Isle of Wight Party
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The Isle of Wight Party is a minor British political party, formed in January 2001 to contest the Isle of Wight constituency at the 2001 United Kingdom General Election.
It was formed to represent the special and specific needs of the island at local, United Kingdom and international levels. Its main policy was to secure what it described as a "fixed link" between the Isle of Wight and the UK mainland. It also advocated road improvement and the building of a metro rail system for the island, as well as investigating the possibility of a direct ferry link to the European mainland.
The party also advocated various other measures to improve the island's infrastructure, economy and tourist industry.
They polled poorly at the 2001 general election, receiving only 1.8% of the votes cast in Wight.
The party is not directly related to the previous Vectis National Party which operated on the island in the 1970s.
