Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2002
Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough 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
Election result
Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2002 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50.0 |
38.5 |
5,714 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3 |
23.8 |
3,528 |
|
|
Conservative |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
8.3 |
32.9 |
4,889 |
|
|
Independent |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
8.3 |
4.9 |
722 |
|
Ward results
Melcombe Regis |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Joy Stanley |
676 |
61.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Jacqueline Treanor |
264 |
24.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Mary McHugh |
159 |
14.5 |
|
Majority |
412 |
37.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,099 |
30.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Graham Winter |
510 |
42.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
George Granycome |
410 |
33.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Follows |
290 |
24.0 |
|
Majority |
100 |
8.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,210 |
44.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Preston |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Ellis |
1,125 |
51.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Simon Emblen |
898 |
40.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Susan Luxford |
175 |
8.0 |
|
Majority |
227 |
10.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,198 |
51.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tophill East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
James Holt |
412 |
54.6 |
|
|
Labour |
James Draper |
194 |
25.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Tracy Thomson |
149 |
19.7 |
|
Majority |
218 |
28.9 |
|
Turnout |
755 |
31.3 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Westham North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Harris |
766 |
56.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Lindsay Drage |
372 |
27.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
John Scott |
217 |
16.0 |
|
Majority |
394 |
29.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,355 |
36.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Westham West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kathleen Wheller |
528 |
53.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lawrence Adams |
451 |
46.1 |
|
Majority |
77 |
7.8 |
|
Turnout |
979 |
40.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wyke Regis |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anne Kenwood |
748 |
45.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Douglas Swanson |
586 |
35.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Jack Biggs |
310 |
18.9 |
|
Majority |
162 |
9.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,644 |
39.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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