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Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset, England existed from 1974 to 2019. One-third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Dorset County Council instead. The council was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council in 2019.

Political control

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The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority prior to the district coming into effect the following year. From 1973 until its abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1][2]

Party in control Years
Labour 1973–1976
Conservative 1976–1980
No overall control 1980–2019

Leadership

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The role of mayor was largely ceremonial at Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. Until 2016, the council did not formally appoint a leader of the council. Instead, the chair of the management committee represented the council alongside leaders from other councils, and was frequently called the leader in media coverage.[3][4] In 2016 the chair of the management committee was given the additional title of leader of the council.[5] The chairs of the management committee from 2002 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:

Councillor Party From To
Anne Thomas[6][7][8] Labour 2002 2004
Brian Ellis[9] Liberal Democrats 2004 2007
Nigel Reed[10] Conservative 2007 May 2008
Mike Goodman Conservative 2008 2010
Geoff Petherick[11] Conservative 2010 May 2011
Mike Goodman[12] Conservative 2011 2014
Mike Byatt[13] Labour 2014 May 2015
Ian Bruce[13][14] Conservative May 2015 May 2016
Jeff Cant[15][16] Conservative May 2016 31 Mar 2019

Party representation

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Date Election Full council
Con Lab LD Ind UKIP Gr Con Lab LD Ind UKIP Gr
Jun 2004 8 9 14 5 – – 8 9 14 5 – –
May 2006 5 2 3 2 – – 11 7 13 5 – –
Jun 2006 By-Election: LD to Con 12 7 12 5 – –
May 2007 7 1 3 1 – – 14 6 11 5 – –
Feb 2008 Death of councillor 14 6 10 5 – –
May 2008 4 1 7 1 – – 16 4 12 4 – –
2008 Defection: Ind to Con 17 4 12 3 – –
2008 Defection: LD to Con 18 4 11 3 – –
Oct 2008 Defection: LD to Con 19 4 10 3 – –
Dec 2009 By-Election: Con to Lab 18 5 10 3 – –
May 2010 7 2 2 1 – – 18 5 11 2 – –
May 2011 6 3 2 1 – – 17 7 10 2 – –
May 2011 Defection: Con to Ind 16 7 10 3 – –
May 2012 2 6 4 – – – 14 11 8 3 – –
May 2013 By-Election: Con to Lab 13 12 8 3 – –
May 2014 4 5 1 1 1 – 11 15 7 2 1 –
Mar 2015 Defection: Lab to Ind 11 14 7 3 1 –
May 2015 9 1 1 1 – – 14 13 6 2 1 –
May 2016 1 7 4 – – 1 14 12 6 2 1 1
Dec 2016 Defection: Con to Gr 13 12 6 2 1 2
May 2017 By-election: LD to Con 14 12 5 2 1 2
Dec 2017

- May 2018

By-election: Ind to Con

Defection: UKIP to Con

By-election: Gr to Con

16 12 5 2 0 1

Council elections

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Borough result maps

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  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
    2014 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2016 results map
    2016 results map

By-elections

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1998-2002

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Westham North By-Election 4 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 517 49.9 +19.4
Liberal Democrats 342 33.0 −14.1
Conservative 178 17.2 −5.2
Majority 175 16.9
Turnout 1,037 27.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2002-2006

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Wey Valley By-Election 14 October 2004[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Brookes 497 41.3 −1.9
Labour 408 33.9 +1.1
Liberal Democrats 299 24.8 +0.8
Majority 89 7.4
Turnout 1,204 44.1
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

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Westham North By-Election 22 June 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Bruce 436 35.0 +11.3
Labour 412 33.1 −5.2
Liberal Democrats Ray Banham 340 27.3 −10.7
Independent 58 4.7 +4.7
Majority 24 1.9
Turnout 45.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

A by-election was held in Wyke Regis ward on 10 December 2009 following the death of councillor Doug Hollings (Conservative).

Wyke Regis By-Election 10 December 2009[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kate Wheller 579 40.1 +3.9
Conservative Helen Glavin 486 33.7 −30.1
Liberal Democrats Trefor Morgan 268 18.6 +18.6
Citizen's Action Party Richard Denton-White 111 7.7 +7.7
Majority 93 6.4
Turnout 1,444 33.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2010-2014

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A by-election was held in Melbombe Regis ward on 16 May 2013 following the death of councillor Peter Farrell (Conservative) in April 2013.[24] Farrell had been elected in May 2012 and so the election was for the period May 2013 to May 2016.

Melbombe Regis By-Election 16 May 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stewart Pearson 279
Conservative Andrew Manvell 258
Independent James Williamson 204
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Taylor 170
Green Jonathan Orrell 143
Majority 21
Turnout 1,058 21.24
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2014-2019

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A by-election was held in Wey Valley ward on 20 October 2016 following the resignation of Cory Russell (Conservative).

Wey Valley By-Election 20 October 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Ferrari 475 62.3 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Vaughan 118 15.5 N/A
Labour Grafton Straker 96 12.6 −9.8
Green James Askew 74 9.7 −6.1
Majority 357 46.8
Turnout 764 27.25
Conservative hold Swing

A by-election was held in Westham East ward on 4 May 2017 following the resignation of councillor Sally Maslin (Liberal Democrats).[25]

Westham East By-Election 4 May 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Byatt 294
Liberal Democrats Andreas Scheffler 270
Green Caz Dennett 260
Labour David Joseph Greenhalf 236
Majority 24
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

A by-election was held in Tophill East ward on 8 February 2018 following the resignation of councillor David Hawkins (Independent).[26]

Tophill East By-Election 8 February 2018[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Katharine Garcia 362 46.9 +16.7
Labour Becky Blake 354 45.9 +23.0
Green Sara Harpley 56 7.3 −5.3
Majority 8 1.0
Turnout 772
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

A by-election was held in Tophill West ward on 8 February 2018 following the resignation of councillor Jason Webb (Conservative).[26]

Tophill West By-Election 8 February 2018[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kerry Baker 511 53.8 +13.7
Labour Giovanna Lewis 356 37.5 −22.4
Green Carole Timmons 82 8.6 +8.6
Majority 155 16.3
Turnout 949
Conservative hold Swing

Green councillor Claudia Moore (Weymouth West, elected as a Conservative) resigned from the council on 20 December 2017.[29] The vacancy was originally going to be left to be filled in the scheduled on-third election on 3 May 2018. However, following the government's approval of the Dorset mergers with first elections 2 May 2019,[30] the election was cancelled and the by-election for Weymouth West was called for 3 May 2018.[21]

Weymouth West By-Election 3 May 2018[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Nickinson 558 39.3 +2.4
Green Val Graves 508 35.8 +16.2
Labour David Greenhalf 354 24.9 −18.7
Majority 50 3.5
Turnout 1,420
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  17. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
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  19. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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  23. ^ "Red Kate has taken the Wyke Regis seat". Dorset Echo. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  24. ^ Rachael Burnett (3 April 2013). "Tributes paid to councillor Peter Farrell". Dorset Echo.
  25. ^ "Weymouth & Portland Borough Council - previous elections". www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  26. ^ a b Boothroyd, David (29 December 2017). "MORE THAN THE SNP CAN BEAR IN BEARSDEN". Local Councils. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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