Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. 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 | -1 | |
Labour | 20 | 0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | +1 | |
Conservative hold |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 13 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 61.9 | 48.0 | 27,936 | -5.0% | |
Labour | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 30.0 | 17,475 | +1.0% | |
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 7,359 | -2.9% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 5,151 | +6.9% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 156 | +0.3% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 148 | +0.3% | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Young | 1,430 | 53.6 | -17.6 | |
Labour | Peter Baugh | 611 | 22.9 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Legge | 404 | 15.1 | +2.0 | |
Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 225 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 819 | 30.7 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,670 | 35.7 | -11.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,645 | 58.4 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Sophie Taylor | 728 | 25.9 | -4.0 | |
Green | Daniel Leach | 442 | 15.7 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 917 | 32.5 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,815 | 39.4 | -10.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paula Pearson* | 2,085 | 69.8 | -8.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Chappell | 385 | 12.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Thomas Hague | 300 | 10.1 | +3.7 | |
Green | Bridget Green | 216 | 7.2 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 1,700 | 56.9 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,986 | 41.7 | -12.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Pearson* | 1,392 | 49.6 | -8.8 | |
Labour | Ian Golding | 725 | 25.8 | -9.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pauline Cliff | 428 | 15.2 | +8.5 | |
Green | Martin Bate | 263 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 667 | 23.8 | -7.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,808 | 35.8 | -9.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pamela Dixon* | 1,808 | 59.5 | -20.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Clarke | 722 | 23.8 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Angela Gratrix | 509 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Majority | 1,086 | 35.7 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,039 | 38.9 | -10.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Quayle* | 967 | 53.5 | -13.1 | |
Conservative | Anne Cavanagh | 560 | 31.0 | -2.4 | |
Green | William Gradwell | 280 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Majority | 407 | 22.5 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,807 | 28.0 | -6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrea Jones* | 1,375 | 64.0 | +17.7 | |
Green | Anne Power | 413 | 19.2 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Edward Kelson | 359 | 16.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 962 | 44.8 | +32.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,147 | 31.9 | -9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Cornes* | 1,726 | 63.1 | -2.5 | |
Labour | Nigel Roberts | 1,008 | 36.9 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 718 | 26.2 | -6.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,734 | 36.5 | -9.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | June Reilly* | 1,735 | 61.4 | -1.0 | |
Labour | Kevin Procter | 801 | 28.3 | -3.2 | |
Green | Margaret Westbrook | 292 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 934 | 33.1 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,828 | 38.7 | -9.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elsie Ward* | 1,644 | 53.4 | -3.7 | |
Labour | Joyce Acton | 1,030 | 33.4 | -1.4 | |
Green | Christopher Webb | 406 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Majority | 614 | 20.0 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,080 | 38.4 | -10.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Acton* | 1,112 | 55.5 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | George Manley | 496 | 24.8 | -7.1 | |
Green | Philip Leape | 238 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Independent | Colin Hendrie | 156 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 616 | 30.7 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,002 | 27.3 | -5.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dilriaz Butt* | 2,061 | 71.1 | -9.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Elliott | 538 | 18.6 | -0.5 | |
Labour | Moira Lythgoe | 301 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 1,523 | 52.5 | +39.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,900 | 39.2 | -14.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 1,641 | 61.0 | -14.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Mills | 418 | 15.5 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Beverly Harrison | 335 | 12.5 | +1.3 | |
Green | Samuel Little | 295 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 1,223 | 45.5 | +12.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,689 | 38.6 | -13.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Jarman* | 1,299 | 48.0 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Roderick Allan | 870 | 32.2 | +3.9 | |
Green | Matthew Westbrook | 388 | 14.3 | +3.8 | |
UKIP | Michael McManus | 148 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 429 | 15.8 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,705 | 33.6 | -6.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Baugh* | 1,121 | 39.2 | -1.2 | |
Conservative | Marion Rigby | 950 | 33.2 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Clarke | 510 | 17.8 | -7.9 | |
Green | Joseph Westbrook | 281 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 171 | 6.0 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,862 | 39.3 | -12.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Bailey* | 1,076 | 40.0 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Stephen Smith | 1,051 | 39.1 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Eisen | 562 | 20.9 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 25 | 0.9 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,689 | 36.6 | -7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Tolhurst* | 1,555 | 52.2 | -4.9 | |
Labour | Tom Ross | 833 | 28.0 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Diane Hibberd | 392 | 13.2 | +6.7 | |
Green | Janet Jackson | 199 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 722 | 24.2 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,979 | 36.8 | -10.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karina Carter* | 1,355 | 49.7 | -2.2 | |
Conservative | Colin Hooley | 926 | 34.0 | -7.5 | |
Green | Jennie Gander | 445 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
Majority | 429 | 15.7 | +12.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,726 | 37.0 | -0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Neil Taylor | 1,610 | 43.6 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Mohibul Choudhury | 1,508 | 40.9 | -17.4 | |
Labour | Penelope Fraser | 389 | 10.5 | +2.3 | |
Green | Martin Green | 184 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 102 | 2.7 | -16.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,691 | 44.8 | -7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Wibberley* | 1,507 | 46.4 | -3.6 | |
Labour | William Clarke | 1,299 | 40.0 | -2.9 | |
Green | Helen Jocys | 442 | 13.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 208 | 6.4 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,248 | 42.4 | -8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Douglas Fishwick* | 1,390 | 49.3 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Cameron | 962 | 34.1 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Stephanie Crean | 326 | 11.6 | +4.8 | |
Green | Erica Wright | 142 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 428 | 15.2 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,820 | 38.2 | -8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
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