2014 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2014 Weymouth and Portland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, UK Independence Party in purple and independents in light grey. Wards in grey were not contested in 2014. Weymouth and Portland UK local election 2014 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2014 Weymouth and Portland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, UK Independence Party in purple and independents in light grey. Wards in grey were not contested in 2014.

The 2014 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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The elections saw the Labour Party gain 3 seats and become the largest party on the council with 15 seats, but without an overall majority. The Conservative Party was reduced to 11 seats compared to the 14 they had after the 2012 election.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Weymouth and Portland election result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 530+341.729.64,485
  Conservative 403-333.327.74,209
  Liberal Democrats 101-18.314.32,171
  UKIP 110+18.312.41,888
  Independent 10008.33.4516
  Green 00000.012.51,902

Gain/loss is relative to the 2010 results.

Councillors standing down

The following councillors were elected in 2010 and had to seek re-election.

WardCouncillorParty
LittlemoorMark TewkesburyLabour
Melcombe RegisRaymond BanhamLiberal Democrat
PrestonHazel BruceConservative
Tophill EastMargaret LeicesterIndependent
Tophill WestIan Munro-PriceConservative
UnderhillPaul KimberLabour
Upwey and BroadweyRobert DunsterConservative
Westham EastIan JamesConservative
Westham NorthChristine JamesLiberal Democrat
Wey ValleyKevin HodderConservative
Weymouth WestDominic LonsdaleConservative
Wyke RegisGeoffrey PetherickIndependent
(elected as Conservative)

No elections: Radipole, Westham West, Weymouth East

Geoff Petherick became an independent in May 2011. [2]

Ward results

Littlemoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Tewkesbury47456.2
UKIP Sandra Cobb22426.5
Conservative John Ellis14617.3
Majority 250
Turnout 32.64
Labour hold Swing
Melcombe Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Francis Drake31224.8
Conservative Roger Costello29723.6
Labour Dan Brember26821.3
Liberal Democrats Ray Banham25019.9
Green Jonathan Orrell13110.4
Majority 15
Turnout 27.32
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Bruce91838.2
Liberal Democrats Howard Legg57023.7
UKIP Steve Cobb53022.1
Labour Maureen Drake26010.8
Green John Tomblin1245.2
Majority 348
Turnout 55.46
Conservative hold Swing
Tophill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Leicester25327.8
UKIP Alan Ackroyd22524.7
Labour Jim Draper20923.0
Conservative Richard Paisley16918.6
Green Benn Harrison545.9
Majority 28
Turnout 36.87
Independent hold Swing
Tophill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Penny McCartney42633.2
Conservative Alec Nicholls34626.9
Liberal Democrats Sue Lees26820.9
Green Susan Sutton24519.1
Majority 80
Turnout 34.26
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Underhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Kimber47359.7
UKIP Tracey Gough31940.3
Majority 154
Turnout 30.12
Labour hold Swing
Upwey and Broadwey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Brookes40634.4
Labour Kieron Womble36430.8
UKIP John Morse27823.5
Green David Smith13311.3
Majority 42
Turnout 41.25
Conservative hold Swing
Westham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Rockingham36742.2
Liberal Democrats Oz Kanji27531.6
Conservative Jean Woodward22826.2
Majority 92
Turnout 32.43
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Westham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine James80859.2
Labour Pete Barrow55840.8
Majority 250
Turnout 34.27
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wey Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cory Russell63054.6
Green Brian Heatley52345.4
Majority 107
Turnout 40.54
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claudia Webb54134.2
Labour Tashi Warr53633.9
Green Claire Sutton50431.9
Majority 5
Turnout 40.90
Conservative hold Swing
Wyke Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Craig Martin55036.0
Conservative Christopher Mallen52834.5
Independent Mark Griffiths26317.2
Green Leslie Dalton18812.3
Majority 22
Turnout 35.94
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/10846/19/1/weymouth-councillor-crosses-the-floor-from Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine WEYMOUTH: Councillor crosses the floor from Tory to Independent
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