2007 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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Results of the 2007 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 731+258.338.76,327+5.4%
  Liberal Democrats 312-125.028.14,590-2.6%
  Labour 112-18.324.94,070+0.5%
  Independent 10008.34.7769-5.2%
  Green 000002.1341+0.4%
  UKIP 000001.4232+1.4%
  Monster Raving Loony 000000.226+0.2%

Ward results

Melcombe Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joy Stanley68350.9+9.1
Conservative Christopher Griffin38428.6−9.1
Labour Maria Blackwood16812.5−0.8
Green Paul McIntosh1088.0+0.8
Majority29922.3+18.2
Turnout 1,34328.4−4.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Chapman1,19951.2+2.7
Liberal Democrats David Mannings1,01343.3−1.4
Labour Maureen Drake1305.6−1.3