# 2015 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

The 2015 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect 12 members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election.
The elections saw the Conservative Party gain 3 seats and become the largest party on the council with 14 seats, but without an overall majority. The Labour Party was reduced to 13 seats compared to the 15 they had after the 2014 election.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 14
* Labour 13
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Independent 2
* UKIP 1

## Election result

Weymouth and Portland election result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 75.0 | 40.1 | 11,352 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 8.3 | 26.5 | 7,481 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 3,233 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 1,374 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 2,654 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 2,188 |
Gain/loss is relative to the 2011 results.

## Councillors standing down

The following councillors were elected in 2011 and had to seek re-election.
| Councillor | Party | Ward |
| Joy Stanley | Liberal Democrat | Melcombe Regis |
| Peter Chapman | Conservative | Preston |
| Bill White | Liberal Democrat | Radipole |
| David Hawkins | Independent | Tophill East |
| Amanda Munro | Conservative | Tophill West |
| Mike Goodman | Conservative | Upwey & Broadwey |
| Andy Blackwood | Labour | Westham North |
| Lucy Hamilton | Labour | Westham West |
| Pam Nixon | Conservative | Wey Valley |
| Jane Hall | Conservative | Weymouth East |
| Richard Kosior | Conservative | Weymouth West |
| Anne Kenwood | Independent (elected as Labour) | Wyke Regis |
No elections: Littlemoor, Underhill, Westham East
Anne Kenwood became an independent in March 2015.

### Ward results

Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jason Osborne | 858 | |
| | Labour | Richard Baker | 704 | |
| | UKIP | John Morse | 545 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alvin Hopper | 288 | |
| | Green | Benn Harrison | 251 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.65 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Farquharson | 2007 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Vaughan | 817 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Drake | 588 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1190 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 80.19 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Radipole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cathy Page-Nash | 662 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Winter | 589 | |
| | Labour | Kay Wilcox | 428 | |
| | UKIP | James Stokes | 317 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.14 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Tophill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Hawkins | 574 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Paisley | 506 | |
| | Labour | Jo Atwell | 383 | |
| | Green | Susan Sutton | 210 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.71 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Tophill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jason Webb | 606 | |
| | Labour | Jim Draper | 561 | |
| | UKIP | Tracey Gough | 520 | |
| | Independent | Sue Lees | 327 | |
| | Independent | Susan Cocking | 252 | |
| | Green | Deborah Coleman | 166 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Upwey and Broadwey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Ellis | 1056 | |
| | Labour | Kieron Womble | 634 | |
| | Green | David Smith | 342 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Westham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oz Kanji | 1007 | |
| | Labour | Pete Barrow | 837 | |
| | Conservative | Alec Nicholls | 780 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Westham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andy Blackwood | 673 | |
| | Conservative | Lesley Nicholls | 617 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Kenwood | 532 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.75 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wey Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pamela Nixon | 1326 | |
| | Labour | Pat Dunne | 480 | |
| | Green | Brian Heatley | 339 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 846 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.77 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Weymouth East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alison Reed | 666 | |
| | Green | Clare Sutton | 501 | |
| | Labour | Maria Blackwood | 338 | |
| | UKIP | Sybil Drake | 257 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.23 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Weymouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Kosior | 1231 | |
| | Labour | Hazel Priest | 934 | |
| | Green | Jon Orrell | 624 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.08 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wyke Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeff Cant | 1037 | |
| | Labour | Lucy Hamilton | 921 | |
| | UKIP | Jill Hordle | 549 | |
| | Independent | Tim Griffiths | 221 | |
| | Green | Edward Preece | 221 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.42 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |