Riding profile

Isle of Wight West

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Isle of Wight West: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Isle of Wight West, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 9-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 29% vote share, against 24% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Richard Quigley

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
5.0
P(close race)
57%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 29.2%
  • Conservative 24.2%
  • Labour 22.9%
  • Green 11.3%
  • Lib Dems 10.2%
  • Other 1.9%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereIsle of Wight West 29.2%24.2%22.9%11.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +3.9 18.9% +5.3 21.7% +1.2 11.8% −0.5

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
9.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-4.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Richard Quigley Elected Labour 13,240 38.6
Bob Seely Conservative 10,063 29.4
Ian Pickering Reform UK 5,834 17.0
Nick Stuart Lib Dems 2,726 8.0
Cameron Palin Green 2,310 6.7
Rachel Thacker Other 117 0.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
71,268
Median age
49
Employment rate
77.6%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029