Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2012
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Map of the results of the 2012 Weymouth and Portland council election.
Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and
Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2012.
Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset took place on Thursday 3 May 2012.[1]
Election result
Ward results
Melcombe Regis |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Farrell |
431 |
33.46 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Howard Legg |
375 |
29.11 |
|
|
Green |
Jon Orrell |
243 |
18.87 |
|
|
Labour |
Stewart Pearson |
239 |
18.56 |
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
1,291 |
25.85 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
{{{swing}}} |
|
Farrell had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008.
Radipole |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Roebuck |
554 |
50.87 |
|
|
Labour Co-op |
Andy Hutchings |
208 |
19.10 |
|
|
Conservative |
Alison Scott |
180 |
16.53 |
|
|
Independent |
Graham Winter |
147 |
13.50 |
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
1,094 |
35.94 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Underhill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sandy West |
404 |
55.34 |
|
|
Independent |
Robert Hughes |
184 |
25.21 |
|
|
Conservative |
Tim Munro |
142 |
19.45 |
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
734 |
27.14 |
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
{{{swing}}} |
|
Monroe (incumbent) had been elected as an Independent in 2008.
Westham East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mike Byatt |
307 |
34.23 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Oz Kanji |
248 |
27.65 |
|
|
Conservative |
Andrew Manvell |
209 |
23.30 |
|
|
Green |
Jane Burnet |
133 |
14.83 |
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
904 |
31.12 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
{{{swing}}} |
|
Westham North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ryan Hope |
706 |
47.13 |
|
|
Labour |
Lindsay Drage |
502 |
33.51 |
|
|
Conservative |
Jean Woodward |
290 |
19.36 |
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
1,512 |
35.02 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Westham West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gill Taylor |
522 |
54.04 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael Wheller |
317 |
32.82 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sonia Cash |
127 |
13.15 |
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
1,024 |
32.69 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Weymouth East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Birtwhistle |
362 |
36.42 |
|
|
Conservative |
Geoffery Smith |
322 |
32.39 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael Frost |
201 |
20.22 |
|
|
Green |
David Smith |
109 |
10.97 |
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
1,007 |
34.77 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
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