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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.

7, March 2018·2 min read

Changes to Isle of Wight fire service delayed

Any decision on the future of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been delayed until April. The recommendation should ensure a public information event take place in the next month.

1, March 2018·2 min read

5.99% council tax increase and £7.5m of cuts to services approved for 2018/19

Members voted 22-13 last night to approve the Conservative administration's budget for 2018/19 which sees a council tax rise of 5.99% and £7.5m of cuts to services.

23, February 2018·4 min read

OnTheWight get to the bottom of the £700,000 PFI savings ‘confusion’

When the Isle of Wight council Cabinet were questioned last week over a missed £700,000 saving on the PFI contract, the Cabinet member's (Ian Ward) response appeared to be contradicted by the CEO. OnTheWight has been digging to seek clarity.

19, February 2018·10 min read

Floating Bridge: Stakeholders call for meeting with FB6 funders, Solent LEP

A group of Isle of Wight residents, mostly with professional engineering and project management expertise, and including some town councillors, have written today to the Solent LEP - who funded Floating Bridge 6 - requesting a meeting and setting out their concerns about the failure of the project.

16, February 2018·9 min read

Scrutiny tells Leader he’ll be held accountable for his floating bridge ‘good and reasonable service’ comment

After Leader of the council, Dave Stewart, gave Scrutiny members an update on the Cowes floating bridge, they told him he'd be held accountable his comment about it providing 'a good and reasonable service'. OnTheWight reports in full detail.

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).

12, February 2018·1 min read

Call for Isle of Wight council leader and MP to promote Votes at 16

After the positive vote at full council on votes for 16 and 17 year old Islanders, IW Labour's youth officer asks council leader, Dave Stewart, to lobby the MP and get more involved in promoting the issue.

12, February 2018·1 min read

Isle of Wight council leader and MP ‘ineffective’ say Labour Party

The Island Labour Party say the failure of Cllr Dave Stewart and Bob Seely to win a fairer settlement for the Island "highlights their ineffectiveness".

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.

7, February 2018·4 min read

5.99% council tax rise among Isle of Wight council budget proposal

Savings (cuts) of £7.5m are proposed for the 2018-19 Isle of Wight council budget. OnTheWight has the details.

4, February 2018·1 min read

Letter: How long must we go on with this ‘sub-standard vessel’?

After the failure of the prow chain on the floating bridge on Friday night, Colin McCourt asks how much longer we must go on with this "sub-standard vessel"?

25, January 2018·1 min read

No extra money yet, but positive meeting with Minister says Leader

There were no promises of extra money, but leader of the Isle of Wight council said it was a "very positive meeting covering a wide range of issues" and that the Island was firmly on the agenda in Whitehall.

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