1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Coat of arms of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.png
  1998 6 May 1999 (1999-05-06) 2000  

21 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderDavid ActonFrank EadieRay Bowker
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Urmston Davyhulme East Village
Last election12 seats,
44.2%
8 seats,
44.8%
1 seats,
9.1%
Seats before36234
Seats won1191
Seats after33273
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg4Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote22,84425,0186,180
Percentage41.5%45.5%12.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.7%Increase2.svg0.7%Increase2.svg3.3%

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Map of results of 1999 election

Leader of the Council before election

David Acton
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

David Acton
Labour

On 6 May 1999, an election was held to choose council members for the Trafford Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council members were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The Labour Party held overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party 22,844 (41.5%)
Decrease2.svg 2.711 (52.4%)
11 / 21
Decrease2.svg 333 (52.4%)
33 / 63
Conservative Party 25,018 (45.5%)
Increase2.svg 0.79 (42.9%)
9 / 21
Increase2.svg 427 (42.9%)
27 / 63
Liberal Democrats 6,180 (12.4%)
Increase2.svg 3.31 (4.8%)
1 / 21
Decrease2.svg 13 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Socialist Labour Party 362 (0.7%)
Increase2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 21
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
33327

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynch1,68449.9-0.8
Labour Graham1,45543.1-1.7
Liberal Democrats DM Jones2377.0+7.0
Majority2296.8+0.9
Turnout 3,37638.3+0.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Poole*2,14569.5+3.2
Labour Monkhouse52717.1+1.3
Liberal Democrats Musgrove41613.5-4.4
Majority1,61852.4+4.0
Turnout 3,08832.9+0.2
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chapman-Barker*1,57548.7-2.6
Conservative Cohen1,40943.5+1.9
Liberal Democrats Brookes2527.8+0.6
Majority1665.2-4.5
Turnout 3,23637.1-1.2
Labour hold Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dixon*1,77961.1-0.8
Labour Bennett78026.8-0.7
Liberal Democrats YR Clarke35312.1+1.5
Majority99934.3-0.1
Turnout 2,91236.8-1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Platt94380.7-5.3
Conservative Kelly16414.0+14.0
Liberal Democrats Frankland615.2+5.2
Majority77966.7-12.6
Turnout 1,16819.8-0.3
Labour hold Swing

Clifford

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stennett*1,22564.5-4.1
Socialist Labour Ali36219.1+19.1
Conservative Wood24012.6-0.1
Liberal Democrats Hunter723.8+3.8
Majority86345.4-4.5
Turnout 1,89925.6-1.9
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Crosbie*1,42860.7+1.6
Labour Walsh82435.0-5.9
Liberal Democrats Nolte1004.3+4.3
Majority60425.7+7.5
Turnout 2,35232.4-6.8
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reilly1,53648.3+0.1
Labour Gray1,52347.9-0.7
Liberal Democrats ME Clarke1203.8+3.8
Majority130.4
Turnout 3,17941.5+3.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Flixton

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Coupe1,60349.2-4.2
Labour AS Jones*1,47345.2-1.4
Liberal Democrats Smith1815.6+5.6
Majority1304.0-2.8
Turnout 3,25742.4-0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hale

Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Strafford1,99866.8-3.9
Liberal Democrats Horstead59720.0+5.0
Labour McNee39513.2-1.2
Majority1,40146.8-8.9
Turnout 2,99035.3+1.3
Conservative hold Swing

Longford

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jarman*1,21553.7-10.6
Conservative Kelson91040.2+4.5
Liberal Democrats Browne1376.1+6.1
Majority30513.5-15.1
Turnout 2,26230.7-2.3
Labour hold Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sharp*1,93558.7-4.6
Labour Conquest1,05632.1+4.1
Liberal Democrats Legge3049.2+0.5
Majority87926.5-8.8
Turnout 3,29533.7-1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tully*85859.4-4.9
Conservative Nakvi48733.7-2.0
Liberal Democrats JAD Ackroyd996.9+6.9
Majority37125.7-2.9
Turnout 1,44423.8-0.6
Labour hold Swing

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keeley-Huggett* 1,37348.2-4.8
Conservative Nightingale1,00935.4+8.5
Liberal Democrats Vernon46816.4-3.7
Majority36412.8-13.3
Turnout 2,85036.6-0.3
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rasul1,17749.1-5.0
Conservative RD Baldwin89737.5+3.0
Liberal Democrats K Clarke32113.4+3.4
Majority28011.6-8.0
Turnout 2,39531.5-1.9
Labour hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Quayle*1,20854.6-5.2
Conservative Myers80336.3+3.8
Liberal Democrats Dunn2009.1+1.5
Majority40518.3-9.0
Turnout 2,21126.1-2.7
Labour hold Swing

Stretford

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Garlick*1,47557.5-2.0
Conservative Schofield97337.9+2.9
Liberal Democrats Rogers1184.6+4.6
Majority50219.6-4.9
Turnout 2,56633.9+1.9
Labour hold Swing

Talbot

Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lane*1,03876.3+4.0
Conservative Levenston24518.0-9.7
Liberal Democrats Shacklock775.7+5.7
Majority79358.3+13.7
Turnout 1,36021.8+0.9
Labour hold Swing

Timperley

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Akins1,43146.2+0.4
Liberal Democrats Bruer-Morris*91529.5+2.1
Labour Atherton75524.4-2.4
Majority51616.7-1.7
Turnout 3,10135.2+0.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Urmston

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Acton*1,42051.7-7.2
Conservative Nicklin1,18443.1+4.8
Liberal Democrats Elliot1425.2+5.2
Majority2368.6-12.0
Turnout 2,74636.7-0.4
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats BV Ackroyd*1,64049.0+5.9
Conservative Scholar1,15834.6-4.1
Labour Harrison54916.4-1.8
Majority48214.4+10.0
Turnout 3,34735.6+1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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