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Isle of Wight West

South East, England

Lab gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Richard Quigley

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Bob Seely (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority3,177
Turnout61.9%
Electorate55,406
Valid votes34,290
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour13,240 - 38.6%
Conservative10,063 - 29.3%
Reform5,834 - 17.0%
Lib Dem2,726 - 7.9%
Green2,310 - 6.7%
Other117 - 0.3%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£159,341,212

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,205 total benefits bill per resident · 2% below average

Isle of Wight West
£2,205
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 264 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£159,341,212439/575
Change over 2 years+19.7%
Median local wage (2025)£29,461+3.4%
  • Universal Credit£83,836,572

    £1,160 per resident · 7,060 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 2,726 · 1 in 15 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£40,001,354

    £553 per resident · 5,389 claimants (+16.7% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 2,158 · 40% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,692

  • Disability Living Allowance£14,021,166

    £194 per resident · 2,327 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£9,725,812

    £135 per resident · 1,448 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£6,170,915

    £85 per resident · 978 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£5,585,393

    £77 per resident · 1,289 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 96.7%White British 93.8%Asian 1.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.3%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 97.3%White British 95.0%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 98.6%White British 96.8%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Isle of Wight West (2021)
UK 93.9%Other EU 2.6%Other countries 3.5%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Isle of Wight West (2011)
UK 94.8%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 3.4%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Isle of Wight West (2001)
UK 96.0%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 2.9%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Isle of Wight West

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.