Medina was a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough on the Isle of Wight in England from 1974 to 1995.

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the municipal boroughs of Newport and Ryde along with the urban district of Cowes. It was one of two districts on the Island formed in 1974 - the other was South Wight.

Medina, Isle of Wight

"Medina" was an older name for Newport which has been preserved in the River Medina.

Medina, Isle of Wight

Following a review by the Local Government Commission for England, the borough was abolished on 1 April 1995, when a single Isle of Wight Council replaced the Isle of Wight County Council and the island's two district councils.

Medina, Isle of Wight

See also

Medina Borough Council elections

References

Former non-metropolitan districts of the Isle of Wight

Former boroughs in England