Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2008

Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2008

Elections to Weymouth and Portland 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.cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7372292.stm | title = Councils set for election fever | accessdate = 2008-05-04 | date = 2008-04-29| publisher = "BBC Online"]

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.cite web| url = http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.2174010.0.mayor_to_miss_election.php | title = Mayor to miss election | accessdate = 2008-05-04 | date = 2008-04-05| publisher = "Dorset Echo"]

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.cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7378991.stm | title = Tories gain seats and Labour lose | accessdate = 2008-05-04 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = "BBC Online"] The leader of the Labour party on the council, Kate Wheller, was one of two Labour losses when she lost in Westham West.cite web| url = http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2242119.mostcommented.tory_gains_in_weymouth_and_portland_elections.php | title = Tory gains in Weymouth and Portland elections | accessdate = 2008-05-04 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = "Dorset Echo"]

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 16
*Liberal Democrat 12
*Labour 4
*Independent 4

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 2
loss = 1
net = +1
seats % = 53.8
votes % = 31.5
votes = 5,332
plus/minus = +3.4%
Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 3
loss = 1
net = +2
seats % = 30.8
votes % = 40.3
votes = 6,824
plus/minus = +1.6%
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 7.7
votes % = 21.4
votes = 3,635
plus/minus = -3.5%
Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 7.7
votes % = 5.9
votes = 1,008
plus/minus = +1.2%
Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.9
votes = 154
plus/minus = -1.2%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Bowkett
votes = 383
percentage = 58.1
change = +2.8
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Peattie
votes = 276
percentage = 41.9
change = +12.1
Election box majority
votes = 107
percentage = 16.2
change = -9.3
Election box turnout
votes = 659
percentage = 25.5
change = -10.5
Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Farrell
votes = 625
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Grant Leighton
votes = 605
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Model
votes = 503
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Liles
votes = 494
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maria Blackwood
votes = 184
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Paul McIntosh
votes = 154
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Justine Marriott
votes = 137
percentage =
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 2,702
percentage = 29.6
change = +1.2
Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =
Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Mannings
votes = 1,201
percentage = 48.5
change = +5.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dominic Lonsdale
votes = 1,157
percentage = 46.8
change = -4.4
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Drake
votes = 116
percentage = 4.7
change = -0.9
Election box majority
votes = 44
percentage = 1.7
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 2,474
percentage = 57.6
change = +3.2
Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Roebuck
votes = 704
percentage = 54.2
change = -13.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ralph Johnson
votes = 407
percentage = 31.4
change = +14.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Matt Pitman
votes = 187
percentage = 14.4
change = +7.4
Election box majority
votes = 294
percentage = 22.8
change = -27.4
Election box turnout
votes = 1,298
percentage = 42.8
change = +0.2
Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Amanda Alsop
votes = 518
percentage = 48.7
change = -18.5
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Gareth Duncan
votes = 332
percentage = 31.2
change = +31.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jo Atwell
votes = 214
percentage = 20.1
change = -12.7
Election box majority
votes = 186
percentage = 17.5
change = -16.9
Election box turnout
votes = 1,064
percentage = 27.0
change = -0.6
Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Tim Munro
votes = 354
percentage = 38.6
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Richard Denton-White
votes = 322
percentage = 35.1
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sandy West
votes = 157
percentage = 17.1
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Gadd
votes = 84
percentage = 9.2
change =
Election box majority
votes = 32
percentage = 3.5
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 917
percentage = 34.0
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Howard Legg
votes = 334
percentage = 46.1
change = -10.5
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Liisa Wallace
votes = 218
percentage = 30.1
change = +9.6
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stewart Pearson
votes = 172
percentage = 23.8
change = +0.9
Election box majority
votes = 116
percentage = 16.0
change = -17.7
Election box turnout
votes = 724
percentage = 25.8
change = -7.3
Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Winter
votes = 750
percentage = 52.7
change = +10.6
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Wallace
votes = 354
percentage = 24.9
change = +2.6
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lindsay Drage
votes = 319
percentage = 22.4
change = -13.2
Election box majority
votes = 396
percentage = 27.8
change = +21.3
Election box turnout
votes = 1,423
percentage = 34.1
change = -2.7
Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gill Taylor
votes = 530
percentage = 44.1
change = +10.7
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kate Wheller
votes = 351
percentage = 29.2
change = -2.0
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Alsop
votes = 321
percentage = 26.7
change = -8.6
Election box majority
votes = 179
percentage = 14.9
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 1,202
percentage = 41.4
change = -1.7
Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Birtwistle
votes = 694
percentage = 53.2
change = +17.1
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Reed
votes = 489
percentage = 37.5
change = -2.4
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Baker
votes = 121
percentage = 9.3
change = -8.9
Election box majority
votes = 205
percentage = 15.7
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 1,304
percentage = 45.7
change = +3.3
Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sonia Cash
votes = 856
percentage = 54.8
change = +14.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andy Blackwood
votes = 705
percentage = 45.2
change = +8.6
Election box majority
votes = 151
percentage = 9.6
change = +5.6
Election box turnout
votes = 1,561
percentage = 38.9
change = -2.2
Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Doug Hollings
votes = 1,036
percentage = 63.8
change = +25.7
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Huckle
votes = 589
percentage = 36.2
change = -6.2
Election box majority
votes = 447
percentage = 27.6
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 1,625
percentage = 37.7
change = -0.6
Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/19uj.stm 2008 Weymouth and Portland election result]
* [http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/docstore/elections/Inf_20080501_Results.pdf Ward results]

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