# 2002 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. 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
* Labour 14
* Liberal Democrat 11
* Conservative 6
* Independent 4

## Election result

Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 38.5 | 5,714 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 23.8 | 3,528 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 32.9 | 4,889 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 722 |

## Ward results

Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joy Stanley | 676 | 61.5 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Treanor | 264 | 24.0 |
| | Labour | Mary McHugh | 159 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 37.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,099 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Winter | 510 | 42.1 |
| | Conservative | George Granycome | 410 | 33.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Follows | 290 | 24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | 44.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John West | 1,021 | 61.4 |
| | Conservative | John Knipe | 642 | 38.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,663 | 31.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Ellis | 1,125 | 51.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Emblen | 898 | 40.9 |
| | Labour | Susan Luxford | 175 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,198 | 51.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Tophill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Holt | 412 | 54.6 |
| | Labour | James Draper | 194 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative | Tracy Thomson | 149 | 19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 31.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Tophill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Timothy Woodcock | 441 | 52.3 |
| | Conservative | Susan Taylor | 403 | 47.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 844 | 21.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Underhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Kimber | 406 | 68.5 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Munro | 187 | 31.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 593 | 25.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Westham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harris | 766 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | Lindsay Drage | 372 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | John Scott | 217 | 16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355 | 36.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Westham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathleen Wheller | 528 | 53.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Adams | 451 | 46.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 979 | 40.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Weymouth East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samantha Braund | 547 | 54.3 |
| | Labour | Antony Prowse | 460 | 45.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 37.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Weymouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Blackwood | 920 | 61.1 |
| | Conservative | John Biggs | 586 | 38.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,506 | 36.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wyke Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anne Kenwood | 748 | 45.5 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Swanson | 586 | 35.6 |
| | Independent | Jack Biggs | 310 | 18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,644 | 39.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |