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Graham Perks

Long-time publican Graham Perks was in 2013 voted to represent the residents of Ventnor East at the Isle of Wight council, under the banner of UKIP.

Not long before the 2017 council elections, Cllr Perks announced he was swapping allegiances to the Conservative Party.

Shortly after winning his May ’17 seat he was declared as Lord Graham Perks on the Isle of Wight council’s Website.

Below you’ll find the article that we’ve published about him.

14, January 2011·6 min read

Massive Long-Term Deficits Revealed During Winter Gardens Public Meeting

400+ people turned up for meeting to discuss reasons behind closure

19, January 2011·8 min read

Ventnor Winter Gardens: Public Have Their Say

A long meeting with many valid questions being raised by the public

5, April 2011·1 min read

Winter Gardens Bidders Shortlist Selected

Three organisations are through to the next round.

2, August 2013·1 min read

UKIP leader Nigel Farage speaks to Islanders this autumn

After the swell of national attention in UKIP at the recent local elections, Shanklin Theatre may be looking at a packed house come 30th October for An Evening with Nigel Farage.

13, September 2013·3 min read

Ventnor councillor votes against proposal to save Coastal Centre for town

UKIP Councillor, Graham Perks voted against the proposal to treat Ventnor Town Council as a Special Purchaser of the Coastal Centre at Salisbury Gardens. It made no difference to the outcome of the vote though and the support of the Scrutiny Committee was recorded.

8, September 2014·2 min read

Isle of Wight 31st most UKIP-friendly Conservative seat in country says Uni research

The Island is not just the 31st most ‘UKIP-friendly Conservative seat’ in the UK, but 4th in the South East claims IW UKIP Chair.

18, February 2015·1 min read

Coffee shops and ‘in-sourcing’ suggested as budget amendments from UKIP cllrs

Suggestions such as leasing out council-owned artworks and creating a coffee shop at the library have been tabled by UKIP councillors prior to the budget meeting next week.

7, February 2017·1 min read

New Isle of Wight council Scrutiny Committee meets (live coverage)

Chaired by former executive member, Cllr Paul Fuller, and including the former Leader Cllr Bacon, the new Scrutiny Committee gathers tonight to scrutinise the proposed budget for 2017/18.

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.

9, May 2017·1 min read

Lord Graham Perks? That’s what Isle of Wight Council’s Website says (Updated)

Somehow the Isle of Wight council Website is displaying the Ventnor East Conservative councillor's name as Lord Graham Perks.

10, April 2019·2 min read

Graham Perks leaves Isle of Wight Conservatives

The Ventnor councillor said he joined the Conservatives because he thought it would help him get more done for the town, but it has not.

19, October 2020·3 min read

Ventnor councillors exasperated by lack of support from Isle of Wight Council: ‘We’re banging our heads against a brick wall,’ says Mayor

Ventnor Town Councillors say they believe the town is very low in the Isle of Wight council's priorities, with one councillor saying, "the town is being treated as the poor relation by the local authority"

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