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]
Political Party | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 23 | 30 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 58 | 46 | 26 |
Liberal Democrats | 31 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 |
Independent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Waddington | 503 | 61.6 | +21.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Veronica Sullivan | 313 | 38.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 190 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 816 | 21.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jill Cleary | 2,186 | 57.1 | -7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Newlands | 1,638 | 42.8 | +21.3 | |
Majority | 548 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,824 | 59.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Godfrey Beck | 692 | 61.0 | -7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Newlands | 442 | 39.0 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 250 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,134 | 21.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Pemberton | 781 | 74.0 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jasqueline Szwaczka | 275 | 26.0 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 506 | 48.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,056 | 25.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Hickman | 1,079 | 70.6 | +25.4 | |
Conservative | Penelope Beasley | 449 | 29.4 | -11.2 | |
Majority | 630 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,528 | 34.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lorna Ford | 337 | 47.5 | -13.2 | |
Independent | Stephen Wright | 203 | 28.6 | +28.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Chambers | 169 | 23.8 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 134 | 18.9 | |||
Turnout | 709 | 18.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lee Dunsdon | 772 | 75.2 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Wappet | 210 | 20.4 | -7.9 | |
Labour | Philip Annette | 45 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 562 | 54.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,027 | 21.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Treleaven | 953 | 64.4 | -11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Chambers | 527 | 35.6 | +11.6 | |
Majority | 426 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,480 | 68.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Harris | 535 | 48.1 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Diana Brooks | 498 | 44.8 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 79 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 37 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,112 | 28.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frances Carpenter | 990 | 56.9 | -16.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wynford Davies | 426 | 24.5 | -1.9 | |
Independent | Jeremy May | 277 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Labour | Peter Dance | 48 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 564 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,741 | 36.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Forse | 436 | 78.0 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Gray | 123 | 22.0 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 313 | 56.0 | |||
Turnout | 559 | 26.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Heron | 610 | 58.6 | +25.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Chambers | 354 | 32.9 | +12.3 | |
Labour | Peter Harper | 113 | 10.5 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 256 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,077 | 23.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sophie Beeton | 963 | 80.0 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Caroline Hexter | 240 | 20.0 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 723 | 60.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,203 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Frampton | 834 | 77.3 | +11.3 | |
UKIP | Roz Mills | 171 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Brian Curwain | 74 | 6.9 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 663 | 61.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,079 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Hopkins | 1,057 | 76.4 | -3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wynford Davies | 200 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
Labour | Sally Spicer | 126 | 9.1 | -11.2 | |
Majority | 857 | 62.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,383 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Merv Langdale | 736 | 58.4 | +15.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Craig Fletcher | 525 | 41.6 | +27.3 | |
Majority | 211 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,261 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Gossage | 497 | 42.0 | -10.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Davies | 445 | 37.6 | +8.8 | |
Independent | Ted Jearrad | 144 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Trina Hart | 97 | 8.2 | -10.9 | |
Majority | 52 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,183 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Frampton | 617 | 44.3 | +44.3 | |
Green | Lucy Bramley | 459 | 33.0 | +33.0 | |
Conservative | Sarah Howard | 258 | 18.5 | -53.7 | |
Labour | James Swyer | 59 | 4.2 | -23.6 | |
Majority | 158 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,393 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sean Cullen | 559 | 44.6 | -23.3 | |
Conservative | Terri Marwood | 497 | 39.7 | +7.6 | |
Labour | James Gallagher | 153 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Independent | Matthew Kitcher | 44 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 62 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,253 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |