New Forest District Council Election Results 1973-2011 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above. Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties. Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election. The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line). Forest North West (1935) No. 2 (Lymington: Waterford) (2473)2 New Forest - 1973 vote share vote share Mathieson J. Ind 373 50.7 Chamberlain R. Con 945 65.7 Gibson E. Ms. Ind 362 49.3 Robinson E. Ms. Con 625 - Bashley (3869)2 Aylward G. Ind 493 34.3 vote share Turnout 38.0 1.5 Rice A. Con 737 54.6 Turnout 58.1 31.4 Taylor D. Ind 614 45.4 Hordle (3344)2 Bowsher M. Ms. Ind 589 - vote share No. 21 (Fawley) (1282) Plank C. Con 569 - Avery H. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Street S. Con 0 0.0 Bacon R. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 34.9 9.1 2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Becton (3325) vote share Hythe South (2881)2 No. 22 (Holbury) (3702)2 Nedderman I. Ms. Ind 940 59.2 vote share vote share Austin K. Ind 841 - Wooldridge C. Ind 242 54.4 Coles J. Lib 221 39.0 Penny P. Con 647 40.8 Winnett H. Ind 213 - Cummings G. Ind 195 34.5 White A. Con 549 - Gibbs L. Lab 203 45.6 Boots W. Lab 150 26.5 Tilley F. Ind 137 - Turnout 47.7 18.5 Turnout 15.4 8.8 2 Turnout 15.3 4.6 Blackfield & Langley (2915) Milford (3180)2 vote share vote share No. 24 (Lyndhurst) (2911)2 Lightning A. Ind 352 64.7 Gould C. Ind 0 - vote share Whitehead C. Ind 286 - Holworthy H. Ind 0 0.0 Dearing E. Ind 0 0.0 Palmer R. Ind 230 - Buckett K. Ind 0 - Perkins M. Lab 192 35.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 18.7 29.4 Netley Marsh (1754) vote share No. 25 (Marchwood) (1479) Boldre (1672) Burdle D. Ind 485 62.7 vote share vote share Aston L. Con 288 37.3 Mansbridge D. Ind 177 42.3 Cowper A. Ind 0 0.0 Hayward R. Ind 162 38.8 Turnout 44.1 25.5 Rich M. Ind 79 18.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 1 (Lymington: Buckland) (2779)2 Turnout 28.3 3.6 Bransgore & Sopley (2165) vote share vote share Symons W. Ind 945 51.4 No. 31 (Hangersley) (1773) Safe J. Ind 0 0.0 Vaughan J. Con 598 32.5 vote share Payne A. Ind 548 - Chard N. Ind 261 62.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Sheppard R. Lab 296 16.1 King H. Ind 156 37.4 Brockenhurst (2345) Turnout 66.2 18.9 Turnout 23.5 25.2 vote share Thackwell D. Ind 253 54.8 No. 10 (Forest South) (1374) No. 33 (Burley) (1223) Marshall B. Ms. Ind 209 45.2 vote share vote share Lewington C. Ind 273 71.1 Ford R. Ind 407 66.7 Turnout 19.7 9.5 Rolleston W. Ind 66 17.2 Towers J. Ms. Ind 203 33.3 Borwick J. Ind 45 11.7 Colbury (1782) Turnout 49.9 33.4 vote share Turnout 27.9 53.9 Betteridge J. Con 0 0.0 No. 6 (Lymington: Milton) (3623)2 No. 12 (Forest North) (2474)2 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Alderson R. Con 917 64.9 2 Hillwood G. Ms. Con 0 - Rendell D. Ms. Con 705 - Dibden & Hythe North (4028) Oldfield P. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Williams E. Ms. Ind 496 35.1 vote share Bentley H. Ms. Ind 466 100.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 39.0 29.8 Hill N. Ind 387 - Burton R. Ind 279 - No. 18 (Totton East & South) (6848)4 No. 8 (Lymington: Barton) (2884)2 King A. Ind 260 - vote share vote share Blackburn J. Ms. Lib 1,420 42.6 Brown J. Ms. Ind 987 55.2 Turnout 11.6 55.2 Donoghue W. Lib 777 - Nabney K. Con 802 44.8 Martins B. Lib 717 - Cornelius R. Ind 761 - Dibden Purlieu (4943)3 Bailey K. Lab 696 20.9 vote share Robertson P. Con 635 19.0 Turnout 62.0 10.3 Towndrow J. Ind 714 59.1 Joyner R. Res 584 17.5 Dommett E. Ind 698 - Brown P. Res 502 - No. 9 (Lymington: Pennington) (3744)2 Gray W. Ind 559 - Randall E. Ms. Con 473 - vote share Bolton H. Ms. Lib 494 40.9 Edwards A. Con 472 - Raw N. Ind 851 63.9 Chant M. Ms. Lib 415 - Ambrose V. Res 432 - Miall A. Lab 481 36.1 Lloyd R. Con 432 - Jeans P. Ind 471 - Turnout 24.4 18.2 Bickford R. Lab 420 - Saunders D. Lab 310 - Snellgrove W. Res 420 - Downlands (1498) Turnout 35.6 27.8 vote share Turnout 48.7 21.7 Craig J. Con 266 65.8 Ringwood North (3656)2 Melsome J. Ind 138 34.2 No. 19 (Totton West & Calmoor) (6756)4 vote share vote share Errington L. Ms. Ind 503 49.1 Turnout 27.0 31.7 Lowe P. Res 704 35.1 Vernon I. Con 294 28.7 Bannister M. Ms. Res 686 - Broomfield D. Lib 227 22.2 Fordingbridge (3091)2 Johnston P. Lib 675 33.7 vote share Glenn W. Res 663 - Turnout 28.0 20.4 Bruton H. Ms. Lib 385 50.5 Mortimer F. Con 625 31.2 Westlake M. Ind 377 49.5 Burton G. Con 589 - Ringwood South (3541)2 Dommett G. Ind 311 - Mooney K. Res 548 - vote share Spargo A. Ms. Con 433 - Brooks H. Ind 508 100.0 Turnout 24.7 1.0 Powley W. Ms. Con 406 - Burt C. Ind 429 - Tily S. Ind 338 - Turnout 29.7 1.4 Turnout 14.3 42.1 Results of the London Borough Elections 1973-2012 1 Sway (2201) Dibden Purlieu (2084) Marchwood (1228) vote share vote share vote share Gordon-Smith J. Ind 0 0.0 Armstrong J. Lib 477 57.0 Blake D. Ind 222 52.2 Thornber B. Ms. Con 360 43.0 Mansbridge D. Ind 203 47.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 41.4 14.0 Turnout 35.8 4.5 Downlands (1545) Milford (3143)2 New Forest - 1976 vote share vote share Craig J. Ind 0 0.0 Nicol M. Con 1,183 49.1 2 Gatty J. Lib 624 25.9 Barton (3239) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Holworthy H. Ind 602 25.0 vote share Brown J. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Fawley Holbury (5160)3 Turnout 43.2 23.2 Nabney E. Con 0 0.0 vote share Coles J. Lib 884 38.8 Milton (3211)2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cullers B. Lib 737 - vote share 2 Hayward R. Ind 712 31.2 Alderson R. Con 0 - Bashley (4024) Cummings G. Con 684 30.0 Rendell D. Ms. Con 0 0.0 vote share Williams P. Ms. Con 605 - Rice A. Con 865 46.9 Bacon R. Ind 343 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Penny P. Con 654 - Ottley R. Ms. Ind 287 - Russell J. Ms. Lib 491 26.6 Netley Marsh (1736) Taylor D. Ind 490 26.5 Turnout 44.2 7.5 vote share Stanley Con 0 0.0 Turnout 36.6 20.3 2 Fordingbridge (3226) 2 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Becton (3633) Westlake M. Con 694 51.3 vote share Roe J. Con 666 - Pennington (3829)2 Nedderman I. Ms. Ind 789 43.9 Bruton H. Ms. Ind 659 48.7 vote share Willard C. Con 699 38.9 Blick I. Con 943 72.5 Bailey G. Ms. Con 618 - Turnout 38.4 2.6 Wilkes J. Con 815 - Austin K. Ind 573 - Miall A. Lib 358 27.5 Huish K. Lib 308 17.1 Forest North (2007) vote share Turnout 34.3 45.0 Turnout 44.8 5.0 Oldfield P.