New Forest District Council elections

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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]

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Summary of results

Political Party19951999200320072011201520192023
Conservative 2330324454584626
Liberal Democrats 31252714621314
Independent 43120014
Green 00000003
Labour 00000001

Council elections

District results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Ringwood North By-Election 17 September 1998 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Waddington50361.6+21.4
Liberal Democrats Veronica Sullivan31338.4+1.4
Majority19023.2
Turnout 81621.1
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003

Bashley By-Election 7 June 2001 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Cleary2,18657.1-7.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret Newlands1,63842.8+21.3
Majority54814.3
Turnout 3,82459.7
Conservative hold Swing
Becton By-Election 22 November 2001 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Godfrey Beck69261.0-7.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Newlands44239.0+7.6
Majority25022.0
Turnout 1,13421.5
Conservative hold Swing
Milford By-Election 21 February 2002 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Pemberton78174.0+2.4
Liberal Democrats Jasqueline Szwaczka27526.0+8.7
Majority50648.0
Turnout 1,05625.6
Conservative hold Swing
Pennington By-Election 21 February 2002 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Hickman1,07970.6+25.4
Conservative Penelope Beasley44929.4-11.2
Majority63041.2
Turnout 1,52834.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Ringwood North By-Election 21 February 2002 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lorna Ford33747.5-13.2
Independent Stephen Wright20328.6+28.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Chambers16923.8-2.0
Majority13418.9
Turnout 70918.2
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Holbury and North Blackfield By-Election 5 February 2004 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Dunsdon77275.2+3.5
Conservative Robert Wappet21020.4-7.9
Labour Philip Annette454.4+4.4
Majority56254.8
Turnout 1,02721.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ringwood East & Sopley By-Election 5 May 2005 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Treleaven95364.4-11.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Chambers52735.6+11.6
Majority42628.8
Turnout 1,48068.8
Conservative hold Swing
Totton West By-Election 20 July 2006 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Leonard Harris53548.1+0.3
Conservative Diana Brooks49844.8-7.4
Labour Alan Goodfellow797.1+7.1
Majority373.3
Turnout 1,11228.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Barton By-Election 25 January 2007 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frances Carpenter99056.9-16.7
Liberal Democrats Wynford Davies42624.5-1.9
Independent Jeremy May27715.9+15.9
Labour Peter Dance482.8+2.8
Majority56432.4
Turnout 1,74136.7
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Forse43678.0+4.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gray12322.0-4.9
Majority31356.0
Turnout 55926.2
Conservative hold Swing
Ringwood South By-Election 19 June 2008 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Heron61058.6+25.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Chambers35432.9+12.3
Labour Peter Harper11310.5+1.6
Majority25625.7
Turnout 1,07723.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2011-2015

Milford By-Election 19 July 2012 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sophie Beeton96380.0+1.4
Labour Caroline Hexter24020.0-1.4
Majority72360.0
Turnout 1,203
Conservative hold Swing
Bransgore and Burley By-Election 11 December 2014 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Frampton83477.3+11.3
UKIP Roz Mills17115.8+15.8
Labour Brian Curwain746.9-7.3
Majority66361.4
Turnout 1,079
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Milford By-Election 5 April 2018 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Hopkins1,05776.4-3.3
Liberal Democrats Wynford Davies20014.5+14.5
Labour Sally Spicer1269.1-11.2
Majority85762.0
Turnout 1,383
Conservative hold Swing
Fawley, Blackfield and Langley By-Election 26 July 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Merv Langdale73658.4+15.8
Liberal Democrats Craig Fletcher52541.6+27.3
Majority21116.8
Turnout 1,261
Conservative hold Swing
Pennington By-Election 13 September 2018 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Gossage49742.0-10.1
Liberal Democrats Jack Davies44537.6+8.8
Independent Ted Jearrad14412.2+12.2
Labour Trina Hart978.2-10.9
Majority524.4
Turnout 1,183
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Bransgore and Burley By-Election 23 December 2021 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Frampton61744.3+44.3
Green Lucy Bramley45933.0+33.0
Conservative Sarah Howard25818.5-53.7
Labour James Swyer594.2-23.6
Majority15811.3
Turnout 1,393
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Hythe West and Langdown By-Election 3 March 2022 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sean Cullen55944.6-23.3
Conservative Terri Marwood49739.7+7.6
Labour James Gallagher15312.2+12.2
Independent Matthew Kitcher443.5+3.5
Majority624.9
Turnout 1,253
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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