Ringwood has 14 Town Councillors, representing 3 different wards. Six councillors represent the north ward, seven represent the south ward and one councillor represents the east ward.
The Co-option Procedure was adopted in March 2024 and can be viewed here.
Ward: Ringwood North
Address: 11, Hampton Drive, Ringwood. BH24 1SL
Telephone: 01425 473535 / 07814 007 223
E-mail address: Cllr.a.briers@ringwood.gov.uk
Chairman: Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee
As Chair of Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee, Member of Policy and Finance Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Sports Development at Long Lane Steering Group and Carvers Working Party
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood South
Address: 140, Hightown Road, Ringwood. BH24 1NP
Telephone: 07825561174
E-mail address: Cllr.b.windsor@ringwood.gov.uk
Member: Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Events Management Sub-Committee
Representative on Outside Bodies: Ringwood Twinning Association
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood South
Address: 1, Cloughs Road, Ringwood. BH24 1UU
Telephone: 07904 195 605
E-mail address: Cllr.g.deboos@ringwood.gov.uk
Member: Policy and Finance Committee and Staffing Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: , 'Building for a healthy life' panel
Representative on Outside Bodies: Thriving Market Place representative, New Forest National Park Authority - South West Quadrant, New Forest Association of Local Councils(NFALC).
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood South
Address: 36, Victoria Gardens, Ringwood. BH24 1FD
Telephone: 01425 478381
E-mail address: Cllr.g.turner@ringwood.gov.uk
Member: Planning, Town and Environment Committee, Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee, Policy and Finance Committee and Staffing Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Events Management Sub-Committee, Cemetery Review Working Party
Representative on Outside Bodies: The Ringwood Society, Tree Warden
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood South
Address: Address in New Forest District
E-mail: cllr.i.debruyn@ringwood.gov.uk
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood South
Address: 33, Hightown Road, Ringwood. BH24 1NQ
Telephone: 07919340469
E-mail address: Cllr.j.swyer@ringwood.gov.uk
Deputy Town Mayor and Deputy Chair of the Council
Vice Chairman: Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee
Ex-Officio Member: Planning, Town and Environment Committee, Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee, Policy and Finance Committee and Staffing Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Events Management Sub-Committee
Representative on Outside Bodies: Sports Development at Long Lane Steering Group (deputy)
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood East
Address: Address in New Forest District
E-mail address: Cllr.j.georgiou@ringwood.gov.uk
Member: Planning, Town and Environment Committee, Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee and Policy and Finance Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Cemetery Review Working Party
Representative on Outside Bodies: New Forest Association of Local Councils (NFALC), New Forest Consultative Panel, Western Escarpment Conservation Area Steering Group, Thriving Market Place representative
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood North
Address: 23, Seymour Road, Ringwood. BH24 1SG
Telephone: 07767 690335 / 01425 476853
E-mail address: Cllr.j.haywood@ringwood.gov.uk
New Forest District Councillor
Member: Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee, Staffing Committee and Planning, Town and Environment Committee
Representative on Outside Bodies: Thriving Market Place representative, Ringwood Society, Flood Warden
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood North
Address: 137, Southampton Road, Ringwood. BH24 1HT
E-mail address: Cllr.l.dadford@ringwood.gov.uk
Chair: Planning, Town and Environment Committee
As Chair of Planning, Town and Environment Committee: Member of Policy and Finance Committee
Member: Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee and Staffing Committee
Representative on Outside Bodies: Ringwood Twinning Association
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood South
Address: 1, Cloughs Road, Ringwood. BH24 1UU
E-mail address: Cllr.m.deboos@ringwood.gov.uk
Town Mayor and Chair of the Council
Vice Chair: Planning, Town and Environment Committee
As Mayor: Member of Staffing Committee and President of Ringwood Twinning Association
Ex-Officio Member: Planning, Town and Environment Committee, Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee, Policy and Finance Committee and Staffing Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Carvers Working Party, Events Management Sub-Committee, 'Building for a healthy life' panel and Cemetery Review Working Party
Representative on Outside Bodies: New Forest Business Partnership, Ringwood United Charities
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood North
Address: 31 The Mount, Poulner, Ringwood. BH24 1XX
Telephone: 07702479095
E-mail address: Cllr.m.thierry@ringwood.gov.uk
New Forest District Councillor
Chair: Policy and Finance Committee
As Chair of Policy and Finance Committee: Member of Staffing Committee and Member of Football Facilities Improvement Project Scrutiny Panel
Representative on Outside Bodies: Ringwood United Charities, Thriving Market Place
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood North
Address: 8, Forestside Gardens, Poulner, Ringwood. BH24 1SZ
E-mail address: Cllr.p.kelleher@ringwood.gov.uk
Telephone: 07562 014 832
Vice Chairman: Policy and Finance Committee
Member: Planning, Town and Environment Committee, Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee and Staffing Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Carvers Working Party
Representative on Outside Bodies: Flood Warden
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood South
Address: 7, Moortown House, Christchurch Road, Ringwood. BH24 3AN
Telephone: 01425 483513 or 07855 827 798
E-mail address: Cllr.p.day@ringwood.gov.uk
Member: Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee and Policy and Finance Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Cemetery Review Working Party and Football Facilities Improvement Project Scrutiny Panel,
Register of interests form: view online here
Ward: Ringwood North
Address: Address in the New Forest District
Telephone: 07970 831 881
E-mail address: Cllr.r.frederick@ringwood.gov.uk
Member: Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee, Policy and Finance Committee and Staffing Committee
Sub-Committee Membership: Carvers Working Party, Events Management Sub-Committee, 'Building for a healthy life' panel
Representative on Outside Bodies: New Forest Business Partnership, Ringwood & Fordingbridge Business Community, Thriving Market Place and Ringwood United Charities
Register of interests form: view online here
May
Cllr Mary DeBoos has been appointed as Ringwood’s Town Mayor, with Cllr James Swyer as Deputy Town Mayor for the coming year.
May
More than 100 residents attended Ringwood’s Annual Town Assembly, where the Mayor presented the Council’s Annual Report alongside updates, community discussions and a celebration of the town’s 800-year heritage. The evening also saw Greyfriars Community Minibus Service and Ringwood Good Neighbours recognised with a Community Award for their outstanding support to local residents.
May
At the Full Council meeting on 29 April 2026, representatives from two local organisations were invited to collect a certificate of grant aid, in recognition of the grants that had been awarded by the Council.
