Elections to Weymouth and Portland Council were held on 4 May 2006. 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
Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2006 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
Conservative | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 5,041 | +4.5% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25.0 | 30.7 | 4,646 | -1.3% | ||
Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 16.7 | 24.4 | 3,687 | -3.5% | ||
Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 9.9 | 1,498 | +0.9% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 259 | +1.7% |
One Labour candidate was unopposed.
Littlemoor | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Mary Tewkesbury | 479 | 55.3 | ||
Conservative | Ashley Newman | 258 | 29.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Alan Walker | 129 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 221 | 25.5 | |||
Turnout | 866 | 36.0 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Melcombe Regis | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Lynne Herbert | 609 | 41.8 | ||
Conservative | George Afedakis | 550 | 37.7 | ||
Labour | Maria Blackwood | 194 | 13.3 | ||
Green | Paul McIntosh | 105 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 59 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,458 | 32.8 | -2.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Preston | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Hazel Bruce | 1,146 | 48.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Collings | 1,056 | 44.7 | ||
Labour | Maureen Drake | 163 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | 90 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,365 | 55.4 | -4.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Tophill East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Margaret Leicester | 235 | 27.4 | ||
Conservative | Corinne Peters | 198 | 23.1 | ||
Independent | James Holt | 150 | 17.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Simon Robinson | 149 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | Margaret Atwell | 126 | 14.7 | ||
Majority | 37 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 858 | 35.3 | -4.1 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Tophill West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Stephen Flew | 347 | 28.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark Peters | 254 | 20.8 | ||
Independent | David Hawkins | 236 | 19.3 | ||
Labour | James Draper | 196 | 16.0 | ||
Independent | Timothy Woodcock | 191 | 15.6 | ||
Majority | 93 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,224 | 32.4 | -5.4 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Underhill | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Paul Kimber | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Upwey and Broadwey | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Robert Dunster | 459 | 40.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Raymond Banham | 384 | 34.0 | ||
Labour | Colin Huckle | 288 | 25.5 | ||
Majority | 75 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,131 | 41.1 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westham East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian James | 489 | 56.6 | ||
Labour | David Dowle | 198 | 22.9 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Wyness | 177 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 291 | 33.7 | |||
Turnout | 864 | 33.1 | -4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Westham North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine James | 1,132 | 69.2 | ||
Labour | Kristine Hallett | 503 | 30.8 | ||
Majority | 629 | 38.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,635 | 41.2 | -2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Wey Valley | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Alison Scott | 664 | 53.7 | ||
Labour | Alan Chedzoy | 418 | 33.8 | ||
Green | Brian Heatley | 154 | 12.5 | ||
Majority | 246 | 19.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,236 | 44.9 | -8.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Weymouth West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter O'Neill | 674 | 39.9 | ||
Labour | Sharon Mitchell | 511 | 30.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Marion Pullen | 505 | 29.9 | ||
Majority | 163 | 9.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,690 | 44.1 | -3.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Wyke Regis | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Petherick | 661 | 36.6 | ||
Labour | Anne Kenwood | 611 | 33.9 | ||
Independent | Jack Biggs | 339 | 18.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Saunders | 193 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 50 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,804 | 43.1 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Preceded by Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2004 |
Weymouth and Portland local elections | Succeeded by Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2007 |