# New Forest District Council elections

New Forest District Council elections are held every four years to elect members of New Forest District Council in Hampshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 26 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

## Summary of results

| Political Party | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 |
| Conservative | 23 | 30 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 58 | 46 | 26 |
| Liberal Democrats | 31 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Council elections

* 1973 New Forest District Council election
* 1976 New Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 New Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1983 New Forest District Council election
* 1987 New Forest District Council election
* 1991 New Forest District Council election
* 1995 New Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 New Forest District Council election
* 2003 New Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 New Forest District Council election
* 2011 New Forest District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2015 New Forest District Council election
* 2019 New Forest District Council election
* 2023 New Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries)

## District results map

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Ringwood North By-Election 17 September 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Waddington | 503 | 61.6 | +21.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Sullivan | 313 | 38.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 23.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 816 | 21.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Bashley By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Cleary | 2,186 | 57.1 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Newlands | 1,638 | 42.8 | +21.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,824 | 59.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Becton By-Election 22 November 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Godfrey Beck | 692 | 61.0 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Newlands | 442 | 39.0 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 22.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 21.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Milford By-Election 21 February 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Pemberton | 781 | 74.0 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jasqueline Szwaczka | 275 | 26.0 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 48.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,056 | 25.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pennington By-Election 21 February 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hickman | 1,079 | 70.6 | +25.4 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Beasley | 449 | 29.4 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,528 | 34.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Ringwood North By-Election 21 February 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lorna Ford | 337 | 47.5 | −13.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Wright | 203 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chambers | 169 | 23.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 709 | 18.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Holbury and North Blackfield By-Election 5 February 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Dunsdon | 772 | 75.2 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Wappet | 210 | 20.4 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Philip Annette | 45 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 54.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | 21.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ringwood East & Sopley By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Treleaven | 953 | 64.4 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chambers | 527 | 35.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 68.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Totton West By-Election 20 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Harris | 535 | 48.1 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Diana Brooks | 498 | 44.8 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 79 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | 28.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Barton By-Election 25 January 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Carpenter | 990 | 56.9 | −16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wynford Davies | 426 | 24.5 | −1.9 |
| | Independent | Jeremy May | 277 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Dance | 48 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | 32.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,741 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

The 2007 Brahmshaw, Copythorne Noorth and Minstead By-Election was held after a candidate for the 2007 local election died, postponing the election for that ward.
Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead By-Election 14 June 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Forse | 436 | 78.0 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Gray | 123 | 22.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 56.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 559 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ringwood South By-Election 19 June 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Heron | 610 | 58.6 | +25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chambers | 354 | 32.9 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Harper | 113 | 10.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,077 | 23.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Milford By-Election 19 July 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sophie Beeton | 963 | 80.0 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Caroline Hexter | 240 | 20.0 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 60.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,203 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bransgore and Burley By-Election 11 December 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Frampton | 834 | 77.3 | +11.3 |
| | UKIP | Roz Mills | 171 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Curwain | 74 | 6.9 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 61.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,079 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Milford By-Election 5 April 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Hopkins | 1,057 | 76.4 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wynford Davies | 200 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | Sally Spicer | 126 | 9.1 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 62.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fawley, Blackfield and Langley By-Election 26 July 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Merv Langdale | 736 | 58.4 | +15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Fletcher | 525 | 41.6 | +27.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pennington By-Election 13 September 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gossage | 497 | 42.0 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Davies | 445 | 37.6 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | Ted Jearrad | 144 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Trina Hart | 97 | 8.2 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,183 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Bransgore and Burley By-Election 23 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Frampton | 617 | 44.3 | +44.3 |
| | Green | Lucy Bramley | 459 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Howard | 258 | 18.5 | −53.7 |
| | Labour | James Swyer | 59 | 4.2 | −23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,393 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hythe West and Langdown By-Election 3 March 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Cullen | 559 | 44.6 | −23.3 |
| | Conservative | Terri Marwood | 497 | 39.7 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | James Gallagher | 153 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | Matthew Kitcher | 44 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |