Council in Dorset, England existed from 1973 to 2019. One-third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Dorset County Council instead. The council was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council in 2019.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
1979 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1980 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1982 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1983 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1984 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1986 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1987 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1988 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1990 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1991 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1992 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1994 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1995 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1996 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1998 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
1999 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2000 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2002 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2003 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2004 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2006 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2007 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2008 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2010 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2011 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2012 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2014 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2015 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
Borough result maps
Changes between elections
Wyke Regis by-election held after the death of Cllr Doug Hollings A by-election was held in Melbombe Regis ward on 16 May 2013 following the death of councillor Peter Farrell in April 2013. Farrell had been elected in May 2012 and so the election was for the period May 2013 to May 2016. A by-election was held in Wey Valley ward on 20 October 2016 following the resignation of Cory Russell who won the seat in May 2014. Conservative councillor Claudia Moore joined the Green Party in December 2016. A by-election was held in Westham East ward on 4 May 2017 following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Sally Maslin in March 2017. Maslin had won the seat in May 2016. Byatt had represented Westham on W&PBC and DCC before as well as being the labour leader on W&PBC but switched the Conservatives in 2016 Green councillor Claudia Moore resigned from the council on 20 December 2017. She was elected in 2014 and the vacancy was originally going to be left to be filled in the scheduled on-third election on 3 May 2018. However, following the government's approval of the Dorset mergers with first elections 2 May 2019, the election was cancelled and the by-election for Weymouth West was called for 3 May. Independent councillor David Hawkins resigned from office in December 2017. Kathy Garcia gained the seat for the Conservatives in a by-election on 8 February 2018. The term ends on 2 May 2019. Conservative councillor Jason Webb resigned from office in December 2017. Kerry Baker held the seat for the Conservatives in the by-election on 8 February. The term ends on 2 May 2019. UKIP councillor Francis Drake defected to the Conservatives in February 2018.
