# 2011 New Forest District Council election

The 2011 New Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members to the New Forest District Council, on the same day as other local elections. The election saw the Conservatives gain eight seats from the Liberal Democrats, increasing their majority.

## Election Summary

After the 2007 elections, the Conservatives held 45 seats, the Liberal Democrats held 14, and one seat was Independent; Prior to this election, Independent Councillor Danny Cracknell died, with the Conservatives winning a subsequent by-election, meaning that the Conservatives held 46 seats and Liberal Democrats held 14.
The Conservatives again increased their control of the council, winning 54 seats out of 60, with the Liberal Democrats holding the remaining six.
Note that comparisons to the previous election do not include Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead, as a by-election was held several months later instead.
The table below only tallies the votes of the highest polling candidate for each party within each ward. This is known as the top candidate method and is often used for multi-member plurality elections.
New Forest local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 54 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 90.00 | 56.09 | 36,502 | 0.39 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10.00 | 25.75 | 16,757 | 9.05 |
| Labour | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 10.99 | 7,156 | 8.70 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 3.87 | 2,520 | 1.39 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0.00 | 3.27 | 2,133 | 3.27 |

## Ward Results
### Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh

Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Puttock | 1,431 | 63.51 | 6.09 |
| | Conservative | Derek Tipp | 1,422 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Ardern | 466 | 20.68 | 0.86 |
| | Labour | Peter Sopowski | 356 | 15.80 | 6.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Mawby | 301 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 42.83 | 5.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,253 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Barton

Barton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Godfrey Beck | 1,715 | 64.01 | 12.80 |
| | Conservative | Alan O'Sullivan | 1,666 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Chatfield | 560 | 20.90 | 2.28 |
| | Labour | Peter Beck | 404 | 15.08 | 15.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,155 | 43.11 | 10.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,679 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bashley

Bashley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Rice | 849 | 71.64 | 6.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Dagnall | 170 | 14.34 | 7.77 |
| | Labour | Caroline Hexter | 166 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 57.29 | 1.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Becton

Becton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Ward | 1,140 | 55.12 | 20.11 |
| | Conservative | Paul Woods | 1,085 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Baker | 370 | 17.89 | 6.87 |
| | UKIP | Ivan Ledger | 342 | 16.53 | 16.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Vincent | 220 | | |
| | Labour | Joan Iles | 216 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 37.23 | 13.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,068 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Boldre and Sway

Boldre and Sway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Rickman | 1,665 | 71.64 | 1.63 |
| | Conservative | Colin Wise | 1,336 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Lewis | 659 | 28.35 | 1.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Hollins | 418 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,006 | 43.28 | 3.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,324 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramshaw, Copythrone North and Minstead

Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Andrews | 802 | 77.78 | 0.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Woodnutt | 229 | 22.21 | 0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 55.57 | 0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 559 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bransgore and Burley

Bransgore and Burley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Hickman | 1,789 | 65.99 | 15.67 |
| | Conservative | John Penwarden | 1,539 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Grant | 536 | 19.77 | 3.57 |
| | Labour | Peter Kelleher | 386 | 14.23 | 14.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,253 | 46.21 | 29.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,653 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brockenhurst and Forest South East

Brockenhurst and Forest South East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Holding | 1,693 | 72.13 | 3.47 |
| | Conservative | Frank Vickers | 1,471 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Hendry | 654 | 27.86 | 7.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Smith | 638 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,039 | 44.26 | 4.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,347 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Buckland

Buckland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Swain | 624 | 60.28 | 5.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Jearrad | 283 | 27.34 | 18.34 |
| | Labour | Stephen Short | 128 | 12.36 | 12.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 32.94 | 24.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu

Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wade | 1,055 | 43.88 | 8.75 |
| | Conservative | James Binns | 1,020 | 42.42 | 4.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Clark | 972 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Uglow | 963 | | |
| | Labour | Iris Smith | 329 | 13.68 | 13.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Dibden and Hythe East

Dibden and Hythe East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Harrison | 1,001 | 55.54 | 6.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Wade | 963 | | |
| | Conservative | Beverley Thorne | 801 | 44.45 | 0.85 |
| | Conservative | Teresa Joof | 768 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 11.09 | 5.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Downlands and Forest

Downlands and Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Heron | 901 | 67.13 | 9.51 |
| | Green | Janet Richards | 270 | 20.11 | 0.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Toynton | 171 | 12.74 | 8.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 47.01 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fawley, Blackfield and Langley

Fawley, Blackfield and Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexis McEvoy | 1,418 | 67.87 | 10.15 |
| | Conservative | Robert Wappet | 1,215 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Smith | 671 | 32.12 | 10.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Wade | 591 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 9.71 | 5.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,089 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fernhill

Fernhill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Cleary | 1,321 | 59.211 | 4.06 |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 1,076 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Scott-Johns | 509 | 22.81 | 5.31 |
| | Labour | Amy Coakes | 401 | 17.97 | 9.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 812 | 36.39 | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,231 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fordingbridge

Fordingbridge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roxanne Bellows | 1,124 | 41.94 | 5.54 |
| | Conservative | Ann Sevier | 1,105 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Miranda Whitehead | 896 | 33.43 | 14.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Denne | 688 | | |
| | Green | Christopher Dennis | 365 | 13.61 | 2.7 |
| | Labour | Brian Shemmings | 344 | 11.00 | 6.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 8.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,680 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Forest North West

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

### Furzedown and Hardley

Furzedown and Hardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Ross | 444 | 45.72 | 5.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Parkes | 309 | 31.82 | 28.32 |
| | Green | Elaine Fordham | 218 | 22.45 | 22.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 13.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Holbury and North Blackfield

Holbury and North Blackfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allan Glass | 830 | 51.29 | 19.16 |
| | Conservative | Alan Alvery | 759 | | |
| | Labour | Karlton Smith | 407 | 25.15 | 15.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lord | 381 | 23.54 | 34.91 |
| | Labour | Michael Perkins | 365 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Townsley | 344 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 4.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Hordle

Hordle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Tinsley | 1,239 | 47.78 | 22.37 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Lovelace | 1,214 | | |
| | UKIP | Ian Linney | 652 | 25.14 | 25.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Szwaczka | 406 | 15.65 | 14.19 |
| | Labour | Peter Coakes | 296 | 11.41 | 11.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 22.63 | 17.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,593 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hythe West and Langdown

Hythe West and Langdown (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen McLean | 1,609 | 56.47 | 8.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Robinson | 1,128 | | |
| | Conservative | Joan Fowler | 892 | 31.30 | 4.18 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Spearing | 876 | | |
| | Labour | Emmanuel Boateng | 348 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 25.16 | 3.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,849 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lymington Town

Lymington Town (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anna Rostand | 1,479 | 56.47 | 13.4 |
| | Conservative | Miriam Lewis | 1,473 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Angelou | 481 | 18.36 | 0.99 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Moss | 419 | | |
| | UKIP | Michael Beggs | 383 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| | Labour | Robert Joy | 276 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 998 | 38.10 | 12.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,619 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Wyeth | 858 | 75.39 | 0.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Reid | 153 | 13.44 | 2.47 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Kershaw | 127 | 11.15 | 2.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 705 | 61.95 | 2.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,138 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Marchwood

Marchwood (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Hoare | 1,020 | 51.75 | 0.53 |
| | Conservative | Susan Bennison | 742 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Petty | 455 | 23.08 | 13.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geraint Rowlands | 338 | | |
| | Green | Beverley Golden | 268 | 13.59 | 2.15 |
| | Labour | Sean Hill | 228 | 11.56 | 11.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 28.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,971 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Milford

Milford (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Melville Kendal | 1,802 | 78.55 | 0.52 |
| | Conservative | Michael Pemberton | 1,678 | | |
| | Labour | Tracey Carruthers | 492 | 21.44 | 21.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,310 | 57.10 | 1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,294 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Milton

Milton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Clarke | 1,144 | 51.20 | 7.02 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Davies | 1,138 | | |
| | UKIP | Nigel Cox | 439 | 19.65 | 19.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wynford Davies | 344 | 15.39 | 20.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Chatfield | 341 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Dance | 307 | 13.74 | 7.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 705 | 31.55 | 9.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,234 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pennington

Pennington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penelope Jackman | 922 | 45.58 | 1.89 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Kilgour | 877 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hickman | 655 | 30.10 | 16.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martina Humber | 569 | | |
| | Labour | Lena Samuels | 265 | 12.17 | 6.17 |
| | Green | Sally May | 264 | 12.13 | 12.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 15.48 | 6.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,176 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ringwood East and Sopley

Ringwood East and Sopley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Woodifield | 756 | 70.52 | 5.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cara Frost-Jones | 180 | 16.79 | 7.46 |
| | Labour | Audrey Walker | 136 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 53.73 | 2.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,072 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ringwood North

Ringwood North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lorna Ford | 1,329 | 55.14 | 4.53 |
| | Conservative | Michael Thierry | 1,174 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Harper | 450 | 18.67 | 8.93 |
| | Green | Timothy Rowe | 392 | 16.26 | 6.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Dash | 239 | 9.91 | 20.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Catt | 190 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | 36.47 | 15.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,410 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ringwood South

Ringwood South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Rippon-Swaine | 1,069 | 49.60 | 18.03 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Heron | 980 | | |
| | Green | Sally Rose | 627 | 29.09 | 29.09 |
| | Labour | Desmond Williams | 459 | 21.29 | 12.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 20.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,155 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton Central

Totton Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Lucas | 947 | 59.59 | 7.54 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Scrivens | 915 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Starr | 642 | 40.40 | 7.54 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lotte Bakoji-Hume | 583 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 19.19 | 15.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,589 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton East

Totton East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dean Britton | 879 | 41.42 | 6.72 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Lagdon | 783 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dawson | 631 | 29.73 | 12.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Sawyer | 574 | | |
| | UKIP | David Robert Menhennet | 317 | 14.93 | 14.93 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Ovenden | 295 | 13.90 | 13.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 11.68 | 6.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,122 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton North

Totton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Dart | 903 | 54.99 | 0.17 |
| | Conservative | Neville Penman | 902 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Shaw | 739 | 45.00 | 0.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorella Weeks | 668 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 9.98 | 0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1642 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Totton South

Totton South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harrison | 917 | 45.19 | 14.83 |
| | Conservative | Michael Southgate | 778 | 38.34 | 1.63 |
| | Conservative | Melvyn Molyneux | 734 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Weeks | 703 | | |
| | Green | Helen Field | 334 | 16.46 | 16.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,029 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Totton West

Totton West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Brooks | 848 | 60.35 | 6.82 |
| | Conservative | David Russell | 773 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Harris | 557 | 39.64 | 6.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Lord | 521 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 20.71 | 13.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |