# 2015 New Forest District Council election

The 2015 New Forest District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of New Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole Council is re-elected every 4 years
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative - 58
* Liberal Democrat - 2

## Election Summary

New Forest local election result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 58 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 96.66 | 50.56 | 48,969 | 5.53 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 15.42 | 14,941 | 12.15 |
| Labour | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 14.24 | 13,797 | 5.54 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 4 | 4 | 3.33 | 11.19 | 10,847 | 14.56 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 6.51 | 6,314 | 2.64 |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 1.70 | 1,647 | 1.70 |
| TUSC | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 0.3 | 334 | 0.3 |

## Ward results
### Ashurst, Copythrone South & Netley Marsh

Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Puttock | 1,922 | 58.14 | 5.37 |
| | Conservative | Derek Tipp | 1,689 | | |
| | UKIP | Peter Day | 840 | 24.51 | 24.51 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Kershaw | 594 | 17.33 | 1.53 |
| | Labour | Peter Sopowski | 506 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,082 | 31.58 | 11.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,426 | 73.40 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Barton

Barton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Godfrey Beck | 1,959 | 55.92 | 8.09 |
| | Conservative | Alan O'Sullivan | 1,946 | | |
| | UKIP | Ann Vasilesco | 986 | 28.14 | 28.14 |
| | Labour | Peter Terry | 558 | 15.92 | 0.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 973 | 27.77 | 15.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,503 | 71.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bashley

Bashley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Tungate | 1,070 | 67.16 | 4.48 |
| | UKIP | Gwen Bailey | 323 | 20.27 | 20.27 |
| | Labour | Martin Phillips | 200 | 12.55 | 1.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 46.89 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,593 | 71.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Becton

Becton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Ward | 1,350 | 50.52 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Blunden | 1,290 | | |
| | UKIP | Paul Bailey | 761 | 28.48 | 11.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wynford Davies | 561 | 20.99 | 3.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 22.04 | 15.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,672 | 65.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Boldre & Sway

Boldre and Sway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Rickman | 2,352 | 70.73 | 0.91 |
| | Conservative | Colin Wise | 1,629 | | |
| | Green | Thomas Greenwood | 973 | 29.26 | 29.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,379 | 41.47 | 1.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,325 | 72.60 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead

Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Andrews | 1,222 | 77.29 | 0.49 |
| | Green | Anthony Gray | 359 | 22.70 | 22.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 863 | 54.58 | 0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1581 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bransgore & Burley

Bransgore and Burley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Frampton | 2,386 | 66.46 | 0.47 |
| | Conservative | Mark Steele | 1,805 | | |
| | Green | Colin Thurston | 740 | 20.61 | 20.61 |
| | Labour | Brian Curwain | 464 | 12.92 | 1.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,646 | 45.84 | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,590 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brockenhurst & Forest South East

Brockenhurst and Forest South East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Harris | 1,964 | 49.78 | 22.35 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Holding | 1,934 | | |
| | Green | Henry Mellor | 801 | 20.30 | 20.30 |
| | UKIP | Rachel John Beaumont | 682 | 17.28 | 17.28 |
| | Labour | Bramley Murton | 498 | 12.62 | 12.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,163 | 29.48 | 14.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,945 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Buckland

Buckland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Olliff-Cooper | 812 | 51.03 | 9.25 |
| | Independent | Edward Jearrad | 304 | 19.10 | 19.10 |
| | Labour | Bernard Tennant | 244 | 15.33 | 2.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Vincent | 231 | 14.51 | 18.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 31.92 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Butts Ash & Dibden Purlieu

Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Binns | 1,426 | 40.85 | 3.03 |
| | Conservative | Peter Armstrong | 1,398 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcom Wade | 1,175 | 33.66 | 10.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Monaghan | 945 | | |
| | UKIP | Peter Rogers | 515 | 14.75 | 14.75 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Tribe | 412 | | |
| | Labour | David Dale | 374 | 10.71 | 2.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 7.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,490 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Dibden & Hythe East

Dibden and Hythe East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Poole | 1,274 | 38.01 | 6.44 |
| | Conservative | William Andrews | 1,151 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Harrison | 1,058 | 31.57 | 23.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Wade | 942 | | |
| | UKIP | Philip Wilson | 658 | 19.63 | 19.63 |
| | Green | Edward Caplen | 361 | 10.77 | 10.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 6.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,351 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Downlands and Forest

Downlands and Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Heron | 1,436 | 78.46 | 11.33 |
| | Labour | Paul Toynton | 394 | 21.53 | 21.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,042 | 56.93 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,830 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fawley, Blackfield & Langley

Fawley, Blackfield and Langley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexis McEvoy | 1,551 | 42.60 | 25.27 |
| | Conservative | Robert Wappet | 1,402 | | |
| | UKIP | Gillian Gulliver | 1,118 | 30.71 | 30.71 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronan West | 519 | 14.25 | 17.87 |
| | Labour | Paul Williams | 452 | 12.41 | 12.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda McDermott | 334 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 11.89 | 2.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,640 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fernhill

Fernhill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Cleary | 1,533 | 49.45 | 9.76 |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 1,384 | | |
| | UKIP | Marlene Wilkins | 933 | 30.09 | 30.09 |
| | Labour | Stephen Short | 634 | 20.45 | 2.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 4.80 | 31.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,100 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fordingbridge

Fordingbridge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roxanne Bellows | 1,997 | 53.21 | 11.27 |
| | Conservative | Ann Sevier | 1,917 | | |
| | Labour | David Cakebread | 826 | 22.00 | 11.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sidney Rasey | 636 | 16.94 | 16.94 |
| | UKIP | Wendy Rasey | 541 | | |
| | TUSC | Helen Ward | 294 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,171 | 31.20 | 22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,753 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Forest North West

Forest North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Dow | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Furzedown & Hardley

Furzedown and Hardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Crisell | 617 | 37.05 | 8.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Clark | 569 | 34.17 | 2.35 |
| | UKIP | Paul Thomas | 479 | 28.76 | 28.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 2.88 | 11.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Holbury & North Blackfield

Holbury and North Blackfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allan Glass | 1,204 | 37.88 | 13.41 |
| | Conservative | Alan Alvery | 1,152 | | |
| | UKIP | Philip Pearce-Smith | 856 | 26.93 | 26.93 |
| | Labour | Tina Williams | 577 | 18.15 | 7.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally-Jane Read | 541 | 17.02 | 6.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Smith | 315 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 10.95 | 6.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,178 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hordle

Hordle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penelope Lovelace | 1,810 | 52.43 | 4.65 |
| | Conservative | Frances Carpenter | 1,543 | | |
| | UKIP | Ian Linney | 1,080 | 31.28 | 6.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Szwaczka | 562 | 16.28 | 0.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 21.14 | 1.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,452 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hythe West and Langdown

Hythe West and Langdown (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverley Thorne | 1,459 | 44.07 | 12.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Wade | 1,348 | 40.72 | 15.75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Clark | 1,225 | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Webb | 1,184 | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Gillam | 503 | 15.19 | 12.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,310 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lymington Town

Lymington Town (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anna Rostand | 1,785 | 49.58 | 6.89 |
| | Conservative | Alan Penson | 1,439 | | |
| | Independent | Jacqueline England | 1,343 | 37.30 | 37.30 |
| | Independent | Michael Woodford | 934 | | |
| | Labour | Gary le Port | 472 | 13.11 | 2.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 12.27 | 25.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,600 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Wyeth | 1,079 | 60.68 | 14.71 |
| | Green | Gerard Burden | 373 | 20.97 | 20.97 |
| | UKIP | Philip Fawkes | 326 | 18.33 | 18.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 706 | 39.70 | 22.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Marchwood

Marchwood (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Hoare | 1,488 | 50.78 | 0.97 |
| | Conservative | Susan Bennison | 1,232 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Bovey | 771 | 26.31 | 3.23 |
| | UKIP | William Evans | 673 | 22.96 | 22.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Bovey | 628 | | |
| | UKIP | John Swales | 491 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 24.47 | 4.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,930 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Milford

Milford (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sophie Beton | 2,282 | 79.67 | 1.12 |
| | Conservative | Melville Kendal | 2,232 | | |
| | Labour | Amy Coakes | 582 | 20.32 | 1.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,700 | 59.35 | 2.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,864 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Milton

Milton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Clarke | 1,727 | 53.76 | 2.56 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Clarke | 1,635 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Baker | 770 | 23.97 | 8.58 |
| | Labour | Caroline Hexter | 715 | 22.26 | 8.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 29.79 | 1.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,102 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pennington

Pennington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael White | 1,505 | 52.09 | 6.51 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Jackman | 1,413 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Davies | 832 | 28.79 | 1.31 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas McGeorge | 586 | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Humphreys | 552 | 19.10 | 6.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 23.29 | 7.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,889 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ringwood East & Sopley

Ringwood East & Sopley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Lane | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ringwood North

Ringwood North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lorna Ford | 1,801 | 37.25 | 17.89 |
| | Conservative | Michael Thierry | 1,706 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Kelleher | 1,445 | 29.89 | 11.22 |
| | UKIP | Rosalind Mills | 868 | 17.95 | 17.95 |
| | Green | Timothy Rowe | 720 | 14.89 | 1.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 7.36 | 29.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,834 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ringwood South

Ringwood South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Rippon-Swaine | 1,680 | 48.56 | 1.04 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Heron | 1,639 | | |
| | Green | Julian Konczak | 988 | 28.56 | 0.53 |
| | Labour | Desmond Williams | 791 | 22.86 | 1.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 20.00 | 0.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,459 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton Central

Totton Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louise Cerasoli | 1,461 | 46.46 | 13.13 |
| | Conservative | Brian Lucas | 1,126 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 621 | 19.75 | 19.75 |
| | UKIP | Frances Orchard | 598 | 19.02 | 19.02 |
| | UKIP | Ronald Scrivens | 581 | | |
| | Green | Callum O'Driscoll | 464 | 14.75 | 14.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 26.71 | 7.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,144 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton East

Totton East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Coombes | 1,155 | 35.88 | 5.54 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Davis | 1,018 | | |
| | UKIP | William Rogers | 720 | 22.36 | 7.43 |
| | UKIP | Robert Menhennet | 691 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Brunsdon | 632 | 19.63 | 10.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Shaw | 533 | | |
| | Labour | David Moran | 399 | 12.39 | 1.51 |
| | Green | Helen Field | 273 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| | Green | Joanna Tidbury | 229 | | |
| | TUSC | Jean Walker | 40 | 1.24 | 1.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 13.51 | 1.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,219 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton North

Totton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dean Britton | 1,291 | 44.65 | 10.34 |
| | Conservative | Neville Penman | 1,099 | | |
| | UKIP | Ian Molyneux | 638 | 22.06 | 22.06 |
| | UKIP | Melvyn Molyneux | 590 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Martin | 492 | 17.01 | 27.99 |
| | Labour | Martin Grist | 470 | 16.25 | 16.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Pratt | 440 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 | 22.58 | 12.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,891 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton South

Totton South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harrison | 1,348 | 39.31 | 5.88 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Harris | 979 | 28.55 | 9.79 |
| | Conservative | Michael Southgate | 829 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Rackham | 603 | | |
| | UKIP | Graham Barrett | 536 | 15.63 | 15.63 |
| | UKIP | Donna-Marie Legg | 485 | | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Chell | 304 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| | Green | Alan Weeks | 262 | 7.64 | 8.82 |
| | Green | Lorella Weeks | 178 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,429 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton West

Totton West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Brooks | 1,322 | 50.78 | 9.57 |
| | Conservative | David Russell | 1,031 | | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Lagdon | 715 | 27.46 | 27.46 |
| | Labour | Peter Dance | 566 | 21.74 | 21.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 23.31 | 2.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,603 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |