South Wight Borough Council elections

South Wight was a non-metropolitan district in Isle of Wight, England. It was abolished on 1 April 1995 and replaced by Isle of Wight Council.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Independent1973-1983
Conservative1983-1987
No overall control1987-1995

Council elections
  • 1973 South Wight Borough Council election
  • 1976 South Wight Borough Council election
  • 1979 South Wight Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
  • 1983 South Wight Borough Council election
  • 1987 South Wight Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
  • 1991 South Wight Borough Council election

Borough result maps

By-election results

References
  1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. The Borough of South Wight (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. The Isle of Wight (District Boundaries) Order 1985


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