2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
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  2010 5 May 2011 2012  

12 of 36 seats to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election7 seats, 40.0%2 seats, 28.8%2 seats, 21.5%
Seats before722
Seats won632
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,9575,6384,342
Percentage41.4%29.3%22.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.4 pp Increase2.svg 0.5 pp Increase2.svg 1.1 pp

Weymouth and Portland UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election.

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. Twelve seats (one-third) of the council was up for election. The council remained in no overall control, with the Conservatives as the largest party.

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Results summary

Results [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats afterChange
Conservative 7,95741.41817Decrease2.svg 1
Liberal Democrats 4,34222.61110Decrease2.svg 1
Labour 5,63829.357Increase2.svg 2
Independent 1,1425.922Steady2.svg
Green 1490.800Steady2.svg
Total19,228

Ward results

Source: [2]

Melcombe Regis

Melcombe Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joy Stanley 748
Conservative Andrew Manvell592
Labour Elaine Walker365
Majority 156
Turnout 1,705
Liberal Democrats hold

Preston

Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Chapman 1,415
Liberal Democrats Richard Collings858
Labour Maureen Drake367
Majority 557
Turnout 2,640
Conservative hold

Radipole

Radipole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill White 764
Conservative Patricia Buckby412
Labour James Draper243
Majority 352
Turnout 1,419
Liberal Democrats hold

Tophill East

Tophill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Hawkins 517
Conservative Richard Paisley374
Labour Sandy West225
Majority 143
Turnout 1,116
Independent hold

Tophill West

Tophill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Munro 810
Labour Penny McCartney749
Majority 61
Turnout 1,559
Conservative hold

Upwey and Broadwey

Upwey and Broadwey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Goodman 436
Liberal Democrats Roger Genge372
Labour Michael Drake301
Independent Christopher Steadman191
Majority 64
Turnout 1,300
Conservative hold

Westham North

Westham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Blackwood 666
Liberal Democrats Brendan Webster568
Conservative Claire Waghorn513
Majority 98
Turnout 1,747
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Westham West

Westham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lucy Hamilton 461
Liberal Democrats Ryan Hope458
Conservative Jean Woodward346
Majority 3
Turnout 1,265
Labour gain from Conservative

Wey Valley

Wey Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Nixon 1,038
Labour Stewart Pearson316
Green Brian Heatley149
Majority 722
Turnout 1,503
Conservative hold

Weymouth East

Weymouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Hall 548
Labour Rachel Rogers421
Liberal Democrats Oz Kanji311
Majority 127
Turnout 1,280
Conservative hold

Weymouth West

Weymouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Kosier 766
Labour Colin Huckle734
Liberal Democrats Mark Fisher263
Majority 32
Turnout 1,763
Conservative hold

Wyke Regis

Wyke Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Kenwood 790
Conservative Christopher Latham707
Independent Angie Barnes434
Majority 83
Turnout 1,931
Labour hold

References

  1. "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Weymouth & Portland". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 – Weymouth and Portland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 27 July 2025.

See also