1986 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1986 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  1984 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 1987  

23 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderBarry BrothertonColin WarbrickJohn Golding
Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Leader's seat Sale Moor Urmston Priory
Last election6 seats,
35.7%
9 seats,
42.2%
4 seats,
20.3%
Seats before21348
Seats won1463
Seats after30249
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg10Increase2.svg1
Popular vote31,70330,08717,808
Percentage39.6%37.6%22.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.9%Decrease2.svg4.6%Increase2.svg2.0%

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Map of results of 1986 election

Leader of the Council before election

Colin Warbrick
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Barry Brotherton
Labour

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control. [1]

Contents

Because the Conservative Candidate for Priory ward, G. V. Burrows, (presumably inadvertently) wrote his occupation in the description box of his nomination paper, his party allegiance is listed on all official records and press coverage of this election as "Taxi Driver". However, as he was, in fact, the official Conservative Candidate, and therefore would doubtless have taken the Conservative whip had he been elected, he is listed on this page as a Conservative, rather than an Independent.

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party 31,703 (39.6%)
Increase2.svg 3.914 (60.9%)
14 / 23
Increase2.svg 930 (47.6%)
30 / 63
Conservative Party 30,087 (37.6%)
Decrease2.svg 4.66 (26.1%)
6 / 23
Decrease2.svg 1024 (38.1%)
24 / 63
Alliance 17,808 (22.3%)
Increase2.svg 2.03 (13.0%)
3 / 23
Increase2.svg 19 (14.3%)
9 / 63
Green Party 358 (0.4%)
Decrease2.svg 0.30 (0.0%)
0 / 23
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 13 (0.0%)
Decrease2.svg 1.10 (0.0%)
0 / 23
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
30924

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. M. Evans1,52341.1+2.3
Conservative B. L. Slater*1,35236.4−7.2
SDP Barbara M. Keeley-Huggett 72519.5+19.5
Green N. J. Eadie1103.0+1.4
Majority1714.6−0.2
Turnout 3,71046.1+3.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. B. Gill*2,44960.2−12.9
SDP V. G. O'Hara1,02625.2+25.2
Labour M. J. Hendrickson43410.7−6.2
Green M. R. Rowtham1603.9−6.1
Majority1,42335.0−21.1
Turnout 4,06944.9−11.2
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. J. Hyland1,38738.9+2.2
Conservative M. J. Barltrop1,33437.4−8.8
Conservative M. G. Currie*1,30836.7−9.5
Labour J. B. Morton1,30036.5−0.2
SDP D. E. Armstrong94826.6+9.5
SDP R. C. Tweed85824.1+7.0
Majority260.7−8.9
Turnout 3,56545.9+4.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Waterfall*1,88150.3−1.2
Alliance Cecil Fink1,35436.2−1.0
Labour E. D. Shaw50713.5+2.2
Majority52714.1−0.2
Turnout 3,74246.0+0.4
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Holland*1,74780.0+24.4
Conservative M. E. Hindley43820.0+7.2
Majority1,30959.9+20.0
Turnout 2,18531.7−6.1
Labour hold Swing

Clifford

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. M. Sheehan2,28577.1+6.1
Conservative M. Howard68022.9−6.1
Majority1,60554.1+12.1
Turnout 2,96533.5−4.2
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. G. Haigh*1,81250.2+4.5
Labour J. B. Roberts1,32036.6+1.8
SDP R. J. Thompson47413.1+13.1
Majority49213.6+2.7
Turnout 3,60646.6+2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. G. Hodson1,68342.5−4.9
Conservative P. Bates1,42135.9−8.2
Liberal M. E. Clarke85621.6+21.6
Majority2626.6+3.3
Turnout 3,96047.2−1.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Flixton

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. J. Hughes 1,47735.1+11.0
Conservative C. A. Lord*1,43234.1−3.4
Liberal P. I. M. Crompton1,29330.8−7.6
Majority451.1+0.2
Turnout 4,20252.4+0.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hale

Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. A. Roberts2,31757.2−5.7
Liberal J. H. Mulholland1,38334.1+5.6
Labour C. E. Donegan2636.5+0.4
Green J. S. Menzies882.2−0.4
Majority93423.1−11.3
Turnout 4,05145.7+1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Longford

Longford (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. P. Hagan1,82453.2−1.1
Labour P. J. Morgan1,71149.9−4.4
Conservative K. G. Summerfield*1,29237.7−8.0
Conservative E. J. Kelson1,23536.0−9.7
SDP M. L. Kugler3139.1N/A
Majority41912.2+3.6
Turnout 3,42645.7+1.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. I. Carter2,15551.7−7.2
Liberal A. Kelly1,20228.8+4.5
Labour P. J. English81519.5+2.7
Majority95322.8−11.7
Turnout 4,17243.4+4.3
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. R. Haydock*1,55164.4+9.1
Conservative D. Meadowcroft85935.6+1.0
Majority69228.7+8.0
Turnout 2,41038.3−1.9
Labour hold Swing

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edna Mitchell1,35139.3−0.4
Labour B. K. Lund1,16133.8+8.1
Conservative G. V. Burrows92626.9−7.7
Majority1905.5+0.4
Turnout 3,43842.4+1.1
Liberal hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Mee*1,50948.9+7.2
Conservative E. A. Robinson90529.3−5.7
Liberal Hilary Hughes67121.8+21.8
Majority60419.6+12.8
Turnout 3,08539.9−2.2
Labour hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. T. Murkin2,24352.1−0.5
Conservative M. E. King*1,41132.8+1.3
Liberal T. J. P. Corbett65415.2−0.7
Majority83219.3−1.8
Turnout 4,30845.2+2.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stretford

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Adshead1,77248.0+5.6
Conservative M. Hindley*1,48340.2−5.6
SDP L. L. Sumner43711.80
Majority2897.8+4.4
Turnout 3,69245.2+1.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Talbot

Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Marland*1,77567.2−0.4
Conservative C. J. Levenston60022.7−6.2
SDP K. Clarke2529.5+9.5
Independent K. J. Martin130.5−3.0
Majority1,17544.5+5.9
Turnout 2,64036.2+1.0
Labour hold Swing

Timperley

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Farnsworth1,62841.2−3.9
Conservative Ken Davies*1,53438.8+3.3
Labour A. D. McNee79220.0+0.5
Majority942.4−7.2
Turnout 3,95444.2+5.1
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Urmston

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. G. Hanrahan1,57243.2+3.9
Conservative A. R. Coupe*1,46740.3−3.7
SDP P. J. Carlon60316.6−0.1
Majority1052.9−1.7
Turnout 3,64245.7+1.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mike Cragg1,78044.1−4.4
Conservative M. J. Booth1,20729.9−1.5
Labour M. C. Jenkinson1,05226.0+5.9
Majority57314.2−2.9
Turnout 4,03947.5−2.2
Liberal hold Swing

By-elections between 1986 and 1987

Talbot By-Election 6 November 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. A. Lane1,20968.3+1.1
Conservative C. J. Levenston56231.7+9.0
Majority64736.5−8.0
Turnout 1,77124.3−11.9
Labour hold Swing
Mersey-St. Mary's By-Election 22 January 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. G. Brownhill1,61056.7+5.0
SDP R. J. Thompson68324.0+24.0
Labour P. Miller55019.3−0.2
Majority92732.6+9.8
Turnout 2,84329.6−13.8
Conservative hold Swing

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