2008 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

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Results of the 2008 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough 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.

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.

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. The leader of the Labour Party on the council, Kate Wheller, was one of two Labour losses when she lost in Westham West.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 16
• Liberal Democrat 12
• Labour 4
• Independent 4

Election result

Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2008

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		7	2	1	+1	53.8	31.5	5,332	+3.4
		4	3	1	+2	30.8	40.3	6,824	+1.6
		1	0	2	-2	7.7	21.4	3,635	-3.5
		1	0	1	-1	7.7	5.9	1,008	+1.2
		0	0	0	0	0	0.9	154	-1.2

Ward results

Littlemoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Simon Bowkett	383	58.1
		Ronald Peattie	276	41.9
Majority			107	16.2
Turnout			659	25.5
	hold		Swing

Melcombe Regis (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Farrell	625
		Grant Leighton	605
		Derek Model	503
		John Liles	494
		Maria Blackwood	184
		Paul McIntosh	154
		Justine Marriott	137
Turnout			2,702	29.6
	hold		Swing
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Preston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Mannings	1,201	48.5
		Dominic Lonsdale	1,157	46.8
		Maureen Drake	116	4.7
Majority			44	1.7
Turnout			2,474	57.6
	hold		Swing

Radipole

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Roebuck	704	54.2
		Ralph Johnson	407	31.4
		Matt Pitman	187	14.4
Majority			294	22.8
Turnout			1,298	42.8
	hold		Swing

Tophill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Amanda Alsop	518	48.7
		Gareth Duncan	332	31.2
		Jo Atwell	214	20.1
Majority			186	17.5
Turnout			1,064	27.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Underhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tim Munro	354	38.6
		Richard Denton-White	322	35.1
		Sandy West	157	17.1
		Margaret Gadd	84	9.2
Majority			32	3.5
Turnout			917	34.0
	hold		Swing

Westham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Howard Legg	334	46.1
		Liisa Wallace	218	30.1
		Stewart Pearson	172	23.8
Majority			116	16.0
Turnout			724	25.8
	hold		Swing

Westham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Graham Winter	750	52.7
		David Wallace	354	24.9
		Lindsay Drage	319	22.4
Majority			396	27.8
Turnout			1,423	34.1
	hold		Swing

Westham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gill Taylor	530	44.1
		Kate Wheller	351	29.2
		Margaret Alsop	321	26.7
Majority			179	14.9
Turnout			1,202	41.4
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Weymouth East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Birtwistle	694	53.2
		Nigel Reed	489	37.5
		Richard Baker	121	9.3
Majority			205	15.7
Turnout			1,304	45.7
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Weymouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sonia Cash	856	54.8
		Andy Blackwood	705	45.2
Majority			151	9.6
Turnout			1,561	38.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Wyke Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Doug Hollings	1,036	63.8
		Colin Huckle	589	36.2
Majority			447	27.6
Turnout			1,625	37.7
	hold		Swing

References

• 2008 Weymouth and Portland election result
• Ward results