New Forest District Council election, 1999
Elections to New Forest District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrat party.[1]
Election result
New Forest Local Election Result 1999 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
30 |
|
|
+7 |
51.7 |
50.4 |
41,530 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
25 |
|
|
-6 |
43.1 |
41.4 |
34,073 |
|
|
Independent |
3 |
|
|
-1 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
2,664 |
|
|
Labour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
4,100 |
|
Ward results
Barton (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kenneth Austin |
974 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Hutchins |
903 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Hart |
340 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Dagnall |
270 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,487 |
37.0 |
|
Bashley (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Alan Rice |
1,339 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Delia Wilson |
1,223 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Burton |
471 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dean Hall |
382 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Nicholas Fleming |
273 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,688 |
31.0 |
|
Becton (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Kidman |
1,112 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Woods |
1,105 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Fullick |
510 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Beverley Scott-Johns |
505 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,232 |
32.0 |
|
Blackfield & Langley (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barbara Maynard |
747 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Audrey Howe |
607 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Alexis McEvoy |
497 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Olivia Foster |
437 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael Perkins |
213 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,501 |
34.0 |
|
Boldre |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Colin Wise |
498 |
76.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Margaret Cooper |
153 |
23.5 |
|
Majority |
345 |
53.0 |
|
Turnout |
651 |
42.0 |
|
Bransgore & Sopley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Frampton |
1,022 |
62.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Crader |
608 |
37.3 |
|
Majority |
414 |
25.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,630 |
40.0 |
|
Brockenhurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Maureen Holding |
815 |
70.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Ruth Rollin |
177 |
15.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Freda Angelou |
167 |
14.4 |
|
Majority |
638 |
55.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,159 |
42.0 |
|
Colbury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Geoffrey Spikins |
330 |
57.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Sopowski |
183 |
31.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Ramsbottom |
63 |
10.9 |
|
Majority |
147 |
25.5 |
|
Turnout |
576 |
33.0 |
|
Copythorne South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Derek Tipp |
338 |
57.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Croydon |
251 |
42.6 |
|
Majority |
87 |
14.8 |
|
Turnout |
589 |
39.0 |
|
Dibden & Hythe (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stanley Wade |
1,448 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Maureen Robinson |
1,412 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Carolyn Gradidge |
1,345 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Trevor Johnson |
842 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Phillips |
828 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Mary Tollett |
710 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,137 |
33.7 |
|
Dibden Purlieu |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brenda Smith |
636 |
64.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Marguerita Wrightson |
344 |
35.1 |
|
Majority |
292 |
39.8 |
|
Turnout |
980 |
38.6 |
|
Downlands |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
George Locock |
373 |
56.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Martin Hasker |
287 |
43.5 |
|
Majority |
86 |
13.0 |
|
Turnout |
660 |
45.0 |
|
Fawley & Holbury (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Coles |
989 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lee Dunsdon |
809 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Malcolm Fidler |
709 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Barry Brooks |
618 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Michael Curry |
578 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Philip Pearce-Smith |
575 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Debra Adamson |
413 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,691 |
28.0 |
|
Fordingbridge (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Hale |
1,118 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Shand |
1,077 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Colette Goodhand-Tait |
632 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Katherine Heron |
584 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,411 |
37.0 |
|
Forest North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Scott |
424 |
50.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Margaret Ferguson |
410 |
49.2 |
|
Majority |
14 |
1.6 |
|
Turnout |
834 |
45.8 |
|
Forest North West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
William Dow |
552 |
54.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Miranda Whitehead |
469 |
45.9 |
|
Majority |
83 |
8.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,021 |
50.0 |
|
Forest South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Susan Abernethy |
501 |
75.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Arthur Hurrell |
160 |
24.2 |
|
Majority |
341 |
51.6 |
|
Turnout |
661 |
37.4 |
|
Forest West (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Patricia Drake |
986 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Greenfield |
936 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lynn Marsden |
363 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Malcolm Connolly |
319 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,604 |
32.7 |
|
Hordle (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Hoy |
1,063 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Ernest Bowring |
802 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jacqueline Szwaczka |
328 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Cole |
301 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,494 |
36.0 |
|
Hythe South (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Dash |
1,111 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Maureen McLean |
936 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Malcolm Wade |
901 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Brian Uglow |
475 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Brenda Spearing |
456 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Kay Moulsdale |
448 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jon Francis |
369 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,696 |
28.7 |
|
Lymington Town (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Simon Hayes |
1,816 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Kevin Ault |
1,726 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Russell |
1,652 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Johnson |
737 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Easton |
696 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Edward Jearrad |
642 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Kathleen Smith |
312 |
|
|
Turnout |
7,581 |
37.1 |
|
Lyndhurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Patricia Wyeth |
741 |
77.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Kenneth Kershaw |
109 |
11.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rosemary Gregory |
105 |
11.0 |
|
Majority |
632 |
66.2 |
|
Turnout |
955 |
38.9 |
|
Marchwood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gordon Richardson |
508 |
50.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Alan Shotter |
366 |
36.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Olive Bevan |
124 |
12.4 |
|
Majority |
142 |
14.2 |
|
Turnout |
998 |
27.0 |
|
Milford (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Melville Kendal |
1,258 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Timothy Droogleever |
1,215 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Hedge |
304 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nicola Williams |
225 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Mary Tolfree |
194 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,196 |
40.4 |
|
Milton (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Benjamin Earwicker |
727 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Benjamin Rule |
705 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Wynford Davies |
667 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Donald Tungate |
656 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,755 |
36.0 |
|
Netley Marsh |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Derek Burdle |
438 |
78.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Russell |
76 |
13.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Frederick Long |
43 |
7.7 |
|
Majority |
362 |
65.0 |
|
Turnout |
557 |
32.8 |
|
Pennington (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martina Powell |
799 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Cummings |
717 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Hickman |
690 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Alan Joyce |
687 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Maurice White |
250 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,143 |
38.0 |
|
Ringwood North (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Waddington |
794 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Michael Thierry |
698 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Poppy Baker |
337 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Veronica Sullivan |
284 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Audrey Walker |
176 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,289 |
32.1 |
|
Ringwood South (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Daniel Cracknell |
741 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Jeremy Heron |
622 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Baker |
317 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Clive Coldwell |
256 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Chambers |
228 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,164 |
27.7 |
|
Sway |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Barry Rickman |
958 |
78.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Lewis |
263 |
21.5 |
|
Majority |
695 |
57.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,221 |
45.0 |
|
Totton Central (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Frank Harrison |
948 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Shepherd |
889 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Leonard Harris |
783 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Marjorie Wickham |
674 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Marion Emery |
642 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Arthur Emery |
637 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Alan Goodfellow |
564 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Margaret Bannister |
541 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,678 |
22.8 |
|
Totton North (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Dawson |
854 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Diana Brooks |
699 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Frank Bright |
693 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Penelope Rose |
672 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Christopher Webb |
667 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Fiona Downer |
666 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jennifer Ovenden |
423 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,036 |
26.7 |
|
Totton South (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Linda Snashall |
516 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William Catt |
433 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sharon Thery |
417 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Alan Leaver |
369 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Joyce Hopgood |
271 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,006 |
24.4 |
|
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