2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
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21 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 Altrincham Gorse Hill Village
Last election14 seats,
43.1%		8 seats,
39.4%		0 seats,
9.9%
Seats before37224
Seats won1092
Seats after34254
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote23,68925,1005,605
Percentage39.5%41.8%9.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.6%Increase2.svg2.4%Decrease2.svg0.6%
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Map of results of 2012 election
Leader of the Council before election

Matt Colledge
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Matt Colledge
Conservative

Elections to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2016. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 23,689 (39.5%)
Decrease2.svg 3.610 (47.6%)
10 / 21
Decrease2.svg 334 (54.0%)
34 / 63
Labour Party 25,100 (41.8%)
Increase2.svg 2.49 (42.9%)
9 / 21
Increase2.svg 325 (39.7%)
25 / 63
Liberal Democrats 5,605 (9.3%)
Decrease2.svg 0.62 (9.5%)
2 / 21
Steady2.svg4 (6.3%)
4 / 63
Green Party 4,505 (7.5%)
Increase2.svg 0.60 (0.0%)
0 / 21
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 1,001 (1.7%)
Increase2.svg 1.00 (0.0%)
0 / 21
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 117 (0.2%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
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Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Williams* 1,446 51.3 +0.9
Labour Aidan Williams93333.1+3.2
Green Deborah Leftwich2528.9+1.0
Liberal Democrats Julian Newgrosh1906.7−5.2
Majority 51318.2+2.2
Turnout 2,82134.8−7.7
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Rigby* 1,396 50.1 −0.4
Labour Michael Wilton99235.6+1.4
Green Joseph Westbrook2358.4+1.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Marritt1615.8−2.7
Majority 40414.5−1.8
Turnout 2,78439.0−7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sean Anstee* 1,885 68.3 −2.4
Labour Thomas Hague43215.6+0.3
Green Bridget Green2579.3+2.2
Liberal Democrats Kirstie Davidson1876.8−0.1
Majority 1,45352.6−2.8
Turnout 2,76138.8−9.8
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Western 1,662 46.3 +5.9
Conservative Brenda Houraghan*1,39738.9−4.3
UKIP John Walsh2216.2+1.5
Green Sara Ahsan1564.3−0.3
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff1524.2−2.9
Majority 2657.4+4.6
Turnout 3,58838.8−7.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Boyes 1,421 48.1 −4.6
Labour Louise Dagnall97232.9+1.9
Green David Eatock2478.4+2.4
Liberal Democrats Michael McDonald1976.7−3.7
Independent Colin Bearfield1174.0+4.0
Majority 44915.2−6.5
Turnout 2,95438.6−9.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Platt* 1,238 67.1 +3.8
Conservative Lee Peck39321.3−3.2
Green Daniel Wadsworth1106.0−0.8
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers1055.7+0.3
Majority 84545.8+6.9
Turnout 1,84627.8−3.8
Labour hold Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eunice Whitfield Stennett* 2,035 79.8 +3.6
Green Anne Power28411.1−0.6
Conservative James Heywood1736.8−1.3
Liberal Democrats Louise Bird592.3−1.7
Majority 1,75168.6+4.1
Turnout 2,55135.4−4.2
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Blackburn* 1,480 49.3 −1.7
Labour Helen Simpson1,29543.1+1.1
Green Jennie Wadsworth1555.2+1.3
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke752.5−0.5
Majority 1856.2−2.8
Turnout 3,00540.6−4.1
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Shaw* 1,345 47.1 −4.4
Labour George Devlin1,24143.4+4.4
Green Christine McLaughlin1966.9+1.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hogg752.6−1.1
Majority 1043.6−8.9
Turnout 2,85739.1−3.8
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Lally 1,481 46.3 −1.6
Labour Freda Mottley1,33041.6+1.4
Green Alison Cavanagh2949.2+1.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott942.9−1.2
Majority 1514.7−3.0
Turnout 3,19939.5−4.3
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,633 71.7 +3.9
Conservative Samuel Martin36816.2−3.3
Green Philip Leape1968.6+1.1
Liberal Democrats Renee Matthews813.6−1.6
Majority 1,26555.5+7.3
Turnout 2,27831.1−1.8
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Myers* 1,774 62.8 −5.7
Labour Co-op Barbara Twiney43815.5+0.1
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor2569.1−1.9
UKIP Andrew Weighell2147.6+7.6
Green Sarah McIlroy1425.0−0.1
Majority 1,33647.3−5.8
Turnout 2,82438.7−8.1
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Candish* 1,484 58.1 −0.9
Labour Co-op Beverley Harrison56922.3+0.6
Green Samuel Little30311.9+2.4
Liberal Democrats Craig Birtwistle2007.8−2.0
Majority 91535.8−1.5
Turnout 2,55634.9−11.0
Conservative hold Swing

Longford ward

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Lloyd* 1,885 65.3 +2.3
Conservative Alex Finney53218.4−2.7
Green Margaret Westbrook37513.0+1.8
Liberal Democrats Barbara Doyle963.3−1.4
Majority 1,35346.8+4.9
Turnout 2,88835.0−4.9
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Barry Brotherton* 1,471 51.8 +8.5
Conservative Dave Hopps87931.0+2.5
Liberal Democrats William Jones2559.0−8.8
Green Paul Bayliss2358.3−2.1
Majority 59220.8+6.0
Turnout 2,84037.4−6.5
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Freeman 1,355 49.1 +1.8
Conservative Nigel Hooley*1,03237.4−2.5
Green Nigel Woodcock2057.4+1.4
Liberal Democrats Joseph Carter1686.1−0.7
Majority 32311.7+4.3
Turnout 2,76037.9−3.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Holden* 1,285 43.0 −7.4
Labour Simon Buckley1,26642.4+7.0
UKIP Stephen Farndon2036.8+1.1
Liberal Democrats Jordan Cooper1224.1−1.3
Green Joseph Ryan1113.7+0.6
Majority 190.6−14.4
Turnout 2,98735.2−4.8
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Ross* 1,666 62.4 +1.2
Conservative Michael Parris47517.8−6.6
Green Liz O'Neill26610.0+0.5
UKIP Jan Brzozowski1676.3+6.3
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Cullen953.6−1.3
Majority 1,19144.6+7.8
Turnout 2,66935.6−4.7
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy* 1,553 43.4 +12.4
Conservative Mal Choudhury1,24634.8−8.0
Labour Majella Dalton-Bartley63017.6−4.1
Green Jadwiga Leigh1504.2−0.3
Majority 3078.6−3.2
Turnout 3,57942.9−7.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Hynes 1,453 45.6 −2.7
Conservative Christine Turner*1,30441.0+2.1
UKIP Robert Rawcliffe1966.2+2.5
Green Paul Syrett1454.6−0.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Sherliker862.7−1.1
Majority 1494.7−4.6
Turnout 3,18440.4−5.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Village ward

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ray Bowker* 1,398 45.3 +11.9
Conservative Matthew Sephton89328.9−6.2
Labour Helen Boyle60419.6−6.6
Green Michael Leigh1916.2+0.9
Majority 50516.4+14.6
Turnout 3,08641.0−3.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Broadheath By-Election 16 January 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Boyle1,37744.5−1.8
Conservative Brenda Houraghan1,25840.6+1.8
UKIP Ron George2347.5+1.3
Liberal Democrats Will Jones1504.8+0.4
Green Joe Ryan672.2−2.1
Majority 1193.8−3.6
Turnout 3,09730.3−8.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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