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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 New Forest District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 New Forest District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of New Forest District Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. [1]
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, reducing the number of seats on the council from 60 to 48. The Conservatives retained majority control. [2] [3]
2023 New Forest District election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 48 | 26 | N/A | N/A | ![]() | 54.2 | 42.1 | 34,767 | –16.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 40 | 14 | N/A | N/A | ![]() | 29.2 | 29.1 | 24,010 | +5.3 | |
Independent | 8 | 4 | N/A | N/A | ![]() | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6,111 | +4.8 | |
Green | 14 | 3 | N/A | N/A | ![]() | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5,713 | +3.7 | |
Labour | 46 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ![]() | 2.1 | 14.3 | 11,795 | +3.5 | |
Britain First | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.1 | 108 | N/A |
The results for each ward were as follows: [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Blunden | 981 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | Jill Cleary | 972 | 49.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Scott-Johns | 438 | 22.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Morgan | 337 | 17.3 | ||
Labour | Chloe Bellamy | 308 | 15.8 | ||
Green | Paul Moxey | 271 | 13.9 | ||
Labour | Kate Roberts | 244 | 12.5 | ||
Green | John Pemberton | 149 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 534 | ||||
Turnout | 1,951 | 31 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Tipp | 1,027 | 46.7 | ||
Independent | Joe Reilly | 966 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | James Hartley-Binns | 740 | 33.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ben Thompson | 540 | 24.6 | ||
Labour | Muriel Frend | 350 | 15.9 | ||
Labour | Tim Mawby | 272 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,197 | 36 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Tungate | 348 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Helen Wallis-Dowling | 167 | 19.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Baker | 137 | 16.0 | ||
Britain First | Nick Lambert | 108 | 12.6 | ||
Green | Emily Morgan | 94 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 181 | ||||
Turnout | 854 | 28 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Craze | 1,147 | 56.3 | ||
Conservative | Alan O'Sullivan | 1,087 | 53.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rainer Preis | 489 | 24.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Lewis | 421 | 20.6 | ||
Green | Kristina Bourdillon | 310 | 15.2 | ||
Green | Day Macaskill | 216 | 10.6 | ||
Labour | Pete Terry | 200 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 598 | ||||
Turnout | 2,039 | 35 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Nigel Linford | 805 | 41.9 | ||
Green | Neil Millington | 725 | 37.7 | ||
Conservative | John Adams | 649 | 33.7 | ||
Green | Anna Collar | 581 | 30.2 | ||
Conservative | Dean Samber | 514 | 26.7 | ||
Labour | Pippa Haywood | 179 | 9.3 | ||
Labour | Kevin Flack | 130 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,923 | 35 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Green win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Adam Parker | 671 | 50.9 | ||
Conservative | Michael Harris | 528 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | Jon Horne | 118 | 9.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,317 | 44 | |||
Green win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wade | 1,025 | 59.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Osborne | 874 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Emily Heron | 506 | 29.4 | ||
Conservative | David Twydell | 455 | 26.5 | ||
Labour | Leigh Smith | 170 | 9.9 | ||
Labour | Brian Wilkinson | 137 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,720 | 33 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Janet Richards | 562 | 49.0 | ||
Conservative | Annie Bellows | 496 | 43.2 | ||
Labour | Martin Phillips | 90 | 7.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,148 | 41 | |||
Green win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Alvey | 747 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Hartmann | 693 | 46.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Angela Pearson | 499 | 33.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jeni Rose | 451 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Patricia Gillam | 214 | 14.4 | ||
Labour | Michael Garside | 206 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,486 | 28 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Millar | 1,118 | 52.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Phil Woods | 1,085 | 51.1 | ||
Conservative | Ann Sevier | 725 | 34.2 | ||
Conservative | Robert Heron | 673 | 31.7 | ||
Labour | Leila Cameron | 270 | 12.7 | ||
Labour | Jasmine Bessey | 215 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,122 | 35 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dan Poole | 554 | 52.8 | ||
Green | James Gallagher | 380 | 36.2 | ||
Labour | Vincent Slattery | 116 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,050 | 37 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Allan Glass | 463 | 35.8 | ||
Independent | Peter Armstrong | 393 | 30.4 | ||
Conservative | Josie Poole | 375 | 29.0 | ||
Independent | Paul Saunders | 253 | 19.6 | ||
Labour | Sherri Johnstone | 238 | 18.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sally Read | 236 | 18.3 | ||
Labour | Ceri Roberts | 221 | 17.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Cole | 177 | 13.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,292 | 25 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Alex Wade | 1,112 | 56.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Dowd | 970 | 49.0 | ||
Conservative | Chris Harrison | 741 | 37.4 | ||
Conservative | Terri Marwood | 685 | 34.6 | ||
Labour | Ivan Caric | 147 | 7.4 | ||
Labour | Scott Saffin | 128 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,981 | 37 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mark Clark | 736 | 55.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sean Cullen | 704 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | Eric Davey | 364 | 27.3 | ||
Conservative | Brenda Spearing | 346 | 25.9 | ||
Labour | Clare Davison | 186 | 13.9 | ||
Labour | Katherine Herbert | 171 | 12.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,335 | 25 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Frank Dunning | 962 | 41.6 | ||
Independent | Jacqui England | 880 | 38.0 | ||
Conservative | Simon Smith | 723 | 31.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hannah Phillips | 586 | 25.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ted Jearrad | 528 | 22.8 | ||
Labour | Trina Hart | 348 | 15.0 | ||
Labour | Jerry Weber | 250 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,314 | 37 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Hilary Brand | 577 | 48.8 | ||
Conservative | Brice Stratford | 475 | 40.2 | ||
Labour | Christopher Arthur Willsher | 130 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 1,182 | 40 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Young | 938 | 50.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Mballa | 776 | 42.1 | ||
Conservative | Sue Bennison | 694 | 37.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Shelley | 685 | 37.2 | ||
Labour | Kenneth Kershaw | 197 | 10.7 | ||
Labour | Dave Moran | 194 | 10.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,842 | 31 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Hawkins | 1,418 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | Christine Ward | 1,339 | 41.2 | ||
Conservative | Alvin Reid | 1,317 | 40.5 | ||
Independent | Ivor Spreadbury | 1,000 | 30.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Emily Jagger | 936 | 28.8 | ||
Green | Dominic Boddington | 827 | 25.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Delemare | 705 | 21.7 | ||
Labour | Helen Sloan | 488 | 15.0 | ||
Labour | Stuart Nundy | 335 | 10.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,250 | 36 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Davies | 822 | 51.1 | ||
Conservative | Steve Clarke | 810 | 50.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wyn Davies | 598 | 37.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jo Drayton | 497 | 30.9 | ||
Labour | Martin Ashman | 295 | 18.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,608 | 29 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jack Davies | 1,007 | 54.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colm McCarthy | 785 | 42.5 | ||
Conservative | Tom Brindley | 612 | 33.1 | ||
Conservative | Ian Mark Loveless | 541 | 29.3 | ||
Labour | Bronwen Bridges | 283 | 15.3 | ||
Labour | Joanna Sawkins | 261 | 14.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,847 | 30 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Thierry | 788 | 40.3 | ||
Labour | John Haywood | 754 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | Peter Kelleher | 746 | 38.2 | ||
Conservative | Derek Scott | 726 | 37.2 | ||
Green | Jerry Fenner | 253 | 12.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Luke Dadford | 248 | 12.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Liz Barron | 224 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,954 | 32 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeremy Heron | 534 | 29.4 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Rippon-Swaine | 517 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | James Swyer | 487 | 26.8 | ||
Labour | Glenys Turner | 482 | 26.5 | ||
Independent | Philip Day | 481 | 26.4 | ||
Independent | Gareth Deboos | 464 | 25.5 | ||
Green | Timothy Rowe | 187 | 10.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Allen | 180 | 9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cameron McDonald | 144 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,819 | 31 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Rickman | 737 | 55.3 | ||
Green | Simon Graham King | 487 | 36.6 | ||
Labour | Peter Francis John Dance | 108 | 8.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,332 | 46 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Sleep | 647 | 36.1 | ||
Conservative | Ian Murray | 596 | 33.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Shepherd | 568 | 31.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matt Kangarani | 555 | 31.0 | ||
Labour | Adrian Johnstone | 330 | 18.4 | ||
Labour | David Edward Smith | 287 | 16.0 | ||
Independent | Ian Coombes | 243 | 13.6 | ||
Independent | Frances Orchard | 180 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,791 | 32 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neville Penman | 1,054 | 50.4 | ||
Conservative | Dave Penny | 814 | 38.9 | ||
Conservative | Kathleen Crisell | 774 | 37.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lin Francis | 505 | 24.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alex Brunsdon | 501 | 23.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Hardingson | 457 | 21.8 | ||
Labour | Lynne Garrick | 340 | 16.3 | ||
Labour | Roland Bishop | 333 | 15.9 | ||
Labour | Kenneth Garrick | 322 | 15.4 | ||
Independent | Ron Scrivens | 229 | 10.9 | ||
Independent | Chris Lagdon | 217 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,092 | 25 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Harrison | 904 | 54.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Louise Rackham | 695 | 42.1 | ||
Conservative | Lisa Tracy Carter | 607 | 36.8 | ||
Conservative | Len Harris | 506 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 191 | 11.6 | ||
Labour | Kit Rogers | 157 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,649 | 27 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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