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Isle of Wight East (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isle of Wight East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Joe Robertson for the Conservative Party.
The Isle of Wight is granted two Members of Parliament under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011.[1] The constituency has been created alongside Isle of Wight West from the divided former Isle of Wight constituency.[2]
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Boundaries
The constituency comprises eastern areas of the Isle of Wight, including the communities of Ryde, Bembridge, Brading, Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor. It is composed of the following electoral divisions of the Isle of Wight:
- Bembridge, Binstead & Fishbourne, Brading & St Helens, Haylands & Swanmore, Lake North, Lake South, Nettlestone & Seaview, Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey, Ryde Appley & Elmfield, Ryde Monktonmead, Ryde North West, Ryde South East, Ryde West, Sandown North, Sandown South, Shanklin Central, Shanklin South, Ventnor & St Lawrence, Wootton Bridge, and Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch.[3]
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Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus describes the seat as "Centrist" indicating an electorate with moderate views which could support any of the three main parties.[4]
Members of Parliament
Isle of Wight prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
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References
External links
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