New Forest local elections
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New Forest Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Independent 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 1995
Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present
[edit] Council elections
New Forest Council election, 1999
New Forest Council election, 2003
New Forest Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
| Ringwood North By-Election 17 September 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Waddington | 503 | 61.6 | +21.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Veronica Sullivan | 313 | 38.4 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 190 | 23.2 | |||
| Turnout | 816 | 21.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Bashley By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jill Cleary | 2,186 | 57.1 | -7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Margaret Newlands | 1,638 | 42.8 | +21.3 | |
| Majority | 548 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,824 | 59.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Becton By-Election 22 November 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Godfrey Beck | 692 | 61.0 | -7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Margaret Newlands | 442 | 39.0 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 250 | 22.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,134 | 21.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Milford By-Election 21 February 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Brian Pemberton | 781 | 74.0 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jasqueline Szwaczka | 275 | 26.0 | +8.7 | |
| Majority | 506 | 48.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,056 | 25.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Pennington By-Election 21 February 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Ringwood North By-Election 21 February 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Lorna Ford | 337 | 47.5 | -13.2 | |
| Independent | Stephen Wright | 203 | 28.6 | +28.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Chambers | 169 | 23.8 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 134 | 18.9 | |||
| Turnout | 709 | 18.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Holbury and North Blackfield By-Election 5 February 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Ringwood East & Sopley By-Election 5 May 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christopher Treleaven | 953 | 64.4 | -11.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Chambers | 527 | 35.6 | +11.6 | |
| Majority | 426 | 28.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,480 | 68.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Totton West By-Election 20 July 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
