Park (Trafford ward)

Last updated May 15, 2025

Park was an electoral ward of Trafford covering Trafford Park and part of Stretford.

Councillors

Election
1973	J. Hurst (Lab)	Herbert Pyper (Lab)	James Haydock (Lab)
1975	J. Hurst (Lab)	Herbert Pyper (Lab)	J. Schofield (Con)
1976	J. Hurst (Lab)	Herbert Pyper (Lab)	J. Schofield (Con)
1978	James Haydock (Lab)	Herbert Pyper (Lab)	J. Schofield (Con)
1979	James Haydock (Lab)	Herbert Pyper (Lab)	A. Davies (Lab)
1980	James Haydock (Lab)	Herbert Pyper (Lab)	A. Davies (Lab)
1982	James Haydock (Lab)	Herbert Pyper (Lab)	A. Davies (Lab)
1983	James Haydock (Lab)	Herbert Pyper (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1984	James Haydock (Lab)	Chris Reid (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1986	James Haydock (Lab)	Chris Reid (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1987	James Haydock (Lab)	Chris Reid (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1988	James Haydock (Lab)	Philip Morgan (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1990	James Haydock (Lab)	Philip Morgan (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1991	James Haydock (Lab)	Philip Morgan (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1992	James Haydock (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1994	James Haydock (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1995	James Haydock (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1996	James Haydock (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1998	James Haydock (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
1999	James Haydock (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
2000	James Haydock (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
2002	Ian McDermott (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Ray Tully (Lab)
2003	Ian McDermott (Lab)	Justine Williams (Lab)	Margaret Strickland (Lab)

Elections in the 2000s

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Strickland	1,604	61.5	−1.3
	Conservative	John Schofield	1,006	38.5	+1.3
Majority			598	23.0	−2.6
Turnout			2,610	44.0	−2.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian McDermott	1,750	62.8	+7.4
	Conservative	Pervez Nakvi	1,038	37.2	−7.4
Majority			712	25.6	+14.8
Turnout			2,788	46.8	+22.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Justine Williams*	835	55.4	−4.0
	Conservative	Pervez Nakvi	672	44.6	+10.9
Majority			153	10.8	−14.9
Turnout			1,507	24.8	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tully*	858	59.4	−4.9
	Conservative	Nakvi	487	33.7	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	JAD Ackroyd	99	6.9	+6.9
Majority			371	25.7	−2.9
Turnout			1,444	23.8	−0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	956	64.3	−2.5
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	531	35.7	+2.5
Majority			425	28.6	−5.0
Turnout			1,487	24.4	−8.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Williams*	1,307	66.8	+0.1
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	650	33.2	−0.1
Majority			657	33.6	+0.2
Turnout			1,957	32.4	−4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Tully*	1,481	66.7	+7.9
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	739	33.3	+1.2
Majority			742	33.4	+6.7
Turnout			2,220	37.0	−3.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,415	58.8	+11.4
	Conservative	C. H. Davenport	772	32.1	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. O. Bowater	218	9.1	+2.5
Majority			643	26.7	+25.4
Turnout			2,405	40.6	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Williams	955	47.4	−11.6
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	928	46.1	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. R. Hedley	132	6.6	+6.6
Majority			27	1.3	−16.6
Turnout			2,015	34.0	−7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Tully*	1,461	59.0	−5.0
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	1,017	41.0	+5.0
Majority			444	17.9	−10.0
Turnout			2,478	41.4	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,813	64.0	+6.3
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	1,022	36.0	+0.3
Majority			791	27.9	+5.9
Turnout			2,835	46.4	+3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. J. Morgan	1,521	57.7	+13.9
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	942	35.7	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	F. C. Beswick	174	6.6	−10.8
Majority			579	22.0	+17.0
Turnout			2,637	43.3	−2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Tully*	1,254	43.8	−20.6
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	1,111	38.8	+3.2
	Liberal	F. C. Beswick	497	17.4	+17.4
Majority			143	5.0	−23.7
Turnout			2,862	45.9	+7.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,551	64.4	+9.1
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	859	35.6	+1.0
Majority			692	28.7	+8.0
Turnout			2,410	38.3	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Reid	1,413	55.3	+6.0
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	883	34.6	−3.1
	Liberal	C. R. Hedley	259	10.1	−2.9
Majority			530	20.7	+9.1
Turnout			2,555	40.2	−5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Tully	1,435	49.3	+7.8
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	1,097	37.7	−1.9
	Alliance	C. R. Hedley	377	13.0	−5.9
Majority			338	11.6	+9.7
Turnout			2,909	45.7	+7.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,046	41.5	−23.5
	Conservative	F. D. Redfern	998	39.6	+5.9
	Liberal	C. R. Hedley	475	18.9	+18.9
Majority			48	1.9	−29.4
Turnout			2,519	38.5	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Pyper*	1,981	65.0	+13.3
	Conservative	W. P. Coates	1,027	33.7	−5.3
	Communist	E. H. Hook	40	1.3	+0.3
Majority			954	31.3	+18.6
Turnout			3,048	42.9	−32.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. R. Davies	2,198	51.7	+1.8
	Conservative	J. A. Schofield*	1,659	39.0	−9.0
	Liberal	C. R. Hedley	354	8.3	+8.3
	Communist	E. H. Hook	41	1.0	−1.1
Majority			539	12.7	+10.8
Turnout			4,252	75.2	+36.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock	1,118	49.9	0.0
	Conservative	L. Sherwood	1,076	48.0	+0.7
	Communist	W. Hudson	47	2.1	−0.7
Majority			42	1.9	−0.7
Turnout			2,241	39.1	−4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Pyper*	1,353	49.9	+8.3
	Conservative	W. Matthews	1,282	47.3	+4.5
	Communist	M. A. Murray	75	2.8	+0.3
Majority			71	2.6	+1.4
Turnout			2,710	43.3	+3.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. A. Schofield	1,061	42.8
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,032	41.6
	Liberal	W. A. Munden	324	13.1
	Communist	A. Jarratt	61	2.5
Majority			29	1.2
Turnout			2,478	40.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Shaw	1,530	57.8
	Labour	H. Pyper	1,503
	Labour	J. R. Haydock	1,484
	Conservative	W. Matthews	936	35.4
	Conservative	Evans	886
	Conservative	Jaminson	860
	Communist	Jarrett	181	6.8
Majority			548
Turnout			2,647	39.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

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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