The 2015 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect 12 members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election.
The elections saw the Conservative Party gain 3 seats and become the largest party on the council with 14 seats, but without an overall majority. The Labour Party was reduced to 13 seats compared to the 15 they had after the 2014 election.
After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 14 Labour 13 Liberal Democrat 6 Independent 2 UKIP 1
Election result
Gain/loss is relative to the 2011 results.
Councillors standing down The following councillors were elected in 2011 and had to seek re-election.
Councillor Party Ward Joy Stanley Liberal Democrat Melcombe Regis Peter Chapman Conservative Preston Bill White Liberal Democrat Radipole David Hawkins Independent Tophill East Amanda Munro Conservative Tophill West Mike Goodman Conservative Upwey & Broadwey Andy Blackwood Labour Westham North Lucy Hamilton Labour Westham West Pam Nixon Conservative Wey Valley Jane Hall Conservative Weymouth East Richard Kosior Conservative Weymouth West Anne Kenwood Independent(elected as Labour) Wyke Regis
No elections: Littlemoor, Underhill, Westham East
Anne Kenwood became an independent in March 2015.http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/35336/11/1/weymouth-massive-council-changes-on-may WEYMOUTH: Massive council changes on May 7th
Ward results
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