1988 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1988 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

←  1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990  →
22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Colin Warbrick Barry Brotherton John Davenport Party Conservative Labour SLD Leader's seat Urmston Sale Moor Timperley (defeated) Last election 15 seats, 47.7% 6 seats, 30.6% 0 seats, 21.0% Seats before 28 28 7 Seats won 13 8 1 Seats after 32 27 4 Seat change 4 1 3 Popular vote 39,639 29,169 11,743 Percentage 48.9% 36.0% 14.5% Swing 1.2% 5.4% 6.5%
Map of results of 1988 election
Leader of the Council before election Barry Brotherton Labour Leader of the Council after election Colin Warbrick Conservative

Elections to Trafford Council in the United Kingdom were held on 5 May 1988. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control. ^[1]

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		39,639 (48.9%)		1.2	13 (59.1%)	13 / 22	4	32 (50.8%)	32 / 63
Labour Party		29,169 (36.0%)		5.4	8 (36.4%)	8 / 22	1	27 (42.9%)	27 / 63
SLD		11,536 (14.2%)		6.8	1 (4.5%)	1 / 22	3	4 (6.3%)	4 / 63
Green Party		494 (0.6%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
SDP		207 (0.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheila O'Beirne	1,934	49.0	−2.7
	Labour	David Hinder	1,516	38.4	+6.4
	SLD	John Mulholland	498	12.6	−3.7
Majority			418	10.6	−9.1
Turnout			3,948	46.6	−2.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Merrell	2,790	70.8	+2.6
	SLD	Vivian Plummer	535	13.6	−6.7
	Labour	Bernardette Feeney	474	12.0	+3.4
	Green	Mark Rowtham	139	3.5	+0.6
Majority			2,255	57.3	+9.3
Turnout			3,938	43.0	−7.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Barltrop*	2,084	51.9	+2.7
	Labour	Jane Baugh	1,472	36.7	+8.0
	SLD	Frank Cameron	459	11.4	−10.6
Majority			612	15.2	−5.3
Turnout			4,015	46.3	−5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands (2 Councillors)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rita Barber*	2,630	70.3	+12.0
	Conservative	Margaret Cox	2,528	67.6	+9.3
	SLD	Colin Bearfield	630	16.8	−14.6
	SLD	Kenneth Humber	579	15.5	−15.9
	Labour	Liam Hargadon	565	15.1	+4.8
	Labour	Eric Shaw	543	14.5	+4.2
Majority			1,898	50.7	+23.9
Turnout			3,740	48.1	−8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Paul*	1,456	79.5	+16.4
	SLD	Martin Elliott	376	20.5	+6.4
Majority			1,080	59.0	+18.7
Turnout			1,832	27.3	−11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sean Rogers*	2,379	74.8	+2.4
	Conservative	Mary Wynn	800	25.2	−2.4
Majority			1,579	49.7	+4.8
Turnout			3,179	37.8	−0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Eadie*	2,108	61.5	+4.9
	Labour	Freda Mottley	1,022	29.8	+1.4
	SLD	Colin Hedley	296	8.6	−6.4
Majority			1,086	31.7	+3.5
Turnout			3,426	44.1	−10.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ackerley	2,117	50.1	+1.5
	Labour	Laura Seex*	1,818	43.0	+11.7
	SLD	David Martin	291	6.9	−13.2
Majority			299	7.1	−10.2
Turnout			4,226	51.5	−5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Flixton

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roland Robinson	2,052	44.6	−0.5
	Labour	Philip Dowland	1,289	28.0	+3.8
	SLD	Alan Vernon*	1,265	27.5	−3.2
Majority			763	16.6	+2.3
Turnout			4,606	57.5	−5.7
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing

Hale

Hale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Godwin*	2,930	76.4	+5.8
	SLD	Gillian Pawson	481	12.5	−9.3
	Labour	Rosemary Adams	314	8.2	+2.4
	Green	John Wharton	112	2.9	+1.0
Majority			2,449	63.8	+14.9
Turnout			3,837	43.5	−9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Ryan	1,934	54.7	+11.7
	Conservative	Shirley Dirikis	1,604	45.3	−0.5
Majority			330	9.3	+6.5
Turnout			3,538	47.4	−5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Silverman*	2,613	60.5	+1.2
	Labour	Peter Miller	1,017	23.6	+6.3
	SLD	Ray Thompson	687	15.9	−7.4
Majority			1,596	37.0	+1.0
Turnout			4,317	45.0	−5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Morgan	1,521	57.7	+13.9
	Conservative	David Meadowcroft	942	35.7	−3.1
	SLD	Francis Beswick	174	6.6	−10.8
Majority			579	22.0	+17.0
Turnout			2,637	43.3	−2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Flynn	1,426	38.2	+0.2
	SLD	John Golding*	1,190	31.9	−3.5
	Labour	Robin Joinson	1,113	29.8	+3.2
Majority			236	6.3	+3.7
Turnout			3,729	45.8	−5.8
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Brotherton*	1,679	46.8	+7.8
	Conservative	Graham Burrows	1,526	42.5	+6.4
	SLD	John Hunter	386	10.7	−12.4
Majority			153	4.3	+1.5
Turnout			3,591	45.4	−3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul English	2,030	51.8	+7.6
	Conservative	Robert Maley	1,471	37.6	+0.3
	SLD	Terence Corbett	334	8.5	−7.7
	Green	John Bowden	82	2.1	−0.2
Majority			559	14.3	+7.4
Turnout			3,917	41.3	−6.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Beer	1,872	47.9	+10.0
	Conservative	Frank Redfern*	1,826	46.8	−2.0
	SDP	Lesley Sumner	207	5.3	−8.0
Majority			46	1.2	−9.7
Turnout			3,905	47.8	−3.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Talbot

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Larry Sullivan*	1,775	70.8	+9.1
	Conservative	Colin Levenston	731	29.2	−6.9
Majority			1,044	41.7	+16.1
Turnout			2,506	34.8	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Davies	2,075	50.1	+1.3
	SLD	John Davenport*	1,242	30.0	−5.6
	Labour	Mary Atherton	726	17.5	+3.6
	Green	Keith Robinson	97	2.3	+0.2
Majority			833	20.1	+6.9
Turnout			4,140	46.5	−7.1
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing

Urmston

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Warbrick*	1,913	47.2	−1.0
	Labour	David Acton	1,847	45.5	+5.9
	SLD	Peter Carlon	295	7.3	−7.9
Majority			66	1.6	−6.9
Turnout			4,055	50.9	−4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	Ray Bowker*	1,818	43.1	+5.1
	Conservative	Robert Walsh	1,539	36.5	−4.5
	Labour	David Holland	799	18.9	−1.0
	Green	Erica Wright	64	1.5	+0.3
Majority			279	6.6	+3.6
Turnout			4,220	49.9	−4.1
	SLD hold		Swing

By-elections between 1988 and 1990

Urmston By-Election 24 November 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton	1,563	52.6	+7.1
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,406	47.4	+0.2
Majority			157	5.3	+3.7
Turnout			2,969	37.2	+14.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Bowdon By-Election 15 June 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. C. Harney	2,582	59.6	−11.2
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	674	15.6	+3.6
	SLD	G. P. Pawson	567	13.1	−0.5
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	506	11.7	+8.2
Majority			1,908	44.1	+3
Turnout			4,329	47.3	+14.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 6 May 1988", Trafford M.B.C.(1988).