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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 1995. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1999. The Conservative party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control. [1]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Labour Party | 33,006 (46.4%) |  5.4 | 14 (66.7%) | 14 / 21 | 6 | 29 (46.0%) | 29 / 63 | |||
| Conservative Party | 27,431 (38.6%) | 0.5 | 5 (23.8%) | 5 / 21 |  6 | 29 (46.0%) | 29 / 63 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 9,522 (13.4%) | 7.3 | 2 (9.5%) | 2 / 21 |  | 5 (7.9%) | 5 / 63 | |||
| Independent | 1,126 (1.6%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | |||
| 29 | 5 | 29 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. G. Crewe | 1,908 | 49.1 | +7.5 | |
| Conservative | A. H. Wilson | 1,675 | 43.1 | -0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | K. Clarke | 322 | 8.3 | -6.6 | |
| Majority | 233 | 6.0 | +4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,887 | 44.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Poole* | 2,139 | 60.2 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | H. F. Busteed | 815 | 22.9 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Preston | 602 | 16.9 | -10.1 | |
| Majority | 1,324 | 37.2 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,556 | 38.4 | -3.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. D. Chapman-Barker | 2,064 | 53.6 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | L. M. L. Burton* | 1,451 | 37.7 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | P. A. Stubbs | 333 | 8.7 | -6.1 | |
| Majority | 613 | 15.9 | -2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,848 | 44.8 | -2.2 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. A. Dixon | 1,815 | 49.9 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | P. Frizzby | 986 | 27.1 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Marchbank-Smith | 493 | 13.6 | -16.9 | |
| Independent | D. F. Cockayne | 343 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 829 | 22.8 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,637 | 44.8 | -0.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Rogers* | 1,566 | 77.3 | +22.1 | |
| Independent | F. Holland | 461 | 22.7 | +22.7 | |
| Majority | 1,105 | 54.6 | +44.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,027 | 33.1 | -5.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. W. Stennett* | 2,122 | 80.7 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | W. R. Monaghan | 506 | 19.3 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 1,616 | 61.5 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,628 | 33.0 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. E. Crosbie* | 1,840 | 55.6 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | S. Hesford | 1,467 | 44.4 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 373 | 11.3 | -2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,307 | 44.7 | -3.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Stringer | 1,849 | 50.2 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | P. Bates* | 1,565 | 42.5 | -3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. M. Browne | 267 | 7.3 | -3.4 | |
| Majority | 284 | 7.7 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,681 | 46.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. S. Jones | 1,688 | 43.6 | +12.5 | |
| Conservative | M. P. Whetton | 1,539 | 39.8 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon | 643 | 16.6 | -11.4 | |
| Majority | 149 | 3.9 | -5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,870 | 49.6 | -4.1 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. J. Myers* | 2,012 | 57.8 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | C. S. Fink | 1,251 | 35.9 | -2.8 | |
| Labour | R. E. Lucas | 509 | 14.6 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 1,159 | 33.3 | +21.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,481 | 44.3 | -1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. P. Jarman* | 1,760 | 61.1 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | J. G. Graham | 1,122 | 38.9 | -3.0 | |
| Majority | 638 | 22.1 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,882 | 39.1 | -3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Sharp* | 1,961 | 46.9 | -2.1 | |
| Labour | A. Guttridge | 1,473 | 35.3 | -6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | R. J. Thompson | 454 | 10.9 | -10.9 | |
| Independent | J. F. S. Kallinicos | 290 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
| Majority | 488 | 11.7 | -8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,178 | 43.9 | -3.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. A. Tully* | 1,481 | 66.7 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 739 | 33.3 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 742 | 33.4 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,220 | 37.0 | -3.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. M. Keeley-Huggett | 1,529 | 40.6 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | E. Mitchell* | 1,276 | 33.9 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | C. M. Dillon | 962 | 25.5 | -4.8 | |
| Majority | 253 | 6.7 | +1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,767 | 48.7 | -1.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. H. Merry* | 1,780 | 53.1 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | C. J. J. Lynch | 1,265 | 37.7 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. E. Clarke | 307 | 9.2 | -6.4 | |
| Majority | 515 | 15.4 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,352 | 43.8 | +4.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. A. Quayle* | 2,225 | 64.8 | +7.3 | |
| Conservative | C. J. D. Browning | 1,209 | 35.2 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 1,016 | 29.6 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,434 | 39.2 | -4.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. E. Garlick* | 2,176 | 66.2 | +8.2 | |
| Conservative | J. T. Kelly | 1,110 | 33.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,066 | 32.4 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,286 | 42.9 | -3.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. A. Lane* | 1,642 | 78.2 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 425 | 20.2 | -2.2 | |
| Independent | K. J. Martin | 32 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,217 | 58.0 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,099 | 33.5 | -1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | A. M. Bruer-Morris | 1,508 | 40.3 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | H. Scholar* | 1,400 | 37.4 | -0.9 | |
| Labour | H. K. Western | 836 | 22.3 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 108 | 2.9 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,744 | 44.2 | -4.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Acton | 2,221 | 62.5 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | E. May* | 1,335 | 37.5 | -1.9 | |
| Majority | 886 | 24.9 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,556 | 48.0 | -1.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | B. V. Ackroyd* | 2,075 | 47.8 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | A. Bowker | 1,361 | 31.3 | -1.5 | |
| Labour | S. N. Humby | 909 | 20.9 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 714 | 16.4 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,345 | 42.5 | -7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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