2008 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election information
2008 UK local government election
Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it has been since 1980.[1]
The Mayor David Harris and four other councillors stood down at the election. A further seat was vacant for Melcombe Regis after the death of a Liberal Democrat councillor.[2]
The election saw the Conservative Party gain 3 seats, including their first ever seat in Portland, consolidating their position as largest party on the council. However their leader Nigel Reed lost in Weymouth East to the Liberal Democrats.[3] The leader of the Labour Party on the council, Kate Wheller, was one of two Labour losses when she lost in Westham West.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Conservative 16
Liberal Democrat 12
Labour 4
Independent 4
^"Councils set for election fever". BBC Online. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
^"Mayor to miss election". Dorset Echo. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
^"Tories gain seats and Labour lose". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
^"Tory gains in Weymouth and Portland elections". Dorset Echo. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
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