# 1999 New Forest District Council election

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.

## 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 Democrats | 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

Barton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Austin | 974 | |
| | Conservative | John Hutchins | 903 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hart | 340 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Dagnall | 270 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,487 | 37.0 |

### Bashley

Bashley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Rice | 1,339 | |
| | Conservative | Delia Wilson | 1,223 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Burton | 471 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Hall | 382 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Fleming | 273 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,688 | 31.0 |
Becton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Kidman | 1,112 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Woods | 1,105 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fullick | 510 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Scott-Johns | 505 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,232 | 32.0 |

### Blackfield and Langley

Blackfield and Langley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Maynard | 747 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Howe | 607 | |
| | Conservative | Alexis McEvoy | 497 | |
| | Conservative | Olivia Foster | 437 | |
| | Labour | Michael Perkins | 213 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,501 | 34.0 |

### Boldre

Boldre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Wise | 498 | 76.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Cooper | 153 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 53.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | 42.0 |

### Bransgore and Sopley

Bransgore and Sopley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Frampton | 1,022 | 62.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Crader | 608 | 37.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,630 | 40.0 |

### Brockenhurst

Brockenhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Holding | 815 | 70.3 |
| | Labour | Ruth Rollin | 177 | 15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Angelou | 167 | 14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 55.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 42.0 |

### Colbury

Colbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Spikins | 330 | 57.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Sopowski | 183 | 31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ramsbottom | 63 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 576 | 33.0 |

### Copythorne South

Copythorne South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Tipp | 338 | 57.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Croydon | 251 | 42.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 589 | 39.0 |

### Dibden and Hythe

Dibden and Hythe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Wade | 1,448 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Robinson | 1,412 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Gradidge | 1,345 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Johnson | 842 | |
| | Conservative | David Phillips | 828 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Tollett | 710 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,137 | 33.7 |

### Dibden Purlieu

Dibden Purlieu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Smith | 636 | 64.9 |
| | Conservative | Marguerita Wrightson | 344 | 35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 39.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 980 | 38.6 |

### Downlands

Downlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Locock | 373 | 56.5 |
| | Conservative | Martin Hasker | 287 | 43.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 660 | 45.0 |

### Fawley and Holbury

Fawley and Holbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Coles | 989 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Dunsdon | 809 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Fidler | 709 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Brooks | 618 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Curry | 578 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Pearce-Smith | 575 | |
| | Labour | Debra Adamson | 413 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,691 | 28.0 |

### Fordingbridge

Fordingbridge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hale | 1,118 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shand | 1,077 | |
| | Conservative | Colette Goodhand-Tait | 632 | |
| | Conservative | Katherine Heron | 584 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,411 | 37.0 |

### Forest North

Forest North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Scott | 424 | 50.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Ferguson | 410 | 49.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 834 | 45.8 |

### Forest North West

Forest North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Dow | 552 | 54.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Miranda Whitehead | 469 | 45.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,021 | 50.0 |

### Forest South

Forest South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Abernethy | 501 | 75.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Hurrell | 160 | 24.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 51.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 661 | 37.4 |

### Forest West

Forest West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Drake | 986 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Greenfield | 936 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Marsden | 363 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Connolly | 319 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,604 | 32.7 |

### Hordle

Hordle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hoy | 1,063 | |
| | Independent | Ernest Bowring | 802 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Szwaczka | 328 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Cole | 301 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,494 | 36.0 |

### Hythe South

Hythe South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Dash | 1,111 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen McLean | 936 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wade | 901 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Uglow | 475 | |
| | Conservative | Brenda Spearing | 456 | |
| | Conservative | Kay Moulsdale | 448 | |
| | Labour | Jon Francis | 369 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,696 | 28.7 |

### Lymington Town

Lymington Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Hayes | 1,816 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Ault | 1,726 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Russell | 1,652 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Johnson | 737 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Easton | 696 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Jearrad | 642 | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Smith | 312 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,581 | 37.1 |

### Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Wyeth | 741 | 77.6 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Kershaw | 109 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Gregory | 105 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 66.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | 38.9 |

### Marchwood

Marchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Richardson | 508 | 50.9 |
| | Conservative | Alan Shotter | 366 | 36.7 |
| | Labour | Olive Bevan | 124 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 998 | 27.0 |

### Milford

Milford (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Melville Kendal | 1,258 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Droogleever | 1,215 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Hedge | 304 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Williams | 225 | |
| | Labour | Mary Tolfree | 194 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,196 | 40.4 |

### Milton

Milton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Earwicker | 727 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Rule | 705 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wynford Davies | 667 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Tungate | 656 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,755 | 36.0 |

### Netley Marsh

Netley Marsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Burdle | 438 | 78.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Russell | 76 | 13.6 |
| | Labour | Frederick Long | 43 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 65.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 557 | 32.8 |

### Pennington

Pennington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martina Powell | 799 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Cummings | 717 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hickman | 690 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Joyce | 687 | |
| | Independent | Maurice White | 250 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,143 | 38.0 |

### Ringwood North

Ringwood North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Waddington | 794 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Thierry | 698 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Poppy Baker | 337 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Sullivan | 284 | |
| | Labour | Audrey Walker | 176 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,289 | 32.1 |

### Ringwood South

Ringwood South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Daniel Cracknell | 741 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Heron | 622 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Baker | 317 | |
| | Labour | Clive Coldwell | 256 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chambers | 228 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,164 | 27.7 |

### Sway

Sway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Rickman | 958 | 78.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Lewis | 263 | 21.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 57.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,221 | 45.0 |

### Totton Central

Totton Central (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Harrison | 948 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Shepherd | 889 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Harris | 783 | |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Wickham | 674 | |
| | Conservative | Marion Emery | 642 | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Emery | 637 | |
| | Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 564 | |
| | Independent | Margaret Bannister | 541 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,678 | 22.8 |

### Totton North

Totton North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dawson | 854 | |
| | Conservative | Diana Brooks | 699 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Bright | 693 | |
| | Conservative | Penelope Rose | 672 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Webb | 667 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Downer | 666 | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Ovenden | 423 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,036 | 26.7 |

### Totton South

Totton South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Snashall | 516 | |
| | Conservative | William Catt | 433 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Thery | 417 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Leaver | 369 | |
| | Labour | Joyce Hopgood | 271 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,006 | 24.4 |