Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Conservative Party held 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.

Contents

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

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 39+1
Labour 19-1
Liberal Democrat 5+1
Independent 0-1
Conservative hold

Summary

The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party.

Trafford Council election, 2008 - Summary
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1311059.147.330,145+1.0
  Labour 701-131.827.617,584-2.0
  Liberal Democrat 210+19.116.910,779+4.3
  Green 000007.44,682-0.9
  UKIP 000000.4223+0.2
  BNP 000000.2144-0.3
  Independent 000000.2137+0.2

Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan Williams*1,59056.3+0.3
Labour Majella Kennedy62022.0-0.5
Liberal Democrat Roger Legge32311.4-2.9
Green Deborah Leftwich1555.5-1.7
Independent Sarah Walmsley1374.9+4.9
Majority97034.3+0.9
Turnout 2,82535.2-2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Rigby*1,76260.1+4.8
Labour Michael Wilton53518.3-2.9
Liberal Democrat Terry Corbett38913.3+0.7
Green Marian Sudbury2448.3-2.6
Majority1,22741.9+7.8
Turnout 2,93040.4-1.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sean Anstee2,18773.4+2.4
Liberal Democrat Ian Chappell33411.3-0.4
Labour Thomas Hague2558.6-1.3
Green Bridget Green1906.4-1.0
Majority1,85362.5+3.2
Turnout 2,96639.9-1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brenda Houraghan*1,68154.1+2.9
Labour Andrew Western83626.9-1.0
Liberal Democrat Armaan Chohan33410.8-2.5
Green Martin Bate2558.2-0.6
Majority84527.2+3.9
Turnout 3,10635.5-0.9
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kathy Bullock*1,88360.5+4.3
Labour Angela Gratrix52217.8+0.8
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Clarke51416.5-3.0
Green Barbara Jarkowski1966.3-1.0
Majority1,36143.7+7.0
Turnout 3,11538.9+2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ian Platt*96150.1-2.5
Conservative Anne Hooley59230.9+6.3
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Hogg1839.5+9.5
Green Melanie Bell1829.5+0.9
Majority36919.2-8.8
Turnout 1,91826.7-4.7
Labour hold Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Eunice Whitfield Stennett* 1,434 32.0 +4.8
Labour Sophie Taylor 1,212 27.1 -5.0
Green Christine Rawson3778.4+1.5
Conservative John Schofield3387.6+2.5
Conservative John Blackburn3187.1+1.5
Green Anne Power3137.0-1.3
Liberal Democrat Louise Bird2645.9-1.1
Liberal Democrat Derek Hurst2204.9-3.1
Majority83537.3-6.6
Turnout 4,47632.6-0.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Linda Blackburn1,72860.3+1.9
Labour Ged Carter70324.5-6.9
Liberal Democrat Graham Rogers28610.0+10.0
Green Jennie Gander1505.2-1.8
Majority1,02535.8+8.8
Turnout 2,86736.2-2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Shaw1,75561.5+0.9
Labour Kevin Procter66923.5-6.8
Liberal Democrat Simon Wright29210.2+10.2
Green Joe Ryan1374.8-4.3
Majority1,08638.1+7.7
Turnout 2,85337.0-2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Summerfield*1,78555.6+4.9
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan89027.7-4.7
Liberal Democrat Richard Elliott32110.0-0.1
Green Paul Syrett2136.6-0.2
Majority89527.9+9.5
Turnout 3,20938.2-2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Laurence Walsh*1,17052.3-5.6
Conservative Colin Levenston61727.6+4.4
Liberal Democrat Francis Beswick26211.7+4.5
Green Philip Leape1898.5-3.3
Majority55324.7-6.2
Turnout 2,23827.7-1.1
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patrick Myers2,21672.2+2.4
Liberal Democrat Sandra Taylor43714.2-2.2
Labour Emily Spurrell2909.5+0.4
Green Andrew Gratton1254.1-0.6
Majority1,77960.0+6.6
Turnout 3,06840.3-1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Candish1,86166.3+3.1
Labour Beverly Harrison37913.5-0.3
Liberal Democrat Pauline Cliff33812.0+1.6
Green Sarah McIlroy2318.2-4.5
Majority1,48252.8+3.4
Turnout 2,80938.1-2.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Longford ward

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Judith Lloyd*1,16741.3-4.2
Conservative Rod Allan93132.9+2.8
Green Margaret Westbrook44815.8+2.4
Liberal Democrat David Rhodes28210.0-1.0
Majority2368.3-7.1
Turnout 2,82832.5-2.6
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barry Brotherton*1,22540.9-1.2
Conservative Rob Chilton1,01333.9+2.1
Liberal Democrat James Eisen35812.0-2.2
Green Emma Handley2538.5-3.5
BNP Philip Davis1444.8+4.8
Majority2127.1-3.1
Turnout 2,99338.7-0.9
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nigel Hooley1,12039.9+4.9
Labour Philip Gratrix*1,11639.8-0.8
Liberal Democrat Margaret Clarke35112.5+1.9
Green Bridget Battye2187.8+2.6
Majority40.1-5.5
Turnout 2,80536.6-2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Holden*1,65956.0+1.1
Labour Tom Tomkins65522.1-4.1
Liberal Democrat Diane Webster2809.5-1.6
UKIP Stephen Farndon2237.5+4.2
Green Zoe Power1454.9+0.4
Majority1,00433.9+5.2
Turnout 2,96234.3-1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tom Ross1,34549.7-1.2
Conservative Colin Hooley89633.1+2.2
Green Liz O'Neill2479.1-0.5
Liberal Democrat John O'Connor2188.1-1.5
Majority44916.6-3.4
Turnout 2,70635.0-1.9
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jane Brophy2,19649.9+2.4
Conservative Darren Storey1,86442.3-6.0
Labour Peter Baugh2475.6+5.6
Green Jadwiga Leigh972.2-2.0
Majority3327.5+6.7
Turnout 4,40452.0+2.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Turner*1,34639.8-3.8
Labour Joyce Acton1,12933.4-5.9
Liberal Democrat Bernard Murray71421.1+12.9
Green Helen Jocys1915.7-3.2
Majority2176.4+2.1
Turnout 3,38041.9-0.8
Conservative hold Swing

Village ward

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ray Bowker*1,88358.2+8.5
Conservative Jacki Wilkinson1,00331.0-5.4
Labour Thomas Shelton2246.9-2.8
Green Michael Leigh1263.9-0.3
Majority88027.2+14
Turnout 3,23641.1+1.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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