- Forest of Dean local elections
Forest of Dean Council is elected every four years.
Political control
Independent 1973 - 1976
No overall control 1976 - 1991Labour 1991 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007Conservative 2007 - present
Council elections
Forest of Dean Council election, 1999 Forest of Dean Council election, 2003 Forest of Dean Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 185
percentage = 50.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 179
percentage = 49.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 6
percentage = 1.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 364
percentage = 35.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 422
percentage = 86.5
change = +15.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 66
percentage = 13.5
change = +13.5Election box majority
votes = 356
percentage = 73.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 488
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 368
percentage = 46.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 201
percentage = 25.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 112
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 109
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 167
percentage = 21.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 790
percentage = 40.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 267
percentage = 36.6
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 242
percentage = 33.2
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Holman
votes = 221
percentage = 30.3
change = +11.9Election box majority
votes = 25
percentage = 3.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 730
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Bevan
votes = 785
percentage = 62.9
change = +35.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Stapleton
votes = 366
percentage = 29.3
change = -7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Leslie Holman
votes = 98
percentage = 7.8
change = +7.8Election box majority
votes = 419
percentage = 33.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,249
percentage = 32.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tracey Hunt
votes = 288
percentage = 50.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Philip Burford
votes = 262
percentage = 45.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Hogan
votes = 22
percentage = 3.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 26
percentage = 4.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 572
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jay Waller
votes = 239
percentage = 52.4
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Puttock
votes = 217
percentage = 47.6
change = -7.8Election box majority
votes = 22
percentage = 4.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 456
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Hogan
votes = 286
percentage = 29.0
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Robinson
votes = 259
percentage = 26.2
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Baker
votes = 252
percentage = 25.5
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Colin Smith
votes = 156
percentage = 15.8
change = -18.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Roger Sterry
votes = 34
percentage = 3.4
change = +3.4Election box majority
votes = 27
percentage = 2.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 987
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marrilyn Smart
votes = 365
percentage = 55.2
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barten Venner
votes = 156
percentage = 23.6
change = -6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Wheeler
votes = 140
percentage = 21.2
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 209
percentage = 31.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 661
percentage = 51.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
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