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Isle of Wight Council. 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, having also taken on district-level functions when the county's districts were abolished. It is based at County Hall in Newport.
Information from Isle of Wight Council about our services including council tax, schools, parking, jobs, registrars, bins and recycling, children’s services, adult care, libraries, planning, licensing, regeneration and leisure.
Neighbourhoods and Regeneration. Health and Social Care. Elections. Electoral Registration. Elections Management. Isle of Wight Youth Council. About the Youth Council and Youth MP. Isle of Wight Youth Council Constitution. 2024 - 2026 Youth Council Elections.
The Isle of Wight Council is responsible for most of the local government activities on the Island. As well as the Isle of Wight Council there are 33 town, parish and community councils. These local councils look after a variety of local issues such as:
The borough councils were merged with the county council on 1 April 1995 to form a single unitary authority, the Isle of Wight Council, as recommended by the Local Government Commission for England. The only significant present-day administrative link with Hampshire is the police service, which is joint between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The Isle of Wight is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county. Since the abolition of its two borough councils and restructuring of the Isle of Wight County Council into the new Isle of Wight Council in 1995, it has been administered by a single tier Island Council which has the same powers as a unitary authority in England.
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The Isle of Wight Council is a unitary authority covering the beautiful Isle of Wight on the south coast of England. With quick and easy connections to Southampton and Portsmouth teamed with our ...
