2012 UK local government election
Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset took place on Thursday 3 May 2012.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 14
- Labour 11
- Liberal Democrat 8
- Independent 3
Election result
Weymouth and Portland election result 2012 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 6 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 50.0 | 35.2 | 5,020 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 33.3 | 25.9 | 3,683 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 16.7 | 29.2 | 4,159 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 665 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 646 | |
| United People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 72 | |
Gain/loss is relative to the 2008 results.
Ward results
Littlemoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rachel Rogers | 500 | 67.66 | |
| Conservative | John Ellis | 239 | 32.34 | |
Majority | 261 | | |
Turnout | 746 | 27.13 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Melcombe Regis Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Farrell | 431 | 33.46 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Legg | 375 | 29.11 | |
| Green | Jon Orrell | 243 | 18.87 | |
| Labour | Stewart Pearson | 239 | 18.56 | |
Majority | 56 | | |
Turnout | 1,291 | 25.85 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Farrell had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008.
Preston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Bruce | 998 | 47.21 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Mannings | 841 | 39.78 | |
| Labour | Joseph Rookes | 275 | 13.01 | |
Majority | 157 | | |
Turnout | 2,140 | 49.19 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Radipole Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | 346 | | |
Turnout | 1,094 | 35.94 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tophill West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ray Nowak | 394 | 36.52 | |
| Independent | Tim Woodcock | 315 | 29.19 | |
| Conservative | Richard Paisley | 298 | 27.62 | |
| United People's Party | Jo Bray | 72 | 6.67 | |
Majority | 79 | | |
Turnout | 1,085 | 26.49 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Underhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sandy West | 404 | 55.34 | |
| Independent | Robert Hughes | 184 | 25.21 | |
| Conservative | Tim Munro | 142 | 19.45 | |
Majority | 220 | | |
Turnout | 734 | 27.14 | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Munro (incumbent) had been elected as an Independent in 2008.
Westham East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mike Byatt | 307 | 34.23 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Oz Kanji | 248 | 27.65 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Manvell | 209 | 23.30 | |
| Green | Jane Burnet | 133 | 14.83 | |
Majority | 59 | | |
Turnout | 904 | 31.12 | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Westham North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ryan Hope | 706 | 47.13 | |
| Labour | Lindsay Drage | 502 | 33.51 | |
| Conservative | Jean Woodward | 290 | 19.36 | |
Majority | 204 | | |
Turnout | 1,512 | 35.02 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Westham West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Taylor | 522 | 54.04 | |
| Labour | Michael Wheller | 317 | 32.82 | |
| Conservative | Sonia Cash | 127 | 13.15 | |
Majority | 205 | | |
Turnout | 1,024 | 32.69 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Weymouth East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Birtwhistle | 362 | 36.42 | |
| Conservative | Geoffery Smith | 322 | 32.39 | |
| Labour | Michael Frost | 201 | 20.22 | |
| Green | David Smith | 109 | 10.97 | |
Majority | 40 | | |
Turnout | 1,007 | 34.77 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Weymouth West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Colin Huckle | 656 | 47.13 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Reed | 481 | 34.55 | |
| Green | Brian Heatley | 180 | 12.93 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Shrubb | 75 | 5.39 | |
Majority | 175 | | |
Turnout | 1,400 | 34.65 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wyke Regis Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kate Wheller | 1,017 | 69.71 | |
| Conservative | John Worth | 442 | 30.29 | |
Majority | 575 | | |
Turnout | 1,475 | 33.52 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Weymouth and Portland Live Local Election Results – 3rd May 2012". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2012.