New Forest District Council elections

New Forest District Council elections are held every four years to elect members of New Forest District Council in Hampshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 26 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.^[1]

Summary of results[edit]

Political Party	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023
Conservative	23	30	32	44	54	58	46	26
Liberal Democrats	31	25	27	14	6	2	13	14
Independent	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	4
Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Labour	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Council elections[edit]

1973 New Forest District Council election
1976 New Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1979 New Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1983 New Forest District Council election
1987 New Forest District Council election
1991 New Forest District Council election
1995 New Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1999 New Forest District Council election
2003 New Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^[5]^[6]
2007 New Forest District Council election
2011 New Forest District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^[7]
2015 New Forest District Council election
2019 New Forest District Council election
2023 New Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]

District results map[edit]

By-election results[edit]

1995-1999[edit]

Ringwood North By-Election 17 September 1998^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Waddington	503	61.6	+21.4
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Sullivan	313	38.4	+1.4
Majority			190	23.2
Turnout			816	21.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1999-2003[edit]

Bashley By-Election 7 June 2001^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jill Cleary	2,186	57.1	-7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Newlands	1,638	42.8	+21.3
Majority			548	14.3
Turnout			3,824	59.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Becton By-Election 22 November 2001^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Godfrey Beck	692	61.0	-7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Newlands	442	39.0	+7.6
Majority			250	22.0
Turnout			1,134	21.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Milford By-Election 21 February 2002^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Pemberton	781	74.0	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jasqueline Szwaczka	275	26.0	+8.7
Majority			506	48.0
Turnout			1,056	25.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pennington By-Election 21 February 2002^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hickman	1,079	70.6	+25.4
	Conservative	Penelope Beasley	449	29.4	-11.2
Majority			630	41.2
Turnout			1,528	34.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Ringwood North By-Election 21 February 2002^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lorna Ford	337	47.5	-13.2
	Independent	Stephen Wright	203	28.6	+28.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Chambers	169	23.8	-2.0
Majority			134	18.9
Turnout			709	18.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007[edit]

Holbury and North Blackfield By-Election 5 February 2004^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Dunsdon	772	75.2	+3.5
	Conservative	Robert Wappet	210	20.4	-7.9
	Labour	Philip Annette	45	4.4	+4.4
Majority			562	54.8
Turnout			1,027	21.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ringwood East & Sopley By-Election 5 May 2005^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Treleaven	953	64.4	-11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Chambers	527	35.6	+11.6
Majority			426	28.8
Turnout			1,480	68.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Totton West By-Election 20 July 2006^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Harris	535	48.1	+0.3
	Conservative	Diana Brooks	498	44.8	-7.4
	Labour	Alan Goodfellow	79	7.1	+7.1
Majority			37	3.3
Turnout			1,112	28.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Barton By-Election 25 January 2007^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Carpenter	990	56.9	-16.7
	Liberal Democrats	Wynford Davies	426	24.5	-1.9
	Independent	Jeremy May	277	15.9	+15.9
	Labour	Peter Dance	48	2.8	+2.8
Majority			564	32.4
Turnout			1,741	36.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011[edit]

The 2007 Brahmshaw, Copythorne Noorth and Minstead By-Election was held after a candidate for the 2007 local election died, postponing the election for that ward.

Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead By-Election 14 June 2007^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Forse	436	78.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Gray	123	22.0	-4.9
Majority			313	56.0
Turnout			559	26.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ringwood South By-Election 19 June 2008^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Heron	610	58.6	+25.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Chambers	354	32.9	+12.3
	Labour	Peter Harper	113	10.5	+1.6
Majority			256	25.7
Turnout			1,077	23.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2011-2015[edit]

Milford By-Election 19 July 2012^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sophie Beeton	963	80.0	+1.4
	Labour	Caroline Hexter	240	20.0	-1.4
Majority			723	60.0
Turnout			1,203
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bransgore and Burley By-Election 11 December 2014^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Frampton	834	77.3	+11.3
	UKIP	Roz Mills	171	15.8	+15.8
	Labour	Brian Curwain	74	6.9	-7.3
Majority			663	61.4
Turnout			1,079
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019[edit]

Milford By-Election 5 April 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Hopkins	1,057	76.4	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Wynford Davies	200	14.5	+14.5
	Labour	Sally Spicer	126	9.1	-11.2
Majority			857	62.0
Turnout			1,383
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fawley, Blackfield and Langley By-Election 26 July 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Merv Langdale	736	58.4	+15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Fletcher	525	41.6	+27.3
Majority			211	16.8
Turnout			1,261
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pennington By-Election 13 September 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Gossage	497	42.0	-10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Davies	445	37.6	+8.8
	Independent	Ted Jearrad	144	12.2	+12.2
	Labour	Trina Hart	97	8.2	-10.9
Majority			52	4.4
Turnout			1,183
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023[edit]

Bransgore and Burley By-Election 23 December 2021^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Frampton	617	44.3	+44.3
	Green	Lucy Bramley	459	33.0	+33.0
	Conservative	Sarah Howard	258	18.5	-53.7
	Labour	James Swyer	59	4.2	-23.6
Majority			158	11.3
Turnout			1,393
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Hythe West and Langdown By-Election 3 March 2022^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Cullen	559	44.6	-23.3
	Conservative	Terri Marwood	497	39.7	+7.6
	Labour	James Gallagher	153	12.2	+12.2
	Independent	Matthew Kitcher	44	3.5	+3.5
Majority			62	4.9
Turnout			1,253
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "The New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/888, retrieved 12 November 2023
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of New Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ The New Forest and Southampton (Areas) Order 1978
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of New Forest (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "District Council By-Election Results 1998 - 2003". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "District Council By-Election Results 2004 - 2007". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ "By-election for district council Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead ward - 14 June 2007 - report of the returning officer" (PDF). New Forest District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ "District Council Election - Ringwood South Ward - 19 June 2008 - Results". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Milford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bransgore and Burley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Milford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fawley, Blackfield and Langley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pennington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bransgore and Burley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hythe West and Langdown Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

By-election results

External links[edit]

New Forest District Council

[2021order-1] "The New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/888, retrieved 12 November 2023

[2] slation.gov.uk - The District of New Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[3] The New Forest and Southampton (Areas) Order 1978

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[composition-5] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The District of New Forest (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[bashley-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "District Council By-Election Results 1998 - 2003". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

[holbury-9] "District Council By-Election Results 2004 - 2007". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

[bramshaw-10] "By-election for district council Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead ward - 14 June 2007 - report of the returning officer" (PDF). New Forest District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

[ringwood-11] "District Council Election - Ringwood South Ward - 19 June 2008 - Results". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Milford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bransgore and Burley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Milford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Fawley, Blackfield and Langley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Pennington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bransgore and Burley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hythe West and Langdown Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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