Forest of Dean District Council elections

Forest of Dean District Council in Gloucestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillors are elected from 27 wards.^[1]

Political control[]

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 1976
No overall control	1976 - 1991
Labour	1991 - 2003
No overall control	2003–present

Council elections[]

(New ward boundaries)^[3]
(Some new ward boundaries)^[4]
(New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)^[5]^[6]^[7]
2015 Forest of Dean District Council election
2019 Forest of Dean District Council election

By-election results[]

1995-1999[]

Newnham By-Election 29 August 1996
Party		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		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[]

Broadwell By-Election 18 May 2000
Party		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[]

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[]

Newent Central By-Election 15 January 2009^[8]
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^[9]
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^[10]
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[]

Cinderford West By-Election 12 January 2012^[11]
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^[12]
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

2015-present[]

Lydbrook & Ruardean by-election 16 February 2017
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	N/A
Majority			112	11.0
Turnout				25.8
	Green gain from UKIP		Swing

References[]

^ "Elections – Polling Arrangements Review of polling districts, places and stations 2014" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "Forest of Dean". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
^ The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^ 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.
^ "Forest of Dean". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Election Results January 2009" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Elections and voting". Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

By-election results

External links[]

Forest of Dean District Council

[elections-1] "Elections – Polling Arrangements Review of polling districts, places and stations 2014" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[gain-2] "Forest of Dean". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 September 2009.

[3] The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

[4] slation.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.

[lose-5] "Forest of Dean". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[6] slation.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.

[7] slation.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.

[newent-8] "Election Results January 2009" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[mitcheldean-9] "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.

[coleford-10] "Elections and voting". Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[cw-11] "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

[bh-12] "Declaration of Result of Poll". Forest of Dean District Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

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