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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.

31, March 2017·1 min read

Council Chairman jumps to the Conservatives. Cllr Perks too

Isle of Wight council chairman Charles Chapman and UKIP Ventnor publican Graham Perks have declared they'll run as Conservative candidates in the May elections.

7, February 2019·2 min read

Council finally admit floating bridge did not meet the requirements

Isle of Wight Council leader, Dave Stewart, has finally said the latest floating bridge did not fit the requirements drawn up by the council and they could pursue legal action against BCTQ.

23, January 2017·1 min read

Council leader accused of ‘crocodile tears’ over ‘profound disappointment’

Labour councillor Geoff Lumley says the new Conservative council leader's "profound disappointment" that members from other groups have "not come forward" is just crocodile tears.

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.

floating bridge 6 in the River Medina approaching East Cowes slipway

22, March 2021·2 min read

Council leader accused of misleading the public over Solent LEP claiming £3.2m back for Floating Bridge 6 (updated)

In a recent meeting the Isle of Wight council leader told members that if they scrapped FB6 the Solent LEP would be able to ask for its money back, but a senior member of the SLEP had already said they would not

25, February 2021·1 min read

Council leader asked if he is ashamed of his tweet

At last night's meeting Cllr Brodie asked whether the council leader was ashamed of his tweet

28, March 2017·6 min read

Council leader calls Indies’ ferry purchase plan a ‘red herring’ (update 2)

The council leader sets out his concerns over the Island Independent announcement that they would invest council money in a slice of Red Funnel should they get back into power in May.

24, February 2021·1 min read

Council leader criticised for saying he was ‘pleased’ 4,500 food vouchers given to vulnerable children

Cllr Dave Stewart was asked to ‘hang your head in shame’ after saying he was ‘pleased’ about 4,500 food vouchers being given to vulnerable children. “It shows a total lack of respect to them, “ says Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox

15, December 2017·1 min read

Council leader gives ‘truly disappointing performance’ during floating bridge debate says Cowes councillor

Cllr Neil Oliver reports back from the Cowes Town Council meeting which saw both the Leader and CEO of the Isle of Wight Council attend to answer questions about the floating bridge. He declared the performance of the leader as "truly disappointing".

15, March 2017·1 min read

Council Leader meets Minister to ask for additional funding support

The Leader of the council was elected to the Solent Local Enterprise Board, met with Sajid Javid to ask for additional funding support and opened the Apprenticeship Levy event in Wootton yesterday.

30, September 2016·3 min read

Council leader says Conservative accusations are ‘quite frankly ridiculous’

A pattern seems to be emerging whereby Conservative councillors make accusations about the Island Independents (they're the group in charge of the council) which are quickly shown to be inaccurate. Cllr Bacon says it is not possible to work with those who would rather just throw stones.

19, September 2019·2 min read

Council leader says they can’t send the floating bridge back

Council leader, Dave Stewart said, "If people say to me, yes, but it breaks down, I say, so does the Red Jet".

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