2006 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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Results of the 2006 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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