Isle of Wight Council

Isle of Wight Council
Coat of arms
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1890 (Isle of Wight County Council)
1 April 1995 (Isle of Wight Council)
Leadership
Karl Love,
Independent
since 15 May 2024[1]
Phil Jordan,
Independent
since 20 September 2023[2]
Wendy Perera
since April 2022[3]
Structure
Seats39 councillors
Political groups
Administration (13)
  Independent (10)
  Green (2)
  Our Island (1)
Other parties (26)
  Conservative (16)
  Independent (5)
  Liberal Democrats (4)
  Labour (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
6 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
County Hall at Newport
County Hall, High Street, Newport, PO30 1UD
Website
www.iow.gov.uk

Isle of Wight Council, known between 1890 and 1995 as Isle of Wight County Council, is the local authority for the Isle of Wight in England. Since 1995 it has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. It is based at County Hall in Newport. The council has been under no overall control since 2021, being led by a coalition of independent, Green, and Our Island councillors called the Alliance Group.

  1. ^ Dyer, Oliver (15 May 2024). "Isle of Wight Council elects new chair and vice chair". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ Morgan, Lucy (20 September 2023). "Isle of Wight Council has a new leader at County Hall". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ "New chief executive appointed". Isle of Wight Council. Retrieved 23 September 2023.