Hale (Trafford ward)

Last updated November 28, 2024

Hale was an electoral ward of Trafford covering the villages of Hale and Hale Barns.

Councillors

Election
1973	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Brian Adams (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)
1975	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1976	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1978	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1979	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con
1980	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1982	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1983	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con
1984	Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1986	Alan Roberts (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1987	Alan Roberts (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con
1988	Alan Roberts (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1990	Alan Roberts (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Norman Barrett (Con)
1991	Alan Roberts (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Patrick Myers (Con
1992	Alan Roberts (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Patrick Myers (Con)
1994	Marilyn Lucas (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Patrick Myers (Con)
1995	Marilyn Lucas (Con)	Roy Godwin (Con)	Patrick Myers (Con
1996	Marilyn Lucas (Con)	Barry Hepburn (Con)	Patrick Myers (Con)
1998	Ian Mullins (Con)	Barry Hepburn (Con)	Patrick Myers (Con)
1999	Ian Mullins (Con)	Barry Hepburn (Con)	Ralph Strafford (Con
2000	Ian Mullins (Con)	Barry Hepburn (Con)	Ralph Strafford (Con)
2002	Ian Mullins (Con)	Barry Hepburn (Con)	Ralph Strafford (Con)
2003	Ian Mullins (Con)	Barry Hepburn (Con)	Patricia Morris (Con
May 2004	Ian Mullins (Con)	Barry Hepburn (Lib Dem)^[1]	Patricia Morris (Con

Elections in the 2000s

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Morris	3,078	64.5	−4.6
	Labour	Beverly Harrison	794	16.7	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Weightman	676	14.2	+0.4
	Green	Samuel Little	222	4.7	+4.7
Majority			2,288	47.8	−4.1
Turnout			4,770	57.1	−0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Mullins	3,333	69.1	−6.0
	Labour	Beverly Harrison	828	17.2	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Elliott	664	13.8	+1.3
Majority			2,505	51.9	−10.7
Turnout			4,825	58.0	+24.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Hepburn*	2,148	75.1	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Gaskell	358	12.5	−7.5
	Labour	Beverly Harrison	355	12.4	−0.8
Majority			1,790	62.6	+15.8
Turnout			2,861	33.8	−1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Strafford	1,998	66.8	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Horstead	597	20.0	+5.0
	Labour	McNee	395	13.2	−1.2
Majority			1,401	46.8	−8.9
Turnout			2,990	35.3	+1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lucas*	2,069	70.7	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. M. Elliott	438	15.0	−12.0
	Labour	A. D . McNee	420	14.4	+1.1
Majority			1,631	55.7	+23.1
Turnout			2,927	34.0	−8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. L. Hepburn	2,119	59.7	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. S. Fink	960	27.0	−8.9
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	473	13.3	−1.3
Majority			1,159	32.6	−0.7
Turnout			3,552	42.1	−2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. J. Myers*	2,012	57.8	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. S. Fink	1,251	35.9	−2.8
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	509	14.6	+4.3
Majority			1,159	33.3	+21.0
Turnout			3,481	44.3	−1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lucas	2,015	51.0	−18.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. S. Fink	1,528	38.7	+15.6
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	409	10.3	+3.3
Majority			487	12.3	−34.5
Turnout			3,952	46.2	+3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	2,541	69.9	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. C. R. Horstead	840	23.1	+0.8
	Labour	H. Baker	256	7.0	−2.9
Majority			1,701	46.8	+1.3
Turnout			3,637	42.7	−3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. J. Myers	2,714	67.8	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. C. R. Horstead	893	22.3	+13.3
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	396	9.9	−4.8
Majority			1,821	45.5	−11.5
Turnout			4,003	46.6	−1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Roberts*	3,002	71.7	−4.7
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	616	14.7	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	F. A. Cameron	376	9.0	−3.5
	Green	H. A. Eadie	190	4.5	+1.6
Majority			2,386	57.0	−6.8
Turnout			4,184	48.0	+4.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	2,930	76.4	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	G. P. Pawson	481	12.5	−9.3
	Labour	R. E. Adams	314	8.2	+2.4
	Green	J. J. Wharton	112	2.9	+1.0
Majority			2,449	63.8	+14.9
Turnout			3,837	43.5	−9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. W. Barrett*	3,359	70.6	+13.4
	Liberal	G. P. Pawson	1,035	21.8	−12.3
	Labour	G. P. F. Williams	274	5.8	−0.7
	Green	J. J. Wharton	88	1.9	−0.3
Majority			2,324	48.9	+25.8
Turnout			4,756	53.2	+7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Roberts	2,317	57.2	−5.7
	Liberal	J. H. Mulholland	1,383	34.1	+5.6
	Labour	C. E. Donegan	263	6.5	+0.4
	Green	J. S. Menzies	88	2.2	−0.4
Majority			934	23.1	−11.3
Turnout			4,051	45.7	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	2,444	62.9	−6.3
	Liberal	J. H. Mulholland	1,108	28.5	+5.5
	Labour	M. A. Busteed	236	6.1	−1.7
	Ecology	J. J. Wharton	100	2.6	+2.6
Majority			1,336	34.4	−11.8
Turnout			3,888	44.2	−4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. W. Barrett*	2,444	69.2	+3.1
	Alliance	H. E. Bayliss	991	23.0	−4.7
	Labour	K. O'Hagan	337	7.8	+1.6
Majority			1,994	46.2	+7.7
Turnout			4,313	48.4	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hinchcliffe*	2,709	66.1	−3.1
	Liberal	J. Wilson	1,134	27.7	+5.0
	Labour	E. A. Starkey	253	6.2	−1.9
Majority			1,575	38.5	−8.0
Turnout			4,096	46.6	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	2,596	69.2	−0.1
	Liberal	C. G. Ball	852	22.7	+4.2
	Labour	R. A. Tully	305	8.1	−4.1
Majority			1,744	46.5	−4.3
Turnout			3,753	43.4	−35.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. W. Barrett*	5,098	69.3	−6.4
	Liberal	J. S. Whittingham	1,361	18.5	+5.0
	Labour	O. J. Spencer	897	12.2	+1.4
Majority			3,737	50.8	−11.4
Turnout			7,356	78.8	+38.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hinchcliffe*	2,812	75.7	−11.5
	Liberal	J. S. Whittingham	501	13.5	+13.5
	Labour	A. D. Johnson	400	10.8	−2.0
Majority			2,311	62.2	−12.2
Turnout			3,713	39.9	−7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	3,807	87.2	+1.5
	Labour	P. Scott	560	12.8	+12.8
Majority			3,247	74.4	+46.9
Turnout			4,367	47.4	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. W. Barrett	3,208	43.9
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	3,058	41.8
	Liberal	R. Allen	1,047	14.3
Majority			2,011	27.5
Turnout			7,313	43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Hinchcliffe	2,814	64.9
	Conservative	B. H. Adams	2,734
	Conservative	R. Godwin	2,726
	Liberal	C. Ball	1,016	23.4
	Liberal	B. Judson	941
	Liberal	R. Rivera	897
	Labour	J. Cope	508	11.7
	Labour	E. Donnelly	407
	Labour	M. Green	379
Majority			1,710
Turnout			4,338	44.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

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References

↑ "Defector attacks former Tory colleagues". 4 May 2004.

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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