Rebecca Cameron, Empowering Islanders: standing for re-election
Haylands and Swanmore
Vanessa Churchman, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Lake North
Bill Nigh, Reform UK: standing for re-election
Lake South
Paul Brading, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Mountjoy and Shide
Martin Oliver, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Nettlestone and Seaview
David Adams, Independent, stepping down
Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey
Clare Mosdell, Very Broad Church independent: previously indicated intention to step down
Newport Central
Julie Jones-Evans, Alliance independent: intention as yet unknown
Newport West
Ray Redrup, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Osborne
Stephen Hendry, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Pan and Barton
Geoff Brodie, Very Broad Church Independent Socialist: stepping down
Parkhurst and Hunnyhill
Andrew Garratt, Liberal Democrats: intention as yet unknown
Ryde Appley and Elmfield
Michael Lilley, Liberal Democrats: standing for re-election
Ryde Monktonmead
Karen Lucioni, Alliance independent: standing for re-election
Ryde North West
Phil Jordan, Alliance independent: standing for re-election
Ryde South East
Warren Drew, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Ryde West
Ian Stephens, Alliance independent: intention as yet unknown
Sandown North
Debbie Andre, Alliance independent: standing for re-election
Sandown South
Ian Ward, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Shanklin Central
Michael Beston, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Shanklin South
Chris Quirk, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Totland and Colwell
Chris Jarman, Empowering Islanders: standing for re-election
Ventnor and St Lawrence
Ed Blake, Conservatives: intention as yet unknown
Wootton Bridge
Sarah Redrup, Liberal Democrats: intention as yet unknown
Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch
Mark Jefferies, Alliance independent: standing for re-election
I Love Bacon, it makes me Fuller, but we should call time on their “service”.
Bearing in mind that the members mentioned like holding multiple roles in as many parish/town councils as they can, in addition to their IOWC gig, it will be a cold day in hell before they willingly relinquish their jobs. About time they let someone else have a go.
Nice in a crusty roll too.
Get jarman out straightaway,he is a closet tory only in it for himself,abhorrent man.
So,the election is what, six and a bit weeks away ? Forms have to be in by,I think, April 9th and I assume they will be campaigning. And the majority don’t know whether they want to stand again ? Yeah, right.
No one gets my vote Cesspit Britain get out while you.