2006 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
# 2006 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Liberal Democrat 13
* Conservative 11
* Labour 7
* Independent 5

## Election result

Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2006 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 5,041 | +4.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25.0 | 30.7 | 4,646 | -1.3% |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 16.7 | 24.4 | 3,687 | -3.5% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 9.9 | 1,498 | +0.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 259 | +1.7% |

One Labour candidate was unopposed.

## Ward results

Littlemoor :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mary Tewkesbury | 479 | 55.3 | |
| | Conservative | Ashley Newman | 258 | 29.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Walker | 129 | 14.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 25.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 36.0 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Melcombe Regis :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Herbert | 609 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative | George Afedakis | 550 | 37.7 | |
| | Labour | Maria Blackwood | 194 | 13.3 | |
| | Green | Paul McIntosh | 105 | 7.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,458 | 32.8 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Preston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Hazel Bruce | 1,146 | 48.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Collings | 1,056 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Drake | 163 | 6.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,365 | 55.4 | -4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Tophill East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Margaret Leicester | 235 | 27.4 | |
| | Conservative | Corinne Peters | 198 | 23.1 | |
| | Independent | James Holt | 150 | 17.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Robinson | 149 | 17.4 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Atwell | 126 | 14.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 858 | 35.3 | -4.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

Tophill West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Stephen Flew | 347 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Peters | 254 | 20.8 | |
| | Independent | David Hawkins | 236 | 19.3 | |
| | Labour | James Draper | 196 | 16.0 | |
| | Independent | Timothy Woodcock | 191 | 15.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,224 | 32.4 | -5.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

Underhill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Paul Kimber | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Upwey and Broadwey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Dunster | 459 | 40.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Banham | 384 | 34.0 | |
| | Labour | Colin Huckle | 288 | 25.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,131 | 41.1 | -1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Westham East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian James | 489 | 56.6 | |
| | Labour | David Dowle | 198 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Wyness | 177 | 20.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 33.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 864 | 33.1 | -4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Westham North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine James | 1,132 | 69.2 | |
| | Labour | Kristine Hallett | 503 | 30.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,635 | 41.2 | -2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Wey Valley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Alison Scott | 664 | 53.7 | |
| | Labour | Alan Chedzoy | 418 | 33.8 | |
| | Green | Brian Heatley | 154 | 12.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,236 | 44.9 | -8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Weymouth West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter O'Neill | 674 | 39.9 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Mitchell | 511 | 30.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Pullen | 505 | 29.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,690 | 44.1 | -3.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

Wyke Regis :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Petherick | 661 | 36.6 | |
| | Labour | Anne Kenwood | 611 | 33.9 | |
| | Independent | Jack Biggs | 339 | 18.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Saunders | 193 | 10.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,804 | 43.1 | -2.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
