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Concerns it could open the council to judicial review led to 12 members abstaining and nine voting against the motion to declare the Isle of Wight 'Fracking Free'.
Cllr Geoff Brodie has served as a councillor at the Isle of Wight council for many years.
Staunch in his conviction to the Labour Party, he has gained a reputation for challenging those who have been in the ruling party of the council.
Cllr Brodie changed his surname from Lumley to Brodie in May 2017.
Cllr 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.
He is Chairman of the Isle of Wight council, vice chairman of the Appeals Committee and vice chairman of the planning committee.
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