Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011

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Elections to Trafford Council was held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving four-year term of office, expiring in 2015. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

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.

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Councillors defending their seats in this year were first elected in the Trafford Council election, 2007 and the vote share changes in this article are calculated on this basis.

The composition of the council after the election was as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 370
Labour 22+1
Liberal Democrat 4-1

Ward results

Vote share changes are based on the comparable 2007 elections.

Altrincham ward

Altrincham (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Matt Colledge 1,752 50.3 -5.7
Conservative Alex Williams* 1,563
Labour Gwyneth Brock1,03629.9+7.4
Labour Thom Shelton934
Liberal Democrat Karin Holden43111.9-2.4
Liberal Democrat Roger Legge355
Green Paul Bayliss2867.9-0.7
Green Deborah Leftwich238
Majority52716.0-17.4
Turnout 6,59542.5+4.4
Conservative hold Swing 6.35% CON to LAB
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mike Whetton* 1,715 50.5 -4.8
Labour Michael Wilton1,16234.2+13.0
Liberal Democrat Christopher Marritt2888.5-4.1
Green Joseph Westbrook2296.7-4.2
Majority55316.3-17.8
Turnout 3,39446.3+4.2
Conservative hold Swing 9% CON to LAB

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Hyman* 2,497 70.7 -0.3
Labour Thomas Hague54115.3+5.4
Green Bridget Green2517.1-0.3
Liberal Democrat Kirstie Davidson2426.9-4.8
Majority1,95655.4-3.9
Turnout 3,53148.6+7.1
Conservative hold Swing 2.85% CON to LAB

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ken Weston* 1,879 43.2 -8.0
Labour Andrew Leask1,75740.4+12.5
Liberal Democrat Sandra Taylor3077.1-6.2
UKIP John Walsh2054.7N/A
Green Sara Ahsan2024.6-3.0
Majority1222.8-20.5
Turnout 4,35045.9+9.5
Conservative hold Swing 10.25% CON to LAB

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Higgins* 1,995 52.7 -3.5
Labour Lewis Dagnall1,17231.0+14.0
Liberal Democrat John O'Connor39310.4-9.1
Green Joseph Ryan2266.0-1.3
Majority82321.7-15.0
Turnout 3,78647.7+7..3
Conservative hold Swing 8.75% CON to LAB

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Smith* 1,432 63.3 +10.7
Conservative Lee Peck55324.5-0.1
Green Daniel Wadsworth1536.8-1.8
Liberal Democrat Graham Rogers1235.4N/A
Majority87938.9+10.9
Turnout 2,26131.6+0.2
Labour hold Swing 5.4% CON to LAB

Clifford ward

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ejaz Malik* 2,310 76.2 +17.0
Green Anne Power35411.7-3.6
Conservative Alex Finney2478.1-4.6
Liberal Democrat Alan Sherliker1214.0-8.9
Majority1,95664.5+20.6
Turnout 3,03239.6+6.2
Labour hold Swing 12.95% LIB to LAB

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lisa Cooke 1,759 51.0 -7.4
Labour Helen Simpson1,44842.0+10.6
Green Jennie Wadsworth1343.9-3.1
Liberal Democrat Louise Bird1053.0N/A
Majority3119.0-18.0
Turnout 3,44644.7+6.5
Conservative hold Swing 9% CON to LAB

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Reilly* 1,666 51.5 -9.1
Labour Joyce Acton1,26139.0+8.7
Green Jonathan Carr1895.8-3.3
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Hogg1193.7N/A
Majority40512.5-17.9
Turnout 3,23542.9+3.7
Conservative hold Swing 8.9% CON to LAB

Flixton ward

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jonathan Coupe* 1,754 47.9 -2.8
Labour Freda Mottley1,47340.2+7.8
Green Alison Cavanagh2847.8+1.0
Liberal Democrat Richard Elliott1504.1-6.0
Majority2817.7-10.7
Turnout 3,66143.8+3.6
Conservative hold Swing 5.35% CON to LAB

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Cordingley* 1,787 67.8 -9.8
Conservative Samuel Martin51519.5-3.6
Green Philip Leape1987.5-4.2
Liberal Democrat Renee Matthews1375.2-2.0
Majority1,27248.2
Turnout 2,63732.9+4.1
Labour hold Swing 6.2% CON to LAB

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bernard Sharp* 2,439 68.5 -1.3
Labour Co-op Barbara Twiney54915.4+6.3
Liberal Democrat Barbara Doyle39111.0-5.4
Green Sarah McIlroy1805.1+0.4
Majority1,89053.1-0.3
Turnout 3,55946.8+4.6
Conservative hold Swing 3.8% CON to LAB

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Young* 2,040 59.0 -4.2
Labour Co-op Beverley Harrison75121.7+7.9
Liberal Democrat Julian Newgrosh3399.8-0.6
Green Samuel Little3279.5-3.2
Majority1,28937.3-12.1
Turnout 3,45745.9+5.4
Conservative hold Swing 6.05% CON to LAB

Longford ward

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anne Duffield 2,194 63.0 +17.5
Conservative Paul Lally73421.1-8.9
Green Margaret Westbrook38911.2-2.2
Liberal Democrat Dawn Carberry-Power1644.7-6.3
Majority1,46041.9+26.5
Turnout 3,48139.9+4.8
Labour hold Swing 13.2% CON to LAB

Priory ward

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Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Western 1,510 43.3 +1.3
Conservative Zubair Ali99328.5-3.3
Liberal Democrat William Jones62017.8+3.6
Green Emma Handley36410.4-1.6
Majority51714.8+4.6
Turnout 3,48743.9+4.3
Labour hold Swing 2.3% CON to LAB

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Joanne Bennett* 1,494 47.3 +6.7
Conservative Michael Parris1,26039.9+4.9
Liberal Democrat Joseph Carter2166.8-3.8
Green Nigel Woodcock1916.0-0.8
Majority2347.4+1.8
Turnout 3,16141.7+2.5
Labour hold Swing 5.8% CON to LAB

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Daniel Bunting* 1,773 50.4 -4.5
Labour Matthew Finnegan1,24635.4+9.2
UKIP Stephen Farndon2015.7+2.4
Liberal Democrat Jordan Cooper1905.4-5.7
Green Iram Zaman1083.1+1.4
Majority52715.0-13.7
Turnout 3,51840.0+3.8
Conservative hold Swing 6.85% CON to LAB

Stretford ward

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Adshead* 1,923 61.2 +10.3
Conservative Colin Hooley76624.4-6.5
Green Liz O'Neill2999.5+0.9
Liberal Democrat Louise Shaw1544.9-4.7
Majority1,15736.8+16.8
Turnout 3,14240.3+3.4
Labour hold Swing 9.4% CON to LAB

Timperley ward

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angela Bruer-Morris 1,820 42.8 -5.5
Liberal Democrat Pauline Cliff1,31831.0-16.5
Labour Peter Baugh92421.7N/A
Green Jadwiga Leigh1914.5+0.3
Majority50211.8+11.0
Turnout 4,25350.6+1.3
Conservative hold Swing 5.5% LIB to CON

Urmston ward

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joanne Harding 1,786 48.3 +9.0
Conservative Eddie Kelson*1,44138.9-4.7
Green Helen Jocys1965.3-3.6
Liberal Democrat Paul Hurst1423.8-4.4
UKIP Robert Rawcliffe1363.7N/A
Majority3459.3
Turnout 3,70146.0+3.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 6.85% CON to LAB

Village ward

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Laura Evans 1,215 35.1 -1.3
Liberal Democrat John Kenyon1,15433.4-16.3
Labour Majella Kennedy90626.2+16.5
Green Michael Leigh1835.3+1.1
Majority611.8
Turnout 3,45844.1-4.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 7.5% LIB to CON

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