- Weymouth and Portland local elections
One third of
Weymouth and Portland Council inDorset ,England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to DorsetCounty Council instead.Political control
Labour 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1980
No overall control 1980 - presentCouncil elections
Weymouth and Portland Council election, 1998 Weymouth and Portland Council election, 1999 Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2000 Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2002 Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2003 Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3790.stm | title =Weymouth and Portland council | accessdate = 2008-05-04 | publisher = "BBC Online "]Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2006 Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2007 Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 517
percentage = 49.9
change = +19.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 342
percentage = 33.0
change = -14.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 178
percentage = 17.2
change = -5.2Election box majority
votes = 175
percentage = 16.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,037
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 497
percentage = 41.3
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 408
percentage = 33.9
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 299
percentage = 24.8
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 89
percentage = 7.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,204
percentage = 44.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Ian Bruce
votes = 436
percentage = 35.0
change = +11.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 412
percentage = 33.1
change = -5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ray Banham
votes = 340
percentage = 27.3
change = -10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 58
percentage = 4.7
change = +4.7Election box majority
votes = 24
percentage = 1.9
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/19uj.stm Weymouth and Portland election results]
* [http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm By-election results]External links
* [http://www.weymouth.gov.uk Weymouth and Portland Council]
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