2023 English local election
2023 New Forest District Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jill Cleary
Malcolm Wade
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Independent
Last election
46 seats, 58.9%
13 seats, 23.8%
1 seat, 2.6%
Seats won
26
14
4
Seat change
20
1
3
Popular vote
34,767
24,010
6,111
Percentage
42.1%
29.1%
7.4%
Swing
16.8%
5.3%
4.8%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Party
Green
Labour
Last election
0 seats, 3.2%
0 seats, 10.8%
Seats won
3
1
Seat change
3
1
Popular vote
5,713
11,795
Percentage
6.9%
14.3%
Swing
3.7%
3.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 New Forest District Council election
The 2023 New Forest District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of New Forest District Council in Hampshire , England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England .[ 1]
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, reducing the number of seats on the council from 60 to 48. The Conservatives retained majority control.[ 2] [ 3]
Summary
Election result
2023 New Forest District election
Party
Candidates
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
48
26
N/A
N/A
20
54.2
42.1
34,767
–16.8
Liberal Democrats
40
14
N/A
N/A
1
29.2
29.1
24,010
+5.3
Independent
8
4
N/A
N/A
3
8.3
7.4
6,111
+4.8
Green
14
3
N/A
N/A
3
6.3
6.9
5,713
+3.7
Labour
46
1
N/A
N/A
1
2.1
14.3
11,795
+3.5
Britain First
1
0
N/A
N/A
0.0
0.1
108
N/A
Ward Results
The results for each ward were as follows:[ 4]
Ashley, Bashley and Fernhill
Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne and Netley Marsh
Ballard
Barton and Becton
Bransgore, Burley, Sopley and Ringwood East
Brockenhurst and Denny Lodge
Dibden and Dibden Purlieu
Downlands and Forest North
Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot and Langley
Fordingbridge, Godshill and Hyde
Forest and Solent
Hardley, Holbury and North Blackfield
Hythe Central
Hythe South
Lymington
Lyndhurst and Minstead
Marchwood and Eling
Milford and Hordle
Milton
Pennington
Ringwood North & Ellingham
Ringwood South
Sway
Totton Central
Totton North
Totton South
References