Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset, England existed from 1974 to 2019. One-third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Dorset County Council instead. The council was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council in 2019.

Political control The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority prior to the district coming into effect the following year. From 1973 until its abolition in 2019 political control of the council was held by the following parties: (Put "Weymouth & Portland" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 1973–1976 1976–1980 1980–2019

Leadership The role of mayor was largely ceremonial at Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. Until 2016, the council did not formally appoint a leader of the council. Instead, the chair of the management committee represented the council alongside leaders from other councils, and was frequently called the leader in media coverage. In 2016 the chair of the management committee was given the additional title of leader of the council. The chairs of the management committee from 2002 until the council's abolition in 2019 were:

Councillor Party From To Anne Thomas 2002 2004 Brian Ellis 2004 2007 Nigel Reed 2007 May 2008 Mike Goodman 2008 2010 Geoff Petherick 2010 May 2011 Mike Goodman 2011 2014 Mike Byatt 2014 May 2015 Ian Bruce May 2015 May 2016 Jeff Cant May 2016 31 Mar 2019

Party representation Date Election Full council Con Lab LD Ind UKIP Gr Con Lab LD Ind UKIP GrJun 2004 8 9 14 5 – – 8 9 14 5 – –May 2006 5 2 3 2 – – 11 7 13 5 – –Jun 2006 By-Election: LD to Con 12 7 12 5 – –May 2007 7 1 3 1 – – 14 6 11 5 – –Feb 2008 Death of councillor 14 6 10 5 – –May 2008 4 1 7 1 – – 16 4 12 4 – – 2008 Defection: Ind to Con 17 4 12 3 – – 2008 Defection: LD to Con 18 4 11 3 – –Oct 2008 Defection: LD to Con 19 4 10 3 – –Dec 2009 By-Election: Con to Lab 18 5 10 3 – –May 2010 7 2 2 1 – – 18 5 11 2 – –May 2011 6 3 2 1 – – 17 7 10 2 – –May 2011 Defection: Con to Ind 16 7 10 3 – –May 2012 2 6 4 – – – 14 11 8 3 – –May 2013 By-Election: Con to Lab 13 12 8 3 – –May 2014 4 5 1 1 1 – 11 15 7 2 1 –Mar 2015 Defection: Lab to Ind 11 14 7 3 1 –May 2015 9 1 1 1 – – 14 13 6 2 1 –May 2016 1 7 4 – – 1 14 12 6 2 1 1Dec 2016 Defection: Con to Gr 13 12 6 2 1 2May 2017By-election: LD to Con14125212Dec 2017 - May 2018By-election: Ind to Con Defection: UKIP to Con

By-election: Gr to Con16125201

Council elections 1973 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1976 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1979 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015. 1980 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1982 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1983 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1984 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1986 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1987 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1988 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1990 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1991 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1992 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1994 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1995 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1996 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1998 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 1999 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2000 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2002 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2003 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2004 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015. 2006 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2007 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2008 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2012 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2014 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2015 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election 2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election (last election before abolition)

Borough result maps

By-elections 1998-2002

2002-2006

2006-2010

A by-election was held in Wyke Regis ward on 10 December 2009 following the death of councillor Doug Hollings (Conservative).

2010-2014 A by-election was held in Melbombe Regis ward on 16 May 2013 following the death of councillor Peter Farrell (Conservative) in April 2013. Farrell had been elected in May 2012 and so the election was for the period May 2013 to May 2016.

2014-2019 A by-election was held in Wey Valley ward on 20 October 2016 following the resignation of Cory Russell (Conservative).

A by-election was held in Westham East ward on 4 May 2017 following the resignation of councillor Sally Maslin (Liberal Democrats).

A by-election was held in Tophill East ward on 8 February 2018 following the resignation of councillor David Hawkins (Independent).

A by-election was held in Tophill West ward on 8 February 2018 following the resignation of councillor Jason Webb (Conservative).

Green councillor Claudia Moore (Weymouth West, elected as a Conservative) resigned from the council on 20 December 2017. The vacancy was originally going to be left to be filled in the scheduled on-third election on 3 May 2018. However, following the government's approval of the Dorset mergers with first elections 2 May 2019, the election was cancelled and the by-election for Weymouth West was called for 3 May 2018.

References

By-election results

External links Weymouth and Portland Borough Council