New Forest District Council and six councillors to Lymington and Pennington Town Council. Other Bodies New Forest National Park Authority also has planning authority over much of Pennington including the Upper Pennington area including Pennington Common, and Pennington & Oxey Marsh areas, which are within a Nature Reserve managed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Trust. An important role is played in Pennington's community by other bodies including the Residents Association, the Church, the Women's Institute, the Schools, and Natural England. Elections Pennington By-Election 2016 (Lymington and Pennington Town Council): Jack Davies was elected to Lymington and Pennington Town Council. New Forest District Council elections 2015: Michael White and Penny Jackman were elected to represent Pennington on New Forest District Council. Lymington and Pennington Town council elections 2015: References External links Lymington and Pennington Town Council Pennington Village community website Further reading Pennington Remembered – A Pictorial Recollection, Joan Stephens, published circa. 1990 by Eon Graphics, Highcliffe, Dorset. Snippets from long ago in Pennington, Joan Stephens, published in 2004 by Eon Graphics, Highcliffe, Dorset. Pennington's Sacrifice in the Great War, Joan Stephens, published in 2007 by Natula Publications, Christchurch, Dorset. Populated coastal places in Hampshire Villages in Hampshire New Forest District