Bucklow (ward)

Last updated July 31, 2023

Bucklow was an electoral ward of Trafford covering the town of Partington and the village of Carrington.

Councillors

Election
1973	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	B. Nutter (Lab)
1975	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Michael Barltrop (Con)
1976	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Michael Barltrop (Con)
1978	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Michael Barltrop (Con)
1979	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1980	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1982	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1983	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1984	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1986	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1987	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1988	Frank Holland (Lab)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
May 1989	Frank Holland (Ind)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1990	Frank Holland (Ind)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1991	Frank Holland (Ind)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
Mar 1992	Frank Holland (Lib Dem)	J. Paul (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
May 1992	Frank Holland (Lib Dem)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1994	Sheila Batty (Lab)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1995	Sheila Batty (Lab)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1996	Sheila Batty (Lab)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1998	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ken Rogers (Lab)
1999	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2000	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2002	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2003	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Harry Faulkner (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)

Elections in the 2000s

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Platt*	1,749	74.7	-0.6
	Conservative	James Davies	592	25.3	+0.6
Majority			1,157	49.4	-1.2
Turnout			2,341	41.3	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Kanes*	1,759	75.3	+2.6
	Conservative	James Davies	576	24.7	-2.6
Majority			1,183	50.6	+5.2
Turnout			2,335	41.0	+22.4
	Labour hold		Swing

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Faulkner*	800	72.7	-8.0
	Conservative	Alexander Kelly	300	27.3	+13.3
Majority			500	45.4	-21.3
Turnout			1,100	18.6	-1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Platt	943	80.7	-5.3
	Conservative	Kelly	164	14.0	+14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Frankland	61	5.2	+5.2
Majority			779	66.7	-12.6
Turnout			1,168	19.8	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. G. Kanes	1,029	86.0	+3.4
	Independent	S. Finch	80	6.7	+6.7
	Independent	M. E. Hindley	45	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	G. Hindley	42	3.5	+3.5
Majority			949	79.3	+20.5
Turnout			1,196	20.1	-7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Faulkner*	1,394	82.6	+5.3
	Independent	F. Holland	149	8.8	-13.9
	Conservative	H. L. Wilde	145	8.6	+8.6
Majority			993	58.8	+4.2
Turnout			1,688	27.5	-5.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,566	77.3	+22.1
	Independent	F. Holland	461	22.7	+22.7
Majority			1,105	54.6	+44.2
Turnout			2,027	33.1	-5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. M. Batty	1,368	55.2	-13.7
	Liberal Democrats	F. Holland*	1,111	44.8	+13.7
Majority			257	10.4	-27.5
Turnout			2,479	39.0	+10.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Faulkner	1,263	68.9	+14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Y. S. Robertson	569	31.1	+31.1
Majority			694	37.9	+16.8
Turnout			1,832	29.0	-5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,263	54.6	+29.1
	Independent	Y. S. Robertson	774	33.4	+33.4
	Conservative	B. J. Shannon	277	12.0	+0.1
Majority			489	21.1	-9.9
Turnout			2,314	34.9	-10.1
	Labour hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Holland*	1,658	56.5	+56.5
	Labour	P. Miller	749	25.5	-54.0
	Conservative	B. J. Shannon	348	11.9	+11.9
	Green	A. Miller	180	6.1	+6.1
Majority			909	31.0	-28.0
Turnout			2,935	45.0	+17.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Paul*	1,456	79.5	+16.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. M. Elliott	376	20.5	+6.4
Majority			1,080	59.0	+18.7
Turnout			1,832	27.3	-11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,673	63.1	-16.9
	Conservative	K. G. Hindley	604	22.8	+2.8
	Liberal	C. Martin	374	14.1	+14.1
Majority			1,069	40.3	-19.6
Turnout			2,651	38.5	+6.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Holland*	1,747	80.0	+24.4
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	438	20.0	+7.2
Majority			1,309	59.9	+20.0
Turnout			2,185	31.7	-6.1
	Labour hold		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Paul*	1,451	55.6	-12.3
	Independent	F. M. Woods	408	15.6	+15.6
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	335	12.8	-8.0
	Independent	R. Bennett	323	12.4	+12.4
	Liberal	J. Preston	94	3.6	-7.7
Majority			1,043	39.9	-7.2
Turnout			2,611	37.8	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,738	67.9	+5.2
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	532	20.8	+1.1
	Alliance	A. C. Halliday	289	11.3	-6.3
Majority			1,206	47.1	+4.1
Turnout			2,559	37.0	+2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Holland*	1,533	62.7	-17.7
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	482	19.7	+6.7
	SDP	A. P. Ratcliff	429	17.6	+17.6
Majority			1,051	43.0	-24.4
Turnout			2,444	34.8	-1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Paul*	2,067	80.4	+18.7
	Conservative	I. S. Balcombe	334	13.0	-25.3
	Liberal	B. Wilson	169	6.6	+6.6
Majority			1,733	67.4	+44.0
Turnout			2,570	36.4	-33.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers	3,402	61.7	+1.7
	Conservative	M. J. Barltrop*	2,112	38.3	-1.7
Majority			1,290	23.4	+3.4
Turnout			5,514	70.3	+36.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Holland*	1,566	60.0	+11.3
	Conservative	J. Strong	1,043	40.0	-0.1
Majority			523	20.0	+11.3
Turnout			2,609	33.4	-4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Paul*	1,438	48.7	+2.1
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	1,182	40.1	-6.7
	Communist	P. S. Gallagher	139	4.7	-1.9
	Independent	W. J. Graham	120	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	K. M. Stewart	72	2.4	+2.4
Majority			256	8.7	+8.5
Turnout			2,951	37.4	+9.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. J. Barltrop	996	46.8
	Labour	C. Younghusband	991	46.6
	Communist	E. J. Wilkinson	140	6.6
Majority			5	0.2
Turnout			2,127	27.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Holland	1,277	45.8
	Labour	J. D. Paul	1,228
	Labour	B. G. Nutter	1,158
	Liberal	A. Appleton	690	24.8
	Independent	M. Sharkey	621	22.3
	Communist	E. Wilkinson	199	7.1
Majority			461
Turnout			2,787	24.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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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