# 2012 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset took place on Thursday 3 May 2012.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 14
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrat 8
* Independent 3

## Election result

Weymouth and Portland election result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 6 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 50.0 | 35.2 | 5,020 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 33.3 | 25.9 | 3,683 |
| Conservative | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 16.7 | 29.2 | 4,159 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 665 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 646 |
| United People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 72 |
Gain/loss is relative to the 2008 results.

### Ward results

Littlemoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rachel Rogers | 500 | 67.66 |
| | Conservative | John Ellis | 239 | 32.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 746 | 27.13 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Farrell | 431 | 33.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Legg | 375 | 29.11 |
| | Green | Jon Orrell | 243 | 18.87 |
| | Labour | Stewart Pearson | 239 | 18.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,291 | 25.85 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Farrell had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008.
Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Bruce | 998 | 47.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mannings | 841 | 39.78 |
| | Labour | Joseph Rookes | 275 | 13.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,140 | 49.19 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Radipole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Roebuck | 554 | 50.87 |
| | Labour Co-op | Andy Hutchings | 208 | 19.10 |
| | Conservative | Alison Scott | 180 | 16.53 |
| | Independent | Graham Winter | 147 | 13.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,094 | 35.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Tophill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ray Nowak | 394 | 36.52 |
| | Independent | Tim Woodcock | 315 | 29.19 |
| | Conservative | Richard Paisley | 298 | 27.62 |
| | United People's Party | Jo Bray | 72 | 6.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,085 | 26.49 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Underhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sandy West | 404 | 55.34 |
| | Independent | Robert Hughes | 184 | 25.21 |
| | Conservative | Tim Munro | 142 | 19.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 734 | 27.14 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Munro (incumbent) had been elected as an Independent in 2008.
Westham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Byatt | 307 | 34.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oz Kanji | 248 | 27.65 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Manvell | 209 | 23.30 |
| | Green | Jane Burnet | 133 | 14.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 904 | 31.12 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Westham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Hope | 706 | 47.13 |
| | Labour | Lindsay Drage | 502 | 33.51 |
| | Conservative | Jean Woodward | 290 | 19.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | 35.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Westham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Taylor | 522 | 54.04 |
| | Labour | Michael Wheller | 317 | 32.82 |
| | Conservative | Sonia Cash | 127 | 13.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,024 | 32.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Weymouth East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Birtwhistle | 362 | 36.42 |
| | Conservative | Geoffery Smith | 322 | 32.39 |
| | Labour | Michael Frost | 201 | 20.22 |
| | Green | David Smith | 109 | 10.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 34.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Weymouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Huckle | 656 | 47.13 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Reed | 481 | 34.55 |
| | Green | Brian Heatley | 180 | 12.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Shrubb | 75 | 5.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,400 | 34.65 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Wyke Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kate Wheller | 1,017 | 69.71 |
| | Conservative | John Worth | 442 | 30.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 33.52 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |