Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2002

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Council were held on 2 May, 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 14
*Liberal Democrat 11
*Conservative 6
*Independent 4

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 38.5
votes = 5,714
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 23.8
votes = 3,528
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 32.9
votes = 4,889
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 4.9
votes = 722
plus/minus =

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joy Stanley
votes = 676
percentage = 61.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Treanor
votes = 264
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary McHugh
votes = 159
percentage = 14.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 412
percentage = 37.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,099
percentage = 30.2
change = 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 = 510
percentage = 42.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Granycome
votes = 410
percentage = 33.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Follows
votes = 290
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 100
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,210
percentage = 44.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John West
votes = 1,021
percentage = 61.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Knipe
votes = 642
percentage = 38.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 379
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,663
percentage = 31.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Brian Ellis
votes = 1,125
percentage = 51.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Emblen
votes = 898
percentage = 40.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Luxford
votes = 175
percentage = 8.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 227
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,198
percentage = 51.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = James Holt
votes = 412
percentage = 54.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Draper
votes = 194
percentage = 25.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tracy Thomson
votes = 149
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 218
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 755
percentage = 31.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Woodcock
votes = 441
percentage = 52.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Taylor
votes = 403
percentage = 47.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 38
percentage = 4.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 844
percentage = 21.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Kimber
votes = 406
percentage = 68.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Munro
votes = 187
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 219
percentage = 37.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 593
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Harris
votes = 766
percentage = 56.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lindsay Drage
votes = 372
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Scott
votes = 217
percentage = 16.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 394
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,355
percentage = 36.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Wheller
votes = 528
percentage = 53.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lawrence Adams
votes = 451
percentage = 46.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 77
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 979
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Samantha Braund
votes = 547
percentage = 54.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Antony Prowse
votes = 460
percentage = 45.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 87
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,007
percentage = 37.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Blackwood
votes = 920
percentage = 61.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Biggs
votes = 586
percentage = 38.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 334
percentage = 22.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,506
percentage = 36.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Kenwood
votes = 748
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Douglas Swanson
votes = 586
percentage = 35.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jack Biggs
votes = 310
percentage = 18.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 162
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,644
percentage = 39.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/165.stm 2002 Weymouth and Portland election result]
* [http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2002/5/3/90229.html Few shocks as borough maintains its stalemate]
* [http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/docstore/elections/results/inf_2002_electionresults.pdf Ward results]

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