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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2004. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Labour Party | 20,410 (37.0%) |  4.5 | 10 (47.6%) | 10 / 21 |  | 33 (52.4%) | 33 / 63 | |||
| Conservative Party | 28,389 (51.5%) |  6.0 | 10 (47.6%) | 10 / 21 | 1 | 27 (41.3%) | 26 / 63 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 6,108 (11.1%) | 1.3 | 1 (4.8%) | 1 / 21 | | 3 (4.8%) | 3 / 63 | |||
| Independent | 201 (0.4%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | 1 | 1 (1.6%) | 1 / 63 | |||
| 33 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paula Pearson | 1,689 | 59.1 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | David Armstrong | 774 | 27.1 | -16.0 | |
| Independent | Sheila O'Bierne* | 201 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 193 | 6.8 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 915 | 32.0 | +25.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,857 | 32.4 | -5.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Merrell* | 2,219 | 73.0 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Musgrove | 445 | 14.6 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | Peter Dunnico | 375 | 12.3 | -4.8 | |
| Majority | 1,774 | 58.4 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,039 | 32.5 | -0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Weston | 1,588 | 48.6 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Joanne Bennett | 1,435 | 43.9 | -4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Brookes | 243 | 7.4 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 153 | 4.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,266 | 37.5 | +0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathleen Bullock | 1,986 | 66.3 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | Ian McDermott | 618 | 20.6 | -6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 393 | 13.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,368 | 45.7 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,997 | 37.9 | +1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Faulkner* | 800 | 72.7 | -8.0 | |
| Conservative | Alexander Kelly | 300 | 27.3 | +13.3 | |
| Majority | 500 | 45.4 | -21.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,100 | 18.6 | -1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrea Jones | 1,278 | 75.9 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | Elliott Wood | 297 | 17.6 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hunter | 109 | 6.5 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 981 | 58.3 | +12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,684 | 22.4 | -3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank Eadie* | 1,587 | 67.1 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | Jeanette McLaughlin | 780 | 33.0 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 807 | 34.1 | +8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,367 | 32.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Ackerley* | 1,931 | 63.0 | +14.7 | |
| Labour | Karina Carter | 1,135 | 37.0 | -10.9 | |
| Majority | 796 | 26.0 | +25.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,066 | 40.2 | -1.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vivienne Ward* | 1,755 | 60.5 | +11.3 | |
| Labour | Jennifer Carroll | 1,148 | 39.6 | -5.6 | |
| Majority | 607 | 20.9 | +16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,903 | 38.0 | -4.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Hepburn* | 2,148 | 75.1 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gaskell | 358 | 12.5 | -7.5 | |
| Labour | Beverly Harrison | 355 | 12.4 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 1,790 | 62.6 | +15.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,861 | 33.8 | -1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Barker | 1,393 | 54.5 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Keith Summerfield | 1,164 | 45.5 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 229 | 9.0 | -4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,557 | 34.6 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Tolhurst* | 2,048 | 64.8 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Tamira Rasul | 720 | 22.8 | -9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 395 | 12.5 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 1,328 | 42.0 | +15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,163 | 32.5 | -1.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Justine Williams* | 835 | 55.4 | -4.0 | |
| Conservative | Pervez Nakvi | 672 | 44.6 | +10.9 | |
| Majority | 153 | 10.8 | -14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,507 | 24.8 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roland Griffin* | 1,560 | 49.0 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Alexander Williams | 1,077 | 33.9 | -1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Riley | 545 | 17.1 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 483 | 15.1 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,182 | 40.9 | +4.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Busteed* | 1,143 | 44.5 | -4.6 | |
| Conservative | Marjorie Hepburn | 1,121 | 43.7 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Hurst | 303 | 11.8 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 22 | 0.8 | -10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,567 | 33.6 | +2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Angela Gray | 1,153 | 45.5 | -9.1 | |
| Conservative | William Cole | 1,140 | 45.0 | +8.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 241 | 9.5 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 13 | 0.5 | -17.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,535 | 29.9 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Dolan* | 1,406 | 56.9 | -0.6 | |
| Conservative | John Schofield | 1,066 | 43.1 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 340 | 13.8 | -5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,472 | 32.5 | -1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laurence Walsh | 906 | 66.6 | -9.7 | |
| Conservative | Colin Levenston | 349 | 25.6 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Shacklock | 106 | 7.8 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 557 | 41.0 | -17.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,361 | 21.5 | -0.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Davies* | 1,611 | 53.5 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 845 | 28.0 | -1.5 | |
| Labour | Mary Atherton | 558 | 18.5 | -5.9 | |
| Majority | 766 | 25.5 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,014 | 34.0 | -1.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Clarke* | 1,679 | 53.9 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | David Nicklin | 1,439 | 46.2 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 240 | 7.7 | -0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,118 | 41.3 | +4.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Bowker* | 1,932 | 55.3 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | Ian Mullins | 1,202 | 34.4 | -0.2 | |
| Labour | Andrew McNee | 359 | 10.3 | -6.1 | |
| Majority | 730 | 20.9 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,493 | 38.1 | +2.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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