- Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2003
Elections to
Weymouth and Portland Council were held on1 May ,2003 . One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control .After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 13
*Liberal Democrat 11
*Conservative 6
*Independent 5Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 31.4
votes = 4,419
plus/minus = -7.1%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 4
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 29.2
votes = 4,106
plus/minus = +5.4%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 25.0
votes % = 16.2
votes = 2,281
plus/minus = +11.3%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 19.7
votes = 2,777
plus/minus = -13.2%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.5
votes = 497
plus/minus = +3.5%Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Farrell
votes = 454
percentage = 46.8
change = -14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Model
votes = 320
percentage = 33.0
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary McHugh
votes = 197
percentage = 20.3
change = +5.8Election box majority
votes = 134
percentage = 13.8
change = -23.7Election box turnout
votes = 971
percentage = 25.5
change = -4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harry Burden
votes = 876
percentage = 54.5
change = -6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Johnson
votes = 732
percentage = 45.5
change = +6.9Election box majority
votes = 144
percentage = 9.0
change = -13.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,608
percentage = 30.5
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hazel Bruce
votes = 1,064
percentage = 50.3
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Mannings
votes = 860
percentage = 40.7
change = -10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joy Burrow
votes = 190
percentage = 9.0
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 204
percentage = 9.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,114
percentage = 49.8
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Molyneux
votes = 599
percentage = 50.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Granycome
votes = 439
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stewart Pearson
votes = 161
percentage = 13.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 160
percentage = 13.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,199
percentage = 34.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jacqueline Redfern
votes = 358
percentage = 53.8
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Margaret Leicester
votes = 307
percentage = 46.2
change = +46.2Election box majority
votes = 51
percentage = 7.6
change = -21.3Election box turnout
votes = 665
percentage = 27.2
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Leslie Ames
votes = 805
percentage = 74.9
change = +74.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ruth Mackay
votes = 154
percentage = 14.3
change = -38.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Simon Avery
votes = 116
percentage = 10.8
change = +10.8Election box majority
votes = 651
percentage = 60.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,075
percentage = 26.6
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Timothy Munro
votes = 283
percentage = 55.5
change = +55.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lynne Coombe
votes = 227
percentage = 44.5
change = -24.0Election box majority
votes = 56
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 510
percentage = 22.7
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Hayman
votes = 514
percentage = 59.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lorraine Rodgers
votes = 347
percentage = 40.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 167
percentage = 19.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 861
percentage = 29.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Hutchings
votes = 553
percentage = 44.7
change = +17.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Harris
votes = 463
percentage = 37.4
change = -19.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Scott
votes = 222
percentage = 17.9
change = +1.9Election box majority
votes = 90
percentage = 7.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,238
percentage = 33.7
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Raymond Banham
votes = 522
percentage = 57.0
change = +10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Angela McCarthy
votes = 394
percentage = 43.0
change = -10.9Election box majority
votes = 128
percentage = 14.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 916
percentage = 38.2
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kay Wilcox
votes = 657
percentage = 44.1
change = -17.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Hugh Chalker
votes = 497
percentage = 33.4
change = +33.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shirley Wellman
votes = 335
percentage = 22.5
change = +22.5Election box majority
votes = 160
percentage = 10.7
change = -11.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,489
percentage = 36.4
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Churchouse
votes = 663
percentage = 46.2
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jack Biggs
votes = 412
percentage = 28.7
change = +9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Charlie Garman
votes = 359
percentage = 25.0
change = +25.0Election box majority
votes = 251
percentage = 17.5
change = +7.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,434
percentage = 34.3
change = -5.0References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/326.stm 2003 Weymouth and Portland election result]
* [http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/docstore/elections/results/inf_2003_electionresults.pdf Ward results]sequence
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