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The 2023 Forest of Dean District Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members to the Forest of Dean District Council in Gloucestershire, England. This was part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
Prior to the election the majority of the seats on the council were held by independent councillors, with 20 of the 38 councillors not representing a political party. The independents did not act as one political group, instead sitting as four different groups. [1] Since 2017 the council had been led by Tim Gwilliam of the "Progressive Independents" group.
Following the election, the council consisted of fifteen Green, eleven Independent, five Labour, four Conservative and three Liberal Democrat councillors. Of the wards where more than 3 candidates stood, Labour councillor Di Martin and newly elected Labour councillor Matt Bishop achieved the highest share individually where they received 34% and 32% of the vote respectively in Cinderford East. [2] [3] At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023, Green councillor Mark Topping was appointed Leader of the Council with support from Labour on a confidence and supply basis. Former Labour group leader Di Martin was appointed as chair of the council at the same meeting. [4] [5] [6]
2019 Forest of Dean District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Green | 21 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 39.5 | 28.8 | 11,621 | +7.2 | |
Independent | 27 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 28.9 | 24.7 | 9,960 | –0.9 | |
Labour | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 3,244 | –8.4 | ||
Conservative | 38 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10.5 | 27.9 | 11,258 | –2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 4,242 | +5.3 |
The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Tim Gwilliam* | 571 | 44.2 | -16.0 | |
Independent | Jamie Elsmore* | 560 | 43.4 | N/A | |
Green | Stephen Yeates | 391 | 30.3 | +16.8 | |
Green | Richard Henson | 282 | 21.8 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Nigel Bluett | 209 | 16.2 | -10.2 | |
Conservative | Clive Dunning | 202 | 15.6 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | Valerie Nurden | 140 | 10.8 | -10.7 | |
Independent | Scott Baine | 58 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,291 | 34.55 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Alison Bruce | 537 | 44.5 | +25.1 | |
Green | Beth Llewellyn | 377 | 31.3 | +13.6 | |
Labour | Barry Faulkner | 288 | 23.9 | -1.1 | |
Independent | Alan Grant | 283 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Hiett * | 283 | 23.5 | -9.4 | |
Conservative | Rob Whittaker | 213 | 17.7 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Sarah Price | 149 | 12.4 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Emma Gleave | 81 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,206 | 32.61 | |||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Di Martin* | 458 | 60.5 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Matt Bishop | 421 | 55.6 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Alan Bensted | 163 | 21.5 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Jeremy Charlton-Wright | 157 | 20.7 | -8.5 | |
Conservative | Freda Gittos | 137 | 18.1 | +2.0 | |
Turnout | 757 | 22.47 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jacob Sanders | 367 | 49.8 | +12.1 | |
Independent | Mark Turner* | 359 | 48.7 | +7.2 | |
Independent | Lynn Sterry* | 299 | 40.6 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Andrew Plummer | 131 | 17.8 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | John Clissold | 104 | 14.1 | -0.7 | |
Turnout | 737 | 23.73 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clive Elsmore* | 643 | 40.2 | -6.1 | |
Labour | Patrick Kyne | 619 | 38.7 | +17.6 | |
Independent | Ian Whitburn* | 577 | 36.1 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Carole Allaway-Martin * | 530 | 33.1 | +3.3 | |
Green | Rachel Lane | 526 | 32.9 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Taylor | 364 | 22.8 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Denis Riley | 288 | 18.0 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Joseph Price | 226 | 14.1 | -10.6 | |
Turnout | 1,599 | 26.44 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gill Kilmurray | 431 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Eli Heathfield | 259 | 37.5 | -27.8 | |
Turnout | 690 | 42.41 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Philip Burford* | 759 | 52.6 | -6.8 | |
Conservative | Clayton Williams | 658 | 45.6 | +9.3 | |
Green | John Turvill | 424 | 29.4 | ±0.0 | |
Green | David Gregory | 337 | 23.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Geoff Woodyatt | 287 | 19.9 | -18.3 | |
Turnout | 1,443 | 40.49 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Francis | 465 | 35.2 | N/A | |
Green | David Tradgett | 449 | 34.0 | -9.0 | |
Independent | Alan Wood | 387 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Jeremy Rebbeck | 340 | 25.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Gary Nicholas | 316 | 23.9 | -27.4 | |
Conservative | Venk Shenoi | 259 | 19.6 | -26.5 | |
Turnout | 1,322 | 40.68 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Sid Phelps* | 502 | 85.5 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | Rosie Ker | 85 | 14.5 | +10.6 | |
Turnout | 587 | 32.96 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Preest* | 448 | 38.1 | -1.4 | |
Independent | James Bevan* | 441 | 37.5 | +1.7 | |
Green | Andrew McDermid | 440 | 37.4 | +19.1 | |
Independent | Claire Vaughan * | 439 | 37.4 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Andy Hewlett | 390 | 33.2 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Julie Kirkham | 344 | 29.3 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | Elliott James | 314 | 26.7 | +10.6 | |
Turnout | 1,175 | 23.15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harry Ives* | 483 | 76.3 | +32.6 | |
Green | Jane Carr | 150 | 23.7 | +8.8 | |
Turnout | 633 | 37.46 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Mark Topping* | 512 | 77.6 | +36.7 | |
Conservative | Will Windsor-Clive | 148 | 22.4 | -16.8 | |
Turnout | 660 | 34.17 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jackie Fraser* | 958 | 49.0 | +16.6 | |
Green | Trevor Roach | 816 | 41.7 | +19.3 | |
Labour | Shaun Stammers | 701 | 35.9 | +13.0 | |
Independent | Thom Forester * | 673 | 34.4 | +4.6 | |
Independent | Andrew Gardiner * | 542 | 27.7 | -7.9 | |
Conservative | Guy Hollier | 461 | 23.6 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Tracy Heathfield | 275 | 14.1 | -5.0 | |
Conservative | Pam Plummer | 256 | 13.1 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Bean | 200 | 10.2 | -8.0 | |
Turnout | 1,955 | 33.93 | |||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gill Moseley* | 1,044 | 64.0 | ||
Independent | Julia Gooch* | 894 | 54.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julie Hudson | 865 | 53.1 | ||
Conservative | Jonathon Beeston | 498 | 30.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Roper | 366 | 22.5 | ||
Conservative | Nick Winter | 273 | 16.7 | ||
Conservative | Maria Edey | 258 | 15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,630 | 30.46 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | David Wheeler* | 409 | 69.4 | +26.6 | |
Conservative | Pam Woodyatt | 180 | 30.6 | +6.2 | |
Turnout | 589 | 30.45 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Richard Burton | 763 | 56.7 | -0.8 | |
Green | Andy Moore | 744 | 55.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Carol Thomas | 411 | 30.5 | -9.9 | |
Conservative | Kevin Oversby | 299 | 22.2 | -12.9 | |
Independent | Richard Ashton | 247 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,346 | 34.63 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Jackie Dale | 493 | 77.3 | +39.0 | |
Conservative | Alison Taylor | 145 | 22.7 | +3.4 | |
Turnout | 638 | 37.16 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Bernie O'Neill* | 230 | 50.9 | -8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Green | 126 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Judy Parsons | 96 | 21.2 | -19.4 | |
Turnout | 452 | 25.10 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Chris McFarling* | 650 | 74.5 | -6.4 | |
Conservative | Roger Stuart | 188 | 21.6 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Rose Collins | 34 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 872 | 45.61 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Johnathan Lane | 1,034 | 48.3 | +29.2 | |
Green | Adrian Birch | 977 | 45.6 | +19.6 | |
Conservative | Nick Evans* | 884 | 41.3 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jan Koning | 846 | 39.5 | +20.9 | |
Conservative | Julian McGhee-Sumner | 661 | 30.9 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Gareth Hughes | 557 | 26.0 | +4.4 | |
Independent | Maria Edwards * | 381 | 17.8 | -16.5 | |
Independent | Gethyn Davies | 371 | 17.3 | -3.0 | |
Turnout | 2,141 | 38.74 | |||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Simon Phelps* | 557 | 87.4 | +25.5 | |
Conservative | Suzanne Bowen | 80 | 12.6 | -6.8 | |
Turnout | 637 | 39.29 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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