2016 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2016 Weymouth and Portland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and Green Party in green. Wards in grey were not contested in 2016. The 2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections .
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party Previous council New council Conservative 14 14 Labour 13 12 Liberal Democrat 6 6 Independent 2 2 UKIP 1 1 Green 0 1 Total 36 36 Working majority -8 -8
Ward results Littlemoor Littlemoor 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ann Linda Rosina Weaving 392 Conservative Clare Louise Williams 222 Green John Victor Tomblin 92 Majority 170 Labour hold Swing
Melcombe Regis Melcombe Regis 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tia Roos 450 Conservative Shenis Cant 427 UKIP John Douglas Morse 349 Green Daragh Edwin Croxson 114 Majority 23 Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Melcombe Regis was won by the Conservative Party in 2012 but taken by the Labour Party in a By-Election on 16 May 2013.
Preston Preston 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ian Cameron Bruce 948 Liberal Democrats Robin Malcolm Vaughan 794 Labour Elaine Dorothy Walker 270 Majority 154 Conservative hold Swing
Radipole Radipole 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ian Roebuck 518 Conservative Tony Ferrari 288 Labour Kay Susanne Wilcox 182 Green Derek Roy Fawell 64 Majority 230 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tophill West Tophill West 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ray Nowak 641 Conservative Katherine Garcia 429 Majority 212 Labour hold Swing
Underhill Underhill 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sandy West 466 Conservative David Hastings 190 Majority 276 Labour hold Swing
Westham East Westham East 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Sally Maslin 278 Labour Mike Byatt 267 Conservative Alec Roy Nicholls 165 Green James Robert Askew 124 Majority 11 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Westham North Westham North 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ryan Dean Hope 751 Labour Kieron Womble 319 Conservative Gary Seymour 275 Majority 432 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Westham West Westham West 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Gill Taylor 559 Labour Angela Mary McCarthy 216 Conservative Michelle Hind 157 Majority 343 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Weymouth East Weymouth East 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green Jonathan Martin Orrell 573 Conservative Peter O'Neill 270 UKIP David James Knight 133 Labour Tony Prowse 109 Majority 303 Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Weymouth West Weymouth West 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Colin John Huckle 644 Conservative Richard Douglas Nickinson 545 Green Brian Heatley 289 Majority 99 Labour hold Swing
Wyke Regis Wyke Regis 2016 (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kate Wheller 711 Labour Lucy Hamilton 564 Conservative Andrew Knowles 342 UKIP Sybil Drake 301 Conservative Kerry Baker 235 Independent Steve Cobb 233 Green Lee Dalton 134 Liberal Democrats Howard Richard Legg 131 Liberal Democrats Gillian Pearson 79 Majority Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Craig Martin (Labour Party) was elected in 2014 but stood down. As a result, there was an election for two councillors, one to serve from 2016 to 2020 and one to serve from 2016 to 2018.
References ^ "Weymouth & Portland Borough Council elections and referendums". Weymouth & Portland Borough Council . Retrieved 18 April 2016 .