# 2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

The 2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Conservative | 14 | 14 |
| | Labour | 13 | 12 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 6 | 6 |
| | Independent | 2 | 2 |
| | UKIP | 1 | 1 |
| | Green | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Working majority | Working majority | -8 | -8 |

## Ward results
### Littlemoor

Littlemoor 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ann Linda Rosina Weaving | 392 |
| | Conservative | Clare Louise Williams | 222 |
| | Green | John Victor Tomblin | 92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Melcombe Regis

Melcombe Regis 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Tia Roos | 450 |
| | Conservative | Shenis Cant | 427 |
| | UKIP | John Douglas Morse | 349 |
| | Green | Daragh Edwin Croxson | 114 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Melcombe Regis was won by the Conservative Party in 2012 but taken by the Labour Party in a By-Election on 16 May 2013.

### Preston

Preston 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ian Cameron Bruce | 948 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Malcolm Vaughan | 794 |
| | Labour | Elaine Dorothy Walker | 270 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Radipole

Radipole 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Roebuck | 518 |
| | Conservative | Tony Ferrari | 288 |
| | Labour | Kay Susanne Wilcox | 182 |
| | Green | Derek Roy Fawell | 64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Tophill West

Tophill West 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ray Nowak | 641 |
| | Conservative | Katherine Garcia | 429 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Underhill

Underhill 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sandy West | 466 |
| | Conservative | David Hastings | 190 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Westham East

Westham East 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Maslin | 278 |
| | Labour | Mike Byatt | 267 |
| | Conservative | Alec Roy Nicholls | 165 |
| | Green | James Robert Askew | 124 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |

### Westham North

Westham North 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Dean Hope | 751 |
| | Labour | Kieron Womble | 319 |
| | Conservative | Gary Seymour | 275 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Westham West

Westham West 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Taylor | 559 |
| | Labour | Angela Mary McCarthy | 216 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Hind | 157 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Weymouth East

Weymouth East 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Green | Jonathan Martin Orrell | 573 |
| | Conservative | Peter O'Neill | 270 |
| | UKIP | David James Knight | 133 |
| | Labour | Tony Prowse | 109 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Weymouth West

Weymouth West 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Colin John Huckle | 644 |
| | Conservative | Richard Douglas Nickinson | 545 |
| | Green | Brian Heatley | 289 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Wyke Regis

Wyke Regis 2016 (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kate Wheller | 711 |
| | Labour | Lucy Hamilton | 564 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Knowles | 342 |
| | UKIP | Sybil Drake | 301 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Baker | 235 |
| | Independent | Steve Cobb | 233 |
| | Green | Lee Dalton | 134 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Richard Legg | 131 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Pearson | 79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Craig Martin (Labour Party) was elected in 2014 but stood down. As a result, there was an election for two councillors, one to serve from 2016 to 2020 and one to serve from 2016 to 2018.