New Forest District Council: all 48 councillors
New Forest District Council has 48 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Conservative, with 25 of the 48 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: New Forest District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See New Forest: local statistics and who has power over New Forest, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Conservative: 25 councillors
- Liberal Democrat: 14 councillors
- Independent: 3 councillors
- Green: 2 councillors
- Reform UK: 2 councillors
- Labour and Co-operative: 1 councillor
- Non-aligned: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Jill Cleary (Conservative): Leader of the Council
- Barry Rickman (Conservative): Vice-Chairman of Council
- Dave Penny (Conservative): Chairman of Council
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | Geoffrey Blunden | Conservative | 7 May 2015 | |
| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | Jill Cleary | Conservative | Leader of the Council | 3 May 2001 |
| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | Derek Tipp | Conservative | 6 May 1999 | |
| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | Joe Reilly | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | |
| Ballard | Neil Tungate | Conservative | 7 May 2015 | |
| Barton & Becton | Alan O'Sullivan | Conservative | 5 May 2011 | |
| Barton & Becton | John Adams | Conservative | 24 October 2024 | |
| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | Jan Sutherland | Conservative | ||
| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | Nigel Linford | Independent | 4 May 2023 | |
| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | Adam Parker | Green | 4 May 2023 | |
| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | Malcolm Wade | Liberal Democrat | 4 May 1995 | |
| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | Stephanie Osborne | Liberal Democrat | 2 May 2019 | |
| Downlands & Forest North | Janet Richards | Green | 4 May 2023 | |
| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | Alan Alvey | Conservative | 5 May 2011 | |
| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | Matthew Hartmann | Conservative | 4 May 2023 | |
| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | David Millar | Liberal Democrat | 4 May 2023 | |
| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | Phil Woods | Liberal Democrat | 4 May 2023 | |
| Forest & Solent | Dan Poole | Conservative | 7 May 2015 | |
| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | Allan Glass | Conservative | 5 May 2011 | |
| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | Peter Armstrong | Independent | 7 May 2015 | |
| Hythe Central | Alex Wade | Liberal Democrat | 7 May 2015 | |
| Hythe Central | Philip Dowd | Liberal Democrat | 2 May 2019 | |
| Hythe South | Mark Clark | Liberal Democrat | 2 May 2019 | |
| Hythe South | Sean Cullen | Liberal Democrat | 4 May 2023 | |
| Lymington | Barry Dunning | Reform UK | 2 May 2019 | |
| Lymington | Jacqui England | Independent | 2 May 2019 | |
| Lyndhurst & Minstead | Hilary Brand | Liberal Democrat | 2 May 2019 | |
| Marchwood & Eling | Patrick Mballa | Liberal Democrat | 4 May 2023 | |
| Marchwood & Eling | Richard Young | Reform UK | 4 May 2023 | |
| Milford & Hordle | Alvin Reid | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | |
| Milford & Hordle | Christine Ward | Conservative | 5 May 2011 | |
| Milford & Hordle | David Hawkins | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | |
| Milton | Steve Clarke | Conservative | 5 May 2011 | |
| Milton | Steve Davies | Conservative | 3 May 2007 | |
| Pennington | Colm McCarthy | Liberal Democrat | 4 May 2023 | |
| Pennington | Jack Davies | Liberal Democrat | 2 May 2019 | |
| Ringwood North & Ellingham | John Haywood | Labour and Co-operative | 4 May 2023 | |
| Ringwood North & Ellingham | Michael Thierry | Non-aligned | 6 May 1999 | |
| Ringwood South | Jeremy Heron | Conservative | 6 May 1999 | |
| Ringwood South | Steve Rippon-Swaine | Conservative | 5 May 1983 | |
| Sway | Barry Rickman | Conservative | Vice-Chairman of Council | 5 May 1983 |
| Totton Central | Ian Murray | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | |
| Totton Central | John Sleep | Conservative | 4 May 2023 | |
| Totton North | Dave Penny | Conservative | Chairman of Council | 4 May 2023 |
| Totton North | Kate Crisell | Conservative | 7 May 2015 | |
| Totton North | Neville Penman | Conservative | 5 May 2011 | |
| Totton South | Caroline Rackham | Liberal Democrat | 2 May 2019 | |
| Totton South | David Harrison | Liberal Democrat | 5 May 1994 |
Source
New Forest District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by New Forest District Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.