WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND

Borough of Weymouth and Portland
Weymouth and Portland ''Shown within Dorset''
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Dorset
Area: - Total	Ranked 315th 41.75 km²
Admin. HQ:	Weymouth
ONS code:	19UJ
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.5% White
Politics
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council http://www.weymouth.gov.uk
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:
MP:	Jim Knight

'Weymouth and Portland' is a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. It consists of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and outlying villages including Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Fortuneswell and Easton.
The district of Weymouth and Portland was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger between the borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and the nearby Portland urban district. The Mayor of Weymouth and Portland is David Harris (Lib Dem), with Tim Munro (Independent) as Deputy Mayor.^[1] Weymouth and Portland and Purbeck districts are in the Dorset South parliamentary constituency, created in 1885. The constituency elects one Member of Parliament. The current MP for Dorset South is Jim Knight, a member of the Labour Party, who currently holds the post of Minister of State for Schools.
In Portland Harbour is the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, where the sailing events at the 2012 Olympics will take place. The main reason that the resort was chosen to be an Olympic venue was the fact that the Sailing Academy had only recently been built, so no new venue would need to be provided. Weymouth and Portland's waters have also been credited by the Royal Yachting Association as the best in Northern Europe.^[2]

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References

1. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council - councillors
2. 2012 Olympic Games sailing venue