Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1995

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 1995. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1999. The Conservative party lost overall control of the council, to 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  +/-  
Labour 30+7
Conservative 29-6
Liberal Democrat 4-1
Conservative lose to NOC

Ward results

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour T. G. Crewe1,90849.1+7.5
Conservative A. H. Wilson1,67543.1-0.4
Liberal Democrat K. Clarke3228.3-6.6
Majority2336.0+4.2
Turnout 3,88744.1+0.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S. Poole*2,13960.2+8.1
Labour H. F. Busteed81522.9+2.0
Liberal Democrat J. Preston60216.9-10.1
Majority1,32437.2+12.1
Turnout 3,55638.4-3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. D. Chapman-Barker2,06453.6+4.5
Conservative L. M. L. Burton*1,45137.7+1.6
Liberal Democrat P. A. Stubbs3338.7-6.1
Majority61315.9-2.9
Turnout 3,84844.8-2.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative P. A. Dixon1,81549.9+1.5
Labour P. Frizzby98627.1+6.1
Liberal Democrat C. Marchbank-Smith49313.6-16.9
Independent D. F. Cockayne3439.4+9.4
Majority82922.8+4.9
Turnout 3,63744.8-0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K. Rogers*1,56677.3+22.1
Independent F. Holland46122.7+22.7
Majority1,10554.6+44.2
Turnout 2,02733.1-5.9
Labour hold Swing
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour E. W. Stennett*2,12280.7+3.9
Conservative W. R. Monaghan50619.3+1.6
Majority1,61661.5+2.4
Turnout 2,62833.0+1.9
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. E. Crosbie*1,84055.6+3.1
Labour S. Hesford1,46744.4+5.4
Majority37311.3-2.3
Turnout 3,30744.7-3.8
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. Stringer1,84950.2+6.6
Conservative P. Bates*1,56542.5-3.2
Liberal Democrat D. M. Browne2677.3-3.4
Majority2847.7+5.6
Turnout 3,68146.8+0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. S. Jones1,68843.6+12.5
Conservative M. P. Whetton1,53939.8-1.0
Liberal Democrat A. Vernon64316.6-11.4
Majority1493.9-5.8
Turnout 3,87049.6-4.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative P. J. Myers*2,01257.8+6.8
Liberal Democrat C. S. Fink1,25135.9-2.8
Labour R. E. Lucas50914.6+4.3
Majority1,15933.3+21.0
Turnout 3,48144.3-1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. P. Jarman*1,76061.1+5.0
Conservative J. G. Graham1,12238.9-3.0
Majority63822.1+1.8
Turnout 2,88239.1-3.8
Labour hold Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative B. Sharp*1,96146.9-2.1
Labour A. Guttridge1,47335.3-6.2
Liberal Democrat R. J. Thompson45410.9-10.9
Independent J. F. S. Kallinicos2906.9+6.9
Majority48811.7-8.2
Turnout 4,17843.9-3.5
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. A. Tully*1,48166.7+7.9
Conservative E. J. Kelson73933.3+1.2
Majority74233.4+6.7
Turnout 2,22037.0-3.6
Labour hold Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B. M. Keeley-Huggett 1,52940.6+3.3
Liberal Democrat E. Mitchell*1,27633.9+1.4
Conservative C. M. Dillon96225.5-4.8
Majority2536.7+1.9
Turnout 3,76748.7-1.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C. H. Merry*1,78053.1+6.9
Conservative C. J. J. Lynch1,26537.7-0.5
Liberal Democrat M. E. Clarke3079.2-6.4
Majority51515.4+7.4
Turnout 3,35243.8+4.2
Labour hold Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. A. Quayle*2,22564.8+7.3
Conservative C. J. D. Browning1,20935.2+3.1
Majority1,01629.6+3.4
Turnout 3,43439.2-4.4
Labour hold Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B. E. Garlick*2,17666.2+8.2
Conservative J. T. Kelly1,11033.8+0.5
Majority1,06632.4+7.6
Turnout 3,28642.9-3.7
Labour hold Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. A. Lane*1,64278.2+0.6
Conservative C. J. Levenston42520.2-2.2
Independent K. J. Martin321.5+1.5
Majority1,21758.0+2.9
Turnout 2,09933.5-1.9
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat A. M. Bruer-Morris1,50840.3+0.3
Conservative H. Scholar*1,40037.4-0.9
Labour H. K. Western83622.3-0.6
Majority1082.9+1.1
Turnout 3,74444.2-4.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Acton2,22162.5+1.9
Conservative E. May*1,33537.5-1.9
Majority88624.9+3.8
Turnout 3,55648.0-1.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat B. V. Ackroyd*2,07547.8+0.2
Conservative A. Bowker1,36131.3-1.5
Labour S. N. Humby90920.9+1.3
Majority71416.4+1.6
Turnout 4,34542.5-7.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "ENGLAND Tories lose over 1,700 seats and have control of only 20 English councils - less than half the number now run by the Lib Dems". The Guardian. 1995-05-06. p. 10.
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