# 2015 Forest of Dean District Council election

Elections for all seats on Forest of Dean District Council were held on 7 May 2015 as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections. No party gained overall control.
The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council, having increased their number of Councillors, but failing to gain an overall majority. This election saw the Green Party gain their first seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats lost their only Councillor.

## Ward results
### Alvington, Aylburton & West Lydney

Alvington, Aylburton & West Lydney (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frankie Evans | 747 | 44.02 | −5.70 |
| | UKIP | Jim Simpson | 659 | 20.70 | +20.70 |
| | Conservative | Marion Murdoch Winship | 654 | | |
| | Labour | Hazel Joan Brookshaw | 599 | 18.82 | −2.46 |
| | Green | Alan David Olney | 405 | 12.72 | +12.72 |
| | Independent | Claude Ronald Mickleson | 119 | 3.74 | +3.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Awre

Awre (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gareth Rhys Hughes | 353 | 37.12 | −13.31 |
| | Green | Andy Blake | 341 | 35.86 | −13.71 |
| | UKIP | Roger Ashley Jean Wilkinson | 257 | 27.02 | +27.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Berry Hill

Berry Hill (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tim Gwilliam | 459 | 51.00 | −4.15 |
| | Conservative | Nigel John Bluett | 319 | 35.44 | −9.40 |
| | Green | Tony Clapp | 122 | 13.56 | +13.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blaisdon and Longhope

Blaisdon and Longhope (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dave East | 551 | 47.91 | −14.24 |
| | Conservative | Kate Elisabeth Robinson | 260 | 22.61 | −7.06 |
| | Labour | Jan Royall | 142 | 12.35 | +4.17 |
| | UKIP | Ian Mitchell Aitken | 137 | 11.91 | +11.91 |
| | Green | Nicky Packer | 60 | 5.22 | +5.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bream

Bream (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul John Hiett | 597 | 36.23 | −12.38 |
| | UKIP | Richard Nicholas Leppington | 528 | 30.45 | +30.45 |
| | Labour | Bill Evans | 513 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Joseph Edwards | 464 | 26.31 | −13.44 |
| | UKIP | Averil Elizabeth Sumners | 405 | | |
| | Conservative | Julia Ann Lawton | 342 | | |
| | Green | Paul Tyrone Lounds | 215 | 7.02 | +7.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bromsberrow & Dymock

Bromsberrow & Dymock (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Yeates | 686 | 57.89 | +4.64 |
| | UKIP | Simon Roberts | 309 | 26.08 | +26.08 |
| | Green | Sue Clarke | 190 | 16.03 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Christchurch and English Bicknor

Christchurch and English Bicknor (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marrilyn Jane Smart | 413 | 42.23 | −57.77 |
| | Labour | Jamie Elsmore | 253 | 25.87 | +25.87 |
| | UKIP | Ralph Lawrence Wintle | 150 | 15.34 | +15.34 |
| | Independent | Eileen Marie Dyer | 87 | 8.90 | +8.90 |
| | Green | Geraint Slingsby Williams | 75 | 7.67 | +7.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Note: During the 2011 elections, this ward was only contested by the Conservatives, who were elected unopposed.

### Churcham and Huntley

Churcham and Huntley (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Anthony Jones | 413 | 37.51 | −5.90 |
| | Independent | Alan Stephen Wood | 272 | 24.70 | −17.28 |
| | UKIP | Sandy Sparks | 232 | 21.07 | +21.07 |
| | Labour | Shaun Brown | 115 | 10.45 | −4.16 |
| | Green | Alan Rupert Clarke | 69 | 6.27 | +6.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cinderford East

Cinderford East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Max Coborn | 749 | 54.80 | −16.42 |
| | Labour | Di Martin | 689 | | |
| | Conservative | Grace Bensted | 355 | 25.19 | −3.59 |
| | UKIP | Aodha Daithi Conall O'Carroll | 336 | 12.80 | +12.80 |
| | Conservative | Donald Leonard Ogilvie Horne | 306 | | |
| | Green | Kate De Selincourt | 189 | 7.20 | +7.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cinderford West

Cinderford West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Leslie Morgan | 1,064 | 45.62 | −17.12 |
| | Labour | Lynn Iris Sterry | 831 | | |
| | Labour | Roger Anthony Sterry | 712 | | |
| | UKIP | Roy Bardo | 672 | 21.44 | +21.44 |
| | UKIP | Ann Guyton | 553 | | |
| | Conservative | Diana Katherine Bensted | 534 | 25.90 | +2.64 |
| | Conservative | Charles William Wray Smart | 476 | | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Burns | 470 | | |
| | Green | Jill Raymond | 402 | 7.04 | +7.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coleford Central

Coleford Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Ann Allaway Martin | 583 | 33.22 | −7.98 |
| | Independent | Clive Terence Elsmore | 487 | 17.84 | −3.63 |
| | Labour | Gray Grindle | 439 | 31.21 | −6.11 |
| | Labour | Kate Williams | 413 | | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Gordan Wright | 324 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Margaret Lusty | 272 | 9.96 | +9.96 |
| | Green | Andrew Peter Clarke | 212 | 7.77 | +7.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Coleford East

Coleford East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger John James | 951 | 41.41 | +4.39 |
| | UKIP | Martin Robert Hill | 914 | 15.14 | +15.14 |
| | Conservative | David William Easton | 866 | 27.04 | −11.76 |
| | Labour | Yazmine Zora Alimi | 860 | | |
| | Conservative | Denis Riley | 766 | | |
| | Labour | Malcolm Thomas Sadley | 688 | | |
| | Independent | Maria Ann Edey | 447 | 7.41 | −7.40 |
| | Green | Elliot Dean Clarke | 436 | 7.22 | +7.22 |
| | Independent | Danny Faux | 107 | 1.77 | +1.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Hartpury

Hartpury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip Howard Joseph Burford | 601 | 55.75 | −0.94 |
| | Conservative | Ben Stone | 378 | 35.6 | −8.24 |
| | Green | Caroline Vieira | 99 | 9.18 | +9.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Hewelsfield and Woolaston

Hewelsfield and Woolaston (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Christopher John Molyneux | 605 | 53.54 | −9.69 |
| | Green | Robin Charles Larkham | 192 | 16.99 | −19.78 |
| | UKIP | Sandra Hazel Leppington | 167 | 14.78 | +14.78 |
| | Labour | Jane Johnson | 166 | 14.69 | +14.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Littledean & Ruspidge

Littledean & Ruspidge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David John Hawthorne | 736 | 31.06 | −6.41 |
| | Labour | Bernie O'Neill | 566 | 25.96 | −9.33 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Lucas | 513 | | |
| | Labour | Rowland David Pritchard | 478 | | |
| | Green | Sid Phelps | 469 | 21.39 | +21.39 |
| | UKIP | David O'Carroll | 448 | 21.59 | +21.59 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Reeve | 420 | | |
| | Green | Bob Rhodes | 391 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lydbrook & Ruardean

Lydbrook & Ruardean (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew Edward Gardiner | 927 | 13.02 | −10.79 |
| | Labour | Bruce Alan Hogan | 865 | 31.7 | −6.41 |
| | UKIP | Colin Firth Guyton | 817 | 21.36 | +7.97 |
| | Labour | Karen Leigh Brown | 813 | | |
| | UKIP | Jimmy Jewell | 704 | | |
| | Conservative | Joanna Carolyn Markham | 636 | 25.83 | +0.51 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Cuthbert | 631 | | |
| | Green | Eddie Parsons | 621 | 8.72 | +8.72 |
| | Conservative | Helen Mary Victoria McMillan | 572 | | |
| | Labour | David Stewart Thomson | 534 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Lydney East

Lydney East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Arthur Bevan | 955 | 35.06 | −1.24 |
| | UKIP | Carol Elizabeth Harris | 861 | 26.34 | +26.34 |
| | Labour | Bill Osborne | 818 | 26.20 | −0.64 |
| | Labour | Val Hobman | 787 | | |
| | UKIP | Claire Elizabeth Vaughan | 753 | | |
| | Conservative | David Cooksley | 665 | | |
| | Conservative | Steph Lord | 528 | | |
| | Green | Steve Stockham | 484 | 7.90 | −4.02 |
| | Independent | Brian Pearman | 276 | 4.50 | +4.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lydney North

Lydney North (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Alan Preest | 414 | 36.64 | +36.61 |
| | Conservative | Judy Davis | 348 | 30.80 | −4.50 |
| | Labour | Dave Clarke | 261 | 23.10 | −7.27 |
| | Green | Destiny Rose Blake | 107 | 9.47 | +9.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Mitcheldean & Drybrook

Mitcheldean & Drybrook (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jackie Fraser | 788 | 31.14 | −7.99 |
| | Labour | Douglas Martin Scott | 689 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Richard Robinson | 682 | 26.42 | +1.68 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Clare Boyles | 622 | | |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Albert Berry | 592 | 18.27 | +18.27 |
| | UKIP | Steve Beaumont | 540 | | |
| | Independent | Ian Richard Whitburn | 517 | 8.35 | −7.35 |
| | Labour | Andrew James Knight | 542 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Henchley | 417 | 11.44 | −8.99 |
| | Conservative | Syed Babar Abbas Zaidi | 333 | | |
| | Green | Nigel Duncan Salter | 271 | 4.37 | +4.37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Dalziel | 165 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Gault | 127 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newent Central

Newent Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Julia Denise Gooch | 815 | 24.65 | −7.75 |
| | Conservative | Len Lawton | 768 | 40.50 | +1.92 |
| | Conservative | Eli Heathfield | 571 | | |
| | Labour | Justin Kneen | 418 | 12.64 | −3.15 |
| | Green | Ken Power | 302 | 9.13 | +9.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Moseley | 261 | 7.89 | +7.89 |
| | Independent | Nick Winter | 171 | 5.17 | +5.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newland and St Briavels

Newland and St Briavels (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Hale | 791 | 38.47 | +0.18 |
| | Green | Chris McFarling | 633 | 18.20 | +18.20 |
| | Independent | Arthur James Thomas | 586 | 16.85 | −4.85 |
| | Conservative | Alan Roy John Bensted | 547 | | |
| | Labour | Anna Victoria Parry-Hearn | 487 | 14.00 | −5.61 |
| | Independent | David Andrew John Wheeler | 434 | 12.48 | +12.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Newnham & Westbury

Newnham & Westbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Henry Boyles | 679 | 36.22 | +1.90 |
| | Independent | Simon Charles Phelps | 609 | 20.91 | +20.91 |
| | Green | Tom Marshall-Andrews | 444 | 15.24 | +1.63 |
| | Conservative | Michaela Dawn Lucas | 376 | | |
| | UKIP | John Hector Cumper | 293 | 10.06 | +10.06 |
| | Labour | Glyn Ford | 277 | 17.58 | −0.69 |
| | Labour | Alessandro Aled Ford | 235 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Oxenhall and Newent North East

Oxenhall and Newent North East (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Craig Lawton | 398 | 38.34 | −39.43 |
| | Independent | Martyn Raymond Thomas Vick | 280 | 26.97 | +26.97 |
| | Independent | Mary Duncan | 163 | 15.70 | +15.70 |
| | Labour | Gillian Hickling | 119 | 11.46 | −10.76 |
| | Green | Johnny Back | 78 | 7.51 | +7.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pillowell

Pillowell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Mary Edwards | 686 | 31.51 | −5.98 |
| | UKIP | Alan Philip Grant | 659 | 29.73 | +29.73 |
| | Conservative | John Alan Clissold | 573 | | |
| | Labour | Andy Hewlett | 569 | 27.70 | +0.43 |
| | Labour | Chris Witham | 538 | | |
| | UKIP | John Duncan William McOwan | 529 | | |
| | Green | Andy Moore | 442 | 11.06 | −7.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Redmarley

Redmarley (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clayton Dean Williams | 730 | 62.66 | −17.31 |
| | UKIP | Alec Robert Tritton | 184 | 15.79 | 15.79 |
| | Labour | Carolyn Hewlett | 127 | 10.90 | −9.13 |
| | Green | Brian James Greenwood | 124 | 10.64 | +10.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tibberton

Tibberton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Henson Horne | 748 | 66.31 | −10.68 |
| | Green | David Richard Humphreys | 169 | 14.98 | +14.98 |
| | Labour | Russell Hickling | 138 | 12.23 | −10.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Iredale King | 73 | 6.47 | +6.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tidenham

Tidenham (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gethyn Joffre Davies | 1,060 | 50.60 | −6.01 |
| | Conservative | Maria Jane Edwards | 897 | | |
| | Conservative | Helen Mary Molyneux | 894 | | |
| | Labour | David John Pearce | 823 | 11.33 | +11.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy William Birch | 776 | 10.69 | −11.22 |
| | UKIP | Simon Paul Williams | 680 | 9.37 | 9.37 |
| | Independent | Gabriella Kirkpatrick | 674 | 9.28 | −12.20 |
| | Green | Fiona Bowie | 634 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |