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Chris Whitehouse

Chris Whitehouse was elected as Isle of Wight councillor for Newport West in May 2013.

Chris Whitehouse has previously been the Deputy Leader of South Bucks District Council.

He’s Managing Director of The Whitehouse Consultancy Ltd, which he founded in 1998.

He became Executive member for Children’s Services in January 2017, under the leadership of Conservative, Dave Stewart.

4, December 2015·8 min read

Executive Member gives damning glimpse of problems with PFI setup

Questions raised on Atkins' costs has led to Executive Member revealing a glimpse at PFI creation, which he labels "a shattering display of incompetence" that "failed residents of this Island."

27, July 2015·3 min read

Christ the King College expansion: ‘Enough is enough’ say residents

Residents (and parish councillors) plead with Cllr Chris Whitehouse to ensure the retrospective planning application for seven portakabin classrooms at Christ the King College be considered by the Planning Committee and not by a delegated decision.

26, January 2015·1 min read

Whitehouse steps back from MP’s election campaign

Cllr Whitehouse says the role was always meant to be temporary.

23, January 2015·1 min read

These are possible replacements for Andrew Turner should he be de-selected

Wondering who might be in the wings should Andrew Turner be de-selected today or stand down as Conservative candidate in the General Election? OnTheWight has a list of possibles.

21, January 2015·1 min read

Andrew Turner MP in Private Eye (again!)

Private Eye readers across the nation will, this week, get to hear more about Andrew Turner's troubles.

Andrew Turner - Top 5 Things - 12 Jan 2015

18, January 2015·2 min read

These are the things that Andrew Turner said he’s achieved as the Isle of Wight MP (Video / Updated)

OnTheWight asked Andrew Turner what he thought were the top five things that he'd achieved while being the Isle of Wight MP. Here's how he answered - and videos of the rest of press conference.

Andrew Turner - election campaign launch - with Ian Ward and Chris Whitehouse

12, January 2015·5 min read

Andrew Turner shares surprising revelations during interview

This interview with Isle of Wight Conservative MP Andrew Turner got him to reveal some remarkable things.

12, January 2015·3 min read

Andrew Turner’s press launch: Not as open as it could be

It's not often that we publish Opinion Pieces these days, but this, around the launch of the Isle of Wight Conservative MP's re-election campaign deserves it, we feel.

Andrew Turner on bench - Ferry debate - Westminster - 13 October 2014

10, January 2015·2 min read

Andrew Turner given ultimatum: Step down, or we’ll take you down

Many national newspaper articles have labelled Andrew Turner as 'weak' - now paperwork for the IW Conservative Association is saying they have no confidence in him and he must step down as the candidate.

Daily Telegraph article about Andrew Turner:

9, January 2015·2 min read

Telegraph: Andrew Turner’s ‘unusual personal life’

Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Andrew Turner, is the subject of a hard-hitting report in the Daily Telegraph today with his personal life described as "unusual".

6, January 2015·1 min read

Further changes in Andrew Turner’s re-election campaign team

A new chairman of the MP's Campaign Committee has been announced after Keith Hooke's departure.

8, October 2014·3 min read

Conservative councillor challenges Leader’s new national tourism role

The Independents say it’s nonsensical for Cllr Whitehouse to suggest the leader of the council should not accept the role (it's only 5% of his working hours, they say), adding that it will provide a voice in some of the most important forums in British politics for Isle of Wight issues.

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