2019 Forest of Dean District Council election
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The2019 Forest of Dean District Council electionwas held on 2 May 2019 as part of the2019 United Kingdom local elections.This was the first election in the Forest of Dean following a boundary review, which reduced the total number of Councillors from 48 to 38. Due to the boundary review, party seat changes in the summary box (right) are based on notional results, not the actual 2015 results.[1]
Summary[edit]
Background[edit]
Only theConservativesfielded candidates for all 38 seats. TheGreen Partyfielded 27 candidates,Labour24, theLiberal Democrats5 andUKIP2. There were 24independentcandidates.[2]
A Green Party candidate standing in Newen & Taynton ward, David Richard Humphreys, died whilst canvassing for the party, causing the election to be postponed to 20 June 2019.[3]
Election result[edit]
2019 Forest of Dean District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Independent | 25 | 14 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
40.0 | 25.6 | 10,409 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | 38 | 10 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
28.6 | 30.0 | 12,197 | –4.1 | |
Green | 27 | 6 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
17.1 | 21.6 | 8,775 | +11.4 | |
Labour | 24 | 5 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
14.3 | 16.4 | 6,660 | –9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 5.2 | 2,093 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.2 | 472 | –15.3 |
Council composition[edit]
Party | 2015 election | Pre-2019 election* | 2019 election | |
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Independent | 6 | 15 | 14 | |
Conservative | 21 | 19 | 10 | |
Green | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Labour | 13 | 9 | 5 | |
UKIP | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
Vacant | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 48 | 48 | 38 |
Changes since the 2015 election are due to defections and by-elections.[4]
Aftermath[edit]
Following the election, an administration was formed between the Independents, Green and Labour councillors. Tim Gwilliam, an Independent councillor who had served asLeader of the Councilsince July 2017, was re-elected as leader. A cabinet was formed consisting of two Independents, two Green and two Labour members.[5]
Ward results[edit]
Berry Hill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Tim Gwilliam | 727 | 60.2 | ||
Independent | Michelle Claire Mumford | 370 | 30.6 | ||
Conservative | Nigel John Bluett | 319 | 26.4 | ||
Conservative | Marrilyn Jane Smart | 260 | 21.5 | ||
Green | Richard Noel Henson | 251 | 20.8 | ||
Green | Mike Smith | 163 | 13.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,208 | ||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) |
Bream[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Nicholas Leppington | 651 | 48.5 | ||
Independent | Paul John Hiett | 442 | 32.9 | ||
Labour | Steve Crick | 335 | 25.0 | ||
Green | Rachel Cameron | 261 | 19.4 | ||
Green | Jackie Dale | 237 | 17.7 | ||
Conservative | Alan Roy John Bensted | 198 | 14.8 | ||
Conservative | Liz Stuart | 159 | 11.8 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) |
Cinderford East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Max Coborn | 424 | 55.4 | ||
Labour | Di Martin | 417 | 54.4 | ||
Independent | Jeremy Paul Charlton-Wright | 224 | 29.2 | ||
Conservative | Grace Bensted | 159 | 20.8 | ||
Conservative | Pamela Kay Plummer | 123 | 16.1 | ||
Turnout | 766 | ||||
Labourwin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) |
Cinderford West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mark David Turner | 317 | 41.5 | ||
Labour | Lynn Iris Sterry | 288 | 37.7 | ||
Labour | Roger Anthony Sterry | 284 | 37.2 | ||
Conservative | Catherine Alys Broadhead | 141 | 18.5 | ||
Green | Jill Raymond | 132 | 17.3 | ||
Conservative | Roger Burgess Newton Stuart | 113 | 14.8 | ||
Green | Piers Gawain Chivers | 70 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 763 | ||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) |
Coleford[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clive Terence Elsmore | 712 | 46.3 | ||
Independent | Ian Richard Whitburn | 486 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | Carole Ann Allaway Martin | 458 | 29.8 | ||
Green | Beth Llewellyn | 420 | 27.3 | ||
Conservative | David William Easton | 379 | 24.7 | ||
Labour | James Bricis | 325 | 21.1 | ||
Conservative | Denis Riley | 315 | 20.5 | ||
Labour | Neil Hampson | 300 | 19.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Heather Margaret Lusty | 268 | 17.4 | ||
Green | Bhogini Vieira | 164 | 10.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,537 | ||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Dymock[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Yeates | 432 | 65.3 | ||
Green | Bob Rhodes | 230 | 34.7 | ||
Turnout | 662 | ||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Hartpury & Redmarley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Philip Howard Joseph Burford | 850 | 59.4 | ||
Conservative | Brian Cecil Lewis | 546 | 38.2 | ||
Conservative | Clayton Williams | 519 | 36.3 | ||
Green | John Edward Thomas Turvill | 421 | 29.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,430 | ||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Longhope & Huntley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Richard Robinson | 549 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | Brian Anthony Jones | 493 | 46.1 | ||
Green | Jane Prescott | 460 | 43.0 | ||
Labour | Toby Alexander Flitton | 267 | 25.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,070 | ||||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Lydbrook[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Sid Phelps | 500 | 67.4 | ||
Independent | Matthew James Williams | 213 | 28.7 | ||
Conservative | Zehra Zaidi | 29 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 742 | ||||
Greenwin(new seat) |
Lydney East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Preest | 475 | 39.5 | ||
Independent | James Arthur Bevan | 431 | 35.8 | ||
Conservative | Claire Elizabeth Vaughan | 360 | 29.9 | ||
Independent | Bill Osborne | 282 | 23.4 | ||
Labour | Zac Arnold | 273 | 22.7 | ||
Independent | Roger Ashley Jean Wilkinson | 221 | 18.4 | ||
Green | James Carwithen Greenwood | 220 | 18.3 | ||
Labour | Louis Neal Arnold | 214 | 17.8 | ||
Labour | Mel Farrant | 207 | 17.2 | ||
Conservative | Robert Francis Garside | 194 | 16.1 | ||
Green | Rachel Ann Pardoe | 190 | 15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,204 | ||||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Lydney North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Joseph Ives | 270 | 43.7 | ||
Labour | Louise Penny | 157 | 25.4 | ||
Independent | Phoebe Winter Coleman-Wood | 99 | 16.0 | ||
Green | Jane Margaret Carr | 92 | 14.9 | ||
Turnout | 618 | ||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Lydney West & Aylburton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Mark Topping | 285 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | Jim Simpson | 273 | 39.2 | ||
Labour | Steve Stockham | 139 | 19.9 | ||
Turnout | 697 | ||||
Greenwin(new seat) |
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Andrew Edward Gardiner | 665 | 35.6 | ||
Labour | Jackie Fraser | 605 | 32.4 | ||
Independent | Thom Forester | 556 | 29.8 | ||
Labour | Douglas Martin Scott | 464 | 24.8 | ||
Labour | Shaun Stammers | 428 | 22.9 | ||
Green | Jackie Orman | 419 | 22.4 | ||
Conservative | Philip John Robinson | 404 | 21.6 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Jane Cuthbert | 356 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Henchley | 340 | 18.2 | ||
Conservative | Jane Henson Horne | 310 | 16.6 | ||
UKIP | Roy Bardo | 296 | 15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,868 | ||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) |
Newent & Taynton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Julia Denise Gooch | 551 | 30.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gill Moseley | 462 | 25.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Vilnis Oliver Vesma | 423 | |||
Conservative | Len Lawton | 404 | 22.0 | ||
Conservative | Eli Heathfield | 392 | |||
Green | Bob Rhodes | 306 | 16.7 | ||
Green | David John Price | 282 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Martin | 266 | |||
Green | Johnny Back | 251 | |||
Conservative | Nick Winter | 217 | |||
Independent | Edward Hugh Wood | 175 | |||
Independent | Simon Holmes | 170 | |||
Labour | Jean Sampson | 110 | 6.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democratswin(new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democratswin(new seat) |
- On 29 April 2019, it was announced that David Richard Humphreys died whilst canvassing for the Green Party. The election for the ward was then held on 20 June.[3]
Newland & Sling[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | David Andrew John Wheeler | 347 | 42.8 | ||
Independent | Roger John James | 208 | 25.7 | ||
Conservative | Terry Hale | 198 | 24.4 | ||
Labour | Sally Reader | 57 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 810 | ||||
Greenwin(new seat) |
Newnham[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Nicky Packer | 813 | 57.5 | ||
Conservative | Richard Henry Boyles | 571 | 40.4 | ||
Labour | Stephen Robert Miller | 519 | 36.7 | ||
Conservative | Gareth Rhys Hughes | 497 | 35.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,415 | ||||
Greenwin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Pillowell[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Andy Moore | 266 | 38.3 | ||
UKIP | Alan Philip Grant | 176 | 25.3 | ||
Conservative | Frankie Evans | 134 | 19.3 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth June Pugh | 119 | 17.1 | ||
Turnout | 695 | ||||
Greenwin(new seat) |
Ruspidge[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernard Anthony O'Neill | 268 | 59.4 | ||
Conservative | Grant Stephen Hughes | 183 | 40.6 | ||
Turnout | 451 | ||||
Labourwin(new seat) |
St Briavels[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Chris McFarling | 870 | 80.9 | ||
Conservative | Patrick Christopher John Molyneux | 205 | 19.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,075 | ||||
Greenwin(new seat) |
Tidenham[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nick Evans | 635 | 35.3 | ||
Independent | Maria Edwards | 617 | 34.3 | ||
Independent | Helen Mary Molyneux | 580 | 32.2 | ||
Green | Adrian Birch | 468 | 26.0 | ||
Conservative | Judy Davis | 402 | 22.3 | ||
Conservative | John Rodney Fox | 388 | 21.6 | ||
Independent | Gethyn Joffre Davies | 366 | 20.3 | ||
Green | Fiona Bowie | 344 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Harrison Brown | 334 | 18.6 | ||
Green | Sophie Jane Blacksell Jones | 313 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | Angela Farrant | 203 | 11.3 | ||
Labour | Roger Edward Holmes | 174 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,800 | ||||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) |
Westbury-on-Severn[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Simon Charles Phelps | 437 | 61.9 | ||
Conservative | Kate Elisabeth Robinson | 137 | 19.4 | ||
Labour | Benjamin Elliott Garrick Webb | 83 | 11.8 | ||
Independent | Gwyn John Evans | 49 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | 706 | ||||
Independentwin(new seat) |
By-elections[edit]
Berry Hill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jamie Elsmore | 561 | 40.7 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Terry Hale | 400 | 29.0 | +2.6 | |
Green | Melanie Getgood | 199 | 14.4 | −6.4 | |
Labour | Matt Bishop | 185 | 13.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John Taylerson | 33 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,378 | 37 | |||
Independenthold | Swing |
Cinderford East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shaun Stammers | 362 | 39.5 | −15.9 | |
Conservative | Carol Thomas | 319 | 34.8 | +14.0 | |
Green | Carl Picton | 152 | 16.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Jeremy Charlton-Wright | 83 | 9.1 | −20.1 | |
Turnout | 916 | 27 | |||
Labourhold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^"English Local Elections 2019: Forest of Dean District Council".BBC.Retrieved6 May2019.
- ^"Forest of Dean upcoming elections".Forest of Dean District Council.Archived fromthe originalon 6 May 2018.Retrieved28 April2019.
- ^ab"Election postponed after Gloucestershire candidate collapses and dies while canvassing".Gloucestershire Live. 29 April 2019.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^"Your Councillors".Forest of Dean District Council.Archived fromthe originalon 19 May 2021.Retrieved5 May2019.
- ^"Leader and cabinet who will shape Forest of Dean future".24 May 2019.