Isle of Wight Council elections

Isle of Wight is a unitary authority and former non-metropolitan county in England.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Non-metropolitan county

Party in control		Years
style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color" |	Independent	1973-1977
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservative	1977-1981
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Liberal	1981-1985
style="background-color: Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" |	SDP–Liberal Alliance	1985-1989
style="background-color: Template:Social and Liberal Democrats/meta/color" |	Social and Liberal Democrats	1989-1993
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" |	Liberal Democrats	1993-1995

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" |	Liberal Democrats	1995-1998
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" |	No overall control	1998-2005
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservative	2005-2013
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" |	No overall control	2013–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan county elections

• Isle of Wight County Council election, 1973
• Isle of Wight County Council election, 1977
• Isle of Wight County Council election, 1981
• Isle of Wight County Council election, 1985
• Isle of Wight County Council election, 1989
• Isle of Wight County Council election, 1993

Unitary authority elections

• Isle of Wight Council election, 1995
• Isle of Wight Council election, 1998
• Isle of Wight Council election, 2001
• Isle of Wight Council election, 2005
• Isle of Wight Council election, 2009
• Isle of Wight Council election, 2013

County result maps

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  2013 results map