Random

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.

15, November 2018·1 min read

Answers demanded over lack of consultation on cross-Solent health plans

Cllr Brodie intends to question the leader of the Isle of Wight council as to why there has been no public consultation for something that will radically change future health services and care on the Island.

23, January 2017·2 min read

Council leader: ‘Profound disappointment’ at failure to get all parties working together

Dave Stewart has expressed his “profound disappointment” that Labour. Lib Dem or Island Independent councillors have "not come forward" to work together.

25, January 2017·1 min read

Bacon challenges Whitehouse claim that legal agreement limits what can be said on Platt case

When challenged on if he'd drop the Jon Platt school case, Cllr Whitehouse stated a legal agreement had been entered into by Cllr Bacon with the DfE limiting what Cllr Whitehouse can say. This morning Cllr Bacon says, "there is no such ‘legal agreement’," presenting what he claims as evidence.

aerial view of the island and the solent

11, February 2021·4 min read

£50,000 given to Isle of Wight council to investigate unique costs faced by being an island

Cllr Stewart said this is the first time in many years that any government has given such an explicit recognition of the need for the Island’s unique circumstances to be looked at

15, September 2020·2 min read

Floating Bridge Engineers’ and Stakeholders’ Group has warned council for three years about failures of FB6

The Floating Bridge Engineers’ and Stakeholders’ Group explain how they have been warning the Isle of Wight council for many years about the ongoing failures of Floating Bridge 6. Details within

9, September 2020·2 min read

Call for no more ‘cloak and dagger’ approaches to Floating Bridge fixes

The long-running saga of the Cowes Floating Bridge was discussed at last night's Isle of Wight council Scrutiny Committee. Details within

9, January 2018·2 min read

Council tax support: Isle of Wight council considering cuts

Low income families on the Isle of Wight could have their Council tax support cut in plans the Island's Conservative administration at County Hall is considering.

17, September 2018·1 min read

Floating bridge: Noise minimising ‘shoe’ to be fitted this week

The bridge will be taken out of service later this week when the noise minimising shoe is fitted to the Cowes floating bridge.

Nothing to see here - Move along - by brucehh

11, April 2017·1 min read

Dave Stewart responds to second home voter encouragement: A ‘Pretend Row’

Cllrs Ian Ward and Dave Stewart give their views on the reaction to them writing to postal voters and asking Second Home owners to register to vote on the Isle of Wight.

27, February 2020·2 min read

Where is the £6.4m deal promised by Boris Johnson, ask Isle of Wight councillors

Throughout last night's budget meeting, opposition councillors asked where the Island Deal that Boris Johnson had promised was

16, December 2017·2 min read

Letter: Less than impressed with Dave over floating Bridge fiasco

This East Cowes resident attended the Cowes Town Council meeting to hear what leader of the Isle of Wight council, Dave Stewart had to say about the floating bridge. He was less than impressed.

23, November 2018·2 min read

Council leader accused of driving changes to health services without ‘reassuring Islanders’

Cllr Brodie asked why STP is being driven forward by the Conservatives without bothering to reassure Islanders that their precious NHS will not be further damaged. The council leader responds.

Free daily newsletter