History
The council was formed on 1 April 1995, as a replacement of the old Isle of Wight County Council and Medina and South Wight Borough Councils. It is not a Unitary Authority ("UA") as it was created under the Local Government Act 1972, UAs are those authorities which were created in accordance with the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 which derive their powers from the Local Government Act 1992.
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