# 2017 Isle of Wight Council election

The 2017 Isle of Wight Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 40 Councillors were elected from 39 electoral divisions, which each returned either one or two Councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The result of the election saw the Isle of Wight Conservatives re-take majority control of the Isle of Wight Council after electing 25 Councillors. The Island Independents, who after the previous election had formed the ruling group dropped to nine. Elsewhere, the Liberal Democrats had a net gain of one, whilst Labour had a net loss of one. The results also saw the Green Party gain its first Isle of Wight Councillor, whilst UKIP lost both of its two Councillors.

## Results summary

Isle of Wight Council election, 2017 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 25 | +10 | 62.5 | 41.3 | 18,377 | +6.6 |
| Independent | 11 | -9 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 9,638 | -7.5 |
| Green | 1 | +1 | 2.5 | 12.6 | 5,597 | +11.9 |
| Labour | 1 | -1 | 2.5 | 9.7 | 4,308 | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | +1 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 2,775 | +1.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | -2 | — | 2.0 | 867 | -16.0 |

## Ward results

All wards elect one Councillor (unless otherwise stated) to the Isle of Wight Council by the First past the post system of voting. The total number of votes and turnout in each ward includes spoilt ballot papers.
Arreton and Newchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Mosdell | 733 | 56.17 | +20.64 |
| | Independent | Ali Hayden | 222 | 17.01 | – |
| | Labour | Iain MacLennan | 169 | 12.95 | – |
| | Green | Joshua Pointing | 119 | 9.12 | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandy Belfitt | 58 | 4.44 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 39.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1305 | 43.06 | +1.07 |
| | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Swing | | |
Binstead and Fishbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Kilpatrick | 390 | 35.07 | +7.91 |
| | Island Independents | Ivor Warlow | 388 | 34.89 | −13.30 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Cook | 152 | 13.67 | – |
| | Labour | John Glazebrook | 88 | 7.91 | +2.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Cory | 62 | 5.58 | – |
| | UKIP | Linda Pitcher | 32 | 2.88 | −16.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1112 | 41.80 | |
| | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Swing | | |
Brading, St Helens and Bembridge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Tyndall | 1,194 | 23.58 |
| | Conservative | Michael Murwill | 1,115 | 22.02 |
| | Island Independents | Jonathon Bacon | 996 | 19.67 |
| | Island Independents | Gordon Kendall | 870 | 17.18 |
| | Green | Roger Bartrum | 351 | 6.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Graney | 271 | 4.52 |
| | Labour | Hugh Street | 251 | 4.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 3.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 4.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5063 | 42.21 |
| | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Swing | |
Carisbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hobart | 595 | 57.05 | +8.40 |
| | Green | Imogen May | 339 | 32.50 | – |
| | Independent | Liam Verstraeten | 97 | 9.30 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 24.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1043 | 39.89 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Central Wight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Seely | 1,026 | 75.11 | +23.18 |
| | Green | Andrew Langan | 258 | 18.89 | −3.14 |
| | Labour | Jane McKean | 81 | 5.93 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 56.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1366 | 47.73 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chale, Niton and Whitwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Stewart | 791 | 66.64 | +5.94 |
| | Green | Claire Critchison | 313 | 26.37 | – |
| | Labour | Wendy Loader | 80 | 6.74 | −8.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 40.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1187 | 51.08 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cowes Medina :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lora Peacey-Wilcox | 528 | 57.33 | −12.75 |
| | Green | Neil Oliver | 167 | 18.13 | – |
| | Conservative | David Walters | 128 | 13.90 | −4.28 |
| | Labour | Ben Haldenby | 95 | 10.31 | −0.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 39.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 921 | 30.86 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cowes North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Bertie | 389 | 42.65 | −8.71 |
| | Green | Jean Bartrum | 246 | 26.97 | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anni Adams | 227 | 24.89 | – |
| | UKIP | Rose Lyndon-Bell | 47 | 5.15 | −36.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 15.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 912 | 36.79 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cowes South and Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nicholson | 658 | 56.97 | +6.53 |
| | Green | Laurie Tennant | 257 | 23.07 | – |
| | Labour | Will Bossman | 238 | 20.61 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 34.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1155 | 40.50 | +6.16 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cowes West and Gurnard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Fuller | 1,145 | 75.58 | −6.36 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Preston | 293 | 19.34 | +1.63 |
| | Labour | Cheryl Lovelace | 75 | 4.95 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 852 | 56.31 | −8.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1515 | 48.50 | +2.57 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
East Cowes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Karl Love | 620 | 47.29 | – |
| | Island Independents | Luisa Hillard | 336 | 25.63 | −5.03 |
| | Conservative | Michael Collis | 199 | 15.18 | −15.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Packham | 154 | 11.75 | +0.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 21.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1311 | 42.24 | +2.85 |
| | Independent gain from Island Independents | Independent gain from Island Independents | Swing | | |
Freshwater North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Cameron | 453 | 55.24 | +1.35 |
| | Green | Daniel James | 361 | 44.02 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 11.30 | −1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 820 | 37.29 | +5.53 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Freshwater South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Medland | 520 | 50.10 | +1.22 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Wyre | 291 | 28.03 | −4.56 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Stuart | 93 | 8.96 | – |
| | Labour | Matthew Wolfe | 73 | 7.03 | – |
| | UKIP | Terry Brennan | 59 | 5.68 | −12.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 22.10 | +5.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1038 | 40.75 | +0.91 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Godshill and Wroxall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Island Independents | Rodney Downer | 1,006 | 82.46 |
| | Conservative | Ewan Smith-Wainwright | 127 | 10.41 |
| | Green | Patch Barry | 85 | 6.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | 72.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,220 | 47.20 |
| | Island Independents hold | Island Independents hold | Swing | |
Havenstreet, Ashey & Haylands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Churchman | 338 | 36.62 |
| | Independent | Sandy Stephens | 197 | 21.34 |
| | Green | David Logan | 173 | 18.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Ross | 113 | 12.24 |
| | Labour | Sue Lyons | 100 | 10.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 15.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 923 | 32.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Lake North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tig Outlaw | 462 | 42.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Blezzard | 266 | 24.65 |
| | Labour | Deborah Gardiner | 222 | 20.57 |
| | UKIP | Gerry White | 119 | 11.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 18.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,079 | 37.66 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Lake South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Brading | 549 | 48.84 |
| | Labour | Stewart Blackmore | 183 | 16.28 |
| | Independent | John Flemming | 172 | 15.30 |
| | Independent | Adrian Whittaker | 159 | 14.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chani-May Courtney | 53 | 4.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 32.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | 38.63 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Nettlestone & Seaview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reg Barry | 613 | 48.31 |
| | Conservative | Michael Ward | 461 | 36.33 |
| | Independent | Mark Gibbs | 120 | 9.46 |
| | Green | Mark Gaskin | 37 | 2.92 |
| | Labour | Mark Rees | 35 | 2.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 12.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 51.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Newport Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Julie Jones-Evans | 488 | 58.87 |
| | Conservative | Steve Hastings | 192 | 23.16 |
| | Labour | Robin Price | 139 | 16.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 36.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,917 | 28.42 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoff Lumley | 587 | 70.81 |
| | Conservative | Bev Hastings | 181 | 21.83 |
| | UKIP | Rod Mosnicka | 56 | 6.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 49.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 829 | 29.67 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Newport North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Price | 548 | 62.27 |
| | Green | Rebecca Blachford | 167 | 18.98 |
| | Labour | Mary Craven | 164 | 18.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 43.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 880 | 35.70 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Newport South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Shirley Smart | 435 | 49.83 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Brown | 431 | 49.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 873 | 32.44 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Newport West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Whitehouse | 350 | 40.09 |
| | Green | Jaimie Bundell | 180 | 20.62 |
| | Independent | Peter Whiteman | 166 | 19.01 |
| | Independent | Wendy Cook | 90 | 10.31 |
| | Labour | Laraine Pascoe | 53 | 6.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Moth | 31 | 3.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 19.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 873 | 35.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Parkhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garratt | 404 | 53.51 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hollis | 272 | 36.03 |
| | Labour | Simon Haytack | 78 | 10.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 17.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 32.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Ryde East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Michael Lilley | 489 | 52.26 |
| | Conservative | Mary Collis | 282 | 35.02 |
| | Independent | Roger Whitby-Smith | 202 | 17.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Fontana | 37 | 3.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 27.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,127 | 39.89 |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | |
Ryde North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Wayne Whittle | 472 | 50.97 |
| | Green | Nancy Farrell | 270 | 39.16 |
| | Labour | Zarah Groves | 172 | 18.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 22.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 926 | 35.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ryde North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Axford | 444 | 45.35 |
| | Island Independents | Phil Jordan | 178 | 18.18 |
| | Labour | Julian Critchley | 154 | 15.73 |
| | Green | Ewald Widiner | 138 | 14.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Courtney | 64 | 6.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 27.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 976 | 35.25 |
| | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Swing | |
Ryde South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Chapman | 279 | 35.27 |
| | Labour | Mick Lyons | 262 | 33.12 |
| | Independent | Karen Lucioni | 241 | 30.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 2.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 791 | 26.53 |
| | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Swing | |
Ryde West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Island Independents | Ian Stephens | 274 | 29.62 |
| | Conservative | Conrad Gauntlett | 210 | 22.70 |
| | Labour | Jim Moody | 174 | 18.81 |
| | Green | Alex Pointing | 135 | 14.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Beckett | 130 | 14.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 6.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 925 | 33.80 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Sandown North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Debbie Andre | 382 | 44.01 |
| | Conservative | Rajesh Patel | 255 | 29.38 |
| | Labour | Ronald Anderson | 138 | 15.90 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Arlette | 88 | 10.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 14.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 868 | 36.87 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | |
Sandown South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Ward | 569 | 59.02 |
| | Green | Eric Lawson | 392 | 40.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 18.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 964 | 32.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Shanklin Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Beston | 457 | 40.12 |
| | Island Independents | Jon Gilbey | 451 | 39.60 |
| | Green | Robert May | 146 | 12.82 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Evans | 85 | 7.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,139 | 40.36 |
| | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Swing | |
Shanklin South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Quirk | 481 | 38.88 |
| | Island Independents | Richard Priest | 426 | 34.44 |
| | Independent | Andrew Green | 106 | 8.57 |
| | Green | Lorraine Briar | 70 | 5.66 |
| | Labour | Doreen Armstrong | 54 | 4.37 |
| | UKIP | Sonja Ward | 53 | 4.28 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Belfitt | 42 | 3.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 4.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,237 | 42.33 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Totland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Island Independents | John Howe | 467 | 45.56 |
| | Conservative | Carol Bryan | 428 | 41.76 |
| | Independent | Iain McKie | 120 | 11.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 3.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,025 | 42.96 |
| | Island Independents hold | Island Independents hold | Swing | |
Ventnor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Perks | 450 | 49.94 |
| | Green | Jonathan Marks | 184 | 20.42 |
| | Labour | Ed Gouge | 150 | 16.65 |
| | Independent | Billy Hill | 80 | 8.88 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Gibbons-Roscoe | 32 | 3.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 29.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 38.11 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | |
Ventnor West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gary Peace | 455 | 45.27 |
| | Green | Stephen Cockett | 282 | 28.06 |
| | Independent | Harry Rees | 110 | 10.95 |
| | Labour | Steve Cooper | 94 | 9.35 |
| | UKIP | Richard Curtis | 63 | 6.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 17.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,005 | 42.33 |
| | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Conservative gain from Island Independents | Swing | |
West Wight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Hutchinson | 687 | 70.03 |
| | Green | Petar Marinov | 186 | 18.96 |
| | Labour | Mary Gouge | 103 | 10.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 51.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 981 | 36.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Whippingham and Osborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Julia Baker-Smith | 692 | 56.72 |
| | Conservative | Simon Walker | 313 | 25.66 |
| | Labour | Lorna Trollope | 146 | 11.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Packham | 62 | 5.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 31.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,220 | 36.49 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Wootton Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Abraham | 429 | 37.66 |
| | UKIP | Daryll Pitcher | 318 | 27.92 |
| | Independent | Becky Roncoroni | 224 | 19.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Cory | 95 | 8.34 |
| | Labour | William Chase | 65 | 5.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 9.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,139 | 40.99 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | |