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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.

12, December 2017·3 min read

Christ the King College £2.7m in debt after ‘ill judged’ agreement say council (Updated)

Isle of Wight council say they've tried to work with the Christ the King College, but still no plan exists. "This is an enormous debt for one school to accrue", said the council leader.

12, December 2017·3 min read

Christ the King College refute Council’s view on school’s ‘ill-judgement’

Following the Isle of Wight council's statement this morning claiming Christ the King College was £2.7m in debt, the school has responded, refuting IWC's claim that the decision to lease the building was ill-judged, claiming audits have shown "there is absolutely no evidence of any financial mismanagement".

26, January 2017·1 min read

Cllr Bacon poses seven questions to new Leader on future of Isle of Wight and Executive

Cllr Bacon has asked seven direct questions of the new Leader of the council, the answers of which could have major impact on the future of the Isle of Wight and, perhaps, the make-up of his new Executive.

16, March 2016·2 min read

Cllr Dave Stewart: Not forward in retracting ‘socialist ideology’ statement

Cllr Dave Stewart is in no rush to pull back from labelling not cutting vital public services as 'socialist ideology'. We learn more from his recent letter too ...

8, September 2017·3 min read

Cllr Ward unable to answer basic questions on Floating Bridge replacement

Cllr Ian Ward, who receives an additional £7k+ a year as the Isle of Wight council Cabinet member and whose responsibilities specifically include the floating bridge, was unable to answer basic questions about the replacement service. Full details of the interview within.

18, March 2020·1 min read

Closure of Isle of Wight council buildings during Coronavirus outbreak

Frontline services continue, but many Isle of Wight council buildings have been closed to protect staff and the community

11, February 2014·1 min read

Coastal Centre saved from sale on the open market: Enterprise Centre to push ahead

Members to the Cabinet approved the 26 year lease arrangements for Ventnor's former Coastal Centre, Salisbury Gardens.

man holding hand out in front with word stop written on it

18, October 2021·1 min read

Complaint about Police and Crime Commissioner heard behind closed doors

It is unknown whether the complaint refers to current commissioner Donna Jones, or her predecessor, Michael Lane

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

1, March 2017·2 min read

Concerns raised over process to give Crime Commissioner voting rights on council

Concerns have been raised about the process undertaken to allow the Police and Crime Commissioner to join the Fire Authority, with full voting rights on Fire Service matters

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”

3, February 2017·4 min read

Conservative alliance budget proposal sees cuts, service reductions and increased prices

A 4.99% rise in council tax, cuts to Personal Budgets for those with learning disabilities, youth provision budget slashed in half and reduced opening hours at the recycling centres are just some of the proposals in the Conservative-Alliance budget being debated later this month. Here's the detail.

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