Weymouth and Portland Borough Council elections
One third of Weymouth and Portland District Council in Dorset, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Dorset County Council instead.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1980 |
No overall control | 1980–present |
Party representation
Date | Election | Full council | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Con | Lab | LD | Ind | UKIP | Gr | Con | Lab | LD | Ind | UKIP | Gr | |
Jun 2004 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 5 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 14 | 5 | - | - |
May 2006 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 | - | - |
Jun 2006 | By-Election: LD to Con | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | - | - | |||||
May 2007 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 6 | 11 | 5 | - | - |
Feb 2008 | Death of councillor | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | - | - | |||||
May 2008 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - | - |
2008 | Defection: Ind to Con | 17 | 4 | 12 | 3 | - | - | |||||
2008 | Defection: LD to Con | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | - | - | |||||
Oct 2008 | Defection: LD to Con | 19 | 4 | 10 | 3 | - | - | |||||
Dec 2009 | By-Election: Con to Lab | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - | - | |||||
May 2010 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | - | - |
May 2011 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
May 2011 | Defection: Con to Ind | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | - | - | |||||
May 2012 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
May 2013 | By-Election: Con to Lab | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | - | - | |||||
May 2014 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - |
Mar 2015 | Defection: Lab to Ind | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | |||||
May 2015 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
May 2016 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dec 2016 | Defection: Con to Gr | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
May 2017 | By-election: LD to Con | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Dec 2017
- May 2018 |
By-election: Ind to Con
Defection: UKIP to Con By-election: TBC |
Council elections
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1973
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1976
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[2]
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1980
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1982
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1983
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1984
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1986
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1987
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1988
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1990
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1991
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1992
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1994
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1995
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1996
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1998
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 1999
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2000
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2002
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2003
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2004 (New ward boundaries)[3][4][5]
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2006
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2007
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2008
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2010
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2011
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2012
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2014
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2015
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2016 (last election before abolition)[6]
Borough result maps
- 2012 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2015 results map
- 2016 results map
Changes between elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 517 | 49.9 | +19.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 342 | 33.0 | -14.1 | ||
Conservative | 178 | 17.2 | -5.2 | ||
Majority | 175 | 16.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,037 | 27.7 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 497 | 41.3 | -1.9 | ||
Labour | 408 | 33.9 | +1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 299 | 24.8 | +0.8 | ||
Majority | 89 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,204 | 44.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bruce | 436 | 35.0 | +11.3 | |
Labour | 412 | 33.1 | -5.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ray Banham | 340 | 27.3 | -10.7 | |
Independent | 58 | 4.7 | +4.7 | ||
Majority | 24 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 45.5 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kate Wheller | 579 | 40.1 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Helen Glavin | 486 | 33.7 | -30.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Trefor Morgan | 268 | 18.6 | +18.6 | |
Citizen's Action Party | Richard Denton-White | 111 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 93 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,444 | 33.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held in Melbombe Regis ward on 16 May 2013 following the death of councillor Peter Farrell (Conservative) in April 2013.[9] Farrell had been elected in May 2012 and so the election was for the period May 2013 to May 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stewart Pearson | 279 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Manvell | 258 | |||
Independent | James Williamson | 204 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stephanie Taylor | 170 | |||
Green | Jonathan Orrell | 143 | |||
Majority | 21 | ||||
Turnout | 1,058 | 21.24 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held in Wey Valley ward on 20 October 2016 following the resignation of Cory Russell (Conservative) who won the seat in May 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Ferrari | 475 | 62.3 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robin Vaughan | 118 | 15.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Grafton Straker | 96 | 12.6 | -9.8 | |
Green | James Askew | 74 | 9.7 | -6.1 | |
Majority | 357 | 46.8 | |||
Turnout | 764 | 27.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Conservative councillor Claudia Moore (Weymouth West) joined the Green Party in December 2016.[10]
A by-election was held in Westham East ward on 4 May 2017 following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Sally Maslin in March 2017.[11] Maslin had won the seat in May 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Byatt | 294 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Andreas Scheffler | 270 | |||
Green | Caz Dennett | 260 | |||
Labour | David Joseph Greenhalf | 236 | |||
Majority | 24 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Green councillor Claudia Moore (Weymouth West) resigned from the council on 20 December 2017.[12] She was elected in 2014 and the vacancy was originally going to be left to be filled in the scheduled on-third election on 3 May 2018. However, following the government's approval of the Dorset mergers with first elections 2 May 2019,[13] the election was cancelled and the by-election for Weymouth West was called for 3 May.[6]
Independent councillor David Hawkins (Tophill East) resigned from office in December 2017. Kathy Garcia gained the seat for the Conservatives in a by-election on 8 February 2018. The term ends on 2 May 2019.[14]
Conservative councillor Jason Webb (Tophill West) resigned from office in December 2017. Kerry Baker held the seat for the Conservatives in the by-election on 8 February. The term ends on 2 May 2019.[14]
UKIP councillor Francis Drake (Melcolme Regis) defected to the Conservatives in February 2018.[15]
References
- ↑ "Weymouth & Portland". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Weymouth and Portland council". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Weymouth & Portland area elections and referendums". www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ↑ "Twin council win for Tories". London: guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-15. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ↑ "Red Kate has taken the Wyke Regis seat". Dorset Echo. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ↑ http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10328532.Tributes_paid_to_councillor_Peter_Farrell/ Tributes paid to councillor Peter Farrell
- ↑ "Green Party | Conservative Councillor moves to the Greens". www.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ↑ "Weymouth & Portland Borough Council - previous elections". www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Claudia Moore". moderngovdcp.dorsetforyou.gov.uk. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ↑ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY:Written statement - HCWS486". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- 1 2 "Tophill topples to Tories | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ↑ "Conservatives all out for five | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-10.