Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999

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On 6 May 1999, an election was held to choose council members for the Trafford Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council members were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The Labour Party held overall control of the council. [1]

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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.

Greater Manchester County of England

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972; and designated a functional city region on 1 April 2011.

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

PartySeats  +/-  
Labour 33 -3
Conservative 27 +4
Liberal Democrat 3 -1
Labour hold

Summary

Trafford Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 11 0 3 -3 52.4 41.5 22,844 -2.7%
  Conservative 9 4 0 +4 42.9 45.5 25,018 +0.7%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 1 -1 4.8 12.4 6,810 +3.3%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 362 +0.2%

Ward results

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lynch1,68449.9-0.8
Labour Graham 1,455 43.1 -1.7
Liberal Democrat DM Jones 237 7.0 +7.0
Majority 229 6.8 +0.9
Turnout 3,376 38.3 +0.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Poole*2,14569.5+3.2
Labour Monkhouse 527 17.1 +1.3
Liberal Democrat Musgrove 416 13.5 -4.4
Majority 1,618 52.4 +4.0
Turnout 3,088 32.9 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chapman-Barker*1,57548.7-2.6
Conservative Cohen 1,409 43.5 +1.9
Liberal Democrat Brookes 252 7.8 +0.6
Majority 166 5.2 -4.5
Turnout 3,236 37.1 -1.2
Labour hold Swing
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dixon*1,77961.1-0.8
Labour Bennett 780 26.8 -0.7
Liberal Democrat YR Clarke 353 12.1 +1.5
Majority 999 34.3 -0.1
Turnout 2,912 36.8 -1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Platt94380.7-5.3
Conservative Kelly 164 14.0 +14.0
Liberal Democrat Frankland 61 5.2 +5.2
Majority 779 66.7 -12.6
Turnout 1,168 19.8 -0.3
Labour hold Swing
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stennett*1,22564.5-4.1
Socialist Labour Ali 362 19.1 +19.1
Conservative Wood 240 12.6 -0.1
Liberal Democrat Hunter 72 3.8 +3.8
Majority 863 45.4 -4.5
Turnout 1,899 25.6 -1.9
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Crosbie*1,42860.7+1.6
Labour Walsh 824 35.0 -5.9
Liberal Democrat Nolte 100 4.3 +4.3
Majority 604 25.7 +7.5
Turnout 2,352 32.4 -6.8
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Reilly1,53648.3+0.1
Labour Gray 1,523 47.9 -0.7
Liberal Democrat ME Clarke 120 3.8 +3.8
Majority 13 0.4
Turnout 3,179 41.5 +3.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Coupe1,60349.2-4.2
Labour AS Jones* 1,473 45.2 -1.4
Liberal Democrat Smith 181 5.6 +5.6
Majority 130 4.0 -2.8
Turnout 3,257 42.4 -0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Strafford1,99866.8-3.9
Liberal Democrat Horstead 597 20.0 +5.0
Labour McNee 395 13.2 -1.2
Majority 1,401 46.8 -8.9
Turnout 2,990 35.3 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jarman*1,21553.7-10.6
Conservative Kelson 910 40.2 +4.5
Liberal Democrat Browne 137 6.1 +6.1
Majority 305 13.5 -15.1
Turnout 2,262 30.7 -2.3
Labour hold Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sharp*1,93558.7-4.6
Labour Conquest 1,056 32.1 +4.1
Liberal Democrat Legge 304 9.2 +0.5
Majority 879 26.5 -8.8
Turnout 3,295 33.7 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tully*85859.4-4.9
Conservative Nakvi 487 33.7 -2.0
Liberal Democrat JAD Ackroyd 99 6.9 +6.9
Majority 371 25.7 -2.9
Turnout 1,444 23.8 -0.6
Labour hold Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keeley-Huggett* 1,37348.2-4.8
Conservative Nightingale 1,009 35.4 +8.5
Liberal Democrat Vernon 468 16.4 -3.7
Majority 364 12.8 -13.3
Turnout 2,850 36.6 -0.3
Labour hold Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rasul1,17749.1-5.0
Conservative RD Baldwin 897 37.5 +3.0
Liberal Democrat K Clarke 321 13.4 +3.4
Majority 280 11.6 -8.0
Turnout 2,395 31.5 -1.9
Labour hold Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Quayle*1,20854.6-5.2
Conservative Myers 803 36.3 +3.8
Liberal Democrat Dunn 200 9.1 +1.5
Majority 405 18.3 -9.0
Turnout 2,211 26.1 -2.7
Labour hold Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Garlick*1,47557.5-2.0
Conservative Schofield 973 37.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrat Rogers 118 4.6 +4.6
Majority 502 19.6 -4.9
Turnout 2,566 33.9 +1.9
Labour hold Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lane*1,03876.3+4.0
Conservative Levenston 245 18.0 -9.7
Liberal Democrat Shacklock 77 5.7 +5.7
Majority 793 58.3 +13.7
Turnout 1,360 21.8 +0.9
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Akins1,43146.2+0.4
Liberal Democrat Bruer-Morris* 915 29.5 +2.1
Labour Atherton 755 24.4 -2.4
Majority 516 16.7 -1.7
Turnout 3,101 35.2 +0.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Acton*1,42051.7-7.2
Conservative Nicklin 1,184 43.1 +4.8
Liberal Democrat Elliot 142 5.2 +5.2
Majority 236 8.6 -12.0
Turnout 2,746 36.7 -0.4
Labour hold Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat BV Ackroyd*1,64049.0+5.9
Conservative Scholar 1,158 34.6 -4.1
Labour Harrison 549 16.4 -1.8
Majority 482 14.4 +10.0
Turnout 3,347 35.6 +1.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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