Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1988

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 5 May 1988. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control. [1]

Trafford Metropolitan borough in England

Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers 41 square miles (106 km2) and includes the areas of Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston, Altrincham, Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of the metropolitan boroughs of Altrincham, Sale, and Stretford, the urban districts of Bowdon, Hale and Urmston and part of Bucklow Rural District. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 32 +4
Labour 27 -1
Liberal Democrat 4 -3
Conservative gain from NOC

Ward results

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S. M. O'Beirne1,93449.0-2.7
Labour D. Hinder 1,516 38.4 +6.4
Liberal Democrat J. H. Mulholland 498 12.6 -3.7
Majority 418 10.6 -9.1
Turnout 3,948 46.6 -2.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D. Merrell2,79070.8+2.6
Liberal Democrat V. A. Plummer 535 13.6 -6.7
Labour B. Feeney 474 12.0 +3.4
Green M. R. Rowtham 139 3.5 +0.6
Majority 2,255 57.3 +9.3
Turnout 3,938 43.0 -7.6
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. J. Barltrop*2,08451.9+2.7
Labour J. E. Baugh 1,472 36.7 +8.0
Liberal Democrat F. A. Cameron 459 11.4 -10.6
Majority 612 15.2 -5.3
Turnout 4,015 46.3 -5.5
Conservative hold Swing
Brooklands (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Barber*2,63035.2+12.1
Conservative M. C. R. Cox2,52833.8+9.3
Liberal Democrat C. A. Bearfield 630 8.4 -14.6
Liberal Democrat K. F. Humber 579 7.7 -16.0
Labour L. J. Hargadon 565 7.6 +4.9
Labour E. D. Shaw 543 7.3 +4.3
Majority 1,898 25.4 -1.4
Turnout 7,475 48.1 -8.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. D. Paul*1,45679.5+16.4
Liberal Democrat 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
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour S. Rogers*2,37974.8+2.4
Conservative M. T. Wyne 800 25.2 -2.4
Majority 1,579 49.7 +4.8
Turnout 3,179 37.8 -0.9
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative F. H. Eadie*2,10861.5+4.9
Labour F. Mottley 1,022 29.8 +1.4
Liberal Democrat C. R. Hedley 296 8.6 -6.4
Majority 1,086 31.7 +3.5
Turnout 3,426 44.1 -10.2
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. K. Ackerley2,11750.1+1.5
Labour L. M. Seex* 1,818 43.0 +11.7
Liberal Democrat D. J. Martin 291 6.9 -13.2
Majority 299 7.1 -10.2
Turnout 4,226 51.5 -5.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. W. Robinson2,05244.6-0.5
Labour P. G. Dowland 1,289 28.0 +3.8
Liberal Democrat A. Vernon* 1,265 27.5 -3.2
Majority 763 16.6 +2.3
Turnout 4,606 57.5 -5.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Godwin*2,93076.4+5.8
Liberal Democrat 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
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M. B. Ryan1,93454.7+11.7
Conservative S. M. Dirikis 1,604 45.3 -0.5
Majority 330 9.3 +6.5
Turnout 3,538 47.4 -5.3
Labour hold Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D. F. Silverman*2,61360.5+1.2
Labour P. Miller 1,017 23.6 +6.3
Liberal Democrat R. J. Thompson 687 15.9 -7.4
Majority 1,596 37.0 +1.0
Turnout 4,317 45.0 -5.0
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. J. Morgan1,52157.7+13.9
Conservative D. Meadowcroft 942 35.7 -3.1
Liberal Democrat F. C. Beswick 174 6.6 -10.8
Majority 579 22.0 +17.0
Turnout 2,637 43.3 -2.6
Labour hold Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. P. Flynn1,42638.2+0.2
Liberal Democrat W. J. Golding* 1,190 31.9 -3.5
Labour R. P. Joinson 1,113 29.8 +3.2
Majority 236 6.3 +3.7
Turnout 3,729 45.8 -5.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B. Brotherton*1,67946.8+7.8
Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,526 42.5 +6.4
Liberal Democrat J. A. S. Hunter 386 10.7 -12.4
Majority 153 4.3 +1.5
Turnout 3,591 45.4 -3.1
Labour hold Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. J. English2,03051.8+7.6
Conservative R. Maley 1,471 37.6 +0.3
Liberal Democrat T. J. P. Corbett 334 8.5 -7.7
Green J. A. Bowden 82 2.1 -0.2
Majority 559 14.3 +7.4
Turnout 3,917 41.3 -6.4
Labour hold Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. T. Beer1,87247.9+10.0
Conservative F. D. Redfern* 1,826 46.8 -2.0
Liberal Democrat L. L. Sumner 207 5.3 -8.0
Majority 46 1.2 -9.7
Turnout 3,905 47.8 -3.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. F. Sullivan*1,77570.8+9.1
Conservative C. J. Levenston 731 29.2 -6.9
Majority 1,044 41.7 +16.1
Turnout 2,506 34.8 -5.0
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. K. Davies2,07550.1+1.3
Liberal Democrat J. W. Davenport* 1,242 30.0 -5.6
Labour M. E. Atherton 726 17.5 +3.6
Green K. R. Robinson 97 2.3 +0.2
Majority 833 20.1 +6.9
Turnout 4,140 46.5 -7.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative C. Warbrick*1,91347.2-1.0
Labour D. Acton 1,847 45.5 +5.9
Liberal Democrat P. J. Carlon 295 7.3 -7.9
Majority 66 1.6 -6.9
Turnout 4,055 50.9 -4.9
Conservative hold Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat R. Bowker*1,81843.1+5.1
Conservative R. G. B. Walsh 1,539 36.5 -4.5
Labour D. R. Holland 799 18.9 -1.0
Green E. A. Wright 64 1.5 +0.3
Majority 279 6.6 +3.6
Turnout 4,220 49.9 -4.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 6 May 1988", Trafford M.B.C.(1988).
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