2012 UK local government election
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]
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 .