2015 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2015 Weymouth and Portland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and independents in light grey. Wards in grey were not contested in 2015. Weymouth and Portland UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Weymouth and Portland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and independents in light grey. Wards in grey were not contested in 2015.

The 2015 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect 12 members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as the 2015 general election.

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The elections saw the Conservative Party gain 3 seats and become the largest party on the council with 14 seats, but without an overall majority. The Labour Party was reduced to 13 seats compared to the 15 they had after the 2014 election.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Weymouth and Portland election result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 930+375.040.111,352
  Labour 102-28.326.57,481
  Liberal Democrats 112-18.311.43,233
  Independent 10008.34.91,374
  Green 00000.09.42,654
  UKIP 00000.07.72,188

Gain/loss is relative to the 2011 results.

Councillors standing down

The following councillors were elected in 2011 and had to seek re-election.

CouncillorPartyWard
Joy StanleyLiberal DemocratMelcombe Regis
Peter ChapmanConservativePreston
Bill WhiteLiberal DemocratRadipole
David HawkinsIndependentTophill East
Amanda MunroConservativeTophill West
Mike GoodmanConservativeUpwey & Broadwey
Andy BlackwoodLabourWestham North
Lucy HamiltonLabourWestham West
Pam NixonConservativeWey Valley
Jane HallConservativeWeymouth East
Richard KosiorConservativeWeymouth West
Anne KenwoodIndependent
(elected as Labour)		Wyke Regis

No elections: Littlemoor, Underhill, Westham East

Anne Kenwood became an independent in March 2015. [2]

Ward results

Melcombe Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Osborne858
Labour Richard Baker704
UKIP John Morse545
Liberal Democrats Alvin Hopper288
Green Benn Harrison251
Majority154
Turnout 56.65
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Farquharson2007
Liberal Democrats Robin Vaughan817
Labour Maureen Drake588
Majority1190
Turnout 80.19
Conservative hold Swing
Radipole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cathy Page-Nash662
Liberal Democrats Graham Winter589
Labour Kay Wilcox428
UKIP James Stokes317
Majority73
Turnout 69.14
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Tophill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Hawkins574
Conservative Richard Paisley506
Labour Jo Atwell383
Green Susan Sutton210
Majority68
Turnout 67.71
Independent hold Swing
Tophill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Webb606
Labour Jim Draper561
UKIP Tracey Gough520
Independent Sue Lees327
Independent Susan Cocking252
Green Deborah Coleman166
Majority45
Turnout 64.30
Conservative hold Swing
Upwey and Broadwey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ellis1056
Labour Kieron Womble634
Green David Smith342
Majority422
Turnout 75.27
Conservative hold Swing
Westham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Oz Kanji1007
Labour Pete Barrow837
Conservative Alec Nicholls780
Majority170
Turnout 63.76
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Westham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Blackwood673
Conservative Lesley Nicholls617
Liberal Democrats Anne Kenwood532
Majority56
Turnout 63.75
Labour hold Swing
Wey Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Nixon1326
Labour Pat Dunne480
Green Brian Heatley339
Majority846
Turnout 74.77
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Reed666
Green Clare Sutton501
Labour Maria Blackwood338
UKIP Sybil Drake257
Majority165
Turnout 65.23
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Kosior1231
Labour Hazel Priest934
Green Jon Orrell624
Majority297
Turnout 71.08
Conservative hold Swing
Wyke Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeff Cant1037
Labour Lucy Hamilton921
UKIP Jill Hordle549
Independent Tim Griffiths221
Green Edward Preece221
Majority116
Turnout 68.42
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/35336/11/1/weymouth-massive-council-changes-on-may Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine WEYMOUTH: Massive council changes on May 7th
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