Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. 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.

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.

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

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 390
Labour 200
Liberal Democrat 40
Conservative hold

Summary

Trafford Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1300059.146.3329,371-1.7%
  Labour 800036.429.618,782-0.4%
  Liberal Democrat 20009.512.67,359+2.0%
  Green 000008.35,267-0.6%
  BNP 000000.5297+0.5%
  English Democrat 000000.4252+0.4%
  UKIP 000000.2100-0.1%
  Socialist Labour 000000.292+0.2%

Ward results

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alex Williams*1,61856.0+2.4
Labour Graham Crean65122.5-0.4
Liberal Democrat Mark Kelly41314.3-0.8
Green Liz O’Neill2097.2-1.2
Majority96733.4+2.7
Turnout 2,81938.1+2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mike Whetton*1,64655.3-3.1
Labour Sophie Taylor63121.2-4.7
Liberal Democrat Duncan Irving37612.6+12.6
Green Marian Sudbury34210.9-4.8
Majority1,01534.1+1.6
Turnout 2,97742.1+2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephanie Poole*2,13271.0+1.2
Liberal Democrat Ian Chappell35111.7-1.2
Labour Thomas Hague2979.9-0.2
Green Bridget Green2227.4+0.2
Majority1,78159.3+2.4
Turnout 3,00241.5-2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ken Weston*1,53051.2+1.6
Labour Peter Baugh83427.9+2.1
Liberal Democrat Pauline Cliff39713.3-1.9
Green Martin Bate2267.6-1.8
Majority69623.3-0.5
Turnout 2,98736.4-9.5
Conservative hold Swing
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Higgins*1,76956.2-3.3
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Clarke61419.5-4.3
Labour David Hampson53617.0+0.2
Green Nicola Campling2297.3+7.3
Majority1,15536.7+1.0
Turnout 3,14840.3+1.4
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Smith1,10652.6-0.9
Conservative Anne Cavanagh51724.6-6.4
BNP Andrew Harris29714.1+14.1
Green William Gradwell1818.6-6.9
Majority58928.0+5.5
Turnout 2,10131.4+3.4
Labour hold Swing
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ejaz Malik*1,36459.2-4.8
Green Sarah Bailey35215.3-3.9
Liberal Democrat Matthew Adams29712.9+12.9
Conservative Eleanor Heaton29212.7-4.0
Majority1,01243.9-0.9
Turnout 2,30533.4+1.5
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Brockbanks*1,67958.4-4.7
Labour Nigel Roberts90231.4-5.5
Green Jennie Gander2027.0+7.0
Socialist Labour James Flannery923.2+3.2
Majority77727.0+0.8
Turnout 2,87538.2+1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Reilly*1,78460.6-0.8
Labour Philip Morgan89130.3+2.0
Green Margaret Westbrook2679.1-1.2
Majority89330.4-2.7
Turnout 2,94239.2+0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jonathan Coupe*1,65250.7-2.7
Labour Dolores O’Sullivan1,05432.4-1.0
Liberal Democrat Martin Elliott33010.1+10.1
Green Anne Power2206.8-6.4
Majority59818.4-1.6
Turnout 3,25640.2+1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Gorse Hill (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Cordingley1,21130.0+4.5
Labour Laurence Walsh*1,12527.9+0.3
Conservative Colin Levenston50212.5+0.2
Conservative Graeme Levenston43110.7-3.4
Liberal Democrat Francis Beswick2907.2+7.2
Green Sarah King2646.6+1.3
Green Philip Leape2085.2-1.5
Majority62330.9+0.2
Turnout 4,03128.8+1.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bernard Sharp*2,17769.8-1.3
Liberal Democrat Sandra Taylor51116.4-2.2
Labour Andrew Western2849.1-1.3
Green Jane Smith1484.7+4.7
Majority1,66653.4+0.9
Turnout 3,12042.2+3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Young*1,81363.2+2.2
Labour Beverly Harrison39513.8+1.3
Green Samuel Little36412.7+1.7
Liberal Democrat Armaan Chohan29910.4-5.1
Majority1,41849.4+3.9
Turnout 2,87140.5+1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Pauleen Lane*1,31345.5-2.5
Conservative Roderick Allan86830.1-2.1
Green Bernard Kelly38813.4-0.9
Liberal Democrat Simon Wright31711.0+11.0
Majority44515.4-0.4
Turnout 2,88635.1+1.5
Labour hold Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Roland Griffin*1,22542.1+2.9
Conservative Sean Anstee92731.8-1.4
Liberal Democrat James Eisen41214.2-3.6
Green Zoe Power34812.0+2.2
Majority29810.2+4.2
Turnout 2,91239.6+0.3
Labour hold Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joanne Bennett*1,17540.6+1.5
Conservative Brian Shaw1,01335.0-5.0
Liberal Democrat Margaret Clarke30610.6-10.3
English Democrat Craig Healey2528.7+8.7
Green Bridget Battye1505.2+5.2
Majority1625.6+4.7
Turnout 2,89639.2+2.6
Labour hold Swing
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dan Bunting*1,64254.9+2.7
Labour Tom Ross78326.2-1.8
Liberal Democrat Diane Webster33211.1-2.1
Green Simon Campling1344.5-2.2
UKIP Stephen Farndon1003.3+3.3
Majority85928.7+4.5
Turnout 2,99136.2-0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Adshead*1,39850.9+1.2
Conservative Colin Hooley84930.9-3.1
Liberal Democrat John O’Connor2639.6+9.6
Green Joe Ryan2378.6-7.7
Majority54920.0+4.3
Turnout 2,74736.9-0.1
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Matthew Colledge*1,95548.3+7.4
Liberal Democrat Jane Brophy1,92447.5+3.9
Green Jadwiga Leigh1684.2-0.8
Majority310.8-1.9
Turnout 4,04749.3+4.5
Conservative hold Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Eddie Kelson1,45043.6-2.8
Labour William Clarke1,30839.3-0.7
Green Helen Jocys2968.9-4.7
Liberal Democrat Graham Rogers2728.2+8.2
Majority1424.3-2.1
Turnout 3,32642.7+0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Hazel Bowker1,53449.7+0.4
Conservative Chris Candish1,12536.4+2.3
Labour Leon Thomas2999.7-1.9
Green Michael Leigh1304.2-0.8
Majority40913.2-2.0
Turnout 3,08840.1+1.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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