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Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart is Conservative county councillor for Niton and Whitwell.

He is also Group leader of the Isle of Wight Conservative councillors.

On 18th January 2017, Cllr Stewart was elected as Leader of the Isle of Wight council, following the resignation of Jonathan Bacon (Island Independents).

He was leader of the Isle of Wight council from 2017 to 2021, when he lost his seat to Green Party councillor, Claire Critchley.

Below are some articles that feature Dave Stewart.

1, April 2020·1 min read

Isle of Wight council scrap most parking charges during Coronavirus outbreak

All council car parks and the majority of on-street parking spaces will be free of charge until further notice — although residents must adhere to parking time limits

Floating Bridge and suspended sign at East Cowes

11, November 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight council accused of ‘institutional blindness’ over the Floating Bridge fiasco

Cllr Karl Love said there is 'institutional blindness' as far as the Floating Bridge is concerned — the belief that the problems can be fixed no matter what. Details within

1, July 2020·3 min read

Re-introduction of some Isle of Wight ferry services welcomed by council leader

The Isle of Wight council leader says the reinstatement of some ferries demonstrates confidence that the Island is re-opening and ready to welcome visitors back to support our local businesses

14, February 2018·2 min read

Access to Floating Bridge papers heavily restricted – Even to Scrutiny Members

Members of the Scrutiny Committee ask 'Who runs the council?' after being told they can only view floating bridge documents sat in front of a laptop at County Hall (with an estimated reading time of 30 hours).

Vix lowthion - cycling through undercliff

13, June 2019·2 min read

Leader’s vow to ‘get Undercliff Drive open again’ a step closer with public consultation

Cllr Ian Ward also says it's his view the Isle of Wight needs to have Undercliff Drive road open again, but will not make a decision until after the consultation.

23, February 2017·6 min read

Maximum council tax rise and series of cuts approved by Isle of Wight council

The three proposed budgets were debated for almost two hours at County Hall last night (see our live coverage) but the Conservative-UKIP-IMG proposal narrowly received the most votes.

3, June 2014·2 min read

Island Conservatives refuse Independent’s offer to collaborate

We've yet to hear from the Group Leader the reasoning behind the 'boycott', but Independent councillor Steve Stubbings says that several Conservative members wanting to sit on advisory committees are being prevented from doing so.

9, July 2020·4 min read

Isle of Wight council reveal how they will cope with £10m funding gap

The Cabinet member for resources says the Isle of Wight council faces a serious challenge for the next financial year and will start working on that in the next couple of months

Cllr Jones-Evans with pop-up shopkeepers at 30 High Street

11, December 2020·1 min read

Pop-up artisan shops in Newport bring more choice to Christmas shopping

The pop-up shops include festive decorations, children’s toys, fudge, leather handbags, wire-wrap jewellery and ceramics, all from local providers and with the majority made on the Island

16, November 2020·2 min read

Bereaved families ‘flouting’ Covid-19 rules, Isle of Wight Cabinet told

The Isle of Wight Council’s bereavement services team say that when people visit the Crematorium ‘all thoughts around social distancing and safety go right out of the window’

10, November 2017·1 min read

Vectis Radio now live on 104.6fm

Vectis Community radio is now broadcasting on 104.6fm and can be picked up from most parts of the Island, as well as in Southampton and the New Forest area.

9, July 2020·4 min read

£1.3m purchase of Venture Quays by Isle of Wight council scrutinised

"We need to keep that engineering heritage", "We can buy this and keep this site for the Island", “It is our decision, we will own it and we will take responsibility for it” and "we will keep a really good reputation for being business-friendly" are just some of the comments by councillors discussing the purchase of Venture Quays

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