Janet Richards: councillor for Downlands & Forest North, New Forest District Council
Janet Richards is a Green councillor for the Downlands & Forest North ward on New Forest District Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 4 May 2023.
- Council
- New Forest District Council
- Ward
- Downlands & Forest North
- Party
- Green
- Term began
- 4 May 2023
- Official profile
- democracy.newforest.gov.uk
- Source
- New Forest District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Janet Richards
These are the details New Forest District Council publishes for Janet Richards, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: janet.richards@nfdc.gov.uk
- Phone: 01725 519267
- Phone: 07384 371678
- Post: C/O Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, Hants, SO43 7PA
- Official profile: democracy.newforest.gov.uk
Green on New Forest District Council
Green holds 2 of the 48 seats on New Forest District Council. The largest group is Conservative, with 25. Seats by party: Conservative 25, Liberal Democrat 14, Independent 3, Green 2, Reform UK 2, Labour and Co-operative 1 and others.
Leaders and post holders on New Forest District Council
- Jill Cleary Leader of the Council
All 48 councillors of New Forest District Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Downlands & Forest North
Janet Richards sits on New Forest District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above New Forest, each with its own page:
- Hampshire County Council
- Hampshire Constabulary led by Donna Jones, Alexis Boon
- New Forest East: Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative) MP
- New Forest West: Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over New Forest, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
New Forest District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by New Forest District Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.