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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.

9, July 2020·2 min read

Venture Quays will be ‘flagship’ investment opportunity say Isle of Wight council

Securing the future of the Columbine building and protecting marine manufacturing on the Isle of Wight are just some of the reasons why the IW council are seeking to seal the deal

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

9, July 2020·1 min read

Catch up: Isle of Wight council cabinet members vote on purchase of Venture Quays

Follow the debate in our live coverage of the July Isle of Wight council Cabinet meeting where the purchase of Venture Quays will be voted upon

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

15, July 2020·2 min read

‘We’re Good To Go’ – Isle of Wight businesses urged to tell the UK

Visit Isle of Wight say the 'Good to Go' marque gives customers and potential visitors the confidence that tourism businesses are doing everything possible to ensure their premises are following the government guidelines

dave stewart during full council meeting

16, July 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight council leader says plans for Newport Harbour have been ‘well received’

Despite there being close to 3,000 signatures on a petition to stop housing on Seaclose Park, the leader of the council said that the feedback he's had was that "Newport Harbour Masterplan has been well-received"

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

21, July 2020·3 min read

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