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South East · Former constituency (1918–2019) · E14000762

Isle of Wight

Every general election in Isle of Wight since 1918 (until 2019). Latest: Bob Seely, Conservative, majority 23,737.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Bob Seely Elected sitting MPConservative41,81556.2%
Richard QuigleyLabour18,07824.3%
Vix LowthionGreen11,33815.2%
Carl FeeneyIndependent Network1,5422.1%
Karl LoveIndependent8741.2%
Daryll PitcherIndependent7951.1%
Valid votes74,442
Majority23,73731.9%

Con hold Turnout 65.9% of 113,021 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F19741983199720102019Conservative, 1918: 59.2%Conservative, 1922: 31.6%Conservative, 1923: 46.3%Conservative, 1924: 52.4%Conservative, 1929: 48.2%Conservative, 1931: 77.3%Conservative, 1935: 63.2%Conservative, 1945: 46.6%Conservative, 1950: 60.5%Conservative, 1951: 61.8%Conservative, 1955: 62.6%Conservative, 1959: 62.9%Conservative, 1964: 53.5%Conservative, 1966: 48.6%Conservative, 1970: 52.4%Conservative, February 1974: 39.0%Conservative, October 1974: 42.0%Conservative, 1979: 47.7%Conservative, 1983: 46.3%Conservative, 1987: 51.2%Conservative, 1992: 47.9%Conservative, 1997: 34.0%Conservative, 2001: 39.7%Conservative, 2005: 49.0%Conservative, 2010: 46.7%Conservative, 2015: 40.7%Conservative, 2017: 51.3%Conservative, 2019: 56.2%Labour, 1922: 11.2%Labour, 1923: 7.1%Labour, 1924: 9.8%Labour, 1929: 13.7%Labour, 1931: 22.8%Labour, 1935: 36.8%Labour, 1945: 40.7%Labour, 1950: 39.5%Labour, 1951: 38.2%Labour, 1955: 37.4%Labour, 1959: 37.1%Labour, 1964: 31.6%Labour, 1966: 29.0%Labour, 1970: 22.6%Labour, February 1974: 10.8%Labour, October 1974: 13.0%Labour, 1979: 4.1%Labour, 1983: 2.4%Labour, 1987: 5.9%Labour, 1992: 6.0%Labour, 1997: 13.2%Labour, 2001: 15.2%Labour, 2005: 17.2%Labour, 2010: 11.6%Labour, 2015: 12.8%Labour, 2017: 23.0%Labour, 2019: 24.3%Liberal, 1918: 40.8%Liberal, 1922: 36.3%Liberal, 1923: 46.6%Liberal, 1924: 37.8%Liberal, 1929: 38.1%Liberal, 1945: 12.6%Liberal, 1964: 14.9%Liberal, 1966: 22.4%Liberal, 1970: 22.2%Liberal, February 1974: 50.2%Liberal, October 1974: 45.1%Liberal, 1979: 48.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 45.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 42.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 35.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 29.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 31.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 7.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 51.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 43.0%Green, 2010: 1.3%Green, 2015: 13.4%Green, 2017: 17.3%Green, 2019: 15.2%Others, 1970: 2.8%Others, 1983: 0.3%Others, 1992: 0.4%Others, 1997: 10.1%Others, 2001: 9.7%Others, 2005: 4.3%
Vote share in Isle of Wight at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance Grn Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Isle of Wight (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Con Bob SeelyLab23,73731.965.9%Con hold
2017Con Bob SeelyLab21,06928.367.3%Con hold
2015Con Andrew TurnerUKIP13,70319.564.6%Con hold
2010Con Andrew TurnerLD10,52715.063.9%Con hold
2005ConLD12,97819.461.7%
2001ConLD2,8264.560.8%Con gain from LD
1997LDCon6,4068.872.0%
1992ConLD1,8272.379.8%Con hold
1987ConAlliance6,4428.279.6%Con gain from Alliance
1983AllianceCon3,5034.779.0%
1979LibCon3520.581.8%Lib hold
October 1974LibCon2,0403.176.8%Lib hold
February 1974LibCon7,76611.281.4%
1970ConLab17,32629.972.1%Con hold
1966ConLab10,45119.775.0%Con hold
1964ConLab11,25321.974.3%Con hold
1959ConLab12,83225.974.1%Con hold
1955ConLab12,63725.374.3%
1951ConLab12,78923.680.3%Con hold
1950ConLab11,48821.180.6%
1945ConLab2,7845.975.8%
1935ConLab11,16226.469.4%Con hold
1931ConLab23,08954.571.1%Con hold
1929ConLib4,56610.079.0%Con hold
1924ConLib5,40214.680.1%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon900.376.6%Lib hold
1922LibCon1,5824.775.4%Lib gain from Con
1918ConLib5,03918.365.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Isle of Wight?

Bob Seely (Conservative) won Isle of Wight at the 2019 general election with a majority of 23,737.

Which parties have won Isle of Wight?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 21, Liberal 5, Liberal Democrats 1, SDP–Liberal Alliance 1.

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