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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, July 2018·2 min read

Isle of Wight Council slammed for return of controversial PFI architect

Chairman of the IWC, Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox said, “The majority of the issues we have are, and have been experienced and caused by that person. I think the public need to know that.”

Beach ambassadors and Dave Stewart standing in front of Sandown Pier

4, August 2020·1 min read

Isle of Wight council staff redeployed as Island Ambassadors to help keep Islanders and visitors Covid-safe

The role of the new Island Ambassadors is to patrol tourist hotspots checking for any problems, making sure people are happy on the beaches and adhering to social distance guidelines

8, September 2018·2 min read

Isle of Wight council strongly oppose Southampton Clean Air Zone

The proposed Southampton Clean Air Zone will harm tourism and business on the Isle of Wight claims the council leader, adding it could risk jobs here too.

10, January 2020·1 min read

Isle of Wight council submit Undercliff Drive funding bid to Government

When Dave Stewart became Isle of Wight council leader in 2017 he vowed to reopen Undercliff Drive

3, November 2020·3 min read

Isle of Wight council support for vulnerable people during lockdown #2: The details

The Isle of Wight council's helpline remains open for anyone that needs additional support and will revert back to a seven day service. Full details within

19, September 2019·2 min read

Isle of Wight Council to challenge government’s 10,000 new homes target

The council’s planning team is still working through all the comments received during the initial consultation phase to produce a further version of the plan in the new year.

illustration of people wearing face masks with world flags on them

16, October 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight council to encourage responsible tourism this half term

Council leader, Councillor Dave Stewart, wants to reassure Islanders that the council and its partners are working together to encourage responsible tourism this Half Term holiday

2, April 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight council to make Government grant payments for qualifying business ratepayers

The council is preparing to make payments to those eligible businesses as swiftly as it is able

13, May 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight council to run live online meetings from June

A timetable of virtual committee meetings have been set up from June for three months

20, January 2021·1 min read

Isle of Wight council: Catch-up with coverage of first meeting of 2021

Catch-up with our live reporting from the first Isle of Wight council meeting of 2021 as they consider and debate a number of issues

25, June 2020·3 min read

Isle of Wight Council’s ‘check-in’ wellbeing service appreciated and praised by Islanders

The weekly support call is greatly appreciated as evidenced in hundreds of heartfelt messages of thanks and gratitude that inundate the service each week

20, January 2017·1 min read

Isle of Wight Council’s new Executive revealed in full

It looks like the rumours we published were right. Here's the full list of the now-expanded Executive of the Isle of Wight council, following Conservative Dave Stewart being voted in as Leader this week.

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