Forest of Dean local elections
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Forest of Dean Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Independent 1973 - 1976
No overall control 1976 - 1991
Labour 1991 - 2003
No overall control 2003 -
[edit] Council elections
Forest of Dean Council election 1999
Forest of Dean Council election 2003
[edit] By-election results
| Newnham By-Election 29 August 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 185 | 50.8 | |||
| Conservative | 179 | 49.2 | |||
| Majority | 6 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 364 | 35.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Bream By-Election 16 October 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 422 | 86.5 | +15.2 | ||
| Conservative | 66 | 13.5 | +13.5 | ||
| Majority | 356 | 73.0 | |||
| Turnout | 488 | 17.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Broadwell By-Election 18 May 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 368 | 46.6 | |||
| Conservative | 201 | 25.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 112 | 14.2 | |||
| Independent | 109 | 13.8 | |||
| Majority | 167 | 21.2 | |||
| Turnout | 790 | 40.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Newnham By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 267 | 36.6 | -3.4 | ||
| Labour | 242 | 33.2 | -8.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Holman | 221 | 30.3 | +11.9 | |
| Majority | 25 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 730 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Lydney East By-Election 5 February 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Bevan | 785 | 62.9 | +35.8 | |
| Labour | Albert Stapleton | 366 | 29.3 | -7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Holman | 98 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 419 | 33.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,249 | 32.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Hartpury By-Election 4 August 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tracey Hunt | 288 | 50.3 | ||
| Independent | Philip Burford | 262 | 45.8 | ||
| Labour | Bruce Hogan | 22 | 3.8 | ||
| Majority | 26 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 572 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Awre By-Election 20 October 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jay Waller | 239 | 52.4 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | Raymond Puttock | 217 | 47.6 | -7.8 | |
| Majority | 22 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 456 | 32.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Mitcheldean and Drybrook By-Election 20 October 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bruce Hogan | 286 | 29.0 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Brian Robinson | 259 | 26.2 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Baker | 252 | 25.5 | +4.4 | |
| Independent | Colin Smith | 156 | 15.8 | -18.3 | |
| Independent | Roger Sterry | 34 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 27 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 987 | 29.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Christchurch & English Bicknor By-Election 4 May 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Marrilyn Smart | 365 | 55.2 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Barten Venner | 156 | 23.6 | -6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Wheeler | 140 | 21.2 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 209 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 661 | 51.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
