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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.

11, December 2014·1 min read

Executive give go-ahead for public consultation on school places

Mention of which site a merged secondary school could be based at has been removed from the consultation paper's proposals, but another item the Scrutiny Committee recommended should be removed has remained in place.

10, December 2014·1 min read

Chair of Scrutiny Committee resigns over school consultation row

Cllr Geoff Lumley says the Independent administration pays no greater heed to real scrutiny than previous administrations and resigns from the post of chairman.

10, December 2014·3 min read

Row breaks out in council chamber over school consultation

A row broke out in the council chamber last night after Labour councillor for Newport East, Geoff Lumley, accused the Executive member for Children's Services of lying.

8, December 2014·4 min read

‘Rigged’ school consultation plans slammed by Scrutiny Committee

The chair of the Scrutiny Committee says he's staggered at what he calls the 'shameful' proposals being put forward by the council as part of a consultation on school places.

20, November 2014·1 min read

Isle of Wight’s ‘fractious’ political scene to be featured on TV

The return of MP's expenses, as well as September's shenanigans with the Island Independents go under the spotlight on Sunday, raising question marks on whether Hampshire County Council show take control of the Isle of Wight.

23, October 2014·2 min read

Councillors dispute decision to join EU funded ‘Smilegov’ Project

The proposal was originally criticised by councillors at the Scrutiny Committee meeting held earlier this month and and labeled "nothing more than a talking shop".

17, October 2014·2 min read

Cllr Julia Baker-Smith voted as chair of the planning committee

The vote was incredibly close with Independent councillor, Julia Baker Smith, winning by just one vote.

16, October 2014·1 min read

These are the six councillors that didn’t support giving council staff a Living Wage

Although the majority of councillors voted in favour of all council staff being paid at least a Living Wage, six chose to abstain from the vote. Find out whether it was yours.

7, October 2014·3 min read

Council’s sustainability aims criticised by opposition councillors

Questions were raised at last week's Scrutiny Committee about the need for an Executive member for Sustainability, with at least one of the papers being heard at tonight's meeting being criticised by councillors.

9, September 2014·1 min read

Newport Parish council agree to help fund the Island’s beach cleaning

Although Newport has no beaches itself, the Parish council argue that their residents use Island beaches and all local councils should help fund the service that will be scrapped due to Government cuts in funding next April.

5, August 2014·2 min read

Island Roads’ parent company investigating serious allegations in ‘Undercliff dossier’

Eurovia's senior legal team is now scrutinising the dossier of serious allegations made by an Undercliff resident, who received the brush-off from Isle of Wight council and Island Roads.

25, July 2014·4 min read

Executive asked by Scrutiny Committee to re-examine changes to parking charges

Whether the Executive will change their minds over the proposed changes to parking charges won't be known until 5th August.

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