New Forest District Council elections

New Forest District Council in Hampshire, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1991
No overall control	1991 - 1995
Liberal Democrats	1995 - 1999
Conservative	2005–present

Council elections

New Forest District Council election, 1999
New Forest District Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)^[2]
New Forest District Council election, 2007
New Forest District Council election, 2011
New Forest District Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Ringwood North By-Election 17 September 1998^[3]
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

1999-2003

Bashley By-Election 7 June 2001^[3]
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^[3]
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^[3]
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^[3]
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^[3]
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

2003-2007

Holbury and North Blackfield By-Election 5 February 2004^[4]
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^[4]
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^[4]
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

Barton By-Election 25 January 2007^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Carpenter	990	56.9	-16.7
	Liberal Democrat	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

2007-2011

Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead By-Election 14 June 2007^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Forse	436	78.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Gray	123	22.0	-4.9
Majority			313	56.0
Turnout			559	26.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ringwood South By-Election 19 June 2008^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Heron	610	58.6	+25.1
	Liberal Democrat	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

References

↑ "New Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "District Council By-Election Results 1998 - 2003". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "District Council By-Election Results 2004 - 2007". New Forest District Counil. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
↑ "By-election for district council Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead ward - 14 June 2007 - report of the returning officer" (PDF). New Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
↑ "District Council Election - Ringwood South Ward - 19 June 2008 - Results". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-15.

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