Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. 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.

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

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 37-2
Labour 21+2
Liberal Democrat 50
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Young* 2,366 44.0 -9.6
Labour Peter Baugh1,40426.1+3.2
Liberal Democrat Roger Legge1,25023.2+8.1
Green Deborah Leftwich1903.5-4.9
English Democrat Steve Mills1683.1N/A
Majority96217.9-12.8
Turnout 537864.5+28.8
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Lamb* 2,325 44.5 -13.9
Labour Michael Wilton1,56830.0+4.1
Liberal Democrat Terry Corbett1,10721.2N/A
Green Sara Ahsan2244.3-11.4
Majority75714.5-18.0
Turnout 522471.5+32.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Karen Barclay 3,304 34.2 -4.5
Conservative Michael Hyman 3,000 31.1
Liberal Democrat Stuart Carter9249.6+3.7
Liberal Democrat James Eisen6827.1
Labour Thomas Hague5926.1+1.9
Labour Graham Crean5665.9
Green Bridget Green3293.4-1.1
Green Rosemary Graham2612.7
Majority2,07643.0-13.9
Turnout 9,65870.4+28.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jacki Wilkinson 2,569 41.9 -7.7
Labour Andrew Western1,79929.3+3.5
Liberal Democrat Richard Wilson1,51924.8+9.6
Green Christine McLaughlin2474.0-5.4
Majority77012.6-11.2
Turnout 6,13466.2+30.4
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pam Dixon* 2,648 46.8 -12.7
Labour Angela Gratrix1,44425.5+8.7
Liberal Democrat John O'Connor1,38924.5+0.7
Green Joseph Ryan1793.2N/A
Majority1,20421.3-14.4
Turnout 5,66071.0+32.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Quayle* 1,972 51.2 -2.3
Conservative Lisa Cooke1,02526.6-4.4
Liberal Democrat Graham Rogers74319.3N/A
Green Daniel Wadsworth1153.0-12.5
Majority94724.6+2.1
Turnout 3,85553.5+25.5
Labour hold Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sophie Taylor* 3,192 66.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrat Simon Wright84017.6N/A
Conservative Lee Peck3958.3-8.4
Green Anne Power3437.2-12.0
Majority2,35249.3+4.5
Turnout 4,77062.4+30.5
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

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Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mike Cornes* 2,232 43.3 -19.8
Labour Helen Simpson1,96938.2+1.3
Liberal Democrat Pauline Cliff80115.5N/A
Green Jennie Wadsworth1573.0N/A
Majority2635.1-21.1
Turnout 5,15966.5+30.0
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative June Reilly* 2,678 55.0 -6.4
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Hogg1,64833.9N/A
Green Joe Westbrook54111.1+0.8
Majority1,03021.2-11.9
Turnout 4,86764.7+26.0
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Viv Ward* 2,541 43.2 -10.2
Labour Tom McDonald2,21437.6+4.2
Liberal Democrat Richard Elliott91515.5N/A
Green Paul Syrett2183.7-9.5
Majority3275.6-14.4
Turnout 5,88870.8+32.4
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Acton* 2,721 58.6 +3.1
Conservative Colin Levenston91319.6-5.2
Liberal Democrat Frank Beswick80117.2N/A
Green Philip Leape2124.6-7.3
Majority1,80838.9+8.2
Turnout 4,64758.2+30.9
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dylan Butt* 3,279 61.5 -9.6
Liberal Democrat Sandra Taylor1,24023.3+4.7
Labour Joyce Acton66312.4+2.0
Green Sarah McIlroy1502.8N/A
Majority2,03938.2-14.3
Turnout 5,33269.7+30.5
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Mitchell* 2,961 54.9 -6.1
Liberal Democrat Julian Newgrosh1,19122.1+6.6
Labour Gwyneth Brock91517.0+4.5
Green Sam Little3286.1-4.9
Majority1,77032.8-12.7
Turnout 5,39571.8+33.2
Conservative hold Swing

Longford ward

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Jarman* 2,908 53.5 +5.5
Conservative Paul Lally1,18121.7-10.5
Liberal Democrat David Rhodes88116.2N/A
Green Margaret Westbrook4638.5-5.8
Majority1,72731.8+16.0
Turnout 5,43362.5+28.9
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jane Baugh* 2,087 39.3 +0.1
Conservative James Callaghan1,61830.5-2.7
Liberal Democrat Will Jones1,34525.3+7.5
Green Emma Handley2635.0-4.8
Majority4698.8-2.8
Turnout 5,31366.7+27.4
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Philip Gratrix 2,032 40.9 +1.8
Conservative Christine Bailey*1,66833.6-6.4
Liberal Democrat Derek Hurst1,06821.5+0.6
Green Bridget Battye1984.0N/A
Majority3647.3
Turnout 4,96665.2+28.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rob Chilton 2,367 43.3 -8.9
Labour Thomas Tomkins1,61929.6+1.6
Liberal Democrat Marjorie Rhodes1,08919.9-1.0
UKIP Stephen Farndon2234.1N/A
Green Zoe Power1653.0-3.7
Majority74813.7-10.5
Turnout 5,46362.8+26.0
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan 2,585 53.0 +3.3
Conservative Benita Dirikis1,19224.4-9.6
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Clarke84517.3N/A
Green Liz O'Neill2555.2-11.1
Majority1,39328.6+12.9
Turnout 4,87762.0+25.0
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Neil Taylor* 2,638 42.0 -1.6
Conservative Angela Bruer-Morris2,38437.9-3.0
Labour Margaret Westhead86313.7+3.2
UKIP Ken Bullman2534.0N/A
Green Jadwiga Leigh1442.3-2.7
Majority2544.0-1.3
Turnout 6,28274.8+30.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kevin Procter 2,292 42.4 +2.4
Conservative James Wibberley*2,04237.8-8.6
Liberal Democrat Louise Bird82115.2N/A
Green Helen Jocys2524.7-8.9
Majority2504.6
Turnout 5,40767.5+25.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Village ward

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tony Fishwick* 2,399 46.3 -3.0
Conservative Richard Peers1,64431.7-2.4
Labour Thom Shelton97718.9+7.3
Green Michael Leigh1613.1-1.9
Majority75514.6-0.6
Turnout 5,18166.3+28.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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