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    1982 handbook

    Weymouth and Portland: 1982 local elections

    12 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1981) (35 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 17 · Other 11 · Labour 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0

    After (end of 1982) (35 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 15 · Labour 10 · Other 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0

    Ward results

    Melcombe Regis1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    O. CarrollConservative668
    T. ThomasLib/Sdp401
    A. HutchingsLabour212
    North1 seat · turnout 32.3%
    P. BollamConservative624
    J. PalmerLabour148
    North Central1 seat · turnout 64.6%
    P. HarveyConservative734
    G. StokesLabour476
    J. GardnerLib/Sdp271
    Preston1 seat · turnout 42.1%
    K. NicklenConservative973 ✓
    E. InightLib/Sdp388
    A. CaswellIndependent104
    H. VennLabour99
    Tophill East1 seat · turnout 38.0%
    H. BoothIndependent641
    Y CopusConservative236
    Tophill West1 seat · turnout 21.3%
    P. ButcherRES568
    R. SmithLabour188
    Underhill1 seat · turnout 26.0%
    P. KimberLabour331
    C. EvansConservative317
    Westham North1 seat · turnout 45.5%
    V. McCarthyLabour863
    J IvesConservative573
    J. MatthewsLib/Sdp459
    Westham West1 seat · turnout 38.7%
    P. RandallLabour473
    T. ColeConservative291
    G. AdamRES235
    Weymouth East1 seat · turnout 53.3%
    E. WebbConservative655 ✓
    H. DawsonLabour343
    C. GoodsonLib/Sdp151
    D. BurbidgeIndependent84
    Weymouth West1 seat · turnout 42.8%
    R. WeaverIndependent752
    P. DimentConservative481
    R. HamiltonLabour317
    Wyke Regis1 seat · turnout 34.9%
    C. TaylorRES509
    K. HorrocksLabour488
    M. PetersLib/Sdp327