The Isle of Wight Youth Council and the Isle of Wight’s member of the UK Youth Parliament Elections 2008 start today. The Youth Council is an independent organisation that helps shape policies and projects to benefit young people…

At the full council meeting on 19th November members were advised that in accordance with Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 Mrs Winifred McRobert will lose her seat as councillor for Bembridge South with immediate effect as she has not attended a council meeting for over six months…

Next year voters on the Isle of Wight will only need to visit the polling station once instead of twice within a four week period. Parliament has agreed that the local elections should be moved from 7th May to the date of the European elections, scheduled for 4th June 2009…

A list of candidates have been published for this year’s elections to the Isle of Wight Youth Council and the Isle of Wight’s member of the UK Youth Parliament. There are 24 seats available on the Youth Council, with places split into four areas of the Isle of Wight…

Young people aged 11-21 yrs who want to help make a difference to where they live are being invited to become candidates in the forthcoming Isle of Wight Youth Council elections. The Youth Council working with Isle of Wight Council, can help the local authority shape policies and projects too benefit young people…

The results were announced by Returning Officer Steve Beynon at 10.38 pm for the by-election held in the Mount Joy ward tonight (9th October)…

The Government are to seek Parliament’s approval to move the 2009 local elections in England to the same date as the European elections. The decision follows consultation over the summer which closed on 11th August and showed overwhelming support for the change.

Following the resignation of Cllr Melanie Swan as the member for Mount Joy, the IW Council confirm four candidates will contest the vacant Mount Joy seat…