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Elections to New Forest District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrat party.^[1]

Election result

New Forest Local Election Result 1999

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	30			+7	51.7	50.4	41,530
	Liberal Democrats	25			-6	43.1	41.4	34,073
	Independent	3			-1	5.2	3.2	2,664
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	4,100

Ward results

Barton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Austin	974
	Conservative	John Hutchins	903
	Liberal Democrats	David Hart	340
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Dagnall	270
Turnout			2,487	37.0

Bashley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Rice	1,339
	Conservative	Delia Wilson	1,223
	Liberal Democrats	John Burton	471
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Hall	382
	Labour	Nicholas Fleming	273
Turnout			3,688	31.0

Becton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Kidman	1,112
	Conservative	Paul Woods	1,105
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Fullick	510
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Scott-Johns	505
Turnout			3,232	32.0

Blackfield & Langley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Maynard	747
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Howe	607
	Conservative	Alexis McEvoy	497
	Conservative	Olivia Foster	437
	Labour	Michael Perkins	213
Turnout			2,501	34.0

Boldre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Wise	498	76.5
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Cooper	153	23.5
Majority			345	53.0
Turnout			651	42.0

Bransgore & Sopley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Frampton	1,022	62.7
	Conservative	Mark Crader	608	37.3
Majority			414	25.4
Turnout			1,630	40.0

Brockenhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Holding	815	70.3
	Labour	Ruth Rollin	177	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Freda Angelou	167	14.4
Majority			638	55.0
Turnout			1,159	42.0

Colbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Geoffrey Spikins	330	57.3
	Labour	Peter Sopowski	183	31.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Ramsbottom	63	10.9
Majority			147	25.5
Turnout			576	33.0

Copythorne South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Tipp	338	57.4
	Liberal Democrats	William Croydon	251	42.6
Majority			87	14.8
Turnout			589	39.0

Dibden & Hythe (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley Wade	1,448
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Robinson	1,412
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Gradidge	1,345
	Conservative	Trevor Johnson	842
	Conservative	David Phillips	828
	Conservative	Mary Tollett	710
Turnout			5,137	33.7

Dibden Purlieu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Smith	636	64.9
	Conservative	Marguerita Wrightson	344	35.1
Majority			292	39.8
Turnout			980	38.6

Downlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	George Locock	373	56.5
	Conservative	Martin Hasker	287	43.5
Majority			86	13.0
Turnout			660	45.0

Fawley & Holbury (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Coles	989
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Dunsdon	809
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Fidler	709
	Conservative	Barry Brooks	618
	Conservative	Michael Curry	578
	Conservative	Philip Pearce-Smith	575
	Labour	Debra Adamson	413
Turnout			4,691	28.0

Fordingbridge (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Hale	1,118
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Shand	1,077
	Conservative	Colette Goodhand-Tait	632
	Conservative	Katherine Heron	584
Turnout			3,411	37.0

Forest North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Scott	424	50.8
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Ferguson	410	49.2
Majority			14	1.6
Turnout			834	45.8

Forest North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Dow	552	54.1
	Liberal Democrats	Miranda Whitehead	469	45.9
Majority			83	8.2
Turnout			1,021	50.0

Forest South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Abernethy	501	75.8
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Hurrell	160	24.2
Majority			341	51.6
Turnout			661	37.4

Forest West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Drake	986
	Conservative	Peter Greenfield	936
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Marsden	363
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Connolly	319
Turnout			2,604	32.7

Hordle (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hoy	1,063
	Independent	Ernest Bowring	802
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Szwaczka	328
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Cole	301
Turnout			2,494	36.0

Hythe South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Dash	1,111
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen McLean	936
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Wade	901
	Conservative	Brian Uglow	475
	Conservative	Brenda Spearing	456
	Conservative	Kay Moulsdale	448
	Labour	Jon Francis	369
Turnout			4,696	28.7

Lymington Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Hayes	1,816
	Conservative	Kevin Ault	1,726
	Conservative	Thomas Russell	1,652
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Johnson	737
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Easton	696
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Jearrad	642
	Labour	Kathleen Smith	312
Turnout			7,581	37.1

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Wyeth	741	77.6
	Labour	Kenneth Kershaw	109	11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Gregory	105	11.0
Majority			632	66.2
Turnout			955	38.9

Marchwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Richardson	508	50.9
	Conservative	Alan Shotter	366	36.7
	Labour	Olive Bevan	124	12.4
Majority			142	14.2
Turnout			998	27.0

Milford (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melville Kendal	1,258
	Conservative	Timothy Droogleever	1,215
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Hedge	304
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Williams	225
	Labour	Mary Tolfree	194
Turnout			3,196	40.4

Milton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Earwicker	727
	Conservative	Benjamin Rule	705
	Liberal Democrats	Wynford Davies	667
	Conservative	Donald Tungate	656
Turnout			2,755	36.0

Netley Marsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Burdle	438	78.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Russell	76	13.6
	Labour	Frederick Long	43	7.7
Majority			362	65.0
Turnout			557	32.8

Pennington (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martina Powell	799
	Conservative	Peter Cummings	717
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hickman	690
	Conservative	Alan Joyce	687
	Independent	Maurice White	250
Turnout			3,143	38.0

Ringwood North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Waddington	794
	Conservative	Michael Thierry	698
	Liberal Democrats	Poppy Baker	337
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Sullivan	284
	Labour	Audrey Walker	176
Turnout			2,289	32.1

Ringwood South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Cracknell	741
	Conservative	Jeremy Heron	622
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Baker	317
	Labour	Clive Coldwell	256
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Chambers	228
Turnout			2,164	27.7

Sway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Rickman	958	78.5
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Lewis	263	21.5
Majority			695	57.0
Turnout			1,221	45.0

Totton Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Harrison	948
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Shepherd	889
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Harris	783
	Conservative	Marjorie Wickham	674
	Conservative	Marion Emery	642
	Conservative	Arthur Emery	637
	Labour	Alan Goodfellow	564
	Independent	Margaret Bannister	541
Turnout			5,678	22.8

Totton North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Dawson	854
	Conservative	Diana Brooks	699
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Bright	693
	Conservative	Penelope Rose	672
	Conservative	Christopher Webb	667
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Downer	666
	Labour	Jennifer Ovenden	423
Turnout			5,036	26.7

Totton South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Snashall	516
	Conservative	William Catt	433
	Liberal Democrats	Sharon Thery	417
	Conservative	Alan Leaver	369
	Labour	Joyce Hopgood	271
Turnout			2,006	24.4

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