2019 Forest of Dean District Council election

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2019 Forest of Dean District Council election
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  2015 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023  

All 38 seats to Forest of Dean District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Independent Conservative
Last election6 seats, 10.0%21 seats, 34.1%
Seats won1410
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 11
Popular vote10,40912,197
Percentage25.6%30.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 15.6%Decrease2.svg 4.1%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Green Labour
Last election1 seat, 10.2%13 seats, 26.3%
Seats won65
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 8
Popular vote8,7756,660
Percentage21.6%16.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.4%Decrease2.svg 9.9%

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2019 local election results in the Forest of Dean

Leader of the council before election

Tim Gwilliam
Independent

Leader of the council after election

Tim Gwilliam
Independent

The 2019 Forest of Dean District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. This was the first election in the Forest of Dean following a boundary review, which reduced the total number of Councillors from 48 to 38. Due to the boundary review, party seat changes in the summary box (right) are based on notional results, not the actual 2015 results. [1]

Contents

Summary

Background

Only the Conservatives fielded candidates for all 38 seats. The Green Party fielded 27 candidates, Labour 24, the Liberal Democrats 5 and UKIP 2. There were 24 independent candidates. [2]

A Green Party candidate standing in Newen & Taynton ward, David Richard Humphreys, died whilst canvassing for the party, causing the election to be postponed to 20 June 2019. [3]

Election result

2019 Forest of Dean District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 2514N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 840.025.610,409+15.6
  Conservative 3810N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 1128.630.012,197–4.1
  Green 276N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 517.121.68,775+11.4
  Labour 245N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 814.316.46,660–9.9
  Liberal Democrats 60N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.05.22,093+2.6
  UKIP 20N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 70.01.2472–15.3

Council composition

Party2015 electionPre-2019 election*2019 election
Independent61514
Conservative211910
Green126
Labour1395
UKIP730
Vacant003
Total484838

Changes since the 2015 election are due to defections and by-elections. [4]

Aftermath

Following the election, an administration was formed between the Independents, Green and Labour councillors. Tim Gwilliam, an Independent councillor who had served as Leader of the Council since July 2017, was re-elected as leader. A cabinet was formed consisting of two Independents, two Green and two Labour members. [5]

Ward results

Berry Hill

Berry Hill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Gwilliam 727 60.2
Independent Michelle Claire Mumford 370 30.6
Conservative Nigel John Bluett31926.4
Conservative Marrilyn Jane Smart26021.5
Green Richard Noel Henson25120.8
Green Mike Smith16313.5
Turnout 1,208
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Bream

Bream (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Nicholas Leppington 651 48.5
Independent Paul John Hiett 442 32.9
Labour Steve Crick33525.0
Green Rachel Cameron26119.4
Green Jackie Dale23717.7
Conservative Alan Roy John Bensted19814.8
Conservative Liz Stuart15911.8
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Cinderford East

Cinderford East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Max Coborn 424 55.4
Labour Di Martin 417 54.4
Independent Jeremy Paul Charlton-Wright22429.2
Conservative Grace Bensted15920.8
Conservative Pamela Kay Plummer12316.1
Turnout 766
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cinderford West

Cinderford West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark David Turner 317 41.5
Labour Lynn Iris Sterry 288 37.7
Labour Roger Anthony Sterry28437.2
Conservative Catherine Alys Broadhead14118.5
Green Jill Raymond13217.3
Conservative Roger Burgess Newton Stuart11314.8
Green Piers Gawain Chivers709.2
Turnout 763
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Coleford

Coleford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clive Terence Elsmore 712 46.3
Independent Ian Richard Whitburn 486 31.6
Conservative Carole Ann Allaway Martin 458 29.8
Green Beth Llewellyn42027.3
Conservative David William Easton37924.7
Labour James Bricis32521.1
Conservative Denis Riley31520.5
Labour Neil Hampson30019.5
Liberal Democrats Heather Margaret Lusty26817.4
Green Bhogini Vieira16410.7
Turnout 1,537
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Dymock

Dymock (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Yeates 432 65.3
Green Bob Rhodes23034.7
Turnout 662
Conservative win (new seat)

Hartpury & Redmarley

Hartpury & Redmarley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Philip Howard Joseph Burford 850 59.4
Conservative Brian Cecil Lewis 546 38.2
Conservative Clayton Williams51936.3
Green John Edward Thomas Turvill42129.4
Turnout 1,430
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Longhope & Huntley

Longhope & Huntley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Richard Robinson 549 51.3
Conservative Brian Anthony Jones 493 46.1
Green Jane Prescott46043.0
Labour Toby Alexander Flitton26725.0
Turnout 1,070
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lydbrook

Lydbrook (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sid Phelps 500 67.4
Independent Matthew James Williams21328.7
Conservative Zehra Zaidi293.9
Turnout 742
Green win (new seat)

Lydney East

Lydney East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Preest 475 39.5
Independent James Arthur Bevan 431 35.8
Conservative Claire Elizabeth Vaughan 360 29.9
Independent Bill Osborne28223.4
Labour Zac Arnold27322.7
Independent Roger Ashley Jean Wilkinson22118.4
Green James Carwithen Greenwood22018.3
Labour Louis Neal Arnold21417.8
Labour Mel Farrant20717.2
Conservative Robert Francis Garside19416.1
Green Rachel Ann Pardoe19015.8
Turnout 1,204
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lydney North

Lydney North (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Joseph Ives 270 43.7
Labour Louise Penny15725.4
Independent Phoebe Winter Coleman-Wood9916.0
Green Jane Margaret Carr9214.9
Turnout 618
Conservative win (new seat)

Lydney West & Aylburton

Lydney West & Aylburton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Mark Topping 285 40.9
Conservative Jim Simpson27339.2
Labour Steve Stockham13919.9
Turnout 697
Green win (new seat)

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Edward Gardiner 665 35.6
Labour Jackie Fraser 605 32.4
Independent Thom Forester 556 29.8
Labour Douglas Martin Scott46424.8
Labour Shaun Stammers42822.9
Green Jackie Orman41922.4
Conservative Philip John Robinson40421.6
Conservative Sarah Jane Cuthbert35619.1
Liberal Democrats Sue Henchley34018.2
Conservative Jane Henson Horne31016.6
UKIP Roy Bardo29615.8
Turnout 1,868
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Newent & Taynton

Newent & Taynton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Julia Denise Gooch 551 30.1
Liberal Democrats Gill Moseley 462 25.2
Liberal Democrats Vilnis Oliver Vesma 423
Conservative Len Lawton40422.0
Conservative Eli Heathfield392
Green Bob Rhodes30616.7
Green David John Price282
Liberal Democrats Steve Martin266
Green Johnny Back251
Conservative Nick Winter217
Independent Edward Hugh Wood175
Independent Simon Holmes170
Labour Jean Sampson1106.0
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newland & Sling

Newland & Sling (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Andrew John Wheeler 347 42.8
Independent Roger John James20825.7
Conservative Terry Hale19824.4
Labour Sally Reader577.0
Turnout 810
Green win (new seat)

Newnham

Newnham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Nicky Packer 813 57.5
Conservative Richard Henry Boyles 571 40.4
Labour Stephen Robert Miller51936.7
Conservative Gareth Rhys Hughes49735.1
Turnout 1,415
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Pillowell

Pillowell (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andy Moore 266 38.3
UKIP Alan Philip Grant17625.3
Conservative Frankie Evans13419.3
Labour Elizabeth June Pugh11917.1
Turnout 695
Green win (new seat)

Ruspidge

Ruspidge (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Anthony O'Neill 268 59.4
Conservative Grant Stephen Hughes18340.6
Turnout 451
Labour win (new seat)

St Briavels

St Briavels (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Chris McFarling 870 80.9
Conservative Patrick Christopher John Molyneux20519.1
Turnout 1,075
Green win (new seat)

Tidenham

Tidenham (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Evans 635 35.3
Independent Maria Edwards 617 34.3
Independent Helen Mary Molyneux 580 32.2
Green Adrian Birch46826.0
Conservative Judy Davis40222.3
Conservative John Rodney Fox38821.6
Independent Gethyn Joffre Davies36620.3
Green Fiona Bowie34419.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Harrison Brown33418.6
Green Sophie Jane Blacksell Jones31317.4
Labour Angela Farrant20311.3
Labour Roger Edward Holmes1749.7
Turnout 1,800
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Westbury-on-Severn

Westbury-on-Severn (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Simon Charles Phelps 437 61.9
Conservative Kate Elisabeth Robinson13719.4
Labour Benjamin Elliott Garrick Webb8311.8
Independent Gwyn John Evans496.9
Turnout 706
Independent win (new seat)

By-elections

Berry Hill

Berry Hill, 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jamie Elsmore 561 40.7 +10.1
Conservative Terry Hale40029.0+2.6
Green Melanie Getgood19914.4−6.4
Labour Matt Bishop18513.4N/A
Liberal Democrats John Taylerson332.4N/A
Turnout 1,37837
Independent hold Swing

Cinderford East

Cinderford East, 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Stammers 362 39.5 −15.9
Conservative Carol Thomas31934.8+14.0
Green Carl Picton15216.6N/A
Independent Jeremy Charlton-Wright839.1−20.1
Turnout 91627
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "English Local Elections 2019: Forest of Dean District Council". BBC. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Forest of Dean upcoming elections". Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Election postponed after Gloucestershire candidate collapses and dies while canvassing". Gloucestershire Live. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. "Your Councillors". Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Leader and cabinet who will shape Forest of Dean future". 24 May 2019.