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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