2008 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it has been since 1980. [1]

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The Mayor David Harris and four other councillors stood down at the election. A further seat was vacant for Melcombe Regis after the death of a Liberal Democrat councillor. [2]

The election saw the Conservative Party gain 3 seats, including their first ever seat in Portland, consolidating their position as largest party on the council. However their leader Nigel Reed lost in Weymouth East to the Liberal Democrats. [3] The leader of the Labour Party on the council, Kate Wheller, was one of two Labour losses when she lost in Westham West. [4]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 721+153.831.55,332+3.4
  Conservative 431+230.840.36,824+1.6
  Labour 102-27.721.43,635-3.5
  Independent 101-17.75.91,008+1.2
  Green 000000.9154-1.2

Ward results

Littlemoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Bowkett38358.1+2.8
Conservative Ronald Peattie27641.9+12.1
Majority10716.2-9.3
Turnout 65925.5-10.5
Labour hold Swing
Melcombe Regis (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Farrell625
Conservative Grant Leighton605
Conservative Derek Model503
Liberal Democrats John Liles494
Labour Maria Blackwood184
Green Paul McIntosh154
Labour Justine Marriott137
Turnout 2,70229.6+1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Mannings1,20148.5+5.2
Conservative Dominic Lonsdale1,15746.8-4.4
Labour Maureen Drake1164.7-0.9
Majority441.7
Turnout 2,47457.6+3.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Radipole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Roebuck70454.2-13.2
Conservative Ralph Johnson40731.4+14.2
Labour Matt Pitman18714.4+7.4
Majority29422.8-27.4
Turnout 1,29842.8+0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tophill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Alsop51848.7-18.5
Independent Gareth Duncan33231.2+31.2
Labour Jo Atwell21420.1-12.7
Majority18617.5-16.9
Turnout 1,06427.0-0.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Underhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Munro35438.6
Independent Richard Denton-White32235.1
Labour Sandy West15717.1
Conservative Margaret Gadd849.2
Majority323.5
Turnout 91734.0
Independent hold Swing
Westham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Legg33446.1-10.5
Conservative Liisa Wallace21830.1+9.6
Labour Stewart Pearson17223.8+0.9
Majority11616.0-17.7
Turnout 72425.8-7.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Westham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Winter75052.7+10.6
Conservative David Wallace35424.9+2.6
Labour Lindsay Drage31922.4-13.2
Majority39627.8+21.3
Turnout 1,42334.1-2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Westham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gill Taylor53044.1+10.7
Labour Kate Wheller35129.2-2.0
Conservative Margaret Alsop32126.7-8.6
Majority17914.9
Turnout 1,20241.4-1.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Weymouth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Birtwistle69453.2+17.1
Conservative Nigel Reed48937.5-2.4
Labour Richard Baker1219.3-8.9
Majority20515.7
Turnout 1,30445.7+3.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Weymouth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sonia Cash85654.8+14.2
Labour Andy Blackwood70545.2+8.6
Majority1519.6+5.6
Turnout 1,56138.9-2.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wyke Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doug Hollings1,03663.8+25.7
Labour Colin Huckle58936.2-6.2
Majority44727.6
Turnout 1,62537.7-0.6
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Councils set for election fever". BBC Online. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  2. ↑ "Mayor to miss election". Dorset Echo. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Tories gain seats and Labour lose". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Tory gains in Weymouth and Portland elections". Dorset Echo. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
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