Bucklow-St. Martins

Bucklow-St. Martins
Bucklow-St. Martins
	Bucklow-St. Martins within Trafford
Population	10,540
Metropolitan borough	Trafford ;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Stretford and Urmston ;
Councillors	Frances Cosby(Labour); Aidan Williams(Labour); James Wright(Labour);
	List of places UK England

Last updated November 05, 2023

Bucklow-St. Martins is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the town of Partington, the village of Carrington and a small part of Sale.

Councillors

The councillors are Frances Cosby (Labour),^[2] Aidan Williams (Labour),^[3] and James Wright (Labour).^[4]

Election
2004	David Quayle (Lab)	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2006	David Quayle (Lab)	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2007	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2008	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2010	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2011	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2012	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2014	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
May 2015	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
Late 2015	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Independent)^[5]
5 May 2016	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
18 May 2016	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Con)^[5]	James Wright (Lab)
2017	Karina Carter (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)^[6]	James Wright (Lab)
2018	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2019	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2021	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2022	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2023	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2 Nov 2023	Frances Cosby (Lab)^[7]	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. indicates a by-election.

Elections in the 2020s

November 2023 (by-election)

By-election 2 November 2023 ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frances Cosby	794	62.0	0.8
	Conservative	Paul Lally	284	22.0	1.7
	Reform UK	Paul Swansborough	82	6.4	NEW
	Green	Rodrigo Capucho Paulo	80	6.2	4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Sellars	36	2.8	3.5
Majority			510	39.8
Registered electors			7,325
Turnout			1,280	17.5	7.0
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2023

2023 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Adele New*	1,163	62.8
	Labour	Aidan Williams*	916
	Labour	James Wright*	872
	Conservative	Eleanor Johnson	336	20.3
	Conservative	John Reilly	315
	Conservative	June Reilly	308
	Green	Wendy Olsen	178	10.4
	Green	Rodrigo Capucho Paulo	158
	Green	Matthew Westbrook	158
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	99	6.3
Turnout			1,778	24.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2022

2022 ^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Adele New*	1,282	66.0
	Conservative	Gary Towers	443	22.8
	Green	Rodrigo Paulo	111	5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	87	4.5
Majority			839	43.2
Registered electors			7,178
Turnout			1,941	27.0
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2021

2021 ^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Wright*	1,244	59.2	20.8
	Conservative	Thomas Maxwell	585	27.8	10.8
	Green	Rodrigo Capucho Paulo	147	7.0	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	87	4.1	1.2
Majority			659	31.4	16.8
Rejected ballots			38
Registered electors			7,213
Turnout			2,101	29.1	3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	5.0

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019 ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aidan Williams*	988	54.6	15.9
	Conservative	Lyall Ainscow	327	18.0	3
	UKIP	Andrew Beaumont	283	15.6	11.2
	Green	Rodrigo Capucho Paulo	134	7.4	5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Power	76	4.2	2.3
Majority			661	36.6	13.0
Registered electors			7,060
Turnout			1,808	25.84	2.66
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2018

2018 ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adele New	1,427	70.5	+5.8
	Conservative	Geoffrey Turner	424	21.0	-7.1
	UKIP	Norine Napier	90	4.4	+0.4
	Green	Rodrigo Capucho Paulo	44	2.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	38	1.9	+0.8
Majority			1,003	49.6	+13.9
Turnout			2,023	28.5	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

September 2017 (by-election)

By-election 14 September 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aidan Williams	1,050	64.7	+26.3
	Conservative	Sarah Marland	456	28.1	+11.0
	UKIP	Andrew Beaumont	65	4.0	-9.3
	Green	Joe Ryan	33	2.0	-2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Lepori	18	1.1	-1.8
Majority			594	35.7	+21.1
Turnout			1,662	22.8	-10.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Wright	835	38.4	-24.5
	Independent	Tony Rudden	517	23.7	N/A
	Conservative	Geoffrey Turner	371	17.0	-10.9
	UKIP	Steve Jones	290	13.3	+13.3
	Green	Thea Johnson	98	4.5	-4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Rogers	64	2.9	+2.9
Majority			318	14.6	-20.4
Turnout			2,177	32.7	-24.5
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Smith*	2,441	62.9	+9.9
	Conservative	Neil Ferguson	1,082	27.9	-3.4
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	357	9.2	-3.7
Majority			1,359	35.0	+5.1
Turnout			3,880	57.2	+25.6
	Labour hold		Swing

NOTE: John Smith defected to the Conservative Party in May 2016.

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karina Carter	1,054	53	-14.1
	Conservative	Stephen Anstee	623	31.3	+10
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	253	12.7	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	58	2.9	-2.8
Majority			431	21.6	-24.2
Turnout			1,988	29.9	+2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Platt*	1,238	67.1	+3.8
	Conservative	Lee Peck	393	21.3	-3.2
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	110	6.0	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Rogers	105	5.7	+0.3
Majority			845	45.8	+6.9
Turnout			1,846	27.8	-3.8
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Smith*	1,432	63.3	+12.1
	Conservative	Lee Peck	553	24.5	-2.1
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	153	6.8	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Rogers	123	5.4	-13.9
Majority			879	38.9	+14.3
Turnout			2,261	31.6	-21.9
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Quayle*	1,972	51.2	+1.1
	Conservative	Lisa Cooke	1,025	26.6	-4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Rogers	743	19.3	+9.8
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	115	3.0	-6.5
Majority			947	24.6	+5.4
Turnout			3,855	53.5	+26.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Platt*	961	50.1	-2.5
	Conservative	Anne Hooley	592	30.9	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hogg	183	9.5	+9.5
	Green	Melanie Bell	182	9.5	+0.9
Majority			369	19.2	-8.8
Turnout			1,918	26.7	-4.7
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Smith	1,106	52.6	-0.9
	Conservative	Anne Cavanagh	517	24.6	-6.4
	BNP	Andrew Harris	297	14.1	+14.1
	Green	William Gradwell	181	8.6	-6.9
Majority			589	28.0	+5.5
Turnout			2,101	31.4	+3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2006

2006
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

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ian Platt*	1,406	23.3
	Labour	Graham Kanes*	1,326	22.0
	Labour	David Quayle*	1,287	21.3
	Conservative	Anne Cavanagh	686	11.4
	Conservative	James Davies	685	11.3
	Conservative	Richard Kellett	647	10.7
Turnout			6,037	34.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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References

↑ "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
↑ "Councillor Frances Cosby". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 3 November 2023.
↑ "Councillor Aidan Williams". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
↑ "Councillor James Alexander Wright". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
1 2 Staff writer (18 May 2016). "Trafford Labour councillor moves over to the Tory group". Sale & Altrincham Messenger . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
↑ Staff writer (15 September 2017). "Labour win the Bucklow St Martins by-election". Sale & Altrincham Messenger . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
↑ Staff writer (3 November 2023). "New councillor for Trafford's Bucklow St Martins ward is Labour's Frances Cosby". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 3 November 2023.
↑ Staff writer (3 November 2023). "Local Election 2019 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Retrieved 3 November 2023.{{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
↑ Tooth, Jack. "LIVE: Trafford Council election results for 2022". Messenger Newspapers. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
↑ "2022 Local election results". Trafford Council. Government of the United Kingdom. May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
↑ "2021 Local election results". www.trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
↑ Change compared to 2016, when the seat was last up for election.
↑ Staff writer (3 May 2019). "Local Election 2019 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
↑ Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

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[1] "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[2] "Councillor Frances Cosby". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[3] "Councillor Aidan Williams". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[4] "Councillor James Alexander Wright". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[Mess_180516-5] 1 2 Staff writer (18 May 2016). "Trafford Labour councillor moves over to the Tory group". Sale & Altrincham Messenger . Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[6] Staff writer (15 September 2017). "Labour win the Bucklow St Martins by-election". Sale & Altrincham Messenger . Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[7] Staff writer (3 November 2023). "New councillor for Trafford's Bucklow St Martins ward is Labour's Frances Cosby". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[8] Staff writer (3 November 2023). "Local Election 2019 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Retrieved 3 November 2023.{{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)

[9] Tooth, Jack. "LIVE: Trafford Council election results for 2022". Messenger Newspapers. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[10] "2022 Local election results". Trafford Council. Government of the United Kingdom. May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[11] "2021 Local election results". www.trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[12] Change compared to 2016, when the seat was last up for election.

[13] Staff writer (3 May 2019). "Local Election 2019 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[Trafford_04052018-14] Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

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v t e Electoral wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
	Altrincham Ashton upon Mersey Bowdon Broadheath Brooklands Bucklow-St. Martins Davyhulme Flixton Gorse Hill and Cornbrook Hale Hale Barns and Timperley South Longford Lostock and Barton Manor Old Trafford Sale Central Sale Moor Stretford and Humphrey Park Timperley Central Timperley North Urmston
	Former electoral wards (2004-2023) Clifford Davyhulme East Davyhulme West Gorse Hill Hale Barns Hale Central Priory St. Marys' Stretford Timperley Village
	Former electoral wards (1973-2004) Bucklow Hale Mersey St Mary's Park St. Martin's Talbot

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Bucklow-St. Martins
Bucklow-St. Martins within Trafford
Population	10,540 ^[1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Stretford and Urmston
Councillors	Frances Cosby(Labour) Aidan Williams(Labour) James Wright(Labour)
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