| Election Name: | 2019 Forest of Dean District Council election |
| Country: | Gloucestershire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Forest of Dean District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Forest of Dean District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | All 38 seats to Forest of Dean District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Last Election1: | 6 seats, 10.0% |
| Seats1: | 14 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 10,409 |
| Percentage1: | 25.6% |
| Swing1: | 15.6% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 21 seats, 34.1% |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 11 |
| Popular Vote2: | 12,197 |
| Percentage2: | 30.0% |
| Swing2: | 4.1% |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 10.2% |
| Seats4: | 6 |
| Seat Change4: | 5 |
| Popular Vote4: | 8,775 |
| Percentage4: | 21.6% |
| Swing4: | 11.4% |
| Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 13 seats, 26.3% |
| Seats5: | 5 |
| Seat Change5: | 8 |
| Popular Vote5: | 6,660 |
| Percentage5: | 16.4% |
| Swing5: | 9.9% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Leader of the council | |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the council after election |
| Before Election: | Tim Gwilliam |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | Tim Gwilliam |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
The 2019 Forest of Dean District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. This was the first election in the Forest of Dean following a boundary review, which reduced the total number of Councillors from 48 to 38. Due to the boundary review, party seat changes in the summary box (right) are based on notional results, not the actual 2015 results.[1]
Only the Conservatives fielded candidates for all 38 seats. The Green Party fielded 27 candidates, Labour 24, the Liberal Democrats 5 and UKIP 2. There were 24 independent candidates.[2]
A Green Party candidate standing in Newen & Taynton ward, David Richard Humphreys, died whilst canvassing for the party, causing the election to be postponed to 20 June 2019.[3]
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| Party | 2015 election | Pre-2019 election* | 2019 election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 6 | 15 | 14 | ||
| Conservative | 21 | 19 | 10 | ||
| Green | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Labour | 13 | 9 | 5 | ||
| UKIP | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vacant | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 48 | 38 | ||
Changes since the 2015 election are due to defections and by-elections.[4]
Following the election, an administration was formed between the Independents, Green and Labour councillors. Tim Gwilliam, an Independent councillor who had served as Leader of the Council since July 2017, was re-elected as leader. A cabinet was formed consisting of two Independents, two Green and two Labour members.[5]