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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, March 2021·17 min read

Cowes Floating Bridge: Detailed report from Scrutiny Committee

Although legal mediation put a stop to many questions even being asked, the Cowes Floating Bridge was discussed at tonight's scrutiny committee meeting. Read our detailed report

6, February 2017·2 min read

New Isle of Wight council Leader scraps cross-party meetings leading to criticism (Updated)

It’s currently unclear why the new council Leader has cancelled all future meetings of the Group Leaders, but opposition councillors say it's at odds with Conservative's 'cross-party' claims.

6, June 2018·1 min read

Isle of Wight council form partnership with Chinese region

A memorandum of agreement has been formed between Enshi in Western China and the Isle of Wight. The partnership will focus on sharing knowledge, promoting collaboration between the two territories, and looking to develop a programme of exchange between businesses, students and organisations.

9, July 2020·4 min read

£1.3m purchase of Venture Quays by Isle of Wight council scrutinised

"We need to keep that engineering heritage", "We can buy this and keep this site for the Island", “It is our decision, we will own it and we will take responsibility for it” and "we will keep a really good reputation for being business-friendly" are just some of the comments by councillors discussing the purchase of Venture Quays

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.

20, February 2017·1 min read

Letter: Undercliff Drive resident expresses scepticism over Leader’s ‘promise’

This resident on Undercliff Drive says after years of discussions, studies, surveys, the present solution has been arrived at. She's sceptical of the council Leader's promises to reopen the road - suggesting the upcoming election might have a bearing.

6, March 2017·3 min read

Conservative Leader ‘exposes’ millions in extra funding received under Indies

The Leader of the Isle of Wight council says the Conservative administration have 'exposed' the millions in extra government funding that came to the Island under the leadership of the Island Independents.

25, September 2018·3 min read

Councillor walks out of floating bridge meeting, declaring it a ‘politically constructed quango’ (updated)

Cllr Love walked out of last night's meeting (Monday) after just 20 minutes, calling it a ‘politically constructed quango’. He explains why.

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.

Cyclists and councillors standing by Hovercraft

4, July 2020·3 min read

Tour of Britain: Final leg of prestigious cycling event to be held on the Isle of Wight

In September 2022 the Isle of Wight will host the final leg of the prestigious Tour of Britain cycling event, expecting to attract 150,000 spectators, and being shown on TV across the globe

10, October 2018·2 min read

Fire Review plans: Council could be at risk of ‘corporate manslaughter’

One member of the Scrutiny Committee said the plans put them 'at risk of corporate manslaughter'. The responsible Cabinet member gave assurances the plans were safe.

11, February 2021·2 min read

Legal proceedings against AEW over Ryde Arena dropped by council

It was announced at tonight's Cabinet meeting that arbitration proceedings with AEW have come to end, as no agreement could be reached

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