2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

2010 UK local government election October 2019 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election The 2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/council/html/3790.stm Weymouth & Portland 9 May 2010 BBC News Online 19 April 2009 After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 18 Liberal Democrat 11 Labour 5 Independent 2 https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 10 May 2010 7 May 2010 guardian London Background Before the election the Conservatives had exactly half of the seats with 18, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats, 5 Labour and 3 independents. http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/4463/11/1/weymouth-36-stand-for-12-seats-on-borough Weymouth: 36 stand for 12 seats on borough council 10 May 2010 28 April 2010 View Online https://web.archive.org/web/20120306122217/http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/4463/11/1/weymouth-36-stand-for-12-seats-on-borough 6 March 2012 dead 36 candidates were standing for the 12 seats being contested with the Conservatives defending 7, Labour 2, independents 2 and Liberal Democrats 1. Election result The results saw the Conservatives remain as the largest party with 18 of the 36 seats but without a majority. http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/8154758.No_major_political_shift_after_Weymouth_and_Portland_council_elections/ No major political shift after Weymouth and Portland council elections 10 May 2010 8 May 2010 Dorset Echo They gained one seat in Tophill West which had been previously held by independent Steven Flew before he stood down at the election. However the Conservatives lost another seat in Melcombe Regis to the Liberal Democrats, with the winning candidate Ray Banham returning to the council on which he had previously served for 10 years. Ian James narrowly held Westham East ward for the Conservatives after having defected from the Liberal Democrats in 2008, while his wife Christine James held Westham North for the Liberal Democrats. Weymouth and Portland local election result 2010 http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/home.asp?sv=1384 Weymouth and Portland Live Local Election Results - May 2010 9 May 2010 Weymouth & Portland Borough Council 13 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110613201816/http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/home.asp?sv=1384 dead Conservative Party (UK) 7 1 1 0 58.3 40.0 11,211 -0.3% Labour Party (UK) 2 0 0 0 16.7 30.8 8,637 +9.4% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 0 +1 16.7 21.5 6,043 -10.0% Independent (politician) 1 0 1 -1 8.3 4.9 1,367 -1.0% Citizens' Action Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 524 +1.9% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 275 +0.1% Ward results Littlemoor Labour Party (UK) Mark Tewkesbury 1,028 65.4 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Reed 544 34.6 -7.3 484 30.8 +14.6 1,572 58.7 +23.2 Labour Party (UK) Melcombe Regis Liberal Democrats (UK) Ray Banham 1,083 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Price 938 36.2 Labour Party (UK) Elaine Walker 568 21.9 145 5.6 2,589 52.8 +23.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Preston Conservative Party (UK) Hazel Bruce 1,763 50.5 +3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Collings 1,345 38.5 -10.0 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Drake 385 11.0 +6.3 418 12.0 3,493 80.2 +22.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tophill East Independent (politician) Margaret Leicester 657 36.6 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Paisley 652 36.3 +36.3 Labour Party (UK) Sandy West 488 27.2 +14.1 5 0.3 -13.3 1,797 69.8 +36.3 Independent (politician) Tophill West Conservative Party (UK) Ian Munro-Price 768 30.3 -18.4 Labour Party (UK) Jo Atwell 600 23.7 +3.6 Independent (politician) David Thurston 471 18.6 -12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trefor Morgan 453 17.9 +17.9 Independent (politician) David Beaman 239 9.4 +9.4 168 6.6 -10.9 2,531 62.1 +35.1 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Underhill Labour Party (UK) Paul Kimber 625 41.2 +24.1 Citizens' Action Party Richard Denton-White 524 34.5 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Munro 369 24.3 +15.1 101 6.7 1,518 56.6 +22.6 Labour Party (UK) Upwey and Broadwey Conservative Party (UK) Robbie Dunster 829 41.4 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Genge 641 32.0 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) Stewart Pearson 531 26.5 -3.5 188 9.4 +3.3 2,001 68.9 +26.7 Conservative Party (UK) Westham East Conservative Party (UK) Ian James 611 34.8 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oz Kanji 595 33.9 -12.2 Labour Party (UK) Andy Blackwood 551 31.4 +7.6 16 0.9 1,757 61.7 +35.9 Conservative Party (UK) Westham North Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine James 1,193 42.7 -10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Manvell 858 30.7 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) Michael Drake 743 26.6 +4.2 335 12.0 -15.8 2,794 65.9 +31.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wey Valley Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Hodder 1,139 54.1 -7.9 Labour Party (UK) Alan Chedzoy 693 32.9 +2.5 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Heatley 275 13.1 +5.5 446 21.2 -10.4 2,107 73.9 +28.5 Conservative Party (UK) Weymouth West Conservative Party (UK) Dominic Lonsdale 1,143 40.4 -14.4 Labour Party (UK) Colin Huckle 956 33.8 -11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Fisher 733 25.9 +25.9 187 6.6 -3.0 2,832 69.7 +30.8 Conservative Party (UK) Wyke Regis Conservative Party (UK) Geoff Petherick 1,597 52.1 -11.7 Labour Party (UK) Lucy Hamilton 1,469 47.9 +11.7 128 4.2 -23.4 3,066 70.4 +32.7 Conservative Party (UK) References 2010 Category:2010 English local elections Category:2010s in Dorset