# 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 18
* Liberal Democrat 11
* Labour 5
* Independent 2

## 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. 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. 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 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 | 40.0 | 11,211 | -0.3% |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 30.8 | 8,637 | +9.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 16.7 | 21.5 | 6,043 | -10.0% |
| Independent | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 275 | +0.1% |

## Ward results

Littlemoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Tewkesbury | 1,028 | 65.4 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Reed | 544 | 34.6 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 30.8 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | 58.7 | +23.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Banham | 1,083 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative | David Price | 938 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour | Elaine Walker | 568 | 21.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,589 | 52.8 | +23.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hazel Bruce | 1,763 | 50.5 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Collings | 1,345 | 38.5 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | Maureen Drake | 385 | 11.0 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,493 | 80.2 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tophill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Margaret Leicester | 657 | 36.6 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Paisley | 652 | 36.3 | +36.3 |
| | Labour | Sandy West | 488 | 27.2 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.3 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,797 | 69.8 | +36.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tophill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Munro-Price | 768 | 30.3 | −18.4 |
| | Labour | Jo Atwell | 600 | 23.7 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | David Thurston | 471 | 18.6 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trefor Morgan | 453 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| | Independent | David Beaman | 239 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 6.6 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,531 | 62.1 | +35.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Underhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Kimber | 625 | 41.2 | +24.1 |
| | Citizens' Action Party | Richard Denton-White | 524 | 34.5 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Munro | 369 | 24.3 | +15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | 56.6 | +22.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Upwey and Broadwey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robbie Dunster | 829 | 41.4 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Genge | 641 | 32.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Stewart Pearson | 531 | 26.5 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 9.4 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | 68.9 | +26.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian James | 611 | 34.8 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oz Kanji | 595 | 33.9 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | Andy Blackwood | 551 | 31.4 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,757 | 61.7 | +35.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine James | 1,193 | 42.7 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Andy Manvell | 858 | 30.7 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Drake | 743 | 26.6 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 12.0 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,794 | 65.9 | +31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wey Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Hodder | 1,139 | 54.1 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Alan Chedzoy | 693 | 32.9 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Brian Heatley | 275 | 13.1 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 21.2 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,107 | 73.9 | +28.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Weymouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dominic Lonsdale | 1,143 | 40.4 | −14.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Huckle | 956 | 33.8 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Fisher | 733 | 25.9 | +25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 6.6 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,832 | 69.7 | +30.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wyke Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoff Petherick | 1,597 | 52.1 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Lucy Hamilton | 1,469 | 47.9 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 4.2 | −23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,066 | 70.4 | +32.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |