# 2003 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election

Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. 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 13
* Liberal Democrat 11
* Conservative 6
* Independent 5

## Election result

Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 4 | -2 | 33.3 | 31.4 | 4,419 | -7.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | +1 | 33.3 | 29.2 | 4,106 | +5.4% |
| Independent | 3 | +1 | 25.0 | 16.2 | 2,281 | +11.3% |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 19.7 | 2,777 | -13.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 497 | +3.5% |

## Ward results

Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Farrell | 454 | 46.8 | −14.7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Model | 320 | 33.0 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Mary McHugh | 197 | 20.3 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 13.8 | −23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | 25.5 | −4.7 |
North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Burden | 876 | 54.5 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Johnson | 732 | 45.5 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 9.0 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,608 | 30.5 | −0.6 |
Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hazel Bruce | 1,064 | 50.3 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mannings | 860 | 40.7 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | Joy Burrow | 190 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,114 | 49.8 | −1.7 |
Radipole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Molyneux | 599 | 50.0 |
| | Conservative | George Granycome | 439 | 36.6 |
| | Labour | Stewart Pearson | 161 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,199 | 34.5 |
Tophill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jacqueline Redfern | 358 | 53.8 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Margaret Leicester | 307 | 46.2 | +46.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 7.6 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 665 | 27.2 | −4.1 |
Tophill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Leslie Ames | 805 | 74.9 | +74.9 |
| | Labour | Ruth Mackay | 154 | 14.3 | −38.0 |
| | Independent | Simon Avery | 116 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 60.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,075 | 26.6 | +5.5 |
Underhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Timothy Munro | 283 | 55.5 | +55.5 |
| | Labour | Lynne Coombe | 227 | 44.5 | −24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | 22.7 | −3.2 |
Westham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Hayman | 514 | 59.7 |
| | Labour | Lorraine Rodgers | 347 | 40.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 861 | 29.5 |
Westham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Hutchings | 553 | 44.7 | +17.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Harris | 463 | 37.4 | −19.1 |
| | Conservative | John Scott | 222 | 17.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,238 | 33.7 | −2.8 |
Westham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Banham | 522 | 57.0 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Angela McCarthy | 394 | 43.0 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 38.2 | −2.2 |
Weymouth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kay Wilcox | 657 | 44.1 | −17.0 |
| | UKIP | Hugh Chalker | 497 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Wellman | 335 | 22.5 | +22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 10.7 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,489 | 36.4 | −0.3 |
Wyke Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Churchouse | 663 | 46.2 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Jack Biggs | 412 | 28.7 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Garman | 359 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 17.5 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,434 | 34.3 | −5.0 |