2003 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4-233.331.44,419-7.1%
  Liberal Democrats 4+133.329.24,106+5.4%
  Independent 3+125.016.22,281+11.3%
  Conservative 108.319.72,777-13.2%
  UKIP 0003.5497+3.5%

Ward results

Melcombe Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Farrell45446.8-14.7
Conservative Derek Model32033.0+9.0
Labour Mary McHugh19720.3+5.8
Majority13413.8-23.7
Turnout 97125.5-4.7
North Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Burden87654.5-6.9
Conservative Mark Johnson73245.5+6.9
Majority1449.0-13.8
Turnout 1,60830.5-0.6
Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Bruce1,06450.3+9.4
Liberal Democrats David Mannings86040.7-10.5
Labour Joy Burrow1909.0+1.0
Majority2049.6
Turnout 2,11449.8-1.7
Radipole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Molyneux59950.0
Conservative George Granycome43936.6
Labour Stewart Pearson16113.4
Majority16013.4
Turnout 1,19934.5
Tophill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jacqueline Redfern35853.8-0.8
Independent Margaret Leicester30746.2+46.2
Majority517.6-21.3
Turnout 66527.2-4.1
Tophill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Leslie Ames80574.9+74.9
Labour Ruth Mackay15414.3-38.0
Independent Simon Avery11610.8+10.8
Majority65160.6
Turnout 1,07526.6+5.5
Underhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Timothy Munro28355.5+55.5
Labour Lynne Coombe22744.5-24.0
Majority5611.0
Turnout 51022.7-3.2
Westham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Hayman51459.7
Labour Lorraine Rodgers34740.3
Majority16719.4
Turnout 86129.5
Westham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Hutchings55344.7+17.2
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Harris46337.4-19.1
Conservative John Scott22217.9+1.9
Majority907.3
Turnout 1,23833.7-2.8
Westham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Banham52257.0+10.9
Labour Angela McCarthy39443.0-10.9
Majority12814.0
Turnout 91638.2-2.2
Weymouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kay Wilcox65744.1-17.0
UKIP Hugh Chalker49733.4+33.4
Liberal Democrats Shirley Wellman33522.5+22.5
Majority16010.7-11.5
Turnout 1,48936.4-0.3
Wyke Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Churchouse66346.2+0.7
Independent Jack Biggs41228.7+9.8
Liberal Democrats Charlie Garman35925.0+25.0
Majority25117.5+7.6
Turnout 1,43434.3-5.0

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