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The 2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
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This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Melcombe Regis
Melcombe Regis was won by the Conservative Party in 2012 but taken by the Labour Party in a By-Election on 16 May 2013.
Wyke Regis
Craig Martin (Labour Party) was elected in 2014 but stood down. As a result, there was an election for two councillors, one to serve from 2016 to 2020 and one to serve from 2016 to 2018.
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Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, 2016 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA