2019 New Forest District Council election

The 2019 New Forest District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of New Forest District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives were the only party to stand enough candidates to gain an outright majority, as they were the only party to stand a candidate in more than half the seats, with Liberal Democrats, who defended 2 seats, standing 28 candidates, and Labour, which had no incumbents, standing 30 candidates. [2]

2019 New Forest District Council election
2 May 2019
All 60 seats to New Forest District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before 58 2 0
Seats won 46 13 1
Seat change 12 11 1
Popular vote 43,302 17,509 1,884
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Results summary
2019 New Forest District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 46 0 12 12 76.7 58.85 43,302 8.29
  Liberal Democrats 13 11 0 11 23.79 23.8 17,509 12.6
  Independent 1 1 0 1 2.56 2.56 1,884 0.86
  Labour 0 0 0 0.0 10.83 7,975 3.41
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 3.17 2,333 3.34
  UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 0.77 572 14.65

Ward results

Ashurst, Copythorne South & Netley Marsh
Ashurst, Copythorne South & Netley Marsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Tipp 923 59.62 1.48
Conservative Joseph Reilly 899
Liberal Democrats Amy Hardingson 625 40.37 40.37
Majority 298 19.25 12.33
Turnout 1,548 34.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Barton
Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Craze 1,129 59.70 3.78
Conservative Alan O'Sullivan 1,123
Liberal Democrats Chloe Bellamy 498 26.33 26.33
Labour Co-op Peter Terry 264 13.96 1.96
Majority 631 33.36 5.59
Turnout 1,891 36.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bashley
Bashley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Tungate 599 80.18 13.02
Labour Susan Seymour 148 19.81 7.26
Majority 451 60.37 13.48
Turnout 747 34.0
Conservative hold Swing

Becton
Becton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Blunden 731 49.82 0.70
Conservative Christine Ward 682
Liberal Democrats Wynford Davies 335 22.83 1.84
UKIP Ann Vasilesco 217 14.79 13.69
Labour Ann Russell 184 12.54 12.54
Majority 26.99 396 4.95
Turnout 1,467 32.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boldre & Sway
Boldre & Sway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Rickman 1,053 55.53 15.20
Conservative Janette Duke 854
Green Katherine Wilcox 843 44.46 15.20
Majority 1,896 11.07 30.4
Turnout 1,896 39.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bramshaw, Copythorne North & Minstead
Bramshaw, Copythorne North & Minstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Andrews Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold

Bransgore & Burley
Bransgore & Burley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martyn Levitt 1,002 72.24 5.78
Conservative Mark Steele 964
Labour Aimee Geyther 385 27.75 14.83
Majority 617 44.48 1.36
Turnout 1,387 33.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brockenhurst & Forest South
Brockenhurst & Forest South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Holding 950 40.00 9.78
Conservative Michael Harris 948
Liberal Democrats Ruth Rollin 630 26.52 26.52
Green Henry Mellor 586 24.67 4.37
Labour Peter Dance 209 8.79 3.83
Majority 320 13.47 16.01
Turnout 2,375 39.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Buckland
Buckland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Corbridge 356 46.35 4.68
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tyler 190 24.73 10.22
Independent Edward Jearrad 116 15.10 4.00
Labour Bronwen Bridges 106 13.80 1.53
Majority 166 21.61 10.31
Turnout 768 28.0
Conservative hold Swing

Butts Ash & Dibden Purlieu
Butts Ash & Dibden Purlieu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Wade 1,096 62.09 28.43
Liberal Democrats Stephenie Osbourne 901
Conservative James Binns 669 37.90 2.95
Conservative Peter Armstrong 650
Majority 427 24.19
Turnout 1,765 36.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Dibden & Hythe
Dibden & Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Delemare 804 56.57 25.00
Liberal Democrats Philip Dowd 745
Conservative Christopher Harrison 617 43.42 5.41
Conservative Daniel Poole 609
Majority 187 13.15
Turnout 1,421 34.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Downlands & Forest
Downlands & Forest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Heron 597 60.73 17.73
Green Janet Richards 315 32.04 32.04
Labour Paul Toynton 71 7.22 14.31
Majority 282 28.68 28.25
Turnout 983 42.0
Conservative hold Swing

Fawley, Blackfield & Langley
Fawley, Blackfield & Langley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexis McEvoy 817 58.31 15.71
Conservative Alan Alvey 783
Liberal Democrats Sally-Jane Read 584 41.68 27.43
Liberal Democrats Roger Stephens 493
Majority 16.63 233 4.74
Turnout 1,401 32.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Fernhill
Fernhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Cleary 872 69.15 19.70
Conservative John Ward 836
Labour Helen Wallis-Dowling 389 30.84 10.39
Labour Stephen Short 309
Majority 483 38.30 33.5
Turnout 1,261 28.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Fordingbridge
Fordingbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Sevier 762 41.34 11.87
Conservative Ann Bellows 726
Liberal Democrats Tom Cornwall 513 27.83 10.89
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Sugden 484
Green Timothy Rowe 361 19.58 19.58
Labour Sarah Sumner 207 11.23 10.77
Labour Kevin Flack 195
Majority 249 13.51 17.69
Turnout 1,843 34.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Forest North West

Seat had been unopposed in 2015 election.

Forest North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Lane 445 61.97 61.97
Green Nicola Jolly 228 31.75 31.75
Labour Geoffrey Purser 45 6.26 6.26
Majority 216 30.83
Majority
Turnout 718 35.0
Conservative hold Swing

Furzedown & Hardley
Furzedown & Hardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Clark 357 46.72 12.55
Conservative Josephine Poole 284 37.17 0.12
Labour Adam Barak 123 16.09 16.09
Majority 73 9.55 6.67
Turnout 764 29.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Holbury & North Blackfield
Holbury & North Blackfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allan Glass 711 66.94 29.06
Conservative Beverley Thorne 598
Labour Pauline Brown 351 33.05 14.90
Labour Julie Renyard 334
Majority
Turnout 33.05 23.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hordle
Hordle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frances Carpenter 1,190 62.99 10.56
Conservative Richard Reid 854
UKIP Paul Bailey 355 18.79 12.49
Labour Gordon De La Mare 344 18.21 18.21
Majority
Turnout 1,889 36.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hythe West & Langdown
Hythe West & Langdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Wade 1,179 67.87 27.15
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Clark 1,148
Conservative Teresa Marwood 558 32.12 11.95
Conservative Claire Terrill 544
Majority
Turnout 1,737 38.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Lymington Town
Lymington Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jacqueline England 1,083 41.96 4.66
Conservative Barry Dunning 1,057 40.95 8.63
Conservative Alan Penson 830
Labour Catriona Hart 441 17.86 4.75
Majority
Turnout 2,581 41.0
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary Brand 501 51.22 51.22
Conservative William Andrews 477 48.77 11.91
Majority
Turnout 978 40.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Marchwood
Marchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Hoare 785 58.53 7.75
Conservative Susan Bennison 594
Liberal Democrats John Holden 556 41.46 15.15
Liberal Democrats Matthew Kitcher 489
Majority
Turnout 1,341
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Milford
Milford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Hopkins 1,114 73.82 5.85
Conservative David Hawkins 1,038
Labour Sally Spicer 395 26.17 5.85
Majority
Turnout 1,509 37.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Milton
Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Davies 825 50.58 3.18
Conservative Stephen Clarke 815
Liberal Democrats Judith Baker 491 30.10 6.13
Labour Jennie Worsdale 315 19.31 2.95
Majority
Turnout 1,631 28.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Pennington
Pennington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jack Davies 650 45.32 16.53
Conservative Andrew Gossage 640 44.63 7.46
Conservative Michael White 617
Liberal Democrats Colm McCarthy 491
Labour Paul Button 144 10.04 9.06
Labour Franki Cleeter 126
Majority
Turnout 1,434 30.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Ringwood East & Sopley

Seat had been unopposed in 2015 election.

Ringwood East & Sopley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Ring 564 75.70 75.70
Labour Janet Briddick 181 24.29 24.29
Majority 745
Turnout 33.0
Conservative hold Swing

Ringwood North
Ringwood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Thierry 797 60.24 22.99
Conservative Joshua Kidd 767
Labour John Haywood 526 39.75 9.86
Labour Peter Kelleher 512
Majority
Turnout 1,323 30.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ringwood South
Ringwood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Heron 768 60.32 11.76
Conservative William Rippon-Swaine 765
Labour Linda Turner 505 39.67 16.81
Labour Paul Iggulden 408
Majority
Turnout 1,273 29.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Totton Central
Totton Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Murray 613 54.10 7.64
Conservative Louise Cerasoli 600
Labour Jayne Laysan 261 23.03 3.28
Independent Ronald Scrivens 259 22.85 22.85
Labour Katherine Herbert 236
Independent Frances Orchard 202
Majority
Turnout 1,133 28.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Totton East
Totton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Brunsdon 669 46.75 27.12
Liberal Democrats Mahmoud Kangarani 635
Conservative David Penny 538 37.59 1.71
Conservative Ian Coombes 535
Independent Christopher Lagdon 224 15.65 15.65
Majority
Turnout 1,431 29.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Totton North
Totton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neville Penman 700 63.92 19.27
Conservative Arthur Davis 615
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Shaw 395 36.07 19.06
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Thompson 322
Majority
Turnout 1,095 24.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Totton South
Totton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Harrison 993 70.72 31.41
Liberal Democrats Caroline Rackham 735
Conservative Leonard Harris 411 29.27 0.72
Conservative Kate Lord 358
Majority
Turnout 29.27 30.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Totton West
Totton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Crisell 599 67.45 16.67
Conservative David Russell 545
Labour Helen Field 289 32.54 10.80
Labour Jhn Rochey-Adams 242
Majority
Turnout 888 25.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References
  1. https://www.newforest.gov.uk/article/1084/Previous-Election-Results#district
  2. Craig, Ben (2019-04-10). "Tories only party with full slate of election runners". Advertiser and Times. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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