2015 New Forest District Council election

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2015 New Forest District Council election
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  2011 7 May 2015 2019  

All 60 seats to New Forest District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before546
Seats won582
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg4
Popular vote48.98914.941

New Forest UK local election 2015 map.svg
Results by Ward

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2015 New Forest District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of New Forest District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

The whole Council is re-elected every 4 years [2]

After the election, the composition of the council was: [3]

Election Summary

New Forest local election result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5840Increase2.svg496.6650.5648,969Decrease2.svg5.53
  UKIP 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0015.4214,941Increase2.svg12.15
  Labour 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0014.2413,797Increase2.svg5.54
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg4Decrease2.svg43.3311.1910,847Decrease2.svg14.56
  Green 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.006.516,314Increase2.svg2.64
  Independent 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.001.701,647Increase2.svg1.70
  TUSC 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.000.3334Increase2.svg0.3

Ward results

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Ashurst, Copythrone South & Netley Marsh

Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Puttock 1,922 58.14 Decrease2.svg5.37
Conservative Derek Tipp 1,689
UKIP Peter Day84024.51Increase2.svg24.51
Labour Kenneth Kershaw59417.33Increase2.svg1.53
Labour Peter Sopowski506
Majority1,08231.58Decrease2.svg11.25
Turnout 3,42673.40
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Barton

Barton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Godfrey Beck 1,959 55.92 Decrease2.svg8.09
Conservative Alan O'Sullivan 1,946
UKIP Ann Vasilesco98628.14Increase2.svg28.14
Labour Peter Terry55815.92Increase2.svg0.84
Majority97327.77Decrease2.svg15.34
Turnout 3,50371.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bashley

Bashley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Tungate 1,070 67.16 Decrease2.svg4.48
UKIP Gwen Bailey32320.27Increase2.svg20.27
Labour Martin Phillips20012.55Decrease2.svg1.45
Majority74746.89Decrease2.svg10.4
Turnout 1,59371.8
Conservative hold Swing

Becton

Becton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Ward 1,350 50.52 Decrease2.svg4.6
Conservative Geoffrey Blunden 1,290
UKIP Paul Bailey76128.48Increase2.svg11.95
Liberal Democrats Wynford Davies56120.99Increase2.svg3.10
Majority58922.04Decrease2.svg15.19
Turnout 2,67265.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Boldre & Sway

Boldre and Sway (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Rickman 2,352 70.73 Decrease2.svg0.91
Conservative Colin Wise 1,629
Green Thomas Greenwood97329.26Increase2.svg29.26
Majority1,37941.47Decrease2.svg1.81
Turnout 3,32572.60
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead

Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diane Andrews1,22277.29Decrease2.svg0.49
Green Anthony Gray35922.70Increase2.svg22.70
Majority86354.58Decrease2.svg0.99
Turnout 1581
Conservative hold Swing

Bransgore & Burley

Bransgore and Burley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Frampton 2,386 66.46 Increase2.svg0.47
Conservative Mark Steele 1,805
Green Colin Thurston74020.61Increase2.svg20.61
Labour Brian Curwain46412.92Decrease2.svg1.31
Majority1,64645.84Decrease2.svg0.37
Turnout 3,590
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Brockenhurst & Forest South East

Brockenhurst and Forest South East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Harris 1,964 49.78 Decrease2.svg22.35
Conservative Maureen Holding 1,934
Green Henry Mellor80120.30Increase2.svg20.30
UKIP Rachel John Beaumont68217.28Increase2.svg17.28
Labour Bramley Murton49812.62Increase2.svg12.62
Majority1,16329.48Decrease2.svg14.78
Turnout 3,945
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Buckland

Buckland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Olliff-Cooper 812 51.03 Decrease2.svg9.25
Independent Edward Jearrad30419.10Increase2.svg19.10
Labour Bernard Tennant24415.33Increase2.svg2.97
Liberal Democrats Brenda Vincent23114.51Decrease2.svg18.34
Majority50831.92Decrease2.svg1.02
Turnout 1,591
Conservative hold Swing

Butts Ash & Dibden Purlieu

Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Binns 1,426 40.85 Decrease2.svg3.03
Conservative Peter Armstrong 1,398
Liberal Democrats Malcom Wade1,17533.66Decrease2.svg10.22
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Monaghan945
UKIP Peter Rogers51514.75Increase2.svg14.75
UKIP Christopher Tribe412
Labour David Dale37410.71Decrease2.svg2.97
Majority2517.19Increase2.svg
Turnout 3,490
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Dibden & Hythe East

Dibden and Hythe East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Poole 1,274 38.01 Decrease2.svg6.44
Conservative William Andrews 1,151
Liberal Democrats Christopher Harrison1,05831.57Decrease2.svg23.97
Liberal Democrats Stanley Wade942
UKIP Philip Wilson65819.63Increase2.svg19.63
Green Edward Caplen36110.77Increase2.svg10.77
Majority2166.44
Turnout 3,351
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Downlands and Forest

Downlands and Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Heron 1,436 78.46 Increase2.svg11.33
Labour Paul Toynton39421.53Increase2.svg21.53
Majority1,04256.93Decrease2.svg10.2
Turnout 1,830
Conservative hold Swing

Fawley, Blackfield & Langley

Fawley, Blackfield and Langley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexis McEvoy 1,551 42.60 Decrease2.svg25.27
Conservative Robert Wappet 1,402
UKIP Gillian Gulliver1,11830.71Increase2.svg30.71
Liberal Democrats Ronan West51914.25Decrease2.svg17.87
Labour Paul Williams45212.41Increase2.svg12.41
Liberal Democrats Linda McDermott334
Majority43311.89Increase2.svg2.18
Turnout 3,640
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fernhill

Fernhill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Cleary 1,533 49.45 Decrease2.svg9.76
Conservative John Ward 1,384
UKIP Marlene Wilkins93330.09Increase2.svg30.09
Labour Stephen Short63420.45Increase2.svg2.48
Majority1494.80Decrease2.svg31.59
Turnout 3,100
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fordingbridge

Fordingbridge (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roxanne Bellows 1,997 53.21 Increase2.svg11.27
Conservative Ann Sevier 1,917
Labour David Cakebread82622.00Increase2.svg11.00
Liberal Democrats Sidney Rasey63616.94Increase2.svg16.94
UKIP Wendy Rasey541
TUSC Helen Ward2947.83Increase2.svg7.83
Majority1,17131.20Increase2.svg22.7
Turnout 3,753
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Forest North West

Forest North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill DowUnopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Furzedown & Hardley

Furzedown and Hardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathleen Crisell 617 37.05 Decrease2.svg8.67
Liberal Democrats Mark Clark56934.17Increase2.svg2.35
UKIP Paul Thomas47928.76Increase2.svg28.76
Majority482.88Decrease2.svg11.02
Turnout 1,665
Conservative hold Swing

Holbury & North Blackfield

Holbury and North Blackfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Glass 1,204 37.88 Decrease2.svg13.41
Conservative Alan Alvery 1,152
UKIP Philip Pearce-Smith85626.93Increase2.svg26.93
Labour Tina Williams57718.15Decrease2.svg7.00
Liberal Democrats Sally-Jane Read54117.02Decrease2.svg6.52
Liberal Democrats Brenda Smith315
Majority34810.95Decrease2.svg6.57
Turnout 3,178
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hordle

Hordle (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penelope Lovelace 1,810 52.43 Increase2.svg4.65
Conservative Frances Carpenter 1,543
UKIP Ian Linney1,08031.28Decrease2.svg6.14
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Szwaczka56216.28Increase2.svg0.63
Majority58721.14Decrease2.svg1.49
Turnout 3,452
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hythe West and Langdown

Hythe West and Langdown (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beverley Thorne 1,459 44.07 Increase2.svg12.77
Liberal Democrats Alexander Wade 1,348 40.72 Decrease2.svg15.75
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Clark1,225
Conservative Thomas Webb1,184
Labour Patricia Gillam50315.19Increase2.svg12.21
Turnout 3,310
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lymington Town

Lymington Town (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anna Rostand 1,785 49.58 Decrease2.svg6.89
Conservative Alan Penson 1,439
Independent Jacqueline England1,34337.30Increase2.svg37.30
Independent Michael Woodford934
Labour Gary le Port47213.11Increase2.svg2.58
Majority44212.27Decrease2.svg25.83
Turnout 3,600
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Wyeth 1,079 60.68 Decrease2.svg14.71
Green Gerard Burden37320.97Increase2.svg20.97
UKIP Philip Fawkes32618.33Increase2.svg18.33
Majority70639.70Decrease2.svg22.25
Turnout 1,778
Conservative hold Swing

Marchwood

Marchwood (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Hoare 1,488 50.78 Decrease2.svg0.97
Conservative Susan Bennison 1,232
Liberal Democrats Linda Bovey77126.31Increase2.svg3.23
UKIP William Evans67322.96Increase2.svg22.96
Liberal Democrats Martin Bovey628
UKIP John Swales491
Majority71724.47Decrease2.svg4.19
Turnout 2,930
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Milford

Milford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sophie Beton 2,282 79.67 Increase2.svg1.12
Conservative Melville Kendal 2,232
Labour Amy Coakes58220.32Decrease2.svg1.12
Majority1,70059.35Increase2.svg2.25
Turnout 2,864
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Milton

Milton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Clarke 1,727 53.76 Increase2.svg2.56
Conservative Stephen Clarke 1,635
Liberal Democrats Judith Baker77023.97Increase2.svg8.58
Labour Caroline Hexter71522.26Increase2.svg8.52
Majority95729.79Decrease2.svg1.76
Turnout 3,102
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Pennington

Pennington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael White 1,505 52.09 Increase2.svg6.51
Conservative Penelope Jackman 1,413
Liberal Democrats Jack Davies83228.79Decrease2.svg1.31
Liberal Democrats Nicholas McGeorge586
Labour Margaret Humphreys55219.10Increase2.svg6.93
Majority67323.29Increase2.svg7.81
Turnout 2,889
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ringwood East & Sopley

Ringwood East & Sopley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma LaneUnopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Ringwood North

Ringwood North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lorna Ford 1,801 37.25 Decrease2.svg17.89
Conservative Michael Thierry 1,706
Labour Peter Kelleher1,44529.89Increase2.svg11.22
UKIP Rosalind Mills86817.95Increase2.svg17.95
Green Timothy Rowe72014.89Decrease2.svg1.37
Majority3567.36Decrease2.svg29.11
Turnout 4,834
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ringwood South

Ringwood South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Rippon-Swaine 1,680 48.56 Decrease2.svg1.04
Conservative Jeremy Heron 1,639
Green Julian Konczak98828.56Decrease2.svg0.53
Labour Desmond Williams79122.86Increase2.svg1.57
Majority69220.00Decrease2.svg0.51
Turnout 3,459
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Totton Central

Totton Central (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Cerasoli 1,461 46.46 Decrease2.svg13.13
Conservative Brian Lucas 1,126
Labour Alan Goodfellow62119.75Increase2.svg19.75
UKIP Frances Orchard59819.02Decrease2.svg19.02
UKIP Ronald Scrivens581
Green Callum O'Driscoll46414.75Increase2.svg14.75
Majority84026.71Increase2.svg7.52
Turnout 3,144
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Totton East

Totton East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Coombes 1,155 35.88 Decrease2.svg5.54
Conservative Arthur Davis 1,018
UKIP William Rogers72022.36Increase2.svg7.43
UKIP Robert Menhennet691
Liberal Democrats Alexander Brunsdon63219.63Decrease2.svg10.10
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Shaw533
Labour David Moran39912.39Decrease2.svg1.51
Green Helen Field2738.48Increase2.svg8.48
Green Joanna Tidbury229
TUSC Jean Walker401.24Increase2.svg1.24
Majority43513.51Decrease2.svg1.83
Turnout 3,219
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Totton North

Totton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dean Britton 1,291 44.65 Decrease2.svg10.34
Conservative Neville Penman 1,099
UKIP Ian Molyneux63822.06Increase2.svg22.06
UKIP Melvyn Molyneux590
Liberal Democrats Julie Martin49217.01Decrease2.svg27.99
Labour Martin Grist47016.25Increase2.svg16.25
Liberal Democrats Diane Pratt440
Majority65322.58Increase2.svg12.60
Turnout 2,891
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Totton South

Totton South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Harrison 1,348 39.31 Decrease2.svg5.88
Conservative Leonard Harris 979 28.55 Decrease2.svg9.79
Conservative Michael Southgate829
Liberal Democrats Caroline Rackham603
UKIP Graham Barrett53615.63Increase2.svg15.63
UKIP Donna-Marie Legg485
Labour Elizabeth Chell3048.86Increase2.svg8.86
Green Alan Weeks2627.64Decrease2.svg8.82
Green Lorella Weeks178
Turnout 3,429
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Totton West

Totton West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Brooks 1,322 50.78 Decrease2.svg9.57
Conservative David Russell 1,031
UKIP Christopher Lagdon71527.46Increase2.svg27.46
Labour Peter Dance566Increase2.svg21.7421.74
Majority60723.31Decrease2.svg2.60
Turnout 2,603
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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