Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2007
Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
7 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
58.3 |
38.7 |
6,327 |
+5.4% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
3 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
25.0 |
28.1 |
4,590 |
-2.6% |
|
Labour |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
8.3 |
24.9 |
4,070 |
+0.5% |
|
Independent |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.3 |
4.7 |
769 |
-5.2% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
341 |
+0.4% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
232 |
+1.4% |
|
Monster Raving Loony |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
26 |
+0.2% |
Ward results
Melcombe Regis |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Joy Stanley |
683 |
50.9 |
+9.1 |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Griffin |
384 |
28.6 |
-9.1 |
|
Labour |
Maria Blackwood |
168 |
12.5 |
-0.8 |
|
Green |
Paul McIntosh |
108 |
8.0 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
299 |
22.3 |
+18.2 |
Turnout |
1,343 |
28.4 |
-4.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Preston |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Chapman |
1,199 |
51.2 |
+2.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Mannings |
1,013 |
43.3 |
-1.4 |
|
Labour |
Maureen Drake |
130 |
5.6 |
-1.3 |
Majority |
186 |
7.9 |
+4.1 |
Turnout |
2,342 |
54.4 |
-1.0 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Radipole |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bill White |
847 |
67.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Fry |
216 |
17.2 |
|
|
UKIP |
Alvin Hopper |
106 |
8.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Stewart Pearson |
88 |
7.0 |
|
Majority |
631 |
50.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,257 |
42.6 |
-4.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tophill East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
David Hawkins |
369 |
42.9 |
+15.5 |
|
Independent |
Jacqui Redfern |
252 |
29.3 |
+11.8 |
|
UKIP |
Sylvia Bradley |
126 |
14.7 |
+14.7 |
|
Labour |
Jo Atwell |
113 |
13.1 |
-1.6 |
Majority |
117 |
13.6 |
+9.3 |
Turnout |
860 |
33.5 |
-1.8 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Upwey and Broadwey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Goodman |
435 |
36.1 |
-4.5 |
|
Labour |
Colin Huckle |
361 |
30.0 |
+4.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Beaman |
317 |
26.3 |
-7.7 |
|
Green |
David Smith |
91 |
7.6 |
+7.6 |
Majority |
74 |
6.1 |
-0.5 |
Turnout |
1,204 |
42.2 |
+1.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Westham North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brendan Webster |
647 |
42.1 |
-27.1 |
|
Labour |
Andy Hutchings |
546 |
35.6 |
+4.8 |
|
Conservative |
John Ives |
342 |
22.3 |
+22.3 |
Majority |
101 |
6.5 |
-31.9 |
Turnout |
1,535 |
36.8 |
-4.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Weymouth West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Kosior |
680 |
40.6 |
+0.7 |
|
Labour |
Andy Blackwood |
614 |
36.6 |
+6.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Daly |
234 |
14.0 |
-15.9 |
|
Independent |
Angie Barnes |
148 |
8.8 |
+8.8 |
Majority |
66 |
4.0 |
-5.7 |
Turnout |
1,676 |
41.1 |
-3.0 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
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