New Forest
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Council composition (approx.)
58 councillors elected across cycles 2021, 2023, summed by party. One square per seat. Approximate: by-thirds councils mid-term, boundary reviews, and partial-cycle elections all mean this can be a few seats off the live council count. For the authoritative current composition, check the council's own members list. Hover any seat for the party.
Cycles
Only one cycle of data for this council so far — no between-cycle comparison possible yet.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2021 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 27% | |
| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 26% | |
| Ballard | 41% | |
| Barton & Becton | 30% | |
| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 22% | |
| Brockenhurst | 58% | |
| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 51% | |
| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 32% | |
| Dibden & Hythe | 46% | |
| Downlands & Forest North | 49% | |
| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 27% | |
| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 27% | |
| Forest & Solent | 50% | |
| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 20% | |
| Hythe Central | 29% | |
| Hythe South | 29% | |
| Lymington | 22% | |
| Lymington & Boldre | 42% | |
| Lyndhurst & Fordingbridge | 55% | |
| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 49% | |
| Marchwood & Eling | 27% | |
| Milford & Hordle | 17% | |
| Milton | 27% | |
| New Milton | 66% | |
| New Milton North Milford & Hordle | 69% | |
| Pennington | 29% | |
| Ringwood | 57% | |
| Ringwood North & Ellingham | 21% | |
| Ringwood South | 15% | |
| South Waterside | 59% | |
| Sway | 55% | |
| Totton Central | 19% | |
| Totton North | 19% | |
| Totton North & Netley Marsh | 63% | |
| Totton South | 30% | |
| Totton South & Marchwood | 48% |