2009 Isle of Wight Council election

[1] The result of the election was 'no change', with the Conservatives retaining an overall majority by winning twenty-four of the forty seats available.

[2] Although the Conservatives managed to retain control, the Isle of Wight was still the only council in England in which they lost seats.

The "Standards not Tiers" independent candidate Chris Welsford beat the sitting Conservative councillor Jonny Fitzgerald-Bond by 141 votes in the Ventnor East ward.

In the Cowes West and Gurnard ward, which was at the heart of education reforms, sitting Tory councillor Alan Wells was beaten by independent candidate Paul Fuller.

[2] The large numbers of independent candidates standing at this election and the increased level of support for them could also be attributed to the ongoing United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal, pushing voters away from the mainstream political parties represented in the House of Commons.