2010 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2010 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
 
LeaderMatt ColledgeDavid ActonRay Bowker
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Timperley Gorse Hill Village
Last election13 seats,
47.3%		7 seats,
27.6%		2 seats,
16.9%
Seats before39195
Seats won1282
Seats after37215
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote46,33236,37226,136
Percentage40.3%31.7%22.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.0%Increase2.svg4.1%Increase2.svg5.9%
Trafford 2010.png
Map of results of 2010 election
Leader of the Council before election

Matt Colledge
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Matt Colledge
Conservative

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 46,332 (40.3%)
Decrease2.svg 7.012 (54.5%)
12 / 22
Decrease2.svg 237 (58.7%)
37 / 63
Labour Party 36,382 (31.7%)
Increase2.svg 4.18 (36.4%)
8 / 22
Increase2.svg 221 (33.3%)
21 / 63
Liberal Democrats 26,136 (22.8%)
Increase2.svg 5.92 (9.1%)
2 / 22
Steady2.svg5 (7.9%)
5 / 63
Green Party 5,395 (4.7%)
Decrease2.svg 2.70 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 476 (0.4%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
English Democrats 168 (0.1%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
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Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Young* 2,366 44.0 -9.6
Labour Peter Baugh1,40426.1+3.2
Liberal Democrats Roger Legge1,25023.2+8.1
Green Deborah Leftwich1903.5-4.9
English Democrat Steve Mills1683.1N/A
Majority96217.9-12.8
Turnout 537864.5+28.8
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lamb* 2,325 44.5 -13.9
Labour Michael Wilton1,56830.0+4.1
Liberal Democrats Terry Corbett1,10721.2N/A
Green Sara Ahsan2244.3-11.4
Majority75714.5-18.0
Turnout 522471.5+32.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Barclay 3,304 34.2 -4.5
Conservative Michael Hyman 3,000 31.1
Liberal Democrats Stuart Carter9249.6+3.7
Liberal Democrats James Eisen6827.1
Labour Thomas Hague5926.1+1.9
Labour Graham Crean5665.9
Green Bridget Green3293.4-1.1
Green Rosemary Graham2612.7
Majority2,07643.0-13.9
Turnout 9,65870.4+28.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacki Wilkinson 2,569 41.9 -7.7
Labour Andrew Western 1,79929.3+3.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilson1,51924.8+9.6
Green Christine McLaughlin2474.0-5.4
Majority77012.6-11.2
Turnout 6,13466.2+30.4
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pam Dixon* 2,648 46.8 -12.7
Labour Angela Gratrix1,44425.5+8.7
Liberal Democrats John O'Connor1,38924.5+0.7
Green Joseph Ryan1793.2N/A
Majority1,20421.3-14.4
Turnout 5,66071.0+32.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Quayle* 1,972 51.2 -2.3
Conservative Lisa Cooke1,02526.6-4.4
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers74319.3N/A
Green Daniel Wadsworth1153.0-12.5
Majority94724.6+2.1
Turnout 3,85553.5+25.5
Labour hold Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophie Taylor* 3,192 66.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright84017.6N/A
Conservative Lee Peck3958.3-8.4
Green Anne Power3437.2-12.0
Majority2,35249.3+4.5
Turnout 4,77062.4+30.5
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

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Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Cornes* 2,232 43.3 -19.8
Labour Helen Simpson1,96938.2+1.3
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff80115.5N/A
Green Jennie Wadsworth1573.0N/A
Majority2635.1-21.1
Turnout 5,15966.5+30.0
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June Reilly* 2,678 55.0 -6.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hogg1,64833.9N/A
Green Joe Westbrook54111.1+0.8
Majority1,03021.2-11.9
Turnout 4,86764.7+26.0
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Viv Ward* 2,541 43.2 -10.2
Labour Tom McDonald2,21437.6+4.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott91515.5N/A
Green Paul Syrett2183.7-9.5
Majority3275.6-14.4
Turnout 5,88870.8+32.4
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Acton* 2,721 58.6 +3.1
Conservative Colin Levenston91319.6-5.2
Liberal Democrats Frank Beswick80117.2N/A
Green Philip Leape2124.6-7.3
Majority1,80838.9+8.2
Turnout 4,64758.2+30.9
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dylan Butt* 3,279 61.5 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor1,24023.3+4.7
Labour Joyce Acton66312.4+2.0
Green Sarah McIlroy1502.8N/A
Majority2,03938.2-14.3
Turnout 5,33269.7+30.5
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Mitchell* 2,961 54.9 -6.1
Liberal Democrats Julian Newgrosh1,19122.1+6.6
Labour Gwyneth Brock91517.0+4.5
Green Sam Little3286.1-4.9
Majority1,77032.8-12.7
Turnout 5,39571.8+33.2
Conservative hold Swing

Longford ward

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jarman* 2,908 53.5 +5.5
Conservative Paul Lally1,18121.7-10.5
Liberal Democrats David Rhodes88116.2N/A
Green Margaret Westbrook4638.5-5.8
Majority1,72731.8+16.0
Turnout 5,43362.5+28.9
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Baugh* 2,087 39.3 +0.1
Conservative James Callaghan1,61830.5-2.7
Liberal Democrats Will Jones1,34525.3+7.5
Green Emma Handley2635.0-4.8
Majority4698.8-2.8
Turnout 5,31366.7+27.4
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Gratrix 2,032 40.9 +1.8
Conservative Christine Bailey*1,66833.6-6.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst1,06821.5+0.6
Green Bridget Battye1984.0N/A
Majority3647.3
Turnout 4,96665.2+28.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Chilton 2,367 43.3 -8.9
Labour Thomas Tomkins1,61929.6+1.6
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Rhodes1,08919.9-1.0
UKIP Stephen Farndon2234.1N/A
Green Zoe Power1653.0-3.7
Majority74813.7-10.5
Turnout 5,46362.8+26.0
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan 2,585 53.0 +3.3
Conservative Benita Dirikis1,19224.4-9.6
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke84517.3N/A
Green Liz O'Neill2555.2-11.1
Majority1,39328.6+12.9
Turnout 4,87762.0+25.0
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor* 2,638 42.0 -1.6
Conservative Angela Bruer-Morris2,38437.9-3.0
Labour Margaret Westhead86313.7+3.2
UKIP Ken Bullman2534.0N/A
Green Jadwiga Leigh1442.3-2.7
Majority2544.0-1.3
Turnout 6,28274.8+30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Procter 2,292 42.4 +2.4
Conservative James Wibberley*2,04237.8-8.6
Liberal Democrats Louise Bird82115.2N/A
Green Helen Jocys2524.7-8.9
Majority2504.6
Turnout 5,40767.5+25.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Village ward

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Fishwick* 2,399 46.3 -3.0
Conservative Richard Peers1,64431.7-2.4
Labour Thom Shelton97718.9+7.3
Green Michael Leigh1613.1-1.9
Majority75514.6-0.6
Turnout 5,18166.3+28.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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