Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
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.
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.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 39 | 0 | |
Labour | 20 | 0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 | |
Conservative hold |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 46.33 | 29,371 | -1.7% | |
Labour | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 29.6 | 18,782 | -0.4% | |
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 7,359 | +2.0% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 5,267 | -0.6% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 297 | +0.5% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 252 | +0.4% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 100 | -0.1% | |
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 92 | +0.2% | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Williams* | 1,618 | 56.0 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Graham Crean | 651 | 22.5 | -0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Kelly | 413 | 14.3 | -0.8 | |
Green | Liz O’Neill | 209 | 7.2 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 967 | 33.4 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,819 | 38.1 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Whetton* | 1,646 | 55.3 | -3.1 | |
Labour | Sophie Taylor | 631 | 21.2 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Duncan Irving | 376 | 12.6 | +12.6 | |
Green | Marian Sudbury | 342 | 10.9 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 1,015 | 34.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,977 | 42.1 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephanie Poole* | 2,132 | 71.0 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Chappell | 351 | 11.7 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Thomas Hague | 297 | 9.9 | -0.2 | |
Green | Bridget Green | 222 | 7.4 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,781 | 59.3 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,002 | 41.5 | -2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Weston* | 1,530 | 51.2 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Peter Baugh | 834 | 27.9 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pauline Cliff | 397 | 13.3 | -1.9 | |
Green | Martin Bate | 226 | 7.6 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 696 | 23.3 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,987 | 36.4 | -9.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Higgins* | 1,769 | 56.2 | -3.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Clarke | 614 | 19.5 | -4.3 | |
Labour | David Hampson | 536 | 17.0 | +0.2 | |
Green | Nicola Campling | 229 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 1,155 | 36.7 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,148 | 40.3 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Smith | 1,106 | 52.6 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Anne Cavanagh | 517 | 24.6 | -6.4 | |
BNP | Andrew Harris | 297 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Green | William Gradwell | 181 | 8.6 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 589 | 28.0 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,101 | 31.4 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ejaz Malik* | 1,364 | 59.2 | -4.8 | |
Green | Sarah Bailey | 352 | 15.3 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Matthew Adams | 297 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | Eleanor Heaton | 292 | 12.7 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 1,012 | 43.9 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,305 | 33.4 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Brockbanks* | 1,679 | 58.4 | -4.7 | |
Labour | Nigel Roberts | 902 | 31.4 | -5.5 | |
Green | Jennie Gander | 202 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Socialist Labour | James Flannery | 92 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 777 | 27.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,875 | 38.2 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Reilly* | 1,784 | 60.6 | -0.8 | |
Labour | Philip Morgan | 891 | 30.3 | +2.0 | |
Green | Margaret Westbrook | 267 | 9.1 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 893 | 30.4 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,942 | 39.2 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 1,652 | 50.7 | -2.7 | |
Labour | Dolores O’Sullivan | 1,054 | 32.4 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Elliott | 330 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Green | Anne Power | 220 | 6.8 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 598 | 18.4 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,256 | 40.2 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Cordingley | 1,211 | 30.0 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,125 | 27.9 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Colin Levenston | 502 | 12.5 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Graeme Levenston | 431 | 10.7 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Francis Beswick | 290 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Green | Sarah King | 264 | 6.6 | +1.3 | |
Green | Philip Leape | 208 | 5.2 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 623 | 30.9 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,031 | 28.8 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Sharp* | 2,177 | 69.8 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sandra Taylor | 511 | 16.4 | -2.2 | |
Labour | Andrew Western | 284 | 9.1 | -1.3 | |
Green | Jane Smith | 148 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 1,666 | 53.4 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,120 | 42.2 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Young* | 1,813 | 63.2 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Beverly Harrison | 395 | 13.8 | +1.3 | |
Green | Samuel Little | 364 | 12.7 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Armaan Chohan | 299 | 10.4 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 1,418 | 49.4 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,871 | 40.5 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauleen Lane* | 1,313 | 45.5 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Roderick Allan | 868 | 30.1 | -2.1 | |
Green | Bernard Kelly | 388 | 13.4 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Simon Wright | 317 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 445 | 15.4 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,886 | 35.1 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roland Griffin* | 1,225 | 42.1 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Sean Anstee | 927 | 31.8 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Eisen | 412 | 14.2 | -3.6 | |
Green | Zoe Power | 348 | 12.0 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 298 | 10.2 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,912 | 39.6 | +0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joanne Bennett* | 1,175 | 40.6 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Brian Shaw | 1,013 | 35.0 | -5.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Clarke | 306 | 10.6 | -10.3 | |
English Democrat | Craig Healey | 252 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Green | Bridget Battye | 150 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 162 | 5.6 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,896 | 39.2 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dan Bunting* | 1,642 | 54.9 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Tom Ross | 783 | 26.2 | -1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Diane Webster | 332 | 11.1 | -2.1 | |
Green | Simon Campling | 134 | 4.5 | -2.2 | |
UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 100 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 859 | 28.7 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,991 | 36.2 | -0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Adshead* | 1,398 | 50.9 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Colin Hooley | 849 | 30.9 | -3.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | John O’Connor | 263 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Green | Joe Ryan | 237 | 8.6 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 549 | 20.0 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,747 | 36.9 | -0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Colledge* | 1,955 | 48.3 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jane Brophy | 1,924 | 47.5 | +3.9 | |
Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 168 | 4.2 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 31 | 0.8 | -1.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,047 | 49.3 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eddie Kelson | 1,450 | 43.6 | -2.8 | |
Labour | William Clarke | 1,308 | 39.3 | -0.7 | |
Green | Helen Jocys | 296 | 8.9 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Graham Rogers | 272 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 142 | 4.3 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,326 | 42.7 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Hazel Bowker | 1,534 | 49.7 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Chris Candish | 1,125 | 36.4 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Leon Thomas | 299 | 9.7 | -1.9 | |
Green | Michael Leigh | 130 | 4.2 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 409 | 13.2 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,088 | 40.1 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
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