Isle of Wight Council
Isle of Wight Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1890 (Isle of Wight County Council) 1 April 1995 (Isle of Wight Council) |
| Leadership | |
Wendy Perera since April 2022 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 39 councillors |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 6 May 2021 |
Next election | to be confirmed |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, High Street, Newport, PO30 1UD | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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Isle of Wight Council, known between 1890 and 1995 as Isle of Wight County Council, is the local authority for the Isle of Wight in England. Since 1995 it has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. It is based at County Hall in Newport. The council has been under no overall control since 2021, being led by a coalition of independent, Green, and Our Island councillors called the Alliance Group. With the introduction of a committee system, replacing the former cabinet model from May 2025, the council remains under Alliance leadership but with committee chairs elected from various parties.