Forest of Dean council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 21 wards · 38 seats contested

Most seats
15
Green Party
Seats contested
38
across 21 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Green Party 15 +9 11,771 28.4% +6.7
Independent 11 -3 10,840 26.1% +0.1
Labour Party 5 +0 3,244 7.8% -10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -6 11,406 27.5% -3.1
Liberal Democrats 3 +3 4,242 10.2% +7.6

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 38
Conservative and Unionist Party 38
Independent 27
Green Party 21
Liberal Democrats 8
Labour Party 7

A party standing a full slate could field 38 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 571 47.3% +6.6
Independent Jamie Elsmore Elected 560 46.4% —
Green Party Stephen James Yeates 391 32.4% +18.0
Green Party Richard Noel Henson 282 23.4% —
Independent Nigel John Bluett 209 17.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clive Stuart Dunning 202 16.7% -12.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Valerie Mair Nurden 140 11.6% —
Independent Scott Baine 58 4.8% —
Majority169
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,206

Independent hold

Bream 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Alison Bruce Elected 537 48.6% +25.7
Green Party Beth Llewellyn Elected 377 34.1% —
Labour Party Barry Lester Faulkner 288 26.0% -3.3
Independent Alan Philip Grant 283 25.6% -31.4
Independent Paul Hiett 283 25.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Whittaker 213 19.3% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Price 149 13.5% —
Independent Emma Gleave 81 7.3% —
Majority89
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,106

Green Party gain from Independent · Green Party gain from Independent

Cinderford East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Di Martin Elected 458 68.6% +29.0
Labour Party Matt Bishop Elected 421 63.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Roy John Bensted 163 24.4% -10.4
Independent Jeremy Paul Charlton-Wright 157 23.5% +14.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Freda Annis Gittos 137 20.5% —
Majority258
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)668

Labour Party hold

Cinderford West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jacob Edward Sanders Elected 367 58.3% +15.4
Independent Mark David Turner Elected 359 57.0% +9.8
Independent Lynn Iris Sterry 299 47.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew John Bowen Plummer 131 20.8% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party John Alan Clissold 104 16.5% —
Majority60
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)630

Labour Party hold · Independent hold

Coleford 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Clive Terence Elsmore Elected 643 51.1% -4.7
Labour Party Patrick Joseph Kyne Elected 619 49.2% +23.7
Independent Ian Richard Whitburn Elected 577 45.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Ann Allaway-Martin 530 42.1% +6.2
Green Party Rachel Emma Lane 526 41.8% +8.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrew James Taylor 364 28.9% +7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Denis Riley 288 22.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph John Edward Price 226 18.0% —
Majority47
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,258

Independent hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Dymock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gill Kilmurray Elected 431 62.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eli Heathfield 259 37.5% -27.7
Majority172
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast690

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hartpury & Redmarley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Philip Howard Joseph Burford Elected 759 61.6% -11.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Clayton Williams Elected 658 53.4% +6.7
Green Party John Edward Thomas Turvill 424 34.4% -1.6
Green Party David Anthony Gregory 337 27.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Woodyatt 287 23.3% —
Majority234
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,232

Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Longhope & Huntley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Charles Francis Elected 465 42.0% —
Green Party David Stephen Tradgett Elected 449 40.5% -11.5
Independent Alan Stephen Wood 387 34.9% —
Independent Jeremy Paul Rebbeck 340 30.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Allan James Nicholas 316 28.5% -33.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Venk Shenoi 259 23.4% —
Majority62
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,108

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Lydbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Syd Phelps Elected 502 85.5% +18.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosie Ker 85 14.5% +10.6
Majority417
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast587

Green Party hold

Lydney East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Preest Elected 448 47.7% +1.4
Independent James Arthur Bevan Elected 441 47.0% +4.0
Green Party Andrew Raymond McDermid Elected 440 46.9% +25.4
Independent Claire Elizabeth Vaughan 439 46.8% —
Labour Party Andrew Richard Hewlett 390 41.5% +14.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Kirkham 344 36.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elliott David James 314 33.4% —
Majority1
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)939

Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Independent hold · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Lydney North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Joseph Ives Elected 483 76.3% +32.6
Green Party Jane Margaret Carr 150 23.7% +8.8
Majority333
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast633

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lydney West & Aylburton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Mark Topping Elected 512 77.6% +36.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Will Windsor-Clive 148 22.4% -16.7
Majority364
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast660

Green Party hold

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jackie Fraser Elected 958 58.9% +32.9
Green Party Trevor Benjamin Roach Elected 816 50.2% —
Labour Party Shaun Stammers Elected 701 43.1% +5.6
Independent Thom Forester 673 41.4% +0.2
Independent Andrew Edward Gardiner 542 33.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Guy Damian Hollier 461 28.3% +3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Tracy Jane Heathfield 275 16.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Kay Plummer 256 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Stewart John Bean 200 12.3% -8.8
Majority28
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,627

Green Party gain from Independent · Green Party gain from Independent · Labour Party hold

Newent & Taynton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gill Moseley Elected 1,044 74.6% +40.0
Independent Julia Denise Gooch Elected 894 63.9% +22.7
Liberal Democrats Julie Hudson Elected 865 61.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Edward Beeston 498 35.6% +5.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Burnell Roper 366 26.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Winter 273 19.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Ann Edey 258 18.4% —
Majority367
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,399

Liberal Democrats hold · Independent hold

Newland & Sling

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party David Andrew John Wheeler Elected 409 69.4% +26.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Pam Woodyatt 180 30.6% +6.1
Majority229
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast589

Green Party hold

Newnham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Richard William Burton Elected 763 61.9% -5.8
Green Party Andy Moore Elected 744 60.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Lesley Gordon Thomas 411 33.4% -14.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Brian Oversby 299 24.3% —
Independent Richard George Ashton 247 20.0% —
Majority333
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,232

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party hold

Pillowell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jackie Dale Elected 493 77.3% +39.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Wendy Taylor 145 22.7% +3.4
Majority348
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast638

Green Party hold

Ruspidge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bernie O'Neill Elected 230 50.9% —
Liberal Democrats James Richard Green 126 27.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judy Parsons 96 21.2% -19.3
Majority104
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast452

Independent gain from Labour Party

St. Briavels

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Chris McFarling Elected 650 74.5% -6.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Burgess Newton Stuart 188 21.6% +2.5
Independent Rose Marie Collins 34 3.9% —
Majority462
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast872

Green Party hold

Tidenham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Johnathan Lane Elected 1,034 54.3% +25.2
Green Party Adrian Birch Elected 977 51.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Evans Elected 884 46.4% +6.9
Liberal Democrats Jan Koning 846 44.4% +23.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Paul Mcghee-Sumner 661 34.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Hughes 557 29.3% —
Independent Maria Edwards 381 20.0% -18.4
Independent Gethyn Joffre Davies 371 19.5% —
Majority38
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,904

Green Party gain from Independent · Green Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Westbury-on-Severn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Simon Charles Phelps Elected 557 87.4% +25.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Suzanne Patricia Bowen 80 12.6% -6.8
Majority477
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast637

Independent hold

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