Isle of Wight The oldest records that give a name for the Isle of Wight are from the Roman Empire: it was then called "Vectis" or "Vecta" in Latin, "Iktis" or "Ouiktis" in Greek. From the Anglo-Saxon period Latin "Vecta", Old English "Wiht" and Old Welsh forms "Gueid" and "Guith" are recorded. In Domesday Book it is "Wit"; the modern Welsh name is "Ynys Wyth" ("ynys" = island). These are all variant forms of the same name, possibly Celtic in origin. It may mean "place of the division", because the island divides the two arms of the Solent. The Isle of Wight is
Politics of the Isle of Wight collated regionally prior to MEPs being assigned under the closed list proportional representation system." Turnout on the Isle of Wight was 43,709 on an electorate of 109,796 (39.81%) The results of the 2004 European election on the Isle of Wight were as follows. "The following results are exclusively for the Isle of Wight; results are collated regionally prior to MEPs being assigned under the closed list proportional representation system." Regionally, turnout was 36.5% on an electorate of 6,087,103. For many years, there has been debate over whether or not a bridge or tunnel should connect the island with mainland Britain.