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Richard Priest

Richard Priest was elected in the 2013 Isle of Wight council elections and joined the group of Island Independent councillors.

He was Independent executive member for Children’s services. However, he was sacked from the post by Ian Stephens in September 2014 and then left the Island Independents.

He became Executive member Adult social care and public health in January 2017 under the leadership of Conservative, Dave Stewart.

26, March 2013·1 min read

Shanklin South ward: Labour steps aside citing ‘ground swell’ for Richard Priest

Labour candidate pulls out of Shanklin South saying Richard Priest is seen as the clear alternative to Cllr David Pugh.

Isle of Wight secondary schools bottom of Ofsted list

11, December 2013·2 min read

Terrible Isle of Wight secondary school performance nationally shamed (Updated)

Head of Ofsted at launch of Annual Report highlights failures to national press.

11, September 2014·4 min read

The Priest / Gilbey email and where it’s incorrect

Here are the full contents of the Priest/Gilbey email circulated this morning - and a breakdown of how its allegations don't stand up, exposing a basic misunderstanding of what has happened.

19, June 2014·1 min read

The spotlight goes on Cllr Jon Gilbey at next Scrutiny Committee

Cllr Jon Gilbey will be the first Executive member to go under the spotlight by Scrutiny Committee members.

Richard Priest pre-election parking promise

20, May 2014·1 min read

What’s happened to Richard Priest’s pre-election promise on parking?

Before the election Richard Priest promised to "Promote high streets not penalise motorists". Now, a year on, he and Jon Gibley are overseeing the opposite.

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