Forest of Dean District Council elections

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Forest of Dean District Council is the local authority for the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 38 councillors are elected from 21 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Newnham By-Election 29 August 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 18550.8
Conservative 17949.2
Majority61.6
Turnout 36435.1
Labour hold Swing
Bream By-Election 16 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 42286.5+15.2
Conservative 6613.5+13.5
Majority35673.0
Turnout 48817.0
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Broadwell By-Election 18 May 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 36846.6
Conservative 20125.4
Liberal Democrats 11214.2
Independent 10913.8
Majority16721.2
Turnout 79040.7
Labour hold Swing
Newnham By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 26736.6-3.4
Labour 24233.2-8.5
Liberal Democrats John Holman22130.3+11.9
Majority253.4
Turnout 730
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

Lydney East By-Election 5 February 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Bevan78562.9+35.8
Labour Albert Stapleton36629.3-7.6
Liberal Democrats Leslie Holman987.8+7.8
Majority41933.6
Turnout 1,24932.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hartpury By-Election 4 August 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracey Hunt28850.3
Independent Philip Burford26245.8
Labour Bruce Hogan223.8
Majority264.5
Turnout 572
Conservative hold Swing
Awre By-Election 20 October 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jay Waller23952.4+7.8
Conservative Raymond Puttock21747.6-7.8
Majority224.8
Turnout 45632.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Mitcheldean and Drybrook By-Election 20 October 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Hogan28629.0+8.0
Conservative Brian Robinson25926.2+2.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Baker25225.5+4.4
Independent Colin Smith15615.8-18.3
Independent Roger Sterry343.4+3.4
Majority272.8
Turnout 98729.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Christchurch & English Bicknor By-Election 4 May 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marrilyn Smart36555.2+5.0
Labour Barten Venner15623.6-6.0
Liberal Democrats David Wheeler14021.2+1.0
Majority20931.6
Turnout 66151.0
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Newent Central By-Election 15 January 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Len Lawton30649.2+6.5
Independent Edward Wood16626.7-13.5
Labour Cherry Burrow9615.4-1.7
Independent Stephen Tweedie548.7+8.7
Majority14022.5
Turnout 62222.0
Conservative hold Swing
Mitcheldean and Drybrook By-Election 20 August 2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Henchley63855.1+36.2
Independent Tony Pickthall23920.6-18.2
Conservative Brian Jones19516.8-5.8
Labour Helen Stewart867.4-12.1
Majority39934.5
Turnout 1,15832.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Coleford East By-Election 19 November 2009 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mike Meredith-Edwards26729.8+1.2
Liberal Democrats Heather Lusty23025.7+25.7
Conservative David Cooksley21023.5-17.7
Labour Paul Kay18821.0-9.2
Majority374.1
Turnout 89521.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2011-2015

Cinderford West By-Election 12 January 2012 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Sterry496
Conservative Aaron Freeman236
UKIP Colin Guyton119
Liberal Democrats Colin Davies89
Majority260
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Berry Hill By-Election 7 February 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy Brian Gwilliam27659.7+4.6
Conservative Nigel John Bluett10221.9-23.0
UKIP John Duncan William McOwan8518.4+18.4
Majority174
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Bromesberrow and Dymock By-Election 2 May 2013 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Simon Roberts30854.3+54.3
Conservative Mike Rees25945.7-7.5
Majority498.6
Turnout 567
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Coleford East By-Election 26 September 2013 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tanya Palmer28937.2+1.9
UKIP Alan Grant22729.3+29.3
Conservative Harry Ives10413.4-10.3
Liberal Democrats Heather Lusty8010.3-5.6
Independent Keith Aburrow769.8+9.8
Majority628.0
Turnout 776
Labour hold Swing
Redmarley By-Election 26 September 2013 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clayton Williams33265.5-14.5
UKIP Alex Tritton11923.5+23.5
Labour Andy Hewlett5611.0-9.0
Majority21342.0
Turnout 507
Conservative hold Swing
Newnham and Westbury By-Election 23 October 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Simon Phelps32138.5+38.5
Conservative Richard Boyles21625.9-4.9
UKIP Peter Foster10212.2+12.2
Labour Jenny Shaw10012.0-1.0
Green Sid Phelps708.4-7.7
Liberal Democrats Ian King253.0+3.0
Majority10512.6
Turnout 834
Independent hold Swing

2015-2019

Lydbrook and Ruardean By-Election 16 February 2017 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sid Phelps36035.3+27.9
Conservative Kevin White24824.3+6.2
Labour Karen Brown23122.7-2.0
UKIP Roy Bardo11311.1-12.2
Liberal Democrats Heather Lusty676.6+6.6
Majority11211.0
Turnout 25.8
Green gain from UKIP Swing

2019-2023

Berry Hill By-Election 6 May 2021 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jamie Elsmore56140.7+40.7
Conservative Terry Hale40029.0+4.4
Green Melanie Getgood19914.4-5.0
Labour Matt Bishop18513.4+13.4
Liberal Democrats John Taylerson332.4+2.4
Majority16111.7
Turnout 1,378
Independent hold Swing
Cinderford East By-Election 6 May 2021 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Stammers36239.5-13.0
Conservative Carol Thomas31934.8+15.1
Green Carl Picton15216.6+16.6
Independent Jeremy Charlton-Wright839.1-18.7
Majority434.7
Turnout 916
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2018/547
  2. ↑ The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Forest of Dean (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997 Archived 25 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Archived 25 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Forest of Dean". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002 Archived 3 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Archived 3 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Results January 2009" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Result of Poll - Mitcheldean & Drybrook Ward" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Elections and voting". Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bromesberrow and Dymock Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coleford East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Redmarley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newnham and Westbury Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lydbrook and Ruardean Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Berry Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cinderford East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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