Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2003
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
Election result
Weymouth and Portland Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
4 |
|
|
-2 |
33.3 |
31.4 |
4,419 |
-7.1% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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
North Central
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Harry Burden |
876 |
54.5 |
-6.9 |
|
Conservative |
Mark Johnson |
732 |
45.5 |
+6.9 |
Majority |
144 |
9.0 |
-13.8 |
Turnout |
1,608 |
30.5 |
-0.6 |
Tophill East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
Jacqueline Redfern |
358 |
53.8 |
-0.8 |
|
Independent |
Margaret Leicester |
307 |
46.2 |
+46.2 |
Majority |
51 |
7.6 |
-21.3 |
Turnout |
665 |
27.2 |
-4.1 |
Tophill West
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 |
651 |
60.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,075 |
26.6 |
+5.5 |
Underhill
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
Timothy Munro |
283 |
55.5 |
+55.5 |
|
Labour |
Lynne Coombe |
227 |
44.5 |
-24.0 |
Majority |
56 |
11.0 |
|
Turnout |
510 |
22.7 |
-3.2 |
Westham East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jacqueline Hayman |
514 |
59.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Lorraine Rodgers |
347 |
40.3 |
|
Majority |
167 |
19.4 |
|
Turnout |
861 |
29.5 |
|
Westham West
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Raymond Banham |
522 |
57.0 |
+10.9 |
|
Labour |
Angela McCarthy |
394 |
43.0 |
-10.9 |
Majority |
128 |
14.0 |
|
Turnout |
916 |
38.2 |
-2.2 |
Weymouth West
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Kay Wilcox |
657 |
44.1 |
-17.0 |
|
UKIP |
Hugh Chalker |
497 |
33.4 |
+33.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shirley Wellman |
335 |
22.5 |
+22.5 |
Majority |
160 |
10.7 |
-11.5 |
Turnout |
1,489 |
36.4 |
-0.3 |
Wyke Regis
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
James Churchouse |
663 |
46.2 |
+0.7 |
|
Independent |
Jack Biggs |
412 |
28.7 |
+9.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Charlie Garman |
359 |
25.0 |
+25.0 |
Majority |
251 |
17.5 |
+7.6 |
Turnout |
1,434 |
34.3 |
-5.0 |
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