NEARLY 200 UNCONTESTED SEATS ACROSS THE ISLAND’S TOWN AND PARISH COUNCILS

Nearly 200 councillors have already been elected into town, parish and community councils on the Isle of Wight — as their seats have gone uncontested.

In ward areas of the smaller local councils, a certain number of seats are available for councillors to stand for. For example, the East Cowes North Ward of East Cowes Town Council where four seats were available.

In some areas across the Island, this has meant councillors have discovered their fate before election day on May 6 as their seats went uncontested. This means there were enough seats for all the candidates who put themselves forward without having to be voted in.

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For 48 parish and town wards, the only elections people will now vote for, on May 6, will be for their Isle of Wight councillor and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner.

So, who has been elected into the wards so far? Find out here:

Arreton Parish Council (Eight seats)

• Heather Calloway
• John Cooper
• David Healy
• Martin Kimber
• John Orchard
• Vivian Roberts
• Venetia Very

Brading Town Council (Eight seats)

• Stephen Bonsey
• John Graney
• Richard Hudspith
• Chris Johnson
• Gerry Ramsden
• Joost Spit
• Richard Whiting

Brighstone Parish Council (Eight seats)

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Brook Ward

• Roy Haviland

Mottistone Ward

• Neil MacLennan

Calbourne, Newton and Porchfield Parish Council (Six seats)

Calbourne Ward

• Sally Chaucer
• Carol Weeks

Porchfield Ward

• Richard Mathrick
• Lynda Pike
• Philip Pike

Chale Parish Council (Six seats)

• Peter Gosling
• Liz Groves
• Ron Groves
• Mary Kershaw
• Dian McWilliam

Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish Council (Five seats)

• John Hobart
• Sara McWilliam
• Nigel Phillips
• Elizabeth Smith
• Peter Whiteman

Cowes Town Council (16 seats)

Cowes Medina Ward

• Stuart Ellis
• Lynn Hammond
• David Jones
• Lora Peacey-Willcox
• Jock Rafferty
• Vanessa Slade

Cowes South Ward

• John Nicholson

Cowes West Ward

• Linda Brown

East Cowes Town Council (Eight seats)

East Cowes North Ward

• Karl Love
• Bob Packham
• Tracy Reardon
• Margaret Webster

Fishbourne Parish Council (Six seats)

• Cheryl Fontana
• Malcolm Hector
• Ed Hopper
• Weronika Nowak
• Sarah Talbot

Freshwater Parish Council (14 seats)

Freshwater Colwell Ward

• Terry Dimmick
• Michael Locke

Freshwater North Ward

• Brenda Hobbs
• Daniel James

Freshwater South Ward

• Anne Bamford
• Carol Bray
• George Cameron
• Brian Hinton
• John Medland
• Tom Murphy
• Natalie Thomas
• Jonathan Young

Godshill Parish Council (Six seats)

• Pat Button
• Alison Child
• Carl Donoclift
• Yasmin Nigh
• Amanda Taylor

Gurnard Parish Council (Nine seats)

• Marie Budgen
• Mark Franklin
• Paul Fuller
• Alan Jacobs
• Terry Nolan
• Jan Williams
• Nikki Wood

Havenstreet and Ashey Parish Council (Six seats)

• Bob Blezzard
• Veronica Hattersley
• Karen Hull
• Mick Lyons
• Sue Lyons

Lake Parish Council (Ten seats)

Lake North Ward

• Naomi Goodall
• David Hardy
• Susan Hardy
• Susan Horton
• Tig Outlaw
• Adrian Whittaker
• Bette Young

Nettlestone and Seaview Parish Council (Ten seats)

• David Adams
• Barry Elliott
• Rebecca Hardie
• Michael Ward

Newchurch Parish Council (Eight seats)

• Roy Bevan
• Bob Blezzard
• June Davidson
• John Earley
• Rodney Harris
• Clare Mosdell
• Adrian Whittaker

Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council (14 seats)

Carisbrooke and Gunville Ward

• Bev Hastings
• Terry Martin

Fairlee Ward

• Matthew Price
• Michael Smith

Newport Central Ward

• Julie Jones-Evans
• Vix Lowthion

Newport West Ward

• Joe Lever
• Ray Redrup

Pan and Barton Ward

• Joanne Ballington
• Geoff Brodie

Parkhurst and Hunnyhill Ward

• Andrew Garratt
• Cara Lock

Niton and Whitwell Parish Council (Ten seats)

Whitwell Ward

• Tim Addison
• Benjamin Attrill

Northwood Parish Council (Eight seats)

• Steph Burgess
• Mark Coventry
• Paul Fuller
• David Jaggar
• John Nicholson
• John Pullen

Rookley Parish Council (Seven seats)

• Michael Jones
• Ian Rigaudbarret
• Colin Willis
• Elizabeth Wills

Ryde Town Council (16 seats)

Ryde South East Ward

• Jessica Higgins
• Jo Park

Shalfleet Parish Council (Six seats)

Shalfleet East Ward

• Helena Hewston
• Shirley Stables

Shalfleet West Ward

• Ian Broad
• Pamela Broadhead
• Steve Cowley
• Thomas Cowley

Shanklin Town Council (15 seats)

Shanklin North Ward

• Patrick Barry
• David Cable
• Stephen Knight

Shanklin South Ward

• Lyn Fleming
• Mike Hailston
• Denyse Larne
• Robert May
• Stephen Parkes
• Chris Quirk

Shorwell Parish Council (Six seats)

• Giles Alldred
• Geoffrey Butler
• John Harrison
• David Rimmer
• David Russell
• Peter Turner

St Helens Parish Council (Eight seats)

• Jonathan Bacon
• John Norman
• Sarah Elliott
• Gilles Gergaud
• Phil Jordan
• Joost Spit
• Ian Thomson
• Kevin Tutton

Totland Parish Council (Eight seats)

• Hilary BennsSteven Blamire
• Jan Cave
• Vince Fennell
• John Howe
• Michael Locke
• Helen Wood
• Gareth Wyre

Ventnor Town Council (11 seats)

Bonchurch and Ventnor East Ward

• Brian Lucas

Lowtherville Ward

• Colm Watling

St Lawrence Ward

• Stephen Cockett

Whippingham Parish Council (Six seats)

Whippingham North Ward

• Peter Clark
• John Kirkwood-Slack
• Brian Taylor
• David Thursby-Pelham
• David Walter

Whippingham South Ward

• Matthew Price

Wootton Bridge Parish Council (Ten seats)

• Barry Abraham
• Dave Burley
• Christopher Cory
• Trish Evans
• Barrie Hailstone
• Lee Lemon
• Daryll Pitcher
• Linda Pitcher
• Barbara Port
• John Ward

Wroxall Parish Council (Eight seats)

• Susan Chilton
• Adrian Gallop
• Helen Little
• Kai Wacker

Yarmouth Town Council (Eight seats)

Thorley Ward

• Thomas Cowley
• Gill Head

Yarmouth Ward

• Jamie Allen
• Rod Corbett
• Steve Cowley
• Peter Cronin
• Debbie McCleary

But who will be voted for on May 6 to fill the seats in town, parish and community councils?

Bembridge Parish Council

North Ward (six seats)

• Jay Chapman
• Martin Groom
• Paul Kenny
• Rosamond Poncia
• Alasdair Steane
• Mike Tarrant
• Richard Weaver
• Liz White

South Ward (six seats)

• Harriet Brabazon
• Iain Delaney
• Margaret Donlon
• Josh Lake
• Liz Mitchell
• Grant Stillman
• Marianne Sullivan
• Sheila Weedall
• Ray Widger

Brighstone Parish Council

Brighstone Ward (six seats)

• Pearl Adams
• Doug Alldred
• Colin Bridges
• John Cirrone
• Steve Hastings
• Matt Huxley
• Nick Stuart

Cowes Town Council

Cowes North Ward (six seats)

• Anni Adams
• Paul Bertie
• Paul Fuller
• Richard Hollis
• Neil Oliver
• David Walters
• Wendy Wardrop

East Cowes Town Council

Osborne Ward (four seats)

• Stephen Hendry
• Sharon Lake
• Michael Paler
• Cameron Palin
• Simon Walker

Lake Parish Council

Lake South Ward (three seats)

• Patch Barry
• Paul Brading
• Jenny Hicks
• John Marshall
• Robert May
• Stephen Parkes

Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council

Mountjoy and Shide Ward (two seats)

• Jaimie Bundell
• Shirley Smart
• Fred Turgut

Niton and Whitwell Parish Council

Niton ward (six seats)

• Jon BG
• Simon Biles
• Sherlie Burridge
• Claire Critchison
• Wendy Loader
• Alison Logan
• Lorraine Sheerin

Ryde Town Council

Binstead Ward (two seats)

• Diana Conyers
• Simon Cooke
• Christopher Cory
• Ian Dore

Haylands and Swanmore Ward (two seats)

• Les Kirkby
• Sue Lyons
• Malcolm Ross

Ryde Appley and Elmfield Ward (three seats)

• Lisa Carter
• Paul Hampton
• Michael Lilley
• Jenna Sabine

Ryde Monktonmead Ward (three seats)

• Georgie Carter
• Charles Chapman
• Karen Lucioni
• Mick Lyons

Ryde North West Ward (two seats)

• Phil Jordan
• John McLagan
• Steven Sheridan
• Phil Truckel

Ryde West Ward (two seats)

• Richard May
• Ian Stephens
• Lou Temel

Sandown Town Council

Sandown North Ward (six seats)

• Debbie Andre
• Sue Betts
• Paul Brading
• Ian Fletcher
• Dan Haynes
• Heather Humby
• Alex Lightfoot
• Robert May
• Stephen Parkes
• Joan Solomon

Sandown South Ward (six seats)

• Frank Baldry
• Emily Brothers
• Pauline Evans
• Jenny Hicks
• Paddy Lightfoot
• Ian Ward
• Toby Wilcock
• Gary Young

Shanklin Town Council

Shanklin Central (six seats)

• Michael Beston
• William Boustead
• Sue Godden
• Wendy Hilton-How
• Esther Knight
• Robin Lansdell
• Adrian Whittaker
• David Williams

Ventnor Town Council

Ventnor West Ward (six seats)

• Ian Bond
• Steve Cooper
• Matthew Didge
• Julie Hutchinson
• Mark Jefferies
• Jamie Macaulay
• Steve Milford
• Lester Slade
• James Toogood
• Steph Toogood
• Phil Warren
• John Watkin

For those that will need to vote for town, parish, and community councils on Thursday 6th May, polls will be open between 07:00 and 22:00.

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.