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Stuart Hutchinson

Cllr Stuart Hutchinson was elected as Isle of Wight councillor for West Wight in a by-election in November 2011 and retained his seat in the May 2013 elections.

He’s a member of the Conservative Group of Councillors.

In January 2017, he was appointed as deputy leader to Cllr Dave Stewart.

He did not sit in the 2021 elections.

Below are articles featuring Cllr Hutchinson.

14, October 2019·1 min read

‘We don’t like numbers thrown up any more than residents do’ says Deputy Leader over housing targets

An extra £100,000 will be allocated to the planning department to help come to the correct housing figures for the Island

16, October 2019·2 min read

£4.5m of cuts from Isle of Wight council budget and possible 4% council tax rise

Council Tax could go up by four per cent next year as the Isle of Wight council has to find cuts in their budget of £4.5m

21, October 2019·1 min read

Isle of Wight councillors claimed £475,000 in allowances and expenses

The total amount claimed increased by over £13,000 in the last year. OnTheWight has the details

15, November 2019·3 min read

Isle of Wight Council may have to make £5.5m of cuts in next year

There's a £1m overspend in the Isle of Wight council's current budget and that may mean having to make £5.5m of cuts next year says the deputy leader, Cllr Stuart Hutchinson

15, November 2019·1 min read

Plans for future of Ryde Harbour revealed in Isle of Wight council papers

The future of Ryde Harbour is being decided by the deputy leader of the Isle of Wight council. Details within

18, November 2019·2 min read

Councillor confirms £1 harbour purchase plans

The chair of Ryde Town Council’s harbour working group, said there were no plans to increase the council tax precept for 2020 in order to acquire the Harbour

9, January 2020·2 min read

Extra money for Isle of Wight council possibly delayed as Government’s ‘Fairer Funding Review’ postponed

There’s an overspend of £700,000 and the Isle of Wight council were hoping to get £6.3m more from the Government. Read on for why that's unlikely happen

5, February 2020·4 min read

Isle of Wight council reveal budget plans: I’ve never known so many (national) uncertainties, says deputy leader

The proposed budget sees a council tax rise of 3.99 per cent and £4.5m of 'savings' across all areas. Read the papers below

27, February 2020·2 min read

Where is the £6.4m deal promised by Boris Johnson, ask Isle of Wight councillors

Throughout last night's budget meeting, opposition councillors asked where the Island Deal that Boris Johnson had promised was

13, March 2020·3 min read

Isle of Wight tidal energy project out of hibernation, as IWC is asked to invest another £244,000

The once controversial tidal energy project - that many people thought had shut down - appears to be coming back to life with the council deciding on whether they will invest £244,000

9, July 2020·4 min read

£1.3m purchase of Venture Quays by Isle of Wight council scrutinised

"We need to keep that engineering heritage", "We can buy this and keep this site for the Island", “It is our decision, we will own it and we will take responsibility for it” and "we will keep a really good reputation for being business-friendly" are just some of the comments by councillors discussing the purchase of Venture Quays

9, July 2020·4 min read

Isle of Wight council reveal how they will cope with £10m funding gap

The Cabinet member for resources says the Isle of Wight council faces a serious challenge for the next financial year and will start working on that in the next couple of months

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