Unitary authority · England
Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight is a unitary authority. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.
What this council is responsible for
Isle of Wight
Unitary authority · E06000046
- Planning applications
- Bin and recycling collection
- Council tax and business rates collection
- Housing and homelessness
- Licensing
- Environmental health
- Parks and leisure
- Local elections
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
Unitary authority
Single tier
Official code
E06000046
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Other bodies covering this area
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire and rescue authority
- Fire and rescue
30
Postcode sectors
26
Wards
2
Constituencies
Boundary
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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →
Towns in this area
Parliamentary constituencies
Wards
26 wards recorded in this council area.
Bembridge · Binstead & Fishbourne · Brading & St Helens · Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet · Central Rural · Chale, Niton & Shorwell · Cowes North · Cowes West & Gurnard · East Cowes · Freshwater North & Yarmouth · Freshwater South · Lake North · Nettlestone & Seaview · Newport Central · Pan & Barton · Parkhurst & Hunnyhill · Ryde Appley & Elmfield · Ryde North West · Ryde South East · Sandown North · Sandown South · Shanklin Central · Shanklin South · Totland & Colwell · Ventnor & St Lawrence · Wootton Bridge
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E06000046.