Local Election Results 2008
Weymouth and Portland
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Tophill East, Upwey and Broadwey or Wey Valley.
Other results for Weymouth and Portland:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
By-elections for Weymouth and Portland (may be incomplete): 14th October 2004 (Wey Valley)
— 22nd June 2006 (Westham W.)
— 10th December 2009 (Wyke Regis)
— 16th May 2013 (Melcombe Regis)
— 20th October 2016 (Wey Valley)
— 4th May 2017 (Westham E.)
— 8th February 2018 (Tophill E.; Tophill W.)
— 3rd May 2018 (Weymouth W.)
Results for Dorset county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
6321 |
40.0% |
4 |
| Liberal Democrat |
4838 |
30.6% |
7 |
| Labour |
3498 |
22.1% |
1 |
| Independent |
1008 |
6.4% |
1 |
| Green Party |
154 |
1.0% |
0 |
| Simon Bowkett |
Lab |
383 |
58.1% |
| Ronald Peattie |
C |
276 |
41.9% |
| Peter Farrell |
LD |
625 |
39.9% |
| Grant Leighton |
C |
605 |
38.6% |
| Derek Model |
C |
503 |
|
| John Liles |
LD |
494 |
|
| Maria Blackwood |
Lab |
184 |
11.7% |
| Paul McIntosh |
Grn |
154 |
9.8% |
| Justine Marriott |
Lab |
137 |
|
| David Mannings |
LD |
1201 |
48.5% |
| Dominic Lonsdale |
C |
1157 |
46.8% |
| Maureen Drake |
Lab |
116 |
4.7% |
| Ian Roebuck |
LD |
704 |
54.2% |
| Ralph Johnson |
C |
407 |
31.4% |
| Matt Pitman |
Lab |
187 |
14.4% |
| Amanda Alsop |
C |
518 |
48.7% |
| Gareth Duncan |
Ind |
332 |
31.2% |
| Jo Atwell |
Lab |
214 |
20.1% |
| Tim Munro |
Ind |
354 |
38.6% |
| Richard Denton-White |
Ind |
322 |
35.1% |
| Sandy West |
Lab |
157 |
17.1% |
| Margaret Gadd |
C |
84 |
9.2% |
| Howard Legg |
LD |
334 |
46.1% |
| Liisa Wallace |
C |
218 |
30.1% |
| Stewart Pearson |
Lab |
172 |
23.8% |
| Graham Winter |
LD |
750 |
52.7% |
| David Wallace |
C |
354 |
24.9% |
| Lindsay Drage |
Lab |
319 |
22.4% |
| Gill Taylor |
LD |
530 |
44.1% |
| Kate Wheller |
Lab |
351 |
29.2% |
| Margaret Alsop |
C |
321 |
26.7% |
| John Birtwistle |
LD |
694 |
53.2% |
| Nigel Reed |
C |
489 |
37.5% |
| Richard Baker |
Lab |
121 |
9.3% |
| Sonia Cash |
C |
856 |
54.8% |
| Andy Blackwood |
Lab |
705 |
45.2% |
| Doug Hollings |
C |
1036 |
63.8% |
| Colin Huckle |
Lab |
589 |
36.2% |
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