Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1992

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 7 May 1992. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1996. 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 37 +4
Labour 22 -4
Liberal Democrat 4 0
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S. M. O'Bierne*2,00158.2+8.8
Labour S. Hesford 979 28.5 -10.3
Liberal Democrat P. A. Stubbs 357 10.4 -1.4
Green B. J. Edwards 100 2.9 +2.9
Majority 1,022 29.7 +19.1
Turnout 3,437 40.8 -7.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D. Merrell*2,57673.7+6.6
Liberal Democrat J. Preston 525 15.0 -1.5
Labour H. F. Busteed 395 11.3 -1.8
Majority 2,051 58.7 -8.1
Turnout 3,496 39.8 -5.3
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative K. Bullock1,96354.8+7.3
Labour E. R. Holden 1,141 31.9 -7.2
Liberal Democrat B. C. Lynch 478 13.3 -0.1
Majority 822 22.9 +14.4
Turnout 3,582 41.0 0
Conservative hold Swing
Brooklands (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. Taylor2,30234.5+2.7
Conservative D. F. Silverman2,26434.0+2.2
Liberal Democrat A. Rhodes 544 8.2 -2.4
Liberal Democrat W. Rhodes 541 8.1 -2.5
Labour D. G. Kirkland 455 6.8 -0.8
Labour P. Miller 420 6.3 -1.3
Green V. Birdsall 141 2.1 +2.1
Majority 1,720 51.6 +9.0
Turnout 6,667 43.1 -0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. Faulkner1,26368.9+14.3
Liberal Democrat Y. S. Robertson 569 31.1 +31.1
Majority 694 37.9 +16.8
Turnout 1,832 29.0 -5.9
Labour hold Swing
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour S. Rogers*1,31762.1-9.6
Conservative M. T. Wyne 683 32.2 +3.9
Green D. W. Alexander 120 5.7 +5.7
Majority 634 29.9 -13.5
Turnout 2,120 26.9 -7.3
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative F. H. Eadie*2,02366.7+14.5
Labour A. P. Roberts 821 27.1 -8.3
Liberal Democrat A. J. Storey 187 6.2 -1.2
Majority 1,202 39.7 +22.9
Turnout 3,031 40.6 -7.5
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. K. Ackerley*2,16256.6+4.2
Labour A. Stringer 1,445 37.8 +0.7
Liberal Democrat M. E. Clarke 211 5.5 -5.0
Majority 717 18.8 +3.5
Turnout 3,818 43.2 -5.5
Conservative hold Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative E. V. Ward1,98952.2+8.1
Labour G. A. Carter 936 24.6 -4.9
Liberal Democrat A. Vernon 883 23.2 -3.2
Majority 1,053 27.7 +13.1
Turnout 3,808 48.6 +6.6
Conservative hold Swing
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Godwin*2,54169.9+2.1
Liberal Democrat D. C. R. Horstead 840 23.1 +0.8
Labour H. Baker 256 7.0 -2.9
Majority 1,701 46.8 +1.3
Turnout 3,637 42.7 -3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative K. G. Summerfield1,61553.6+4.8
Labour K. Birchenough 1,309 43.4 -7.8
Green D. Glazier 91 3.0 +3.0
Majority 306 10.1 +7.7
Turnout 3,015 40.9 -4.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. Tolhurst2,73269.6+6.1
Labour B. D. Eckford 774 19.7 -3.0
Liberal Democrat R. M. Elliott 419 10.7 -3.1
Majority 1,958 49.9 +9.1
Turnout 3,925 42.0 -6.5
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Williams95547.4-11.6
Conservative E. J. Kelson 928 46.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrat C. R. Hedley 132 6.6 +6.6
Majority 27 1.3 -16.6
Turnout 2,015 34.0 -7.4
Labour hold Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. P. Flynn*1,58643.6+11.5
Liberal Democrat C. Smith 1,097 30.2 -6.8
Labour G. Smethurst 952 26.2 -4.7
Majority 489 13.5 +8.6
Turnout 3,635 47.0 -2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D. R. Baldwin1,41944.1+6.6
Labour B. Brotherton* 1,269 39.4 -4.5
Liberal Democrat A. P. Sutherland 530 16.5 -2.1
Majority 150 4.7 -1.7
Turnout 3,218 42.2 -5.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Nicholas1,56447.5+9.5
Labour K. Harper 1,502 45.6 -6.1
Liberal Democrat T. J. P. Corbett 230 7.0 -3.2
Majority 62 1.9 -11.8
Turnout 3,296 36.6 -6.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. Walker2,04853.2+7.3
Labour J. T. Beer* 1,643 42.7 -3.1
Liberal Democrat S. D. Bowater 125 3.2 -5.0
Green C. I. Kirby 36 0.9 +0.9
Majority 405 10.5 +10.4
Turnout 3,852 48.4 -1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. Bates1,23563.2-5.9
Conservative C. J. Levenston 650 33.3 +2.4
Green J. H. Piprani 47 2.4 +2.4
Independent K. J. Martin 21 1.1 +1.1
Majority 585 30.0 -8.1
Turnout 1,953 29.1 -8.1
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. K. Davies*2,05255.9+3.4
Liberal Democrat J. E. Brophy 984 26.8 +4.0
Labour T. G. Crewe 637 17.3 -7.5
Majority 1,068 29.1 +1.4
Turnout 3,673 42.0 -5.3
Conservative hold Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative C. Warbrick*2,00155.7+5.5
Labour L. M. Seex 1,451 40.4 -9.4
Liberal Democrat D. J. Kelly 143 4.0 +4.0
Majority 550 15.3 +14.9
Turnout 3,595 47.5 -3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat R. Bowker*2,26548.5+10.2
Conservative M. E. King 1,505 32.2 -4.0
Labour R. W. J. Small 899 19.3 -6.2
Majority 760 16.3 +14.3
Turnout 4,669 47.7 -5.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 7 May 1992", Trafford M.B.C.(1992).
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