Elections in your area
Thursday 1 May 2025
You will have one ballot paper to fill out.
- Isle of Wight local election: Central Rural division by-election
- Isle of Wight local election: Central Rural division (postponed)
Get ready to vote:
There may also be parish, town or community council elections in some areas.
Isle of Wight local election
Central Rural division by-election
This election will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025.
You will have one vote, and can choose from five candidates.
Get ready to vote:
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How to vote
This election uses First-past-the-post.
Mark an X in the box for your preferred candidate.
You can mark up to one candidate.
Read the instructions at the top of your ballot paper carefully.
For more information, visit The Electoral Commission's website or ask an official at your polling station.
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Bob Blezzard
Liberal Democrats
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Caroline Anne Gladwin
Reform UK
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Simon Peter Haytack
Labour Party
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Julia Laursen
Green Party
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Simon Richards
Conservative and Unionist Party
Isle of Wight local election (postponed)
Election postponed
This election will not go ahead in May 2025, as originally planned.
Isle of Wight Council is taking part in a programme of local government reorganisation. The May 2025 election will be postponed while this reorganisation is completed.
Your area
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You should get a "poll card" through the post telling you where to vote.
If you haven't got one, or aren't sure where to vote, you should call Isle of Wight Council on 01983 823380.
Isle of Wight Council
http://www.iow.gov.uk/Council/Elections/Electoral-Registration/About-Electoral-Registration
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You will need to take photo ID to vote at a polling station in this election
You do not need your poll card to vote. You must vote at your assigned polling station.
- Read more about voting in Great Britain.
- Read more about photo ID.
If you do not have a photo ID that allows you to vote, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate before 23 April 2025
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Register to vote
You need to be registered in order to vote. If you aren't registered to vote visit https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Register before midnight on 11 April 2025 to vote on 1 May 2025.
Send your postal and proxy vote applications to your local electoral registration team. You can also contact them to find out if you’re on the electoral register, and if you already have a postal or proxy vote.
Isle of Wight Council Electoral Services
County Hall
Newport
PO30 1UD
http://www.iow.gov.uk/Council/Elections/Electoral-Registration/About-Electoral-Registration
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Voting by post
If you know that you won't be able to get to the polling station on polling day, you can vote by post. You have until 14 April 2025 to Apply for a postal vote.
Read more about applying for a postal vote.
If you have a postal vote, your local council will send your postal voting pack around three weeks before polling day.
If you have not received your postal voting pack, you can contact Isle of Wight Council on 01983 823380.
Isle of Wight Council
http://www.iow.gov.uk/Council/Elections/Electoral-Registration/About-Electoral-Registration
electoral.services@iow.gov.ukReplacement packs can only be issued from 25 April 2025 until 5pm on 1 May 2025.
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