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Geoff Brodie

Councillor Geoff Brodie has served as a councillor at the Isle of Wight council for many years.

He has gained a reputation for challenging those who have been in the ruling party of the council.

Councillor Brodie changed his surname from Lumley to Brodie in May 2017.

Councillor Brodie was elected to the Pan and Barton ward in the May 2021 Isle of Wight council elections and became part of the Alliance Group, who took power at County Hall – leaving them within a matter of months.

Among other roles, he has been Chairman of the Isle of Wight council, vice chairman of the Appeals Committee and vice chairman of the planning committee.

Below are some of the articles in which Geoff Brodie is mentioned.

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.

10, May 2017·2 min read

Pan residents suffer more delays in connecting to St George’s Way

Labour councillor for Newport East expresses his disappointment at the "couldn’t care less" attitude of contractors working on the St George's Way roadworks.

10, May 2017·1 min read

Labour councillor condemns Conservative attack on democracy

A return to the Cabinet system, removal of named votes and the questions to Cabinet members at full council being scrapped are just some of the changes planned by the Conservative administration say the Labour councillor.

7, May 2017·1 min read

Councillor announces new surname

It was wise to wait until after the election to make this name change, a touching tribute to his late father.

27, April 2017·1 min read

More women standing for Isle of Wight council election in 2017

More women are standing this time compared to four years ago. OnTheWight takes a look at the spread of women across the various political parties to see who came out on top.

10, March 2017·4 min read

Why is Conservative HQ so interested in the Isle of Wight?

Even prior to the takeover of the Isle of Wight council in January, Conservative Campaign Head Office have had a member of staff advising the new council Leader. It's believed to be unprecedented.

7, March 2017·1 min read

Labour seek return to Committee system of Council governance

Labour councillor, Geoff Lumley says nearly three years of minority control has convinced them that the Executive model does not work fairly and will propose a return to the Committee System of governance from 2018.

6, March 2017·2 min read

‘Short sighted’ PFI budget saving means no ‘gold standard’ for roads

Cllr Lumley says the £200k 'saving' which could result in roads falling apart from day one after the PFI contract expires is short-sighted and "badly letting down the Island who were promised so much by Eddie Giles and his pals”.

23, February 2017·28 min read

Budget debate: Read the group leader budget speeches in full

Leaders of all the groups who worked on and submitted budgets have shared their full speeches with OnTheWight.

20, February 2017·2 min read

Labour and Lib Dem Councillors propose lower council tax increase

As part of their alternative budget, the two Labour and one LibDem councillors propose 1.99% increase as opposed to the 4.99% increase being proposed by the Conservative UKIP Alliance.

16, February 2017·2 min read

‘Con-UKIP budget to ‘blow’ ASDA Windfall’ say opposition councillors

Opposition councillors say the Conservative-UKIP plans for the ASDA money are "an insult to hard working Islanders who are having their Council Tax put up while paying for running machines and new desks".

9, February 2017·1 min read

When will MP secure a ‘sweetheart deal’ for the Island? asks Labour cllr

Cllr Lumley says "You can only admire MPs who deliver for their constituents when their party is in power. Sadly after the same seven years of Tory gov, our MP can’t seem to master that trick."

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