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Forest of Dean District Council elections

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]

Council elections

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Results maps

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    2015 results map
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    2019 results map
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    2023 results map

By-election results

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1995-1999

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Newnham By-Election 29 August 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 185 50.8
Conservative 179 49.2
Majority 6 1.6
Turnout 364 35.1
Labour hold Swing
Bream By-Election 16 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 422 86.5 +15.2
Conservative 66 13.5 +13.5
Majority 356 73.0
Turnout 488 17.0
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

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Broadwell By-Election 18 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 368 46.6
Conservative 201 25.4
Liberal Democrats 112 14.2
Independent 109 13.8
Majority 167 21.2
Turnout 790 40.7
Labour hold Swing
Newnham By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 267 36.6 −3.4
Labour 242 33.2 −8.5
Liberal Democrats John Holman 221 30.3 +11.9
Majority 25 3.4
Turnout 730
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

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Lydney East By-Election 5 February 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Bevan 785 62.9 +35.8
Labour Albert Stapleton 366 29.3 −7.6
Liberal Democrats Leslie Holman 98 7.8 +7.8
Majority 419 33.6
Turnout 1,249 32.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hartpury By-Election 4 August 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracey Hunt 288 50.3
Independent Philip Burford 262 45.8
Labour Bruce Hogan 22 3.8
Majority 26 4.5
Turnout 572
Conservative hold Swing
Awre By-Election 20 October 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jay Waller 239 52.4 +7.8
Conservative Raymond Puttock 217 47.6 −7.8
Majority 22 4.8
Turnout 456 32.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Mitcheldean and Drybrook By-Election 20 October 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Hogan 286 29.0 +8.0
Conservative Brian Robinson 259 26.2 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Baker 252 25.5 +4.4
Independent Colin Smith 156 15.8 −18.3
Independent Roger Sterry 34 3.4 +3.4
Majority 27 2.8
Turnout 987 29.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Christchurch & English Bicknor By-Election 4 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marrilyn Smart 365 55.2 +5.0
Labour Barten Venner 156 23.6 −6.0
Liberal Democrats David Wheeler 140 21.2 +1.0
Majority 209 31.6
Turnout 661 51.0
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

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Newent Central By-Election 15 January 2009[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Len Lawton 306 49.2 +6.5
Independent Edward Wood 166 26.7 −13.5
Labour Cherry Burrow 96 15.4 −1.7
Independent Stephen Tweedie 54 8.7 +8.7
Majority 140 22.5
Turnout 622 22.0
Conservative hold Swing
Mitcheldean and Drybrook By-Election 20 August 2009[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Henchley 638 55.1 +36.2
Independent Tony Pickthall 239 20.6 −18.2
Conservative Brian Jones 195 16.8 −5.8
Labour Helen Stewart 86 7.4 −12.1
Majority 399 34.5
Turnout 1,158 32.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Coleford East By-Election 19 November 2009[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Meredith-Edwards 267 29.8 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Heather Lusty 230 25.7 +25.7
Conservative David Cooksley 210 23.5 −17.7
Labour Paul Kay 188 21.0 −9.2
Majority 37 4.1
Turnout 895 21.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2011-2015

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Cinderford West By-Election 12 January 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Sterry 496
Conservative Aaron Freeman 236
UKIP Colin Guyton 119
Liberal Democrats Colin Davies 89
Majority 260
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Berry Hill By-Election 7 February 2013[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Timothy Brian Gwilliam 276 59.7 +4.6
Conservative Nigel John Bluett 102 21.9 −23.0
UKIP John Duncan William McOwan 85 18.4 +18.4
Majority 174
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Bromesberrow and Dymock By-Election 2 May 2013[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Simon Roberts 308 54.3 +54.3
Conservative Mike Rees 259 45.7 −7.5
Majority 49 8.6
Turnout 567
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Coleford East By-Election 26 September 2013[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tanya Palmer 289 37.2 +1.9
UKIP Alan Grant 227 29.3 +29.3
Conservative Harry Ives 104 13.4 −10.3
Liberal Democrats Heather Lusty 80 10.3 −5.6
Independent Keith Aburrow 76 9.8 +9.8
Majority 62 8.0
Turnout 776
Labour hold Swing
Redmarley By-Election 26 September 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clayton Williams 332 65.5 −14.5
UKIP Alex Tritton 119 23.5 +23.5
Labour Andy Hewlett 56 11.0 −9.0
Majority 213 42.0
Turnout 507
Conservative hold Swing
Newnham and Westbury By-Election 23 October 2014[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Simon Phelps 321 38.5 +38.5
Conservative Richard Boyles 216 25.9 −4.9
UKIP Peter Foster 102 12.2 +12.2
Labour Jenny Shaw 100 12.0 −1.0
Green Sid Phelps 70 8.4 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Ian King 25 3.0 +3.0
Majority 105 12.6
Turnout 834
Independent hold Swing

2015-2019

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Lydbrook and Ruardean By-Election 16 February 2017[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sid Phelps 360 35.3 +27.9
Conservative Kevin White 248 24.3 +6.2
Labour Karen Brown 231 22.7 −2.0
UKIP Roy Bardo 113 11.1 −12.2
Liberal Democrats Heather Lusty 67 6.6 +6.6
Majority 112 11.0
Turnout 25.8
Green gain from UKIP Swing

2019-2023

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Berry Hill By-Election 6 May 2021[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jamie Elsmore 561 40.7 +40.7
Conservative Terry Hale 400 29.0 +4.4
Green Melanie Getgood 199 14.4 −5.0
Labour Matt Bishop 185 13.4 +13.4
Liberal Democrats John Taylerson 33 2.4 +2.4
Majority 161 11.7
Turnout 1,378
Independent hold Swing
Cinderford East By-Election 6 May 2021[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaun Stammers 362 39.5 −13.0
Conservative Carol Thomas 319 34.8 +15.1
Green Carl Picton 152 16.6 +16.6
Independent Jeremy Charlton-Wright 83 9.1 −18.7
Majority 43 4.7
Turnout 916
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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