Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1991

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 2 May 1991. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1995. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council. [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.

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

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 34 -3
Labour 25 +1
Liberal Democrat 3 +2
Conservative hold

Summary

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative C. S. Gordon*1,97049.4+4.8
Labour F. W. Bamford 1,546 38.8 -4.5
Liberal Democrat M. H. Cameron 470 11.8 +5.4
Majority 424 10.6 +9.2
Turnout 3,986 48.0 -2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S. Poole*2,67667.1+1.7
Liberal Democrat J. Preston 657 16.5 +5.1
Labour S. Hesford 521 13.1 -5.3
Green M. R. Rowtham 133 3.3 -1.7
Majority 2,019 50.6 +28.5
Turnout 3,987 45.1 -3.3
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative L. M. L. Burton*1,92347.5+6.4
Labour E. R. Holden 1,581 39.1 -5.6
Liberal Democrat J. B. Weightman 542 13.4 +4.2
Majority 342 8.5 +4.9
Turnout 4,046 41.0 -7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S. J. Hartland2,59663.7+3.2
Liberal Democrat K. F. Humber 862 21.2 +6.7
Labour W. Stennett 615 15.1 -4.8
Majority 1,734 42.6 +2.1
Turnout 4,073 50.7 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K. Rogers*1,26354.6+29.1
Independent Y. S. Robertson 774 33.4 +33.4
Conservative B. J. Shannon 277 12.0 +0.1
Majority 489 21.1 -9.9
Turnout 2,314 34.9 -10.1
Labour hold Swing
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. S. Maher*1,94471.76.0
Conservative M. T. Wyne 767 28.3 +6.0
Majority 1,177 43.4 -12.1
Turnout 2,711 34.2 -5.4
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. E. Crosbie*1,90752.2-0.1
Labour G. Smethurst 1,292 35.4 -6.2
Liberal Democrat F. A. Cameron 271 7.4 +7.4
Independent J. W. Rowton 181 5.0 +5.0
Majority 615 16.8 +6.1
Turnout 3,651 48.1 -5.1
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative P. Bates*2,04252.4+2.2
Labour A. G. Hodson 1,445 37.1 -12.7
Liberal Democrat M. E. Clarke 408 10.5 +10.5
Majority 597 15.3 +14.9
Turnout 3,895 48.7 -2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. G. Graham1,88144.1+1.8
Labour T. K. McDonald 1,257 29.5 -5.1
Liberal Democrat A. Vernon 1,125 26.4 +7.3
Majority 624 14.6 +6.9
Turnout 4,263 55.2 -4.6
Conservative hold Swing
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative P. J. Myers2,71467.8-3.9
Liberal Democrat D. C. R. Horstead 893 22.3 +13.3
Labour R. E. Lucas 396 9.9 -4.8
Majority 1,821 45.5 -11.5
Turnout 4,003 46.6 -1.4
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. P. Jarman1,75051.2-3.3
Conservative K. G. Summerfield* 1,669 48.8 +9.9
Majority 81 2.4 -13.3
Turnout 3,419 45.6 -3.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative B. Sharp*2,88463.5+1.9
Labour B. D. Eckford 1,030 22.7 -4.6
Liberal Democrat R. J. Thompson 629 13.8 +8.0
Majority 1,854 40.8 +24.8
Turnout 4,543 48.5 -1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. A. Tully*1,46159.0-5.0
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
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat E. Mitchell1,44237.0+3.5
Conservative M. E. King* 1,251 32.1 +0.3
Labour P. Miller 1,207 30.9 -3.0
Majority 191 4.9 +4.4
Turnout 3,900 49.9 -1.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C. H. Merry*1,60843.9-4.0
Conservative F. Leigh 1,373 37.5 -1.1
Liberal Democrat K. Clarke 681 18.6 +9.2
Majority 235 6.4 -2.9
Turnout 3,662 47.4 -3.4
Labour hold Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. A. Quayle2,03251.7-8.6
Conservative J. Tolhurst 1,493 38.0 +4.3
Liberal Democrat T. J. P. Corbett 402 10.2 +10.2
Majority 539 13.7 -12.9
Turnout 3,927 42.8 -4.0
Labour hold Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. Walker*1,82745.9+5.8
Labour B. E. Garlick 1,822 45.8 -5.8
Liberal Democrat F. C. Beswick 328 8.2 +3.4
Majority 5 0.1 -11.3
Turnout 3,977 49.5 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. A. Lane*1,73169.1-3.5
Conservative C. J. Levenston 775 30.9 +10.2
Majority 956 38.1 -13.8
Turnout 2,506 37.2 -3.1
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. Scholar*2,16052.5+5.7
Labour R. W. J. Small 1,021 24.8 -5.2
Liberal Democrat J. E. Brophy 937 22.8 -3.4
Majority 1,139 27.7 +20.5
Turnout 4,118 47.3 -3.2
Conservative hold Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative E. May*1,95050.2+8.0
Labour L. M. Seex 1,935 49.8 -0.8
Majority 15 0.4 -8.0
Turnout 3,885 50.5 -2.6
Conservative hold Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat B. V. Ackroyd1,67538.3+9.3
Conservative R. J. M. Bishop 1,586 36.2 +0.6
Labour D. R. Holland 1,115 25.5 -7.2
Majority 89 2.0 -0.8
Turnout 4,376 53.2 -1.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 3 May 1991", Trafford M.B.C.(1991).
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