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21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 27,936 (48.0%) |  5.0 | 13 (61.9%) | 13 / 21 | 1 | 39 (61.9%) | 39 / 63 | |||
| Labour Party | 17,475 (30.0%) |  1.0 | 6 (28.6%) | 6 / 21 |  | 20 (31.7%) | 20 / 63 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 7,359 (12.6%) | 2.9 | 2 (9.5%) | 2 / 21 | 1 | 4 (6.3%) | 4 / 63 | |||
| Green Party | 5,151 (8.9%) | 6.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | |||
| Independent | 156 (0.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | |||
| UKIP | 148 (0.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | |||
| 20 | 4 | 39 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Young | 1,430 | 53.6 | -17.6 | |
| Labour | Peter Baugh | 611 | 22.9 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 404 | 15.1 | +2.0 | |
| Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 225 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Majority | 819 | 30.7 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,670 | 35.7 | -11.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,645 | 58.4 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | Sophie Taylor | 728 | 25.9 | -4.0 | |
| Green | Daniel Leach | 442 | 15.7 | +9.3 | |
| Majority | 917 | 32.5 | +14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,815 | 39.4 | -10.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paula Pearson* | 2,085 | 69.8 | -8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Chappell | 385 | 12.9 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Thomas Hague | 300 | 10.1 | +3.7 | |
| Green | Bridget Green | 216 | 7.2 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,700 | 56.9 | +9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,986 | 41.7 | -12.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Pearson* | 1,392 | 49.6 | -8.8 | |
| Labour | Ian Golding | 725 | 25.8 | -9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 428 | 15.2 | +8.5 | |
| Green | Martin Bate | 263 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 667 | 23.8 | -7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,808 | 35.8 | -9.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pamela Dixon* | 1,808 | 59.5 | -20.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 722 | 23.8 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Angela Gratrix | 509 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
| Majority | 1,086 | 35.7 | +10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,039 | 38.9 | -10.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Quayle* | 967 | 53.5 | -13.1 | |
| Conservative | Anne Cavanagh | 560 | 31.0 | -2.4 | |
| Green | William Gradwell | 280 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
| Majority | 407 | 22.5 | -7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,807 | 28.0 | -6.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrea Jones* | 1,375 | 64.0 | +17.7 | |
| Green | Anne Power | 413 | 19.2 | +7.5 | |
| Conservative | Edward Kelson | 359 | 16.7 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 962 | 44.8 | +32.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,147 | 31.9 | -9.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Cornes* | 1,726 | 63.1 | -2.5 | |
| Labour | Nigel Roberts | 1,008 | 36.9 | +9.7 | |
| Majority | 718 | 26.2 | -6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,734 | 36.5 | -9.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | June Reilly* | 1,735 | 61.4 | -1.0 | |
| Labour | Kevin Procter | 801 | 28.3 | -3.2 | |
| Green | Margaret Westbrook | 292 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
| Majority | 934 | 33.1 | +4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,828 | 38.7 | -9.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elsie Ward* | 1,644 | 53.4 | -3.7 | |
| Labour | Joyce Acton | 1,030 | 33.4 | -1.4 | |
| Green | Christopher Webb | 406 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
| Majority | 614 | 20.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,080 | 38.4 | -10.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Acton* | 1,112 | 55.5 | -3.4 | |
| Conservative | George Manley | 496 | 24.8 | -7.1 | |
| Green | Philip Leape | 238 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
| Independent | Colin Hendrie | 156 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 616 | 30.7 | +8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,002 | 27.3 | -5.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dilriaz Butt* | 2,061 | 71.1 | -9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 538 | 18.6 | -0.5 | |
| Labour | Moira Lythgoe | 301 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
| Majority | 1,523 | 52.5 | +39.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,900 | 39.2 | -14.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 1,641 | 61.0 | -14.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Mills | 418 | 15.5 | +2.3 | |
| Labour | Beverly Harrison | 335 | 12.5 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Samuel Little | 295 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
| Majority | 1,223 | 45.5 | +12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,689 | 38.6 | -13.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Jarman* | 1,299 | 48.0 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | Roderick Allan | 870 | 32.2 | +3.9 | |
| Green | Matthew Westbrook | 388 | 14.3 | +3.8 | |
| UKIP | Michael McManus | 148 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 429 | 15.8 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,705 | 33.6 | -6.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Baugh* | 1,121 | 39.2 | -1.2 | |
| Conservative | Marion Rigby | 950 | 33.2 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Clarke | 510 | 17.8 | -7.9 | |
| Green | Joseph Westbrook | 281 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 171 | 6.0 | +2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,862 | 39.3 | -12.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christine Bailey* | 1,076 | 40.0 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | Stephen Smith | 1,051 | 39.1 | -0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 562 | 20.9 | -1.8 | |
| Majority | 25 | 0.9 | -1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,689 | 36.6 | -7.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Tolhurst* | 1,555 | 52.2 | -4.9 | |
| Labour | Tom Ross | 833 | 28.0 | -5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Hibberd | 392 | 13.2 | +6.7 | |
| Green | Janet Jackson | 199 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 722 | 24.2 | +8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,979 | 36.8 | -10.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Karina Carter* | 1,355 | 49.7 | -2.2 | |
| Conservative | Colin Hooley | 926 | 34.0 | -7.5 | |
| Green | Jennie Gander | 445 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
| Majority | 429 | 15.7 | +12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,726 | 37.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 1,610 | 43.6 | +10.0 | |
| Conservative | Mohibul Choudhury | 1,508 | 40.9 | -17.4 | |
| Labour | Penelope Fraser | 389 | 10.5 | +2.3 | |
| Green | Martin Green | 184 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 102 | 2.7 | -16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,691 | 44.8 | -7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Wibberley* | 1,507 | 46.4 | -3.6 | |
| Labour | William Clarke | 1,299 | 40.0 | -2.9 | |
| Green | Helen Jocys | 442 | 13.6 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 208 | 6.4 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,248 | 42.4 | -8.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Fishwick* | 1,390 | 49.3 | -9.0 | |
| Conservative | Peter Cameron | 962 | 34.1 | -0.9 | |
| Labour | Stephanie Crean | 326 | 11.6 | +4.8 | |
| Green | Erica Wright | 142 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 428 | 15.2 | -0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,820 | 38.2 | -8.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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