Weymouth and Portland Borough Council elections
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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.
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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 |
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
Borough result maps
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Weymouth and Portland UK local election 2012 map.svg
2012 results map
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Weymouth and Portland UK local election 2015 map.svg
2015 results map
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Weymouth and Portland UK local election 2016 map.svg
2016 results map
By-election results
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.[8] 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 |
References
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- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10328532.Tributes_paid_to_councillor_Peter_Farrell/ Tributes paid to councillor Peter Farrell