Weymouth and Portland local elections

One third of Weymouth and Portland Council in Dorset, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Dorset County Council instead.

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 - 1976

Weymouth and Portland Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)^[1]

Westham North By-Election 4 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		517	49.9	+19.4
	Liberal Democrat		342	33.0	-14.1
	Conservative		178	17.2	-5.2
Majority			175	16.9
Turnout			1,037	27.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Wey Valley By-Election 14 October 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		497	41.3	-1.9
	Labour		408	33.9	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat		299	24.8	+0.8
Majority			89	7.4
Turnout			1,204	44.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westham North By-Election 22 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Bruce	436	35.0	+11.3
	Labour		412	33.1	-5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ray Banham	340	27.3	-10.7
	Independent		58	4.7	+4.7
Majority			24	1.9
Turnout				45.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing