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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.

28, October 2022·1 min read

Calbourne homes plan on hold, awaiting more information from developer

Officers advised councillors the application could not legally be passed, as information about the development’s nitrate neutrality had not been submitted so the correct regulations could not be completed

13, July 2016·1 min read

Call for budget cut decisions to be revisited

Now the Isle of Wight council has approval to use cash from the Asda deal to fund revenue (ie. ongoing services) Cllr Lumley is asking for previous budget cut decisions to be reviewed.

12, February 2018·1 min read

Call for Isle of Wight council leader and MP to promote Votes at 16

After the positive vote at full council on votes for 16 and 17 year old Islanders, IW Labour's youth officer asks council leader, Dave Stewart, to lobby the MP and get more involved in promoting the issue.

7, November 2017·1 min read

Call for Isle of Wight council to support ‘Votes at 16’ campaign

Labour councillor, Geoff Brodie, is calling on other members to support the 'Votes at 16' campaign.

18, November 2021·1 min read

Call for limit on Air BnBs, no new builds for second homes or holiday homes and tougher action on rogue landlords

Just some of the suggestions made by Labour councillor, Richard Quigley, at Wednesday's Isle of Wight full council meeting

4, November 2020·2 min read

Call for Newport to have same free parking choices as other Isle of Wight towns

Cllr Brodie argues that Newport is the only town centre on the Island that has no offer of at least 30 minutes free car parking in its main streets

10, January 2018·1 min read

Call for return of transparency at the Isle of Wight council

Cllr Brodie argues that even the Prime Minister and Cabinet are accountable to Parliament through PMQs and regular Ministerial Questions, with the media and public in attendance.

14, November 2016·1 min read

Call for to protect pharmacy services on the Isle of Wight

Cllr Geoff Lumley says that eight Island pharmacies face the axe due to a cuts voted for by Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Andrew Turner. He's calling on members to support a motion to protect the community pharmacy service.

8, April 2015·2 min read

Call to declare Isle of Wight ‘Frack Free’ fails due to legal concerns

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'.

15, September 2010·1 min read

Call To Delay Second Review Budget

Geoff Lumley asks for one month delay and campaign against Government cuts.

27, February 2019·12 min read

Catch up: Isle of Wight council vote on £5.5m cuts to annual budget

Councillors debated and voted on next year's budget, which sees £5.5m of cuts/savings to public services including a 2.99 per cent increase to Council Tax, £1 overnight parking across the Island and 5% increase in crematorium and cemetery charges.

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17, January 2018·1 min read

Catch up: Packed agenda for first Isle of Wight full council meeting of 2018

Follow the twists and turns of the first Isle of Wight full council meeting of 2018 from the comfort of your armchair or office.

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