2008 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2008 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
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22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Leader Susan Williams David ActonRay Bowker
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Altrincham Gorse Hill Village
Last election13 seats,
46.3%		8 seats,
29.6%		1 seats,
12.6%
Seats before38204
Seats won1372
Seats after39195
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote30,14517,58410,779
Percentage47.3%27.6%16.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.0%Decrease2.svg2.0%Increase2.svg2.3%
Trafford 2008.png
Map of results of 2008 election
Leader of the Council before election

Susan Williams
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Susan Williams
Conservative

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 30,145 (47.3%)
Increase2.svg 1.013 (59.1%)
13 / 22
Increase2.svg 139 (61.9%)
39 / 63
Labour Party 17,584 (27.6%)
Decrease2.svg 2.07 (31.8%)
7 / 22
Decrease2.svg 119 (30.2%)
19 / 63
Liberal Democrats 10,779 (16.9%)
Increase2.svg 2.32 (9.1%)
2 / 22
Increase2.svg 15 (7.9%)
5 / 63
Green Party 4,682 (7.4%)
Decrease2.svg 0.90 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 223 (0.4%)
Increase2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
BNP 297 (0.2%)
Decrease2.svg 0.30 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 137 (0.2%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Decrease2.svg 10 (0.0%)
0 / 63
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Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Williams*1,59056.3+0.3
Labour Majella Kennedy62022.0-0.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Legge32311.4-2.9
Green Deborah Leftwich1555.5-1.7
Independent Sarah Walmsley1374.9+4.9
Majority97034.3+0.9
Turnout 2,82535.2-2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Rigby*1,76260.1+4.8
Labour Michael Wilton53518.3-2.9
Liberal Democrats Terry Corbett38913.3+0.7
Green Marian Sudbury2448.3-2.6
Majority1,22741.9+7.8
Turnout 2,93040.4-1.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sean Anstee2,18773.4+2.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Chappell33411.3-0.4
Labour Thomas Hague2558.6-1.3
Green Bridget Green1906.4-1.0
Majority1,85362.5+3.2
Turnout 2,96639.9-1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brenda Houraghan*1,68154.1+2.9
Labour Andrew Western 83626.9-1.0
Liberal Democrats Armaan Chohan33410.8-2.5
Green Martin Bate2558.2-0.6
Majority84527.2+3.9
Turnout 3,10635.5-0.9
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathy Bullock*1,88360.5+4.3
Labour Angela Gratrix52217.8+0.8
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke51416.5-3.0
Green Barbara Jarkowski1966.3-1.0
Majority1,36143.7+7.0
Turnout 3,11538.9+2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Platt*96150.1-2.5
Conservative Anne Hooley59230.9+6.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hogg1839.5+9.5
Green Melanie Bell1829.5+0.9
Majority36919.2-8.8
Turnout 1,91826.7-4.7
Labour hold Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eunice Whitfield Stennett* 1,434 32.0 +4.8
Labour Sophie Taylor 1,212 27.1 -5.0
Green Christine Rawson3778.4+1.5
Conservative John Schofield3387.6+2.5
Conservative John Blackburn3187.1+1.5
Green Anne Power3137.0-1.3
Liberal Democrats Louise Bird2645.9-1.1
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst2204.9-3.1
Majority83537.3-6.6
Turnout 4,47632.6-0.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Blackburn1,72860.3+1.9
Labour Ged Carter70324.5-6.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers28610.0+10.0
Green Jennie Gander1505.2-1.8
Majority1,02535.8+8.8
Turnout 2,86736.2-2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Shaw1,75561.5+0.9
Labour Kevin Procter66923.5-6.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright29210.2+10.2
Green Joe Ryan1374.8-4.3
Majority1,08638.1+7.7
Turnout 2,85337.0-2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Summerfield*1,78555.6+4.9
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan89027.7-4.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott32110.0-0.1
Green Paul Syrett2136.6-0.2
Majority89527.9+9.5
Turnout 3,20938.2-2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurence Walsh*1,17052.3-5.6
Conservative Colin Levenston61727.6+4.4
Liberal Democrats Francis Beswick26211.7+4.5
Green Philip Leape1898.5-3.3
Majority55324.7-6.2
Turnout 2,23827.7-1.1
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Myers2,21672.2+2.4
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor43714.2-2.2
Labour Emily Spurrell 2909.5+0.4
Green Andrew Gratton1254.1-0.6
Majority1,77960.0+6.6
Turnout 3,06840.3-1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Candish1,86166.3+3.1
Labour Beverly Harrison37913.5-0.3
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff33812.0+1.6
Green Sarah McIlroy2318.2-4.5
Majority1,48252.8+3.4
Turnout 2,80938.1-2.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Longford ward

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Lloyd*1,16741.3-4.2
Conservative Rod Allan93132.9+2.8
Green Margaret Westbrook44815.8+2.4
Liberal Democrats David Rhodes28210.0-1.0
Majority2368.3-7.1
Turnout 2,82832.5-2.6
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Brotherton*1,22540.9-1.2
Conservative Rob Chilton1,01333.9+2.1
Liberal Democrats James Eisen35812.0-2.2
Green Emma Handley2538.5-3.5
BNP Philip Davis1444.8+4.8
Majority2127.1-3.1
Turnout 2,99338.7-0.9
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Hooley1,12039.9+4.9
Labour Philip Gratrix*1,11639.8-0.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Clarke35112.5+1.9
Green Bridget Battye2187.8+2.6
Majority40.1-5.5
Turnout 2,80536.6-2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Holden*1,65956.0+1.1
Labour Tom Tomkins65522.1-4.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Webster2809.5-1.6
UKIP Stephen Farndon2237.5+4.2
Green Zoe Power1454.9+0.4
Majority1,00433.9+5.2
Turnout 2,96234.3-1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Ross1,34549.7-1.2
Conservative Colin Hooley89633.1+2.2
Green Liz O'Neill2479.1-0.5
Liberal Democrats John O'Connor2188.1-1.5
Majority44916.6-3.4
Turnout 2,70635.0-1.9
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 2,19649.9+2.4
Conservative Darren Storey1,86442.3-6.0
Labour Peter Baugh2475.6+5.6
Green Jadwiga Leigh972.2-2.0
Majority3327.5+6.7
Turnout 4,40452.0+2.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Turner*1,34639.8-3.8
Labour Joyce Acton1,12933.4-5.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Murray71421.1+12.9
Green Helen Jocys1915.7-3.2
Majority2176.4+2.1
Turnout 3,38041.9-0.8
Conservative hold Swing

Village ward

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ray Bowker*1,88358.2+8.5
Conservative Jacki Wilkinson1,00331.0-5.4
Labour Thomas Shelton2246.9-2.8
Green Michael Leigh1263.9-0.3
Majority88027.2+14
Turnout 3,23641.1+1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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