2014 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
The 2014 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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Map of the results of the 2014 Weymouth and Portland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, UK Independence Party in purple and independents in light grey. Wards in grey were not contested in 2014.
The elections saw the Labour Party gain 3 seats and become the largest party on the council with 15 seats, but without an overall majority. The Conservative Party was reduced to 11 seats compared to the 14 they had after the 2012 election.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 15
- Conservative 11
- Liberal Democrat 7
- Independent 2
- UKIP 1
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 41.7 | 29.6 | 4,485 | ||
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 33.3 | 27.7 | 4,209 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8.3 | 14.3 | 2,171 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 12.4 | 1,888 | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 516 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 1,902 |
Gain/loss is relative to the 2010 results.
Councillors standing down
The following councillors were elected in 2010 and had to seek re-election.
Ward | Councillor | Party |
---|---|---|
Littlemoor | Mark Tewkesbury | Labour |
Melcombe Regis | Raymond Banham | Liberal Democrat |
Preston | Hazel Bruce | Conservative |
Tophill East | Margaret Leicester | Independent |
Tophill West | Ian Munro-Price | Conservative |
Underhill | Paul Kimber | Labour |
Upwey and Broadwey | Robert Dunster | Conservative |
Westham East | Ian James | Conservative |
Westham North | Christine James | Liberal Democrat |
Wey Valley | Kevin Hodder | Conservative |
Weymouth West | Dominic Lonsdale | Conservative |
Wyke Regis | Geoffrey Petherick | Independent (elected as Conservative) |
No elections: Radipole, Westham West, Weymouth East
Geoff Petherick became an independent in May 2011.[2]
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Tewkesbury | 474 | 56.2 | ||
UKIP | Sandra Cobb | 224 | 26.5 | ||
Conservative | John Ellis | 146 | 17.3 | ||
Majority | 250 | ||||
Turnout | 32.64 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Francis Drake | 312 | 24.8 | ||
Conservative | Roger Costello | 297 | 23.6 | ||
Labour | Dan Brember | 268 | 21.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ray Banham | 250 | 19.9 | ||
Green | Jonathan Orrell | 131 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 15 | ||||
Turnout | 27.32 | ||||
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hazel Bruce | 918 | 38.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Howard Legg | 570 | 23.7 | ||
UKIP | Steve Cobb | 530 | 22.1 | ||
Labour | Maureen Drake | 260 | 10.8 | ||
Green | John Tomblin | 124 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 348 | ||||
Turnout | 55.46 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Margaret Leicester | 253 | 27.8 | ||
UKIP | Alan Ackroyd | 225 | 24.7 | ||
Labour | Jim Draper | 209 | 23.0 | ||
Conservative | Richard Paisley | 169 | 18.6 | ||
Green | Benn Harrison | 54 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 28 | ||||
Turnout | 36.87 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Penny McCartney | 426 | 33.2 | ||
Conservative | Alec Nicholls | 346 | 26.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Lees | 268 | 20.9 | ||
Green | Susan Sutton | 245 | 19.1 | ||
Majority | 80 | ||||
Turnout | 34.26 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Kimber | 473 | 59.7 | ||
UKIP | Tracey Gough | 319 | 40.3 | ||
Majority | 154 | ||||
Turnout | 30.12 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Brookes | 406 | 34.4 | ||
Labour | Kieron Womble | 364 | 30.8 | ||
UKIP | John Morse | 278 | 23.5 | ||
Green | David Smith | 133 | 11.3 | ||
Majority | 42 | ||||
Turnout | 41.25 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gareth Rockingham | 367 | 42.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Oz Kanji | 275 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | Jean Woodward | 228 | 26.2 | ||
Majority | 92 | ||||
Turnout | 32.43 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine James | 808 | 59.2 | ||
Labour | Pete Barrow | 558 | 40.8 | ||
Majority | 250 | ||||
Turnout | 34.27 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cory Russell | 630 | 54.6 | ||
Green | Brian Heatley | 523 | 45.4 | ||
Majority | 107 | ||||
Turnout | 40.54 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claudia Webb | 541 | 34.2 | ||
Labour | Tashi Warr | 536 | 33.9 | ||
Green | Claire Sutton | 504 | 31.9 | ||
Majority | 5 | ||||
Turnout | 40.90 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Craig Martin | 550 | 36.0 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Mallen | 528 | 34.5 | ||
Independent | Mark Griffiths | 263 | 17.2 | ||
Green | Leslie Dalton | 188 | 12.3 | ||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Turnout | 35.94 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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References
- "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/10846/19/1/weymouth-councillor-crosses-the-floor-from Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine WEYMOUTH: Councillor crosses the floor from Tory to Independent
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