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.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 14 | 14 | |||
| Labour | 13 | 12 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | 6 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 2 | |||
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | |||
| Green | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 36 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
Melcombe Regis was won by the Conservative Party in 2012 but taken by the Labour Party in a By-Election on 16 May 2013.
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.