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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.

Boris Johnson

13, November 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight council leader reminds Prime Minister of his Island Deal promise

It's been a year since Boris Johnson promised the Isle of Wight an Island Deal to make up for the extra cost of providing services on an Island. So far nothing has materialised

man in black coat and white face mask

16, November 2020·2 min read

Bereaved families ‘flouting’ Covid-19 rules, Isle of Wight Cabinet told

The Isle of Wight Council’s bereavement services team say that when people visit the Crematorium ‘all thoughts around social distancing and safety go right out of the window’

statue of finger pointing with blue sky in background

18, November 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight council leader calls for professionalism in virtual council chamber following ‘coward’ slur at last meeting

After a complaint was lodged against a councillor calling another 'a coward' for abstaining on a vote about increasing allowances, he was ordered to send a letter. See the response to that within

18, November 2020·1 min read

New funding for community groups delivering supporting vulnerable Islanders during lockdown

If you are a community group delivering services to support the wellbeing and practical needs of vulnerable Islanders, you could be eligible for funding of up to £1,000

Trees outside County Hall and Geoff Brodie

19, November 2020·2 min read

Conservative administration accused of bullying councillor for ‘raising points of democracy’

Cllr Brodie said it was a sad day "when a member cannot make amendments without being bullied by the administration”

a range of doping drugs on a table top

19, November 2020·1 min read

‘Very serious escalation of drug activity’ on the Isle of Wight says council leader

Cllr Stewart said that since start of Covid-19 there’d been a ‘very serious escalation of drug activity’ and he’d been approached by members who have been raising the same worries

dave stewart and clare mosdell during full council

20, November 2020·2 min read

Crack down on pavement parking and speeding on the Isle of Wight agreed

Council leader shares this roundup of plans to tackle speeding and pavement parking on the Isle of Wight

Julie Jones-Evans looking into camera

20, November 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight Councillor votes against her own motion after Leader changes it

The councillor's motions was to ‘put the wellbeing of residents at the heart of placemaking', but after the leader changed it, she refused to vote for it. Details within

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

matt hancock standing at a lectern giving a speech

23, November 2020·1 min read

Isle of Wight must not be combined with mainland neighbours when Covid-19 tier system reintroduced, says MP

Bob Seely is concerned that combining the Isle of Wight's infection rates with Portsmouth or Southampton - where rates are much higher - would skew the picture of what's really happening here

large van parking on pavement blocking the way for pedestrians

24, November 2020·2 min read

Unanimous support for Isle of Wight council to have powers to deal with pavement parking

The motion called for powers currently held by police to be transferred to Isle of Wight council so pavement parking can be dealt with locally, by parking enforcement officers, and action actually taken

wash your hands poster

26, November 2020·2 min read

Islanders urged to ‘keep their eyes on the prize’ and stay safe by council leader

Dave Stewart is encouraging Islanders to "continue to be careful about where you go, who and how you meet because although things are looking up, they can quickly change"

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