2006 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. 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 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 530+341.733.35,041+4.5%
  Liberal Democrats 301-125.030.74,646-1.3%
  Labour 202-216.724.43,687-3.5%
  Independent 200016.79.91,498+0.9%
  Green 000001.7259+1.7%

One Labour candidate was unopposed.

Ward results

Littlemoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Tewkesbury47955.3
Conservative Ashley Newman25829.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Walker12914.9
Majority22125.5
Turnout 86636.0+2.9
Labour hold Swing
Melcombe Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynne Herbert60941.8
Conservative George Afedakis55037.7
Labour Maria Blackwood19413.3
Green Paul McIntosh1057.2
Majority594.1
Turnout 1,45832.8-2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Bruce1,14648.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Collings1,05644.7
Labour Maureen Drake1636.9
Majority903.8
Turnout 2,36555.4-4.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Tophill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Leicester23527.4
Conservative Corinne Peters19823.1
Independent James Holt15017.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Robinson14917.4
Labour Margaret Atwell12614.7
Majority374.3
Turnout 85835.3-4.1
Independent hold Swing
Tophill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Flew34728.3
Conservative Mark Peters25420.8
Independent David Hawkins23619.3
Labour James Draper19616.0
Independent Timothy Woodcock19115.6
Majority937.5
Turnout 1,22432.4-5.4
Independent hold Swing
Underhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Kimberuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Upwey and Broadwey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Dunster45940.6
Liberal Democrats Raymond Banham38434.0
Labour Colin Huckle28825.5
Majority756.6
Turnout 1,13141.1-1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Westham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian James48956.6
Labour David Dowle19822.9
Conservative Nicholas Wyness17720.5
Majority29133.7
Turnout 86433.1-4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Westham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine James1,13269.2
Labour Kristine Hallett50330.8
Majority62938.4
Turnout 1,63541.2-2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wey Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Scott66453.7
Labour Alan Chedzoy41833.8
Green Brian Heatley15412.5
Majority24619.9
Turnout 1,23644.9-8.6
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter O'Neill67439.9
Labour Sharon Mitchell51130.2
Liberal Democrats Marion Pullen50529.9
Majority1639.7
Turnout 1,69044.1-3.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wyke Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Petherick66136.6
Labour Anne Kenwood61133.9
Independent Jack Biggs33918.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Saunders19310.7
Majority502.7
Turnout 1,80443.1-2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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