2007 New Forest District Council election

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59 of 60 seats to New Forest District Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Seats before 31 28 1 Seats won 44 14 1 Seat change 13[note 1] 14 Popular vote 30,655 18,890 1,738
Results by Ward. White ward is Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead, which held a by-election in June 2007 instead.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2007 New Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members to the New Forest District Council, on the same day as other local elections. The election for Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead was postponed due to the death of a candidate, and therefore a by-election was held on 14 June.^[1][2]

Election Summary

The Conservatives won 13 seats new seats (14 including the Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead by-election), increasing their majority, with the Liberal Democrats losing half (14) their seats, and the independent councillor Daniel Cracknell retaining his seat. Whilst not gaining representation, the Green and Labour parties increased their vote share.

New Forest local election result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44	13	0	13[note 1]	74.57	56.48	30,655	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	14	0	13	14	23.72	34.80	18,890	5.68
	Independent	1	0	0		1.69	3.20	1,738	4.20
	Green	0	0	0		0	2.48	1,347	2.22
	Labour	0	0	0		0	2.29	1,245	0.68
	BNP	0	0	0		0	0.72	393	0.72

Ward Results

Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh

Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Puttock	1,202	69.60	23.96
	Conservative	Derek Tipp	1,191
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Ardern	372	21.54	1.64
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Gray	353
	Labour	Peter Sopowski	153	8.85	7.11
	Labour	Gary Barnett	119
Majority			830	48.06	25.6
Turnout			1,727
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barton

Barton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Goff Bek	1,574	76.81	3.2
	Conservative	John Hutchins	1,458
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Chatfield	475	23.18	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Chatfield	400
Majority			1,099	53.63	6.41
Turnout			2,049
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bashley

Bashley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Rice	750	77.88	1.44
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Dagnall	213	22.11	8.71
Majority			537	55.76	10.16
Turnout			963
	Conservative hold		Swing

Becton

Becton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fran Carpenter	1,282	75.23	2.92
	Conservative	Paul Woods	1,238
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Baker	422	24.76	2.92
	Liberal Democrats	John Burton	383
Majority			860	50.46	5.84
Turnout			1,704
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Boldre and Sway

Boldre and Sway (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Rickman	1,412	73.27	1.46
	Conservative	Paul Woods	1,231
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Lewis	515	26.72	5.98
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Green	410
Majority			897	46.54	4.52
Turnout			1,927
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bransgore and Burley

Bransgore and Burley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Penwarden	1,335	50.32	12.17
	Conservative	Peter Greenfield	1,164
	Independent	Sally Owen	888	33.47	1.46
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Brown	430	16.20	10.71
Majority			447	16.84	13.63
Turnout			2,653
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brockenhurst and Forest South East

Brockenhurst and Forest South East (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Holding	1,479	68.66	5.14
	Conservative	Paul Vickers	1,302
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Harrison	435	20.19	6.00
	Liberal Democrats	David Smith	414
	BNP	Ian Johnson	240	11.14	11.14
Majority			1,044	48.46	0.86
Turnout			2,154
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckland

Buckland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Swain	510	54.31	18.51
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Vincent	429	45.68	2.77
Majority			81	8.62
Turnout			939
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu

Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Smith	1,059	52.63	11.98
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Wade	977
	Conservative	Graham Jones	953	47.36	11.98
	Conservative	Chris Ancrum	899
Majority			106	5.26	23.96
Turnout			2,012
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dibden and Hythe East

Dibden and Hythe East (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Harrison	808	49.20	18.83
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Wade	793
	Conservative	Eric Davey	716	43.60	11.64
	Conservative	Robert Newell	685
	Green	John Pemberton	118	7.18	7.18
Majority			92	5.60	30.46
Turnout			1,642
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Downlands and Forest

Downlands and Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Heron	714	57.62	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Connolly	264	21.30	25.99
	Green	Janet Richards	261	21.06	10.59
Majority			450	36.31
Turnout			1,239
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Fawley, Blackfield and Langley

Fawley, Blackfield and Langley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexis McEvoy	1,061	57.72	17.51
	Conservative	Bob Wappet	974
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Maynard	777	42.27	17.51
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Fidler	698
Majority			284	15.45
Turnout			1,838
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Fernhill

Fernhill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jill Cleary	1,479	63.27	1.25
	Conservative	Sheila Snowden	963
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe Gilbert	464	28.12	7.35
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Scott-Johns	441
	Labour	Amy Coakes	142	8.60	8.60
Majority			580	35.15	6.11
Turnout			1,650
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fordingbridge

Fordingbridge (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Shand	1,307	48.21	19.91
	Liberal Democrats	Miranda Whitehead	1,051
	Conservative	Betty Price	987	36.40	4.53
	Green	Ann Dennis	296	10.91	10.91
	Labour	Brian Shemmings	121	4.46	4.46
Majority			320	11.80	24.44
Turnout			2,711
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Forest North West

Forest North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Dow	669	71.62	10.87
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Kinnison	166	17.77	21.47
	Green	Bundy Riley	99	10.59	10.59
Majority			503	53.85	32.35
Turnout			934
	Conservative hold		Swing

Furzedown and Hardley

Furzedown and Hardley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Parkes	483	60.14	12.16
	Conservative	Paula Wappet-Madden	320	39.85	12.16
Majority			163	20.29	24.32
Turnout			803
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Holbury and North Blackfield

Holbury and North Blackfield (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Dunsdon	875	58.45	13.22
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Lord	741
	Conservative	Allan Glass	481	32.13	3.81
	Conservative	Philip Pearce-Smith	445
	Labour	Michael Perkins	141	9.41	9.41
Majority			394	26.31	6.74
Turnout			1,497
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hordle

Hordle (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Tinsley	1,255	70.15	19.97
	Conservative	Penny Lovelace	1,219
	Liberal Democrats	Cliff Lewis	534	29.84	16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqui Szwaczka	434
Majority			721	40.30	26.19
Turnout			1,789
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hythe West and Langdown

Hythe West and Langdown (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Robinson	1,269	64.51	7.01
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen McLean	1,224
	Conservative	Brian Uglow	698	35.48	7.01
	Conservative	Jo Fowler	676
Majority			571	29.02	14.02
Turnout			1,967
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Lymington Town

Lymington Town (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Lewis	1,505	69.87	0.98
	Conservative	Anna Rostand	1,485
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Bene	417	19.35	9.79
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Harber	402
	Green	Caroline Pemberton	232	10.77	10.77
Majority			1,088	50.51	8.81
Turnout			2,154
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Wyeth	782	74.97	4.35
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Petty	166	15.91	1.91
	Labour	Kenneth Kershaw	95	9.10	2.44
Majority			616	59.06	6.26
Turnout			1,043
	Conservative hold		Swing

Marchwood

Marchwood (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison Hoare	777	52.28	10.36
	Conservative	Alan Shotter	669
	Liberal Democrats	Rolli Rowlands	539	36.27	21.8
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Walmsley	513
	Green	Beverley Golden	170	11.44	11.44
Majority			238	16.01
Turnout			1,486
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Milford

Milford (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melville Kendal	1,512	79.07	3.16
	Conservative	Michael Pemberton	1,435
	Liberal Democrats	John Stokes	400	20.92	3.16
Majority			1,112	58.15	6.33
Turnout			1,912
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Milton

Milton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Davies	1,087	57.88	5.64
	Conservative	John Ward	1,015
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Earwicker	666	35.46	1.01
	Liberal Democrats	Wyn Davies	608
	Labour	Peter Dance	125	6.65	6.65
	Labour	Stephen Short	112
Majority			421	22.41	5.23
Turnout			1,878
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pennington

Pennington (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penny Jackman	791	47.47	16.06
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hickman	775	46.51	5.83
	Liberal Democrats	Martina Humber	767
	Conservative	Valya Schooling	621
	Labour	Desmond Williams	100	6.00	6.00
Turnout			1,666
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ringwood East and Sopley

Ringwood East and Sopley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Treleaven	665	75.74	0.26
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Westbury	213	24.25	0.26
Majority			452	51.48	0.53
Turnout			878
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ringwood North

Ringwood North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Ford	909	50.61	11.77
	Conservative	Michael Thierry	817
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Chambers	541	30.12	7.49
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Scriven	614
	Labour	Peter Harper	175	9.74	9.74
	Green	Timothy Rowe	171	9.52	9.52
Majority			368	20.48	4.28
Turnout			1,796
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ringwood South

Ringwood South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Danny Cracknell	850	38.95	0.80
	Conservative	Steve Rippon-Swaine	689	31.57	12.54
	Conservative	Jeremy Heron	668
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Mortimer	450	20.62	4.48
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Drew	393
	Labour	Colin Hale	193	8.84	8.84
Turnout			2,182
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Totton Central

Totton Central (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Lucas	645	52.05	14.23
	Conservative	Ron Scrivens	607
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Edwards	594	47.94	4.42
	Liberal Democrats	Lorella Weeks	558
Majority			51	4.11
Turnout			1,239
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Totton East

Totton East (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dean Britton	806	48.14	0.81
	Conservative	Chris Lagdon	787
	Liberal Democrats	Lin Francis	715	42.71	8.33
	Liberal Democrats	John Sawyer	680
	BNP	David Green	153	9.13	9.13
Majority			91	5.43
Turnout			1,674
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Totton North

Totton North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Reid	758	55.16	6.31
	Conservative	George Dart	756
	Liberal Democrats	Neal Scott	616	44.83	6.31
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Shaw	552
Turnout			142
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Totton South

Totton South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Harrison	910	60.02	1.91
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Weeks	877
	Conservative	Ronnie Belfitt	606	39.97	1.91
	Conservative	Geoff Read	589
Majority			304	20.05	3.82
Turnout			1,516
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Totton West

Totton West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Di Brooks	681	53.53	1.3
	Conservative	Dave Russell	624
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Catt	591	46.46	1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Len Harris	591
Majority			90	7.07
Turnout			1,272
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead by-election

Whilst an election for the ward of Bramshaw, Copythrone North and Minstead was due to take place alongside the other elections the death of a candidate lead to a by election being held in June, just over a month later.