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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.

11, October 2018·1 min read

Reporting live: Cabinet vote on future of Isle of Wight Fire Service

OnTheWight will be reporting live from the Isle of Wight council's Cabinet meeting, where members will make their decision on controversial plans for the Isle of Wight Fire Service.

15, March 2017·1 min read

Council Leader meets Minister to ask for additional funding support

The Leader of the council was elected to the Solent Local Enterprise Board, met with Sajid Javid to ask for additional funding support and opened the Apprenticeship Levy event in Wootton yesterday.

25, January 2018·1 min read

£150k boost for Isle of Wight primary schools for specialist mathematics training

The council has been awarded £155,319 from Strategic School Improvement Fund to improve maths provision in primaries.

An empty Floating Bridge 6 during sunset

22, November 2020·1 min read

‘Floaty McFloat Farce’ aka Floating Bridge 6 makes it onto BBC’s Politics South show

The Floating Bridge fiasco reached the dizzy heights of the BBC’s Politics South show this morning. Link to watch again within

8, September 2014·1 min read

Attempt to overthrow Isle of Wight council administration rumoured

OnTheWight has been told that a splinter group of Independent councillors are looking to collaborate with the Conservatives to bring them back to control the council.

26, October 2018·1 min read

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainability and Transformation Partnership approved by Board

Leading councillors have endorsed proposals for the reform of the health and care system across the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.

11, September 2018·2 min read

Discounted ferry travel for some Isle of Wight residents on low incomes

This major new scheme has been launched offering discounted cross-Solent travel for Island families and some residents on low incomes.

7, February 2018·2 min read

Here’s where the Isle of Wight council intend to spend an extra £10m next year

The Isle of Wight council set out where they intend to spend an extra £10m in the 2018-19 budget. OnTheWight has the details.

27, November 2017·1 min read

Call for Isle of Wight council to raise empty homes’ council tax to 100%

Ryde councillor and Labour Party Parliamentary spokesperson on the Isle of Wight, Julian Critchley, believes this is not party political issue, but a “no-brainer” and calls on the IWC to raise council tax premium on empty homes to 100%.

19, July 2017·1 min read

Floating Bridge saga included in Isle of Wight full council meeting

Meetings will now only be held every two months, and although this agenda is fairly light, questions from the public on the subject of the floating bridge are expected.

21, January 2011·1 min read

Massive Library Closures Discussed on Radio Solent This Morning

Islanders speak out on the Julian Clegg show about the proposed closure of nine of the eleven libraries on the Isle of Wight

13, April 2021·4 min read

Isle of Wight Conservatives launch their 2021 election campaign

The Isle of Wight Conservatives launch their 2021 Isle of Wight council election campaign. See inside to put faces to names

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