# 2007 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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 14
* Liberal Democrat 11
* Labour 6
* Independent 5

## Election result

Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 58.3 | 38.7 | 6,327 | +5.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 25.0 | 28.1 | 4,590 | -2.6% |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 8.3 | 24.9 | 4,070 | +0.5% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 769 | -5.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 341 | +0.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 232 | +1.4% |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 26 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joy Stanley | 683 | 50.9 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Griffin | 384 | 28.6 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Maria Blackwood | 168 | 12.5 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Paul McIntosh | 108 | 8.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 22.3 | +18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,343 | 28.4 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Chapman | 1,199 | 51.2 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mannings | 1,013 | 43.3 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Maureen Drake | 130 | 5.6 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 7.9 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | 54.4 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Radipole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill White | 847 | 67.4 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 216 | 17.2 | |
| | UKIP | Alvin Hopper | 106 | 8.4 | |
| | Labour | Stewart Pearson | 88 | 7.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 50.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,257 | 42.6 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tophill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Hawkins | 369 | 42.9 | +15.5 |
| | Independent | Jacqui Redfern | 252 | 29.3 | +11.8 |
| | UKIP | Sylvia Bradley | 126 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | Jo Atwell | 113 | 13.1 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 13.6 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | 33.5 | −1.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tophill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nash | 726 | 67.2 | +46.4 |
| | Labour | Sandy West | 355 | 32.8 | +16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 34.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,081 | 27.6 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Upwey and Broadwey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Goodman | 435 | 36.1 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Colin Huckle | 361 | 30.0 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Beaman | 317 | 26.3 | −7.7 |
| | Green | David Smith | 91 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 6.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,204 | 42.2 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Webster | 647 | 42.1 | −27.1 |
| | Labour | Andy Hutchings | 546 | 35.6 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | John Ives | 342 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 6.5 | −31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | 36.8 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Westham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Woodward | 434 | 35.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Taylor | 411 | 33.4 | |
| | Labour | Venessa Collins | 384 | 31.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,229 | 43.1 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wey Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela Nixon | 799 | 62.0 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Chedzoy | 391 | 30.4 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Brian Heatley | 98 | 7.6 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 31.6 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | 45.4 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Weymouth East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Allen | 484 | 39.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Birtwistle | 438 | 36.1 | |
| | Labour | Richard Baker | 220 | 18.2 | |
| | Green | Ian Poyser | 44 | 3.6 | |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Dominic Lonsdale | 26 | 2.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | 42.4 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Weymouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Kosior | 680 | 40.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Andy Blackwood | 614 | 36.6 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Daly | 234 | 14.0 | −15.9 |
| | Independent | Angie Barnes | 148 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 4.0 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,676 | 41.1 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Wyke Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Kenwood | 700 | 42.4 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Alsop | 628 | 38.1 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Jack Biggs | 321 | 19.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,649 | 38.3 | −4.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |