Forest of Dean District Council: all 38 councillors
Forest of Dean District Council has 38 councillors on the latest independent list. The largest group is Green Party (E&W), with 15 of the 38 seats. The council's own list can't be read automatically yet, so these names, wards and parties come from Open Council Data UK: councillors, 2026 (Forest of Dean), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Check the council's own councillor page, linked from each name, before relying on them.
See Forest of Dean: local statistics and who has power over Forest of Dean, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Green Party (E&W): 15 councillors
- Independent / Other: 11 councillors
- Conservative and Unionist: 6 councillors
- Labour Party: 4 councillors
- Reform UK: 1 councillor
- Liberal Democrats: 1 councillor
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Berry Hill | Jamie Elsmore | Independent / Other |
| Berry Hill | Tim Gwilliam | Independent / Other |
| Bream | Alison Bruce | Green Party (E&W) |
| Bream | Beth Llewellyn | Green Party (E&W) |
| Cinderford East | Di Martin | Labour Party |
| Cinderford East | Stuart Graham | Independent / Other |
| Cinderford West | Jacob Sanders | Labour Party |
| Cinderford West | Mark Turner | Independent / Other |
| Coleford | Clive Elsmore | Independent / Other |
| Coleford | Ian Whitburn | Independent / Other |
| Coleford | Patrick Kyne | Labour Party |
| Dymock | Gillian Kilmurray | Conservative and Unionist |
| Hartpury & Redmarley | Clayton Williams | Conservative and Unionist |
| Hartpury & Redmarley | Philip Burford | Independent / Other |
| Longhope & Huntley | Dave Tradgett | Green Party (E&W) |
| Longhope & Huntley | John Francis | Independent / Other |
| Lydbrook | Sid Phelps | Green Party (E&W) |
| Lydney East | Alan Preest | Reform UK |
| Lydney East | Andrew McDermid | Green Party (E&W) |
| Lydney East | James Bevan | Conservative and Unionist |
| Lydney North | Harry Ives | Conservative and Unionist |
| Lydney West & Aylburton | Mark Topping | Green Party (E&W) |
| Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook | Jackie Fraser | Green Party (E&W) |
| Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook | Shaun Stammers | Labour Party |
| Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook | Trevor Roach | Green Party (E&W) |
| Newent & Taynton | Gill Moseley | Liberal Democrats |
| Newent & Taynton | Jonathan Beeston | Conservative and Unionist |
| Newent & Taynton | Julia Gooch | Independent / Other |
| Newland & Sling | David Wheeler | Green Party (E&W) |
| Newnham | Andy Moore | Green Party (E&W) |
| Newnham | Richard Burton | Green Party (E&W) |
| Pillowell | Jackie Dale | Green Party (E&W) |
| Ruspidge | Bernie O'Neill | Independent / Other |
| St. Briavels | Chris McFarling | Green Party (E&W) |
| Tidenham | Adrian Birch | Green Party (E&W) |
| Tidenham | Johnathan Lane | Green Party (E&W) |
| Tidenham | Nick Evans | Conservative and Unionist |
| Westbury-on-Severn | Simon Phelps | Independent / Other |
Source
Open Council Data UK: councillors, 2026 (Forest of Dean), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to the council's own councillor page. Published by Open Council Data UK (independent; used until the council's own list can be read). Use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.