2009 UK local government election
2009 local election results on the Isle of Wight The composition of the Isle of Wight Council after the 2009 election. The 2009 Isle of Wight Council elections were held on Thursday 4 June 2009.
After a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England , the number of seats on the council was reduced from 48 single-member wards, to a 40-member council, consisting of 38 single member wards, and one double-member ward.[ 1]
Overview The result of the election was 'no change', with the Conservatives retaining an overall majority by winning twenty-four of the forty seats available. Of the sixteen remaining seats, ten went to independents, five to the Liberal Democrats and just one to the Labour Party.[ 2] Although the Conservatives managed to retain control, the Isle of Wight was still the only council in England in which they lost seats.[ 3] Among the factors which could have led to this relatively poor performance are the recent education reforms on the Isle of Wight , which led to protests over the closure of island primary schools. The "Standards not Tiers" independent candidate Chris Welsford beat the sitting Conservative councillor Jonny Fitzgerald-Bond by 141 votes in the Ventnor East ward. In the Cowes West and Gurnard ward, which was at the heart of education reforms, sitting Tory councillor Alan Wells was beaten by independent candidate Paul Fuller.[ 2] The large numbers of independent candidates standing at this election and the increased level of support for them could also be attributed to the ongoing United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal , pushing voters away from the mainstream political parties represented in the House of Commons .
Results The party standings following the election:
Party 2005 Cllrs 2005 Cllrs, restated[ 4] Gain/Loss 2009 Cllrs Conservative Party 35 29 −5 24 Independents 5 4 +3 7 Liberal Democrats 5 4 +1 5 Labour Party 2 2 −1 1 Others[ 5] 1 1 +2 3 Total 48 40 – 40
Ward results The following are results from each electoral ward.[ 6]
Arreton and Newchurch Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Colin Richards 691 51.68 Conservative Erica Oulton 646 48.31 Turnout 1337 44.62
Binstead and Fishbourne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ivan Bulwe 519 42.47 Independent Ivor Warlow 515 42.14 Liberal Democrats Tony Zeid 188 15.38 Turnout 1222 45.17
Brading, St Helens and Bembridge (two seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Patrick Joyce 1444 Independent Jonathan Bacon 1289 Conservative Sally Pigot 1117 Conservative Joe Robertson 1097 Liberal Democrats Anouska Blake 406 Liberal Democrats David Cleaver 338 Turnout 4391 48.49
Carisbrooke Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Hobart 583 Independent Barbara Foster 475 Turnout 1058 41.27
Central Wight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Bingham 894 Liberal Democrats Jill Wareham 732 Turnout 1626 57.98
Chale, Niton and Whitwell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative William Wyatt-Millington 641 Liberal Democrats Malcolm Groves 404 Turnout 1045 45.27
Cowes Medina Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lora Peacy-Wilcox 617 Liberal Democrats Hugh Reid 148 Labour Steve Cooper 121 Turnout 886 30.74
Cowes North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Brown 542 Independent Wendy Wardrop 276 Labour Peter Laugharne 98 Turnout 916 35.27
Cowes South and Northwood Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Roger Mazillius 987 Liberal Democrats Charlotte Witheridge 230 Labour Nicholas Wray 85 Turnout 1302 45.53
Cowes West and Gurnard Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Paul Fuller 819 Conservative Alan Wells 649 Turnout 1468 47.99
East Cowes Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Margaret Webster 642 Liberal Democrats Margaret Lloyd 543 Labour Jane McKean 68 Turnout 1253 42.07
Freshwater North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andy Sutton 541 Liberal Democrats Martin Wareham 226 Labour Clive Burland 134 Turnout 901 39.20
Freshwater South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Cameron 435 Liberal Democrats John Medland 389 Independent David Baggott 245 Turnout 1069 44.53
Godshill and Wroxall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Rodney Downer 570 Conservative Alison Child 509 Liberal Democrats Dave Hardy 112 Turnout 1191 45.14
Havenstreet, Ashey and Haylands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Vanessa Churchman 420 Conservative Conrad Gauntlett 395 Liberal Democrats Richard Fraser-Tait 210 Turnout 1025 37.27
Lake North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jerry White 401 Liberal Democrats Peter Harris 356 Labour Deborah Gardiner 333 Turnout 1090 39.11
Lake South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tim Hunter-Henderson 591 Liberal Democrats John Fleming 301 Labour Alan Hollands 128 BNP Dot Clynch 89 Turnout 1109 42.46
Nettlestone and Seaview Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Reg Barry 855 Conservative Diana Tuson 607 Turnout 1462 54.57
Newport Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Julie Jones-Evans 291 Liberal Democrats Andrew Garratt 186 Independent Jackie Hawkins 157 Independent Julian Whittaker 103 Labour Andy Woodhouse 70 Turnout 807 28.46
Newport East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Geoff Lumley 449 Conservative Peter Humber 191 Liberal Democrats Cathy Wright 73 Turnout 713 30.31
Newport North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dawn Cousins 508 Liberal Democrats Peter Whiteman 342 Turnout 850 34.07
Newport South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Roger Dixcey 395 Liberal Democrats Shirley Smart 315 Labour David Stott 135 Turnout 845 32.29
Newport West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Whittaker 501 Independent Brian Rushton 182 Liberal Democrats Mike Carr 165 Turnout 848 37.32
Parkhurst Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Hollis 312 Liberal Democrats Garry Price 185 Independent Clive Page 145 Labour Steve Falla 63 Turnout 705 29.75
Ryde East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Dave Knowles 626 Conservative Peter Tuson 479 Turnout 1105 38.67
Ryde North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Wayne Whittle 364 Conservative Adrian Axford 318 Liberal Democrats Henry Adams 285 Turnout 967 33.56
Ryde North West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Arthur Taylor 531 Liberal Democrats Tim Wakeley 441 Turnout 972 33.53
Ryde South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Adrian Whittaker 275 Independent Charles Chapman 263 Conservative Gary Axford 217 Labour Ernest 'Jim' White 67 Turnout 822 28.61
Ryde West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ian Stephens 652 Conservative Sarah Doran 249 Liberal Democrats John Timmons 209 Turnout 1110 39.20
Sandown North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Heather Humby 747 Conservative Rajesh Patel 179 Turnout 926 39.46
Sandown South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ian Ward 547 Liberal Democrats Bob Blezzard 283 Independent Richard Davis 177 Labour Eric Goacher 43 Turnout 1050 35.19
Shanklin Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Williams 634 Independent Lincoln Wyatt 231 Liberal Democrats Sara Sheath 191 Labour Doreen Armstrong 61 Turnout 1117 35.95
Shanklin South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Pugh 804 Liberal Democrats Lynda Fleming 161 Independent Anne Bishop 156 Labour Peter Coleman 58 Turnout 1179 40.46
Totland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats John Howe 442 Conservative David Eccles 396 Independent Carol Bryan 304 Turnout 1142 46.17
Ventnor East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Chris Welsford 503 Conservative Jonathan Fitzgerald-Bond 362 Liberal Democrats Harry Rees 150 Turnout 1015 40.15
Ventnor West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Susan Scoccia 562 Independent Stephen Stubbings 555 Liberal Democrats Wendy Ford 86 Turnout 1203 47.18
West Wight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Stuart Dyer 719 Conservative Bill Burt 624 Turnout 1343 46.04
Whippingham and Osborne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Edward Giles 414 Independent Charles Hancock 398 Liberal Democrats Peter Lloyd 235 Labour Laraine Pascoe 60 Turnout 1107 37.63
Wootton Bridge Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Barry Abraham 866 Liberal Democrats Ernest Smith 290 Turnout 1156 41.22
See also
References ^ "Future electoral arrangements for the Isle of Wight" (PDF) . Boundary Committee for England . Retrieved 29 November 2009 . ^ a b "Tories surge back in island polls". Isle of Wight County Press . Retrieved 4 December 2009 . ^ "Letters – Sickened voters stayed at home". Isle of Wight County Press . Retrieved 4 December 2009 . ^ The number of councillors received in 2005 multiplied by 0.833 to reflect the reduced number of councillors. No attempt has been made to account for altered boundaries and geographic distribution of support. ^ Those individuals who chose not to state a political affiliation, or be named as 'independents' on the ballot. ^ "Isle of Wight Council election results". Isle of Wight County Press . Retrieved 11 June 2009 .