1981 Isle of Wight County Council election

Local elections of 1981 to the Isle of Wight County Council, a county council in south east England, were held on 7 May 1981. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes since the last election in 1977, which increased the number of seats by one.^[1] The election resulted in a council with Liberal members holding more than half of the seats.

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	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Liberal	27	20	62.8	50.4%	22,482
Conservative	12	11	27.9	34.0%	15,150
Independent	4	4	9.3	22.8%	10,146
Labour	0	1	0.0	4.7%	2,081
RA	0	3	0.0	1.3%	565
Independent Liberal	0		0.0	1.0%	465

Party		Previous council	New council
	Liberal	7	27
	Conservatives	23	12
	Independent	8	4
	Residents	3	0
	Labour	1	0
Total		42	43
Working majority		4	11

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Lanfear	672	59.4	N/A
	Conservative	P. Jarrett	459	40.6	N/A
Majority			213	18.8
Turnout			1,131	51.9
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Wilson	613	57.5	N/A
	Conservative	F. Winter	374	35.1	N/A
	Labour	L. Cuthbert	80	7.5	N/A
Majority			239	22.4
Turnout			1,067	53.6
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rowsell	1,064	63.3	8.1
	Liberal	A. Naylor	562	33.4	N/A
	Labour	S. Sutters	56	3.3	N/A
Majority			502	29.9
Turnout			1,682	54.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Jewitt	519	52.6	N/A
	Liberal	M. Perfitt	468	47.4	N/A
Majority			51	5.2
Turnout			987	48.2
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janusz Trzebski	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Leyton	561	50.4	N/A
	Conservative	A. Currie	504	45.3	N/A
	Labour	D. White	48	4.3	N/A
Majority			57	5.1
Turnout			1,113	63.8
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Laird	746	51.0	N/A
	Liberal	J. Hancock	717	49.0	N/A
Majority			29	2.0
Turnout			1,463	53.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen Ross	404	71.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Dobson	148	49.0	N/A
	Labour	R. Jones	12	2.1	N/A
Majority			256	22.6
Turnout			564	45.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Kitchington	902	93.9	N/A
	Labour	R. Stringer	59	6.1	N/A
Majority			843	87.7
Turnout			961	47.2
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Fradgley	682	52.6	N/A
	Liberal	D. Waddleton	575	44.4	N/A
	Labour	C. Sullivan	39	3.0	N/A
Majority			107	8.2
Turnout			1,296	58.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Carter	904	58.7	N/A
	Conservative	S. Flynn	635	41.3	58.7
Majority			269	17.4
Turnout			1,539	52.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Lennox	586	52.2	N/A
	Independent	N. Butchers	481	42.8	57.2
	Labour	P. Ray	56	5.0	N/A
Majority			105	9.4
Turnout			1,123	59.3
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Bird	815	72.3	N/A
	Labour	S. Smith	170	15.1	33.6
	Conservative	M. Billington	142	12.6	38.7
Majority			645	57.2
Turnout			1,127	56.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Pan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Barton	897	67.3	18.8
	Labour	A. Beere	261	19.6	4.4
	Conservative	A. Jenner	175	13.1	14.4
Majority			636	47.7
Turnout			1,263	56.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Parkhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Pratt	679	66.8	13.7
	Conservative	D. Eden	280	27.5	19.4
	Labour	A. Jenner	58	5.7	N/A
Majority			399	39.3
Turnout			1,017	40.9
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Moon	713	61.0	8.3
	Independent Liberal	A. Guy	456	39.0	N/A
Majority			257	22.0
Turnout			1,169	43.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Breach	698	65.4
	Conservative	R. Dixon	332	31.1	20.0
	Labour	D. Wood	38	3.6
Majority			366	34.3
Turnout			1,068	53.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Le Brecht	652	51.3	N/A
	Liberal	J. Cooper	619	48.7	N/A
Majority			33	2.6
Turnout			1,271	61.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parker	484	42.4	N/A
	Liberal	A. Smith	465	40.8	N/A
	Liberal	B. Fitzsimmons	192	16.8	N/A
Majority			19	1.6
Turnout			1,141	53.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Westmore	574	54.3	N/A
	Liberal	A. Smith	484	45.7	N/A
Majority			90	8.6
Turnout			1,058	57.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Sutherland	525	53.0	N/A
	Conservative	M. Halpin	466	47.0	N/A
Majority			59	6.0
Turnout			991	57.4
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Smith	747	55.8	8.7
	Conservative	E. Giles	506	37.8	15.1
	Labour	C. Wilson	85	6.4	N/A
Majority			241	18.0
Turnout			1,338	50.5
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Rains	796	51.3	N/A
	Conservative	L. Hollis	707	45.6	N/A
	Labour	E. Kitchen	48	3.1	N/A
Majority			89	5.7
Turnout			1,551	66.5
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Rowsell	791	63.5	8.0
	Conservative	J. Tungate	401	32.2	12.3
	Labour	L. O'Flaherty	54	4.3	N/A
Majority			390	31.3
Turnout			1,246	51.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Drake	894	74.1	32.1
	Conservative	J. Powe	259	21.5	23.7
	Labour	P. Millar	53	4.4	8.4
Majority			635	52.6
Turnout			1,206	72.5
	Liberal hold		Swing

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Ashey

Bembridge

Binstead

Brading

Brighstone & Shorwell

Calbourne Shalfleet & Yarmouth

Carisbrooke East

Carisbrooke West

Chale & Niton

Cowes Castle

Cowes Central

Cowes Medina

East Cowes

Fairlee

Freshwater Afton

Freshwater Norton

Gatcombe & Godshill

Gurnard

Mount Joy

Nettlestone & St. Helens

Newport Central

Northwood

Osborne

Pan

Parkhurst

Ryde North East

Ryde North West

Ryde South East

Ryde South West

Sandown Lake

Sandown North

Sandown South

Seaview & Appley

Shanklin Central

Shanklin North

Shanklin South

St. Lawrence & Lowther

St. Johns

Totland

Ventnor Central

Wootton

Wroxall & Bonchurch

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Augustus	869	69.7	N/A
	Labour	S. Glossop	377	30.3	21.3
Majority			108	39.4
Turnout			1,246	49.4
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. White	664	58.2	N/A
	Conservative	N. Bartholomew	412	36.1	N/A
	Labour	P. Westmore	64	5.6	N/A
Majority			252	22.1
Turnout			1,140	45.7
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Minghella	471	51.8	4.7
	Conservative	L. Sharp	438	48.2	4.7
Majority			33	3.6
Turnout			909	39.9
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Robinson	682	61.5	N/A
	Conservative	D. Harley	321	28.9	18.1
	Labour	R. Scholes	106	9.6	6.8
Majority			361	32.6
Turnout			1,109	47.1
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Harris	775	53.4	N/A
	RA	G. Buttle	565	38.9	N/A
	Labour	I. Williams	111	7.6	N/A
Majority			210	14.5
Turnout			1,451	44.4
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Gray	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Davis	366	52.9	N/A
	Conservative	T. Findon	326	47.1	18.1
Majority			40	5.8
Turnout			692	48.9
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hersey	805	62.8	N/A
	Liberal	R. Hayes	476	37.2	N/A
Majority			329	25.6
Turnout			1,281	52.5
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Cassidy	480	50.9	N/A
	Conservative	J. Holmes	463	49.1	N/A
Majority			17	1.8
Turnout			943	41.9
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Howe	427	60.6	21.8
	Independent	G. Orchard	245	34.8	4.3
	Labour	C. Cotton	33	4.7	N/A
Majority			182	25.8
Turnout			705	40.6
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing