2008 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it has been since 1980. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7372292.stm Councils set for election fever 2008-05-04 2008-04-29 BBC Online The Mayor David Harris and four other councillors stood down at the election. A further seat was vacant for Melcombe Regis after the death of a Liberal Democrat councillor. http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.2174010.0.mayor_to_miss_election.php Mayor to miss election 2008-05-04 2008-04-05 Dorset Echo August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The election saw the Conservative Party gain 3 seats, including their first ever seat in Portland, consolidating their position as largest party on the council. However their leader Nigel Reed lost in Weymouth East to the Liberal Democrats. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/7378991.stm Tories gain seats and Labour lose 2008-05-04 2008-05-02 BBC Online The leader of the Labour Party on the council, Kate Wheller, was one of two Labour losses when she lost in Westham West. http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2242119.mostcommented.tory_gains_in_weymouth_and_portland_elections.php Tory gains in Weymouth and Portland elections 2008-05-04 2008-05-02 Dorset Echo After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 16 Liberal Democrat 12 Labour 4 Independent 4 Election result Weymouth and Portland local election result 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 2 1 +1 53.8 31.5 5,332 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) 4 3 1 +2 30.8 40.3 6,824 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 2 -2 7.7 21.4 3,635 -3.5 Independent (politician) 1 0 1 -1 7.7 5.9 1,008 +1.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 154 -1.2 Ward results Littlemoor Labour Party (UK) Simon Bowkett 383 58.1 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Peattie 276 41.9 +12.1 107 16.2 -9.3 659 25.5 -10.5 Labour Party (UK) Melcombe Regis (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Farrell 625 Conservative Party (UK) Grant Leighton 605 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Model 503 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Liles 494 Labour Party (UK) Maria Blackwood 184 Green Party of England and Wales Paul McIntosh 154 Labour Party (UK) Justine Marriott 137 2,702 29.6 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Preston Liberal Democrats (UK) David Mannings 1,201 48.5 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Dominic Lonsdale 1,157 46.8 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Drake 116 4.7 -0.9 44 1.7 2,474 57.6 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Radipole Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Roebuck 704 54.2 -13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ralph Johnson 407 31.4 +14.2 Labour Party (UK) Matt Pitman 187 14.4 +7.4 294 22.8 -27.4 1,298 42.8 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tophill West Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Alsop 518 48.7 -18.5 Independent (politician) Gareth Duncan 332 31.2 +31.2 Labour Party (UK) Jo Atwell 214 20.1 -12.7 186 17.5 -16.9 1,064 27.0 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Underhill Independent (politician) Tim Munro 354 38.6 Independent (politician) Richard Denton-White 322 35.1 Labour Party (UK) Sandy West 157 17.1 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Gadd 84 9.2 32 3.5 917 34.0 Independent (politician) Westham East Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Legg 334 46.1 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Liisa Wallace 218 30.1 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) Stewart Pearson 172 23.8 +0.9 116 16.0 -17.7 724 25.8 -7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Westham North Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Winter 750 52.7 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Wallace 354 24.9 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Lindsay Drage 319 22.4 -13.2 396 27.8 +21.3 1,423 34.1 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Westham West Liberal Democrats (UK) Gill Taylor 530 44.1 +10.7 Labour Party (UK) Kate Wheller 351 29.2 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Alsop 321 26.7 -8.6 179 14.9 1,202 41.4 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Weymouth East Liberal Democrats (UK) John Birtwistle 694 53.2 +17.1 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Reed 489 37.5 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Richard Baker 121 9.3 -8.9 205 15.7 1,304 45.7 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Weymouth West Conservative Party (UK) Sonia Cash 856 54.8 +14.2 Labour Party (UK) Andy Blackwood 705 45.2 +8.6 151 9.6 +5.6 1,561 38.9 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wyke Regis Conservative Party (UK) Doug Hollings 1,036 63.8 +25.7 Labour Party (UK) Colin Huckle 589 36.2 -6.2 447 27.6 1,625 37.7 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Weymouth and Portland election result Ward results https://web.archive.org/web/20110613205257/http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/docstore/elections/Inf_20080501_Results.pdf 13 June 2011 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Dorset