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.
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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 75.0 | 40.1 | 11,352 | ||
Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 8.3 | 26.5 | 7,481 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 3,233 | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 1,374 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 2,654 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 2,188 | ||
Gain/loss is relative to the 2011 results.
The following councillors were elected in 2011 and had to seek re-election.
Councillor | Party | Ward |
---|---|---|
Joy Stanley | Liberal Democrat | Melcombe Regis |
Peter Chapman | Conservative | Preston |
Bill White | Liberal Democrat | Radipole |
David Hawkins | Independent | Tophill East |
Amanda Munro | Conservative | Tophill West |
Mike Goodman | Conservative | Upwey & Broadwey |
Andy Blackwood | Labour | Westham North |
Lucy Hamilton | Labour | Westham West |
Pam Nixon | Conservative | Wey Valley |
Jane Hall | Conservative | Weymouth East |
Richard Kosior | Conservative | Weymouth West |
Anne Kenwood | Independent (elected as Labour) | Wyke Regis |
No elections: Littlemoor, Underhill, Westham East
Anne Kenwood became an independent in March 2015. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jason Osborne | 858 | |||
Labour | Richard Baker | 704 | |||
UKIP | John Morse | 545 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alvin Hopper | 288 | |||
Green | Benn Harrison | 251 | |||
Majority | 154 | ||||
Turnout | 56.65 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Farquharson | 2007 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Vaughan | 817 | |||
Labour | Maureen Drake | 588 | |||
Majority | 1190 | ||||
Turnout | 80.19 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cathy Page-Nash | 662 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Graham Winter | 589 | |||
Labour | Kay Wilcox | 428 | |||
UKIP | James Stokes | 317 | |||
Majority | 73 | ||||
Turnout | 69.14 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Hawkins | 574 | |||
Conservative | Richard Paisley | 506 | |||
Labour | Jo Atwell | 383 | |||
Green | Susan Sutton | 210 | |||
Majority | 68 | ||||
Turnout | 67.71 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jason Webb | 606 | |||
Labour | Jim Draper | 561 | |||
UKIP | Tracey Gough | 520 | |||
Independent | Sue Lees | 327 | |||
Independent | Susan Cocking | 252 | |||
Green | Deborah Coleman | 166 | |||
Majority | 45 | ||||
Turnout | 64.30 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ellis | 1056 | |||
Labour | Kieron Womble | 634 | |||
Green | David Smith | 342 | |||
Majority | 422 | ||||
Turnout | 75.27 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Oz Kanji | 1007 | |||
Labour | Pete Barrow | 837 | |||
Conservative | Alec Nicholls | 780 | |||
Majority | 170 | ||||
Turnout | 63.76 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Blackwood | 673 | |||
Conservative | Lesley Nicholls | 617 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Kenwood | 532 | |||
Majority | 56 | ||||
Turnout | 63.75 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pamela Nixon | 1326 | |||
Labour | Pat Dunne | 480 | |||
Green | Brian Heatley | 339 | |||
Majority | 846 | ||||
Turnout | 74.77 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alison Reed | 666 | |||
Green | Clare Sutton | 501 | |||
Labour | Maria Blackwood | 338 | |||
UKIP | Sybil Drake | 257 | |||
Majority | 165 | ||||
Turnout | 65.23 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Kosior | 1231 | |||
Labour | Hazel Priest | 934 | |||
Green | Jon Orrell | 624 | |||
Majority | 297 | ||||
Turnout | 71.08 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeff Cant | 1037 | |||
Labour | Lucy Hamilton | 921 | |||
UKIP | Jill Hordle | 549 | |||
Independent | Tim Griffiths | 221 | |||
Green | Edward Preece | 221 | |||
Majority | 116 | ||||
Turnout | 68.42 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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