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Isle of Wight Council
Local authority area: Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight is an unitary authority, in the South East England region of England. It covers 380.2 km² and had 140,794 residents in 2022 — about 370 people per km². The council is based in Newport.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Isle of Wight, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022140,794+1.5% since 2012
Land area380.2km²146.8 sq mi
Density370/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#215of 382 UK councils · #183 in England
Population estimates6 data points
138.7K139.4K141.5K142.3K140.5K140.8K
201220152018202020212022
Abroad
Twinned with
Coburg
Same region, same type
All councils in South EastOther unitary authorities in South East
Elections
39 electoral wards
Census 2021: 140,459 residents in 64,770 households across the wards; 29.2% aged 65+, 67.7% of homes owned, 20.8% of households without a car.
1Cowes Medina1,986 households · 16.5% aged 65+4,6142Osborne1,979 households · 19.5% aged 65+4,4243Parkhurst & Hunnyhill1,435 households · 14.6% aged 65+4,3374Ryde North West2,271 households · 25.9% aged 65+4,2765Pan & Barton1,837 households · 15.1% aged 65+4,2416Cowes West & Gurnard1,854 households · 33.9% aged 65+4,044
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CGodshillCouncil office · Ventnor PO38 1RFCIsle Of Wight CouncilCouncil office · Newport PO30 1UD · hours listedPNorthwood Parish CouncilParish council · Cowes PO31 8JF · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q9679 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.