| The Isle of Wight | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:EnglandIsleWight.svg) Location of Isle of Wight within England | |
| County | Isle of Wight |
| Electorate | 113,021 (2019) |
| Major settlements | Brading, Lake, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin |
| 1832–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | Isle of Wight East Isle of Wight West |
Isle of Wight (/waɪt/ WYTE)[1] was a constituency[n 1] that was last represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2017 until 2024 by Bob Seely, a Conservative.
Created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, it covered the whole of the Isle of Wight. It had the largest electorate of any constituency at the 2019 general election.[n 2]
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished for the 2024 general election. The island was divided into two constituencies, Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West.[2]
- ^ "Wight". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Isle of Wight set for two MPs under boundary review". BBC News. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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