2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
12 of 36 seats to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election.
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; No overall control;

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. Twelve seats (one-third) of the council was up for election. The council remained in no overall control, with the Conservatives as the largest party.

Results^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	Change
	Conservative	7,957	41.4	18	17	1
	Liberal Democrats	4,342	22.6	11	10	1
	Labour	5,638	29.3	5	7	2
	Independent	1,142	5.9	2	2
	Green	149	0.8	0	0
Total		19,228

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Joy Stanley	748
	Conservative	Andrew Manvell	592
	Labour	Elaine Walker	365
Majority			156
Turnout			1,705
	Liberal Democrats hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter Chapman	1,415
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Collings	858
	Labour	Maureen Drake	367
Majority			557
Turnout			2,640
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Bill White	764
	Conservative	Patricia Buckby	412
	Labour	James Draper	243
Majority			352
Turnout			1,419
	Liberal Democrats hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Hawkins	517
	Conservative	Richard Paisley	374
	Labour	Sandy West	225
Majority			143
Turnout			1,116
	Independent hold

2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

Ward results

Melcombe Regis

Preston

Radipole

Tophill East

Tophill West

Upwey and Broadwey

Westham North

Westham West

Wey Valley

Weymouth East

Weymouth West

Wyke Regis

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Amanda Munro	810
	Labour	Penny McCartney	749
Majority			61
Turnout			1,559
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Michael Goodman	436
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Genge	372
	Labour	Michael Drake	301
	Independent	Christopher Steadman	191
Majority			64
Turnout			1,300
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Andy Blackwood	666
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Webster	568
	Conservative	Claire Waghorn	513
Majority			98
Turnout			1,747
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Lucy Hamilton	461
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Hope	458
	Conservative	Jean Woodward	346
Majority			3
Turnout			1,265
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Pamela Nixon	1,038
	Labour	Stewart Pearson	316
	Green	Brian Heatley	149
Majority			722
Turnout			1,503
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jane Hall	548
	Labour	Rachel Rogers	421
	Liberal Democrats	Oz Kanji	311
Majority			127
Turnout			1,280
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard Kosier	766
	Labour	Colin Huckle	734
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Fisher	263
Majority			32
Turnout			1,763
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Anne Kenwood	790
	Conservative	Christopher Latham	707
	Independent	Angie Barnes	434
Majority			83
Turnout			1,931
	Labour hold

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Dorset County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Abolished
Bournemouth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Christchurch Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
East Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
North Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Poole Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Purbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Abolished
West Dorset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 Abolished
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