# Forest of Dean District Council elections

Forest of Dean District Council is the local authority for the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 38 councillors are elected from 21 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 1976 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 1979 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 1983 Forest of Dean District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 1991 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 1995 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 1999 Forest of Dean District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2003 Forest of Dean District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)
* 2007 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 2011 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 2015 Forest of Dean District Council election
* 2019 Forest of Dean District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced number of seats from 48 to 38)
* 2023 Forest of Dean District Council election

## Results maps

* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

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

Newnham By-Election 29 August 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 185 | 50.8 |
| | Conservative | | 179 | 49.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 364 | 35.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bream By-Election 16 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 422 | 86.5 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | | 66 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 73.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 488 | 17.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Broadwell By-Election 18 May 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 368 | 46.6 |
| | Conservative | | 201 | 25.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 112 | 14.2 |
| | Independent | | 109 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | 40.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Newnham By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 267 | 36.6 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | | 242 | 33.2 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Holman | 221 | 30.3 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 730 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Lydney East By-Election 5 February 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Bevan | 785 | 62.9 | +35.8 |
| | Labour | Albert Stapleton | 366 | 29.3 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Holman | 98 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 33.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,249 | 32.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hartpury By-Election 4 August 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tracey Hunt | 288 | 50.3 |
| | Independent | Philip Burford | 262 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Bruce Hogan | 22 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 572 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Awre By-Election 20 October 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jay Waller | 239 | 52.4 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Puttock | 217 | 47.6 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 456 | 32.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Mitcheldean and Drybrook By-Election 20 October 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Hogan | 286 | 29.0 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Brian Robinson | 259 | 26.2 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Baker | 252 | 25.5 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Colin Smith | 156 | 15.8 | −18.3 |
| | Independent | Roger Sterry | 34 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 987 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Christchurch & English Bicknor By-Election 4 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marrilyn Smart | 365 | 55.2 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Barten Venner | 156 | 23.6 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wheeler | 140 | 21.2 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 661 | 51.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Newent Central By-Election 15 January 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Len Lawton | 306 | 49.2 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Edward Wood | 166 | 26.7 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | Cherry Burrow | 96 | 15.4 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Stephen Tweedie | 54 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | 22.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mitcheldean and Drybrook By-Election 20 August 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Henchley | 638 | 55.1 | +36.2 |
| | Independent | Tony Pickthall | 239 | 20.6 | −18.2 |
| | Conservative | Brian Jones | 195 | 16.8 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Helen Stewart | 86 | 7.4 | −12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 34.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | 32.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Coleford East By-Election 19 November 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mike Meredith-Edwards | 267 | 29.8 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Lusty | 230 | 25.7 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative | David Cooksley | 210 | 23.5 | −17.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Kay | 188 | 21.0 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 895 | 21.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Cinderford West By-Election 12 January 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Roger Sterry | 496 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Freeman | 236 |
| | UKIP | Colin Guyton | 119 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Davies | 89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Berry Hill By-Election 7 February 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Timothy Brian Gwilliam | 276 | 59.7 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Nigel John Bluett | 102 | 21.9 | −23.0 |
| | UKIP | John Duncan William McOwan | 85 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bromesberrow and Dymock By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Simon Roberts | 308 | 54.3 | +54.3 |
| | Conservative | Mike Rees | 259 | 45.7 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 567 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Coleford East By-Election 26 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tanya Palmer | 289 | 37.2 | +1.9 |
| | UKIP | Alan Grant | 227 | 29.3 | +29.3 |
| | Conservative | Harry Ives | 104 | 13.4 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Lusty | 80 | 10.3 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | Keith Aburrow | 76 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Redmarley By-Election 26 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clayton Williams | 332 | 65.5 | −14.5 |
| | UKIP | Alex Tritton | 119 | 23.5 | +23.5 |
| | Labour | Andy Hewlett | 56 | 11.0 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 42.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 507 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newnham and Westbury By-Election 23 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Simon Phelps | 321 | 38.5 | +38.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Boyles | 216 | 25.9 | −4.9 |
| | UKIP | Peter Foster | 102 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Jenny Shaw | 100 | 12.0 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Sid Phelps | 70 | 8.4 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian King | 25 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 834 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Lydbrook and Ruardean By-Election 16 February 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sid Phelps | 360 | 35.3 | +27.9 |
| | Conservative | Kevin White | 248 | 24.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Karen Brown | 231 | 22.7 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Roy Bardo | 113 | 11.1 | −12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Lusty | 67 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.8 | |
| | Green gain from UKIP | Green gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Berry Hill By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jamie Elsmore | 561 | 40.7 | +40.7 |
| | Conservative | Terry Hale | 400 | 29.0 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Melanie Getgood | 199 | 14.4 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Matt Bishop | 185 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Taylerson | 33 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,378 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cinderford East By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaun Stammers | 362 | 39.5 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative | Carol Thomas | 319 | 34.8 | +15.1 |
| | Green | Carl Picton | 152 | 16.6 | +16.6 |
| | Independent | Jeremy Charlton-Wright | 83 | 9.1 | −18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |