Forest of Dean council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 20 wards · 35 seats contested

Most seats
14
Independent
Seats contested
35
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Independent 14 — 9,513 26.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 — 11,184 30.6% —
Green Party 6 — 7,936 21.7% —
Labour Party 5 — 6,550 17.9% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 942 2.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 472 1.3% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 35
Conservative and Unionist Party 35
Green Party 24
Labour Party 23
Independent 22
Liberal Democrats 3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2

A party standing a full slate could field 35 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Berry Hill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tim Gwilliam Elected 727 69.6% —
Independent Michelle Claire Mumford Elected 370 35.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel John Bluett 319 30.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marrilyn Jane Smart 260 24.9% —
Green Party Richard Noel Henson 251 24.0% —
Green Party Mike Smith 163 15.6% —
Majority51
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,045

Bream 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Richard Leppington Elected 651 57.0% —
Independent Paul Hiett Elected 442 38.7% —
Labour Party Steve Crick 335 29.3% —
Green Party Rachel Cameron 261 22.9% —
Green Party Jackie Dale 237 20.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Roy John Bensted 198 17.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Stuart 159 13.9% —
Majority107
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,142

Cinderford East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Max Coborn Elected 424 62.9% —
Labour Party Di Martin Elected 417 61.9% —
Independent Jeremy Paul Charlton-Wright 224 33.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grace Bensted 159 23.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Kay Plummer 123 18.2% —
Majority193
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)674

Cinderford West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mark David Turner Elected 317 47.2% —
Labour Party Lynn Iris Sterry Elected 288 42.9% —
Labour Party Roger Anthony Sterry 284 42.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Alys Broadhead 141 21.0% —
Green Party Jill Raymond 132 19.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Burgess Newton Stuart 113 16.8% —
Green Party Piers Gawain Chivers 70 10.4% —
Majority4
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)672

Coleford 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Clive Terence Elsmore Elected 712 55.8% —
Independent Ian Richard Whitburn Elected 486 38.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Ann Allaway-Martin Elected 458 35.9% —
Green Party Beth Llewellyn 420 32.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David William Easton 379 29.7% —
Labour Party James Bricis 325 25.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Denis Riley 315 24.7% —
Labour Party Neil Hampson 300 23.5% —
Liberal Democrats Heather Margaret Lusty 268 21.0% —
Green Party Bhogini Vieira 164 12.9% —
Majority38
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,276

Dymock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Yeates Elected 432 65.3% —
Green Party Bob Rhodes 230 34.7% —
Majority202
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast662

Hartpury & Redmarley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Philip Howard Joseph Burford Elected 850 72.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Cecil Lewis Elected 546 46.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clayton Williams 519 44.4% —
Green Party John Edward Thomas Turvill 421 36.0% —
Majority27
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,168

Longhope & Huntley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Richard Robinson Elected 549 62.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Anthony Jones Elected 493 55.8% —
Green Party Jane Prescott 460 52.0% —
Labour Party Toby Alexander Flitton 267 30.2% —
Majority33
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)884

Lydbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Syd Phelps Elected 500 67.4% —
Independent Matthew James Williams 213 28.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Zehra Zaidi 29 3.9% —
Majority287
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast742

Lydney East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Preest Elected 475 46.3% —
Independent James Arthur Bevan Elected 441 43.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Elizabeth Vaughan Elected 360 35.1% —
Independent Bill Osborne 282 27.5% —
Labour Party Zac Arnold 273 26.6% —
Independent Roger Ashley Jean Wilkinson 221 21.5% —
Green Party James Greenwood 220 21.4% —
Labour Party Louis Neal Arnold 214 20.9% —
Labour Party Mel Farrant 207 20.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Francis Garside 194 18.9% —
Green Party Rachel Ann Pardoe 190 18.5% —
Majority78
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,026

Lydney North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Joseph Ives Elected 270 43.7% —
Labour Party Louise Penny 157 25.4% —
Independent Phoebe Coleman-Wood 99 16.0% —
Green Party Jane Margaret Carr 92 14.9% —
Majority113
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast618

Lydney West & Aylburton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Mark Topping Elected 285 40.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Simpson 273 39.2% —
Labour Party Steve Stockham 139 19.9% —
Majority12
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast697

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Andrew Edward Gardiner Elected 665 41.2% —
Labour Party Jackie Fraser Elected 605 37.5% —
Independent Thom Forester Elected 556 34.4% —
Labour Party Douglas Martin Scott 464 28.7% —
Labour Party Shaun Stammers 428 26.5% —
Green Party Jackie Orman 419 26.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip John Robinson 404 25.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Jane Cuthbert 356 22.1% —
Liberal Democrats Sue Henchley 340 21.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Henson Horne 310 19.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Roy Bardo 296 18.3% —
Majority92
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,614

Newland & Sling

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party David Andrew John Wheeler Elected 347 42.8% —
Independent Roger James 208 25.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Hale 198 24.4% —
Labour Party Sally Reader 57 7.0% —
Majority139
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast810

Newnham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Nicky Packer Elected 813 67.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Henry Boyles Elected 571 47.6% —
Labour Party Stephen Robert Miller 519 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Hughes 497 41.4% —
Majority52
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,200

Pillowell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andy Moore Elected 266 38.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Philip Grant 176 25.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frankie Evans 134 19.3% —
Labour Party Elizabeth June Pugh 119 17.1% —
Majority90
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast695

Ruspidge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bernie O'Neill Elected 268 59.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grant Stephen Hughes 183 40.6% —
Majority85
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast451

St. Briavels

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Chris McFarling Elected 870 80.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Christopher John Molyneux 205 19.1% —
Majority665
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,075

Tidenham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Evans Elected 635 39.5% —
Independent Maria Edwards Elected 617 38.4% —
Independent Helen Mary Molyneux Elected 580 36.1% —
Green Party Adrian Birch 468 29.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judy Davis 402 25.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Rodney Fox 388 24.1% —
Independent Gethyn Joffre Davies 366 22.8% —
Green Party Fiona Bowie 344 21.4% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Harrison Brown 334 20.8% —
Green Party Sophie Jane Blacksell Jones 313 19.5% —
Labour Party Angela Farrant 203 12.6% —
Labour Party Roger Edward Holmes 174 10.8% —
Majority112
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,608

Westbury-on-Severn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Simon Charles Phelps Elected 437 61.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kate Elizabeth Robinson 137 19.4% —
Labour Party Benjamin Elliott Garrick Webb 83 11.8% —
Independent Gwyn Evans 49 6.9% —
Majority300
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast706

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