The 2014 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The elections saw the Labour Party gain 3 seats and become the largest party on the council with 15 seats, but without an overall majority. The Conservative Party was reduced to 11 seats compared to the 14 they had after the 2012 election.
After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 15 Conservative 11 Liberal Democrat 7 Independent 2 UKIP 1
Election result
Gain/loss is relative to the 2010 results.
Councillors standing down The following councillors were elected in 2010 and had to seek re-election.
Ward Councillor Party Littlemoor Mark Tewkesbury Labour Melcombe Regis Raymond Banham Liberal Democrat Preston Hazel Bruce Conservative Tophill East Margaret Leicester Independent Tophill West Ian Munro-Price Conservative Underhill Paul Kimber Labour Upwey and Broadwey Robert Dunster Conservative Westham East Ian James Conservative Westham North Christine James Liberal Democrat Wey Valley Kevin Hodder Conservative Weymouth West Dominic Lonsdale Conservative Wyke Regis Geoffrey Petherick Independent(elected as Conservative)
No elections: Radipole, Westham West, Weymouth East
Geoff Petherick became an independent in May 2011.http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/10846/19/1/weymouth-councillor-crosses-the-floor-from WEYMOUTH: Councillor crosses the floor from Tory to Independent
Ward results
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