Isle of Wight Council election, 2017

Isle of Wight Council election, 2017

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All 40 seats to the Isle of Wight Council 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	40.92%
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Liberal Democrat Last election 15 seats, 34.7% 20 seats, 35.7% 1 seat, 4.5% Seats won 25 11 2 Seat change 10 9 1 Popular vote 18,377 12,508 2,775 Percentage 41.3% 28.2% 6.2% Swing 6.6% 7.5% 1.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Green Labour Last election 0 seats, 0.7% 2 seats, 6.4% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 5,597 4,308 Percentage 12.6% 9.7% Swing 11.9% 3.3%

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 eight. 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.

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.

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