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Phil Jordan

Phil Jordan was elected as an Independent Isle of Wight councillor in the May 2013 local elections.

He sat on the Executive Committee as member for Public Health and Public Protection and PFI, but in December 2016 he resigned from the Executive.

He was elected as an Independent councillor in the May 2021 elections for Ryde North West Alliance Group and joined the Alliance Group who took power at County Hall. He is the Cabinet Member for Highways PFI, Transport and Infrastructure.

In September 2023 he was elected as Leader of the Isle of Wight council.

Below are some articles in which he is mentioned.

1, November 2021·3 min read

South Western Railway mark the launch of new Island Line trains: In their own words

South Western Railways celebrate the launch of the new Class 484 Island Line trains. Quotes from Government, MP, Cabinet member for transport and more

Southern Vectis bus in St James's Square

26, October 2021·2 min read

Partnership with Southern Vectis will not be to the detriment of taxi drivers says cabinet member

Cllr Jordan explained the list of things Southern Vectis would like to see happen to improve the service are just that, a list, and they had not even started discussions

26, October 2021·2 min read

Coppins Bridge traffic light replacement work stalled again

The work has been shifted again, but the Cabinet member responsible says it will be completed before the start of the next visitor season

26, October 2021·2 min read

Floating Bridge: ‘A bit of light at the end of this very dark and very long tunnel’ says Leader

Things seem to be moving in the right direction, with the Leader of the council saying "there is a bit of light at the end of this very dark and very long tunnel"

Not to scale – for illustrative purposes only – detail design to follow outline design approval

26, October 2021·2 min read

Ryde Interchange: Cabinet approve go ahead

Work on the new road layout will start in the New Year, with all aspects of the connectivity scheme needed to be completed by April 2023

22, October 2021·1 min read

Repair work to start on partially collapsed sea defences

Work must be carried out as quickly as possible on these important sea defences says the responsible Cabinet member

two men riding Beryl electric bikes through a park

20, October 2021·1 min read

New free electric bike loan scheme launches on the Isle of Wight

The scheme is targeting those who might not normally be able to afford an electric bike, or would not think of using one

14, October 2021·2 min read

‘Patchwork pavements and horrendous disorganisation’: Wightfibre slammed over alleged ‘chaos’

The company have at least two more years installing fibre across the Isle of Wight, but one councillor says he wants to see them brought to account

14, October 2021·1 min read

Hey, guess what, there’s something else wrong with the Cowes Floating Bridge

The latest fault came as a shock to the Cabinet member, Phil Jordan, who says they are not even sure if it's repairable

floating bridge 6 in the River Medina approaching East Cowes slipway

13, October 2021·2 min read

Floating Bridge: Councillors butt heads over legal action

Opposition parties butted heads over the timeline for legal action in relation to the Cowes Floating Bridge last night

Floating Bridge suspended sign at East Cowes terminal

7, October 2021·1 min read

Cowes Floating Bridge: Solent LEP calls for Cabinet Office Review

The outcome of the independent Cabinet Office Review will help inform future decisions about the Cowes Floating Bridge

Car loading on First day of floating bridge by Allan Marsh plus phil jordan

6, October 2021·6 min read

‘A new Floating Bridge is a realistic possibility’ Cllr lays out detail of FB future

A new Floating Bridge is a realistic possibility, says Cllr Phil Jordan, while blasting the previous administration’s ‘dithering’ four year track record, labelling their huge spending on it, ‘the most expensive sticking plaster this Island has probably ever seen’

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