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List of electoral divisions in the Isle of Wight

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This article lists the electoral divisions and wards used on the Isle of Wight in South East England. It shows how these have changed since the Local Government Act 1972. The number of councillors for each division or ward is shown in brackets.

Electoral divisions over time
- 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 7 May 1981
- 7 May 1981 to 4 May 1995
- 4 May 1995 to 7 June 2001
- 7 June 2001 to 4 June 2009
- 4 June 2009 to 6 May 2021
- 6 May 2021 to present

Wards over time
- 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979
- 3 May 1979 to 1 April 1995 (district abolished)

Current wards (present list)
Ashey, Bembridge North, Bembridge South, Binstead, Brading and St Helens, Brighstone and Calbourne, Carisbrooke East, Carisbrooke West, Central Rural, Chale, Niton and Whitwell, Cowes Castle East, Cowes Castle West, Cowes Central, Cowes Medina, East Cowes North, East Cowes South, Fairlee, Freshwater Afton, Freshwater Norton, Gurnard, Lake North, Lake South, Mount Joy, Newchurch, Newport North, Newport South, Northwood, Osborne, Pan, Parkhurst, Ryde North East, Ryde North West, Ryde South East, Ryde South West, St Johns East, St Johns West, Sandown North, Sandown South, Seaview and Nettlestone, Shalfleet and Yarmouth, Shanklin Central, Shanklin North, Shanklin South, Totland, Ventnor East, Ventnor West, Wootton, Wroxall and Godshill.


This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 18:54 (CET).