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Isle Of Wight — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Isle Of Wight was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 23,737 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Isle Of Wight from 1832 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1832–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Richard Godin Simeon (Whig) 712 86.4% Alexander Glynn Campbell (Conservative) 600 (72.8 pts) 70.6%
1835 Richard Godin Simeon (Whig) 483 58.9% George Henry Ward (Conservative) 146 (17.8 pts) 70.3%
1837 William Henry Ashe à Court-Holmes (Conservative) 628 52.9% Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham (Whig) 68 (5.7 pts) 92.0%
1841 William Henry Ashe á Court-Holmes (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 John Simeon (Whig) 476 56.1% Thomas James Willis Fleming (Conservative) 103 (12.1 pts) 72.8%
1852 Francis Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (Conservative) 681 53.5% Edward Dawes (Radical) 88 (6.9 pts) 77.2%
1857 Charles Cavendish Clifford (Whig) 730 54.5% Thomas James Willis Fleming (Conservative) 120 (9.0 pts) 68.8%
1859 Charles Cavendish Clifford (Liberal) 756 52.1% Francis Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (Conservative) 62 (4.3 pts) 71.1%
1865 John Simeon (Liberal) 786 52.5% Charles Locock (Conservative) 76 (5.1 pts) 64.6%
1868 John Simeon (Liberal) 1,353 54.8% Alexander Dundas Rose Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie (Conservative) 235 (9.5 pts) 64.9%
1874 Alexander Dundas Ro Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie (Conservative) 1,614 50.1% Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (Liberal) 9 (0.3 pts) 78.8%
1880 Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (Liberal) 1,986 50.2% Benjamin Temple Cotton (Conservative) 13 (0.3 pts) 79.9%
1885 Richard Everard Webster (Conservative) 5,495 52.1% Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (Liberal) 436 (4.1 pts) 88.4%
1886 Richard Everard Webster (Conservative) 5,271 56.8% John Stuart (Liberal) 1,258 (13.6 pts) 77.7%
1892 Richard Everard Webster (Conservative) 5,699 52.1% Sigismund Ferdinand Mendl (Liberal) 461 (4.2 pts) 84.4%
1895 Richard Everard Webster (Conservative) 5,809 52.0% Armine Wodehouse (Liberal) 446 (4.0 pts) 80.9%
1900 John Edward Bernard Seely (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Godfrey Baring (Liberal) 7,453 55.8% Anthony Hickman Morgan (Conservative) 1,561 (11.7 pts) 87.8%
Jan 1910 Douglas Bernard Hall (Conservative) 7,414 51.0% Godfrey Baring (Liberal) 291 (2.0 pts) 91.0%
Dec 1910 Douglas Bernard Hall (Conservative) 7,192 50.8% Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli (Liberal) 223 (1.6 pts) 88.7%
1918 Douglas Bernard Hall (Unionist) 16,274 59.2% Godfrey Baring (Liberal) 5,039 (18.3 pts) 65.5%
1922 Edgar Chatfeild-Clarke (Liberal) 12,202 36.3% John Thomas Woolrych Perowne (Unionist) 1,582 (4.7 pts) 75.4%
1923 John Edward Bernard Seely (Liberal) 16,249 46.6% Peter Drummond Macdonald (Unionist) 90 (0.3 pts) 76.6%
1924 Peter Drummond Macdonald (Unionist) 19,346 52.4% John Edward Bernard Seely (Liberal) 5,402 (14.6 pts) 80.1%
1929 Peter Drummond Macdonald (Unionist) 21,949 48.1% John Hutchinson (Liberal) 4,566 (10.0 pts) 79.0%
1931 Peter Drummond Macdonald (Conservative) 32,728 77.2% James Drummond (Labour) 23,089 (54.5 pts) 71.1%
1935 Peter Drummond Macdonald (Conservative) 26,748 63.2% William Miller (Labour) 11,162 (26.4 pts) 69.4%
1945 Peter Drummond Macdonald (Conservative) 22,036 46.6% William Miller (Labour) 2,784 (5.9 pts) 75.8%
1950 Peter Drummond Macdonald (Conservative) 32,984 60.5% Sydney Conbeer (Labour) 11,488 (21.1 pts) 80.6%
1951 Peter Drummond Macdonald (Conservative) 33,501 61.8% Sydney Conbeer (Labour) 12,789 (23.6 pts) 80.3%
1955 Sir Peter Drummond Macdonald (Conservative) 31,335 62.6% Sydney George Conbeer (Labour) 12,637 (25.3 pts) 74.3%
1959 Harold Frederick Martin Woodnutt (Conservative) 31,228 62.9% Edward Cecil Amey (Labour) 12,832 (25.9 pts) 74.1%
1964 Harold Frederick Martin Woodnutt (Conservative) 27,497 53.5% William Mann (Labour) 11,253 (21.9 pts) 74.3%
1966 Harold Woodnutt (Conservative) 25,862 48.6% Peter Stephenson (Labour) 10,451 (19.7 pts) 75.0%
1970 Harold Woodnutt (Conservative) 30,437 52.4% Kent Boulton (Labour) 17,326 (29.8 pts) 72.1%
Feb 1974 Stephen Ross (Liberal) 34,808 50.2% Harold Woodnutt (Conservative) 7,766 (11.2 pts) 81.4%
Oct 1974 Stephen Ross (Liberal) 29,697 45.1% Dudley Fishburn (Conservative) 2,040 (3.1 pts) 76.8%
1979 Stephen Ross (Liberal) 35,889 48.2% Dudley Fishburn (Conservative) 352 (0.5 pts) 81.8%
1983 Stephen Ross (Liberal) 38,407 51.0% Virgina Bottomley (Conservative) 3,503 (4.7 pts) 80.0%
1987 Barry Field (Conservative) 40,175 51.2% Michael Young (Liberal) 6,442 (8.2 pts) 79.6%
1992 Barry Field (Conservative) 38,163 47.9% Dr Peter Brand (Liberal Democrat) 1,827 (2.3 pts) 79.8%
1997 Dr Peter Brand (Liberal Democrat) 31,274 42.7% Andrew Turner (Conservative) 6,406 (8.8 pts) 72.0%
2001 Andrew Turner (Conservative) 25,223 39.7% Peter Brand (Liberal Democrat) 2,826 (4.5 pts) 59.7%
2005 Andrew Turner (Conservative) 32,717 48.9% Anthony Rowlands (Liberal Democrat) 12,978 (19.4 pts) 61.3%
2010 Andrew Turner (Conservative) 32,810 46.7% Jill Wareham (Liberal Democrat) 10,527 (15.0 pts) 64.0%
2015 Andrew Turner (Conservative) 28,591 40.7% Iain McKie (UKIP) 13,703 (19.5 pts) 64.7%
2017 Bob Seely (Conservative) 38,190 51.3% Julian Critchley (Labour) 21,069 (28.3 pts) 67.4%
2019 Bob Seely (Conservative) 41,815 56.2% Richard Quigley (Labour) 23,737 (31.9 pts) 66.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Godin Simeon Whig 71286.4% Yes
Alexander Glynn Campbell Conservative 11213.6% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Godin Simeon Whig 48358.9% Yes
George Henry Ward Conservative 33741.1% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Ashe à Court-Holmes Conservative 62852.9% Yes
Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham Whig 56047.1% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Ashe á Court-Holmes Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Simeon Whig 47656.1% Yes
Thomas James Willis Fleming Conservative 37343.9% No

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Venables-Vernon-Harcourt Conservative 68153.5% Yes
Edward Dawes Radical 59346.5% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Cavendish Clifford Whig 73054.5% Yes
Thomas James Willis Fleming Conservative 61045.5% No

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Cavendish Clifford Liberal 75652.1% Yes
Francis Venables-Vernon-Harcourt Conservative 69447.9% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Simeon Liberal 78652.5% Yes
Charles Locock Conservative 71047.5% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Simeon Liberal 1,35354.8% Yes
Alexander Dundas Rose Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie Conservative 1,11845.2% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Dundas Ro Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie Conservative 1,61450.1% Yes
Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley Liberal 1,60549.9% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley Liberal 1,98650.2% Yes
Benjamin Temple Cotton Conservative 1,97349.8% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Everard Webster Conservative 5,49552.1% Yes
Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley Liberal 5,05947.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Everard Webster Conservative 5,27156.8% Yes
John Stuart Liberal 4,01343.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Everard Webster Conservative 5,69952.1% Yes
Sigismund Ferdinand Mendl Liberal 5,23847.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Everard Webster Conservative 5,80952.0% Yes
Armine Wodehouse Liberal 5,36348.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Bernard Seely Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Baring Liberal 7,45355.8% Yes
Anthony Hickman Morgan Conservative 5,89244.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Bernard Hall Conservative 7,41451.0% Yes
Godfrey Baring Liberal 7,12349.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Bernard Hall Conservative 7,19250.8% Yes
Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli Liberal 6,96949.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Bernard Hall Unionist 16,27459.2% Yes
Godfrey Baring Liberal 11,23540.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edgar Chatfeild-Clarke Liberal 12,20236.3% Yes
John Thomas Woolrych Perowne Unionist 10,62031.6% No
Arthur Veasey Independent Unionist 7,06121.0% No
Harold Shearman Labour 3,75611.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Bernard Seely Liberal 16,24946.6% Yes
Peter Drummond Macdonald Unionist 16,15946.3% No
Emily Palmer Labour 2,4757.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Drummond Macdonald Unionist 19,34652.4% Yes
John Edward Bernard Seely Liberal 13,94437.8% No
Henry Edward Weaver Labour 3,6209.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Drummond Macdonald Unionist 21,94948.1% Yes
John Hutchinson Liberal 17,38338.1% No
Henry Edward Weaver Labour 6,25613.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Drummond Macdonald Conservative 32,72877.2% Yes
James Drummond Labour 9,63922.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Drummond Macdonald Conservative 26,74863.2% Yes
William Miller Labour 15,58636.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Drummond Macdonald Conservative 22,03646.6% Yes
William Miller Labour 19,25240.7% No
May O'Conor Liberal 5,96712.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Drummond Macdonald Conservative 32,98460.5% Yes
Sydney Conbeer Labour 21,49639.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Drummond Macdonald Conservative 33,50161.8% Yes
Sydney Conbeer Labour 20,71238.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Peter Drummond Macdonald Conservative 31,33562.6% Yes
Sydney George Conbeer Labour 18,69837.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Frederick Martin Woodnutt Conservative 31,22862.9% Yes
Edward Cecil Amey Labour 18,39637.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Frederick Martin Woodnutt Conservative 27,49753.5% Yes
William Mann Labour 16,24431.6% No
Barbara Ellen Mary Stevenson Bliss Liberal 7,66614.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Woodnutt Conservative 25,86248.6% Yes
Peter Stephenson Labour 15,41129.0% No
Stephen Ross Liberal 11,91522.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Woodnutt Conservative 30,43752.4% Yes
Kent Boulton Labour 13,11122.6% No
Stephen Ross Liberal 12,88322.2% No
Ronald Cowdell Vectis National Party 1,6072.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Ross Liberal 34,80850.2% Yes
Harold Woodnutt Conservative 27,04239.0% No
Tony Clifford Bisson Labour 7,49510.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Ross Liberal 29,69745.1% Yes
Dudley Fishburn Conservative 27,65742.0% No
Lawrence David Brooke Labour 8,56213.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Ross Liberal 35,88948.2% Yes
Dudley Fishburn Conservative 35,53747.7% No
Catherine Wilson Labour 3,0144.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Ross Liberal 38,40751.0% Yes
Virgina Bottomley Conservative 34,90446.3% No
Catherine Wilson Labour 1,8282.4% No
Thomas McDermott Isle of Wight Residents Party 2080.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Barry Field Conservative 40,17551.2% Yes
Michael Young Liberal 33,73343.0% No
Kenn Pearson Labour 4,6265.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Barry Field Conservative 38,16347.9% Yes
Dr Peter Brand Liberal Democrat 36,33645.6% No
Ken Pearson Labour 4,7846.0% No
Clive Daly Natural Law 3500.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dr Peter Brand Liberal Democrat 31,27442.7% Yes
Andrew Turner Conservative 24,86834.0% No
Deborah Gardiner Labour 9,64613.2% No
Tim Bristow Referendum Party 4,7346.5% No
Malcom Turner UKIP 1,0721.5% No
Harry Rees Independent 8481.2% No
Paul Scivier Green 5440.7% No
Clive Daly Natural Law 870.1% No
Jonathan Eveleigh Rainbow Warriors 860.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Turner Conservative 25,22339.7% Yes
Peter Brand Liberal Democrat 22,39735.3% No
Deborah Gardiner Labour 9,67615.2% No
David Lott UKIP 2,1063.3% No
David Holmes Independent 1,4232.2% No
Paul Scivier Green 1,2792.0% No
Philip Murray Isle of Wight Party 1,1641.8% No
James Spensley Socialist Labour 2140.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Turner Conservative 32,71748.9% Yes
Anthony Rowlands Liberal Democrat 19,73929.5% No
Mark Chiverton Labour 11,48417.2% No
Michael Tarrant UKIP 2,3523.5% No
Edward Corby Independent 5510.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Turner Conservative 32,81046.7% Yes
Jill Wareham Liberal Democrat 22,28331.7% No
Mark Chiverton Labour 8,16911.6% No
Mike Tarrant UKIP 2,4353.5% No
Geoff Clynch BNP 1,4572.1% No
Ian Dunsire English Democrats 1,2331.8% No
Bob Keats Green 9311.3% No
Paul Martin Middle England Party 6160.9% No
Peter Harris Independent 1750.2% No
Paul Randle-Jolliffe Independent 890.1% No
Edward Corby Independent 660.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Turner Conservative 28,59140.7% Yes
Iain McKie UKIP 14,88821.2% No
Vix Lowthion Green 9,40413.4% No
Stewart Blackmore Labour 8,98412.8% No
David Goodall Liberal Democrat 5,2357.4% No
Ian Stephens Independent 3,1984.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Seely Conservative 38,19051.3% Yes
Julian Critchley Labour 17,12123.0% No
Vix Lowthion Green 12,91517.3% No
Nick Belfitt Liberal Democrat 2,7403.7% No
Daryll Pitcher UKIP 1,9212.6% No
Julie Jones-Evans Independent 1,5922.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Seely Conservative 41,81556.2% Yes
Richard Quigley Labour 18,07824.3% No
Vix Lowthion Green 11,33815.2% No
Carl Feeney Independent Network 1,5422.1% No
Karl Love Independent 8741.2% No
Daryll Pitcher Independent 7951.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Whig margin 72.8 pts 1835: Whig margin 17.8 pts 1837: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1847: Whig margin 12.1 pts 1852: Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1857: Whig margin 9.0 pts 1859: Liberal margin 4.3 pts 1865: Liberal margin 5.1 pts 1868: Liberal margin 9.5 pts 1874: Conservative margin 0.3 pts 1880: Liberal margin 0.3 pts 1885: Conservative margin 4.1 pts 1886: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1892: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1906: Liberal margin 11.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 2.0 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 1.6 pts 1918: Unionist margin 18.3 pts 1922: Liberal margin 4.7 pts 1923: Liberal margin 0.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 14.6 pts 1929: Unionist margin 10.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 54.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 26.4 pts 1945: Conservative margin 5.9 pts 1950: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1951: Conservative margin 23.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 25.3 pts 1959: Conservative margin 25.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 29.8 pts Feb 1974: Liberal margin 11.2 pts Oct 1974: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1979: Liberal margin 0.5 pts 1983: Liberal margin 4.7 pts 1987: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1997: Liberal Democrat margin 8.8 pts 2001: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 2005: Conservative margin 19.4 pts 2010: Conservative margin 15.0 pts 2015: Conservative margin 19.5 pts 2017: Conservative margin 28.3 pts 2019: Conservative margin 31.9 pts 1832 1835 1837 1847 1852 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Isle Of Wight has been contested at 48 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Isle Of Wight in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Isle Of Wight in 2019 with 41,815 votes (56.2%), a majority of 23,737 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Isle Of Wight since 1832?

Since 1832, Isle Of Wight has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Isle Of Wight?

The closest result on record for Isle Of Wight was 1874, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 9 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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