Forest ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
04/05/2023 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Skipp Elected | 1,382 | 51.0% | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Minto Elected | 1,362 | 50.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Olson Elected | 1,316 | 48.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Carol Hayton | 695 | 25.6% | -0.9 |
| Labour Party | David Vaughan Hide | 662 | 24.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Gerard Brendan Kavanagh | 560 | 20.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael John Revell | 385 | 14.2% | -6.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ken Eglinton | 379 | 14.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julian Richard Walden | 361 | 13.3% | — |
| Green Party | Hannah Madeleine Moor | 220 | 8.1% | +3.1 |
| Green Party | Tony Baker | 200 | 7.4% | — |
| Green Party | Lawrence Leather | 148 | 5.5% | — |
| The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment | Jim Duggan | 143 | 5.3% | — |
| Majority | 621 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,857 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,711 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
21/10/2021 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Olson Elected | 921 | 47.4% | -0.6 |
| Labour Party | David Vaughan Hide | 517 | 26.6% | -0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ross Dye | 410 | 21.1% | -4.7 |
| Green Party | Jon Campbell | 97 | 5.0% | — |
| Majority | 404 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,814 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,945 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2019 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Skipp Elected | 1,305 | 47.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Godfrey Newman Elected | 1,224 | 44.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Minto Elected | 1,120 | 41.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Carol Hayton | 742 | 27.2% | — |
| Labour Party | David Vaughan Hide | 719 | 26.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kimberley Louise Williams | 703 | 25.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Russell Knightley | 623 | 22.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Gerard Brendan Kavanagh | 613 | 22.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael John Revell | 567 | 20.8% | — |
| The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment | Jim Duggan | 314 | 11.5% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Ray Toots | 243 | 8.9% | — |
| Majority | 378 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,724 | |||