NOTICE OF ELECTION

Election of Councillors for the Council

for the Electoral Divisions listed below

Number of Number of Electoral Division Councillors to Electoral Division Councillors be elected to be elected One Newchurch, and One and Fishbourne One Newport Central One and St Helens One Newport West One , and One Osborne One and One Pan and Barton One Central Rural One Parkhurst and Hunnyhill One , and One Appley and Elmfield One Medina One Ryde Monktonmead One Cowes North One Ryde North West One Cowes South and Northwood One Ryde South East One Cowes West and Gurnard One Ryde West One One North One Fairlee and One Sandown South One Freshwater North and Yarmouth One Central One Freshwater South One Shanklin South One and Swanmore One and Colwell One Lake North One and St Lawrence One Lake South One Wootton Bridge One Mountjoy and Shide One Wroxall, Lowtherville and One and Seaview One

1. Forms of nomination for the Isle of Wight Council Elections may be obtained via Electoral Services, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD ( [email protected] Tel 01983 823380) from the Returning Officer who will, at the request of an elector for any electoral area prepare a nomination paper for signature.

2. Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer, 30 High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SS, between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm on any day from the date of this notice (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays), but no later than 4:00pm on Thursday, 8th April 2021.

3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 6th May 2021. Where contested, the poll will be taken together with that for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and for Members of Town, Parish and Community Councillors in the Isle of Wight Council area.

4. New applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD by 5:00pm on Tuesday, 20th April 2021.

5. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD by 5:00pm on Tuesday, 27th April 2021.

6. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on grounds of physical incapacity or for work/service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD by 5:00pm on Thursday, 6th May 2021. The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5:00pm on Tuesday, 27th April 2021. To apply on the grounds of work/service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5:00pm on Tuesday, 27th April 2021

Dated Monday 22 March 2021 Claire Shand Returning Officer Printed and published by the Returning Officer, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD