Isle of Wight

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Region: South East
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Isle of Wight is a ceremonial county and unitary authority located just off the Hampshire coast in the English Channel. Known for its coastal beauty, sailing culture, and annual music festivals, it’s the largest island in England. The island is administered by the Isle of Wight Council and retains a distinct identity with its own traditions, tourism-driven economy, and historical significance dating back to Roman and Victorian times.

The local government for this district is: Isle of Wight Council (Unitary Authority).

This district page, Isle of Wight, is a sub-page of this region page: South East. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Isle of Wight

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight is divided into 39 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Bembridge
  • Binstead & Fishbourne
  • Brading & St Helens
  • Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet
  • Carisbrooke & Gunville
  • Central Rural
  • Chale, Niton & Shorwell
  • Cowes Medina
  • Cowes North
  • Cowes South & Northwood
  • Cowes West & Gurnard
  • East Cowes
  • Fairlee & Whippingham
  • Freshwater North & Yarmouth
  • Freshwater South
  • Haylands & Swanmore
  • Lake North
  • Lake South
  • Mountjoy & Shide
  • Nettlestone & Seaview
  • Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey
  • Newport Central
  • Newport West
  • Osborne
  • Pan & Barton
  • Parkhurst & Hunnyhill
  • Ryde Appley & Elmfield
  • Ryde Monktonmead
  • Ryde North West
  • Ryde South East
  • Ryde West
  • Sandown North
  • Sandown South
  • Shanklin Central
  • Shanklin South
  • Totland & Colwell
  • Ventnor & St Lawrence
  • Wootton Bridge
  • Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch

Isle of Wight in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Isle of Wight is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, that contains the following 6 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) South East
(ITL 2) ⇒ Hampshire and Isle of Wight
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Portsmouth ⁞ Southampton ⁞ Isle of Wight ⁞ South Hampshire ⁞ Central Hampshire ⁞ North Hampshire

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in South East