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Isle of Wight Council

ONS code E06000046

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.…

Political Control & Leadership

Political control
No overall controlNOC (largest: Reform UK 19/39)
Leader
Ian Dore
Last election
2026

Finance

Annual revenue budget
£322m
Council tax (Band D)
£2,104

Overview

Population
140,459