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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.

26, November 2018·1 min read

Help shape the Island Planning Strategy

After the consultation period, the Island Planning Strategy will be reviewed and updated in light of the comments, and submitted to government, where it will be looked at independently by a planning inspector.

12, December 2017·3 min read

Christ the King College refute Council’s view on school’s ‘ill-judgement’

Following the Isle of Wight council's statement this morning claiming Christ the King College was £2.7m in debt, the school has responded, refuting IWC's claim that the decision to lease the building was ill-judged, claiming audits have shown "there is absolutely no evidence of any financial mismanagement".

17, August 2017·1 min read

Council’s Isle of Wight Digital Conference gets Government support

The Isle of Wight council say they want to be a 'trailblazing council' and have organised their first ever Digital Conference for later in the year.

21, February 2017·3 min read

Call from council Leader to ‘promote wild flowers and insects’

Caretaker council leader Dave Stewart has said the council should consider less cutting of grass verges this spring to promote wild flowers and insects, and make the Island more beautiful.

9, July 2020·1 min read

Social distancing on Cowes floating bridge replacement

The passenger launch can take up to 25 people per crossing, but the issue of social distancing was raised by an OnTheWight reader. Here's the answer

30, June 2020·1 min read

Isle of Wight forecast as high risk Coronavirus ‘pressure point’ – Oxford University research reveals (updated)

The data measured for the risk maps include things such as age, social deprivation, population density, ethnicity and hospital resources. Details within

22, March 2017·3 min read

Isle of Wight Council leader reveals ‘One Island One Service’ idea

Dave Stewart says the ‘Island Hub’ concept has been given support in principle by all major providers, including health, social care, the police, fire, ambulance and charities. A feasibility study will take place asap.

Island Roads operative emptying a Litter bin

5, June 2020·2 min read

Residents urged to take litter home with them and help protect Isle of Wight’s beauty and nature

The Isle of Wight council implore Islanders to take their litter home and dispose of it in their recycling and waste bins. Doing so may also help contain the spread of Coronavirus

17, July 2020·7 min read

Conceited, vain, rude, supercilious, insulting: Isle of Wight Conservatives accused of trying to take credit for Island’s Covid-19 response

The Conservatives tried to get a Motion through Full Council - praising themselves for the whole Island’s handling of Covid-19. Unsurprisingly, there was a significant pushback. All the details are in this report, for those who really want to understand what happened

20, March 2020·1 min read

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