Isle of Wight West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Richard Quigley (Labour) is the MP for Isle of Wight West, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Richard Quigley took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 13,240 votes (38.6%), ahead of Bob Seely (Conservative) on 10,063. 34,290 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 55,406, 61.9% of those registered. The majority was 3,177.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Isle of Wight West apart: the 3rd lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (72,273), and the 4th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£29,461 a year).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 72,273; the estimate for 2014 was 68,911. 20,306 were aged 65 or over and 11,048 were under 16.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £29,461 for jobs in Isle of Wight West and £33,243 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £36,556. The residents' figure ranks 49th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Isle of Wight West accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,190 local units for March 2026.
Isle of Wight West counted 31,819 households on Census day 2021; 31.2% of adults were retired and 21.7% of those in work were mostly working from home.
3,264 children in Isle of Wight West were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 29.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 16.9% in 2021/22 to 21.9% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £256,825 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £187,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £265,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 232nd lowest of 575 constituencies. 934 sales were registered in the period, against 1,114 in the year to March 2025.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 75.0% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.1 points. 22.2% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,215 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.0%. September 2025 had 1,245.
MP
Richard Quigley, Labour
- MP for Isle of Wight West since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Richard Quigley on this site
In Parliament
What Richard Quigley said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 145 spoken contributions by Richard Quigley since 4 July 2024.
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I thank the Minister for her response and Members for their engagement—with the exception of the shadow Minister, who appears to be in cloud cuckoo land. We should all be excited about the shared enthusiasm for growing and nurturing our manufacturing skills sector.
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The Isle of Wight and the north share a lot in common; we often do not get the focus we need. We know how to get to university; that is a structured route. Even if someone does not get the grades, they can get into university—the whole school will get them into university.
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It is a momentous pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for introducing this vital petition.
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My hon. Friend makes a good point. I have no skin in the game on the ferry’s name, but I could not let the mention of ferries pass without intervening—I am sure the whole House would be angry with me if I did not.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Quigley | Labour | 13,240 | 38.6% | +14.1 |
| Bob Seely | Conservative | 10,063 | 29.3% | −25.6 |
| Ian Pickering | Reform UK | 5,834 | 17.0% | |
| Nick Stuart | Liberal Democrat | 2,726 | 7.9% | |
| Cameron Palin | Green Party | 2,310 | 6.7% | −9.7 |
| Rachel Thacker | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 117 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 38.6% | Conservative 29.4% | 3,177 | 61.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.0% | Labour 24.5% | 11,618 | 69.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Isle of Wight West lies within Isle of Wight.
- Isle of Wight E06000046
Who has power over Isle of Wight West
Every body that makes decisions for Isle of Wight West, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Isle of Wight West this page: Richard Quigley (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Isle of Wight West?
Richard Quigley (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Isle of Wight West?
The House of Commons Library records 13,240 votes for Richard Quigley of Labour and a majority of 3,177; 61.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Isle of Wight West?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,215, 3.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Isle of Wight West?
£256,825: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Isle of Wight West?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £33,243 (April 2025).
How many children in Isle of Wight West live in low income families?
3,264 children under 16, 29.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Isle of Wight West?
72,273 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.