Newport, Isle of Wight Newport, Isle of Wight Newport is a civil parish and the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. The civil parish had a population of 23,957 at the time of the 2001 census, which rose to 25,496 at the 2011 census. The town lies slightly to the north of the centre of the Island. It has a quay at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northward to Cowes and the Solent. Mousterian remains, featuring tools made by Neanderthals at least 40,000 years ago, were found at
Politics of the Isle of Wight is a part of the South East England region for the purposes of European Parliamentary elections. The results of the 2014 European Parliament 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." Turnout on the Isle of Wight was 35,600 out of an electorate of 111,879 (31.82%) The results of the 2009 European election on the Isle of Wight were as follows. "The following results are exclusively for the Isle of Wight; results are