Island Echo is live from the count for this year’s Isle of Wight Local By-Elections and Town/Parish Elections.
Over 30,000 Islanders had the opportunity to vote in 16 Town and Parish elections and 3 Isle of Wight Council by-elections yesterday (Thursday), with the results now set to be tallied up from the counting hall – this year being held at Westridge in Ryde.
Follow our live updates below throughout the day as we bring you the all-important results, facts and figures, plus reactions from the winning candidates.
Declarations for the local by-elections are expected to be made around lunchtime, with town/parish declarations coming in throughout the day until around mid-afternoon.
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Find out who your local councillor is, how and where to vote and the results of previous elections at www.isleofwight.vote - the Island's new hub for all things related to Local and General Elections, brought to you by Island Echo.
I just heard the cheer.
They are goose-stepping along Lake High Street.
The ‘Local Businessman’ (who does not seem to exist on the Companies House records, other than a Namesake in the Isle of Lewis) has won.
I cannot wait for the pensioners pi$$ed off that they have lost Winter Fuel Allowance to discover the Reform poilcy for the NHS.