Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2007

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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.

Weymouth and Portland Borough & Non-metropolitan district in England

Weymouth and Portland was a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. It consisted of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Southill, Nottington, Westham, Radipole, Chiswell, Castletown, Fortuneswell, Weston, Southwell and Easton; the latter six being on the Isle of Portland.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Election result

Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 7 3 1 +2 58.3 38.7 6,327 +5.4%
  Liberal Democrat 3 1 2 -1 25.0 28.1 4,590 -2.6%
  Labour 1 1 2 -1 8.3 24.9 4,070 +0.5%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 8.3 4.7 769 -5.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 341 +0.4%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 232 +1.4%
  Monster Raving Loony 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 26 +0.2%

Ward results

Melcombe Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Joy Stanley 683 50.9 +9.1
Conservative Christopher Griffin 384 28.6 -9.1
Labour Maria Blackwood 168 12.5 -0.8
Green Paul McIntosh 108 8.0 +0.8
Majority 299 22.3 +18.2
Turnout 1,343 28.4 -4.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Chapman 1,199 51.2 +2.7
Liberal Democrat David Mannings 1,013 43.3 -1.4
Labour Maureen Drake 130 5.6 -1.3
Majority 186 7.9 +4.1
Turnout 2,342 54.4 -1.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Radipole
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Bill White 847 67.4
Conservative Peter Fry 216 17.2
UKIP Alvin Hopper 106 8.4
Labour Stewart Pearson 88 7.0
Majority 631 50.2
Turnout 1,257 42.6 -4.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tophill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David Hawkins 369 42.9 +15.5
Independent Jacqui Redfern 252 29.3 +11.8
UKIP Sylvia Bradley 126 14.7 +14.7
Labour Jo Atwell 113 13.1 -1.6
Majority 117 13.6 +9.3
Turnout 860 33.5 -1.8
Independent hold Swing
Tophill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Nash 726 67.2 +46.4
Labour Sandy West 355 32.8 +16.8
Majority 371 34.4
Turnout 1,081 27.6 -4.8
Conservative hold Swing
Upwey and Broadwey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Goodman 435 36.1 -4.5
Labour Colin Huckle 361 30.0 +4.5
Liberal Democrat David Beaman 317 26.3 -7.7
Green David Smith 91 7.6 +7.6
Majority 74 6.1 -0.5
Turnout 1,204 42.2 +1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Westham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Brendan Webster 647 42.1 -27.1
Labour Andy Hutchings 546 35.6 +4.8
Conservative John Ives 342 22.3 +22.3
Majority 101 6.5 -31.9
Turnout 1,535 36.8 -4.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Westham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jean Woodward 434 35.3
Liberal Democrat Gill Taylor 411 33.4
Labour Venessa Collins 384 31.2
Majority 23 1.9
Turnout 1,229 43.1 -2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Wey Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pamela Nixon 799 62.0 +8.3
Labour Alan Chedzoy 391 30.4 -3.4
Green Brian Heatley 98 7.6 -4.9
Majority 408 31.6 +11.7
Turnout 1,288 45.4 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Weymouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roger Allen 484 39.9
Liberal Democrat John Birtwistle 438 36.1
Labour Richard Baker 220 18.2
Green Ian Poyser 44 3.6
Monster Raving Loony Dominic Lonsdale 26 2.1
Majority 46 3.8
Turnout 1,212 42.4 +0.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Weymouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Kosior 680 40.6 +0.7
Labour Andy Blackwood 614 36.6 +6.4
Liberal Democrat Richard Daly 234 14.0 -15.9
Independent Angie Barnes 148 8.8 +8.8
Majority 66 4.0 -5.7
Turnout 1,676 41.1 -3.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wyke Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anne Kenwood 700 42.4 +8.5
Conservative Margaret Alsop 628 38.1 +1.5
Independent Jack Biggs 321 19.5 +0.7
Majority 72 4.3
Turnout 1,649 38.3 -4.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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