Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2016. 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.

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The current composition of the Council is as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 34-3
Labour 25+3
Liberal Democrat 40

Election results

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3403-355.7339.523,689-8,687
  Labour 2530+340.9841.825,100-4,496
  Liberal Democrat 40006.59.35,605-1,854
  Green 000007.54,505-667
  UKIP 000001.71,001+459
  Independent 000000.2117+117

Ward results

The results for individual wards in the Election are as follows:

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alex Williams* 1,446 51.3 +0.9
Labour Aidan Williams93333.1+3.2
Green Deborah Leftwich2528.9+1.0
Liberal Democrat Julian Newgrosh1906.7-5.2
Majority51318.2+2.2
Turnout 2,82134.8-7.7
Conservative hold Swing 1.15% CON to LAB

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Rigby* 1,396 50.1 -0.4
Labour Michael Wilton99235.6+1.4
Green Joseph Westbrook2358.4+1.7
Liberal Democrat Christopher Marritt1615.8-2.7
Majority40414.5-1.8
Turnout 2,78439.0-7.3
Conservative hold Swing 0.9% CON to LAB

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sean Anstee* 1,885 68.3 -2.4
Labour Thomas Hague43215.6+0.3
Green Bridget Green2579.3+2.2
Liberal Democrat Kirstie Davidson1876.8-0.1
Majority1,45352.6-2.8
Turnout 2,76138.8-9.8
Conservative hold Swing 1.35% CON to LAB

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Denise Western 1,662 46.3 +5.9
Conservative Brenda Houraghan*1,39738.9-4.3
UKIP John Walsh2216.2+1.5
Green Sara Ahsan1564.3-0.3
Liberal Democrat Pauline Cliff1524.2-2.9
Majority2657.4+4.6
Turnout 3,58838.8-7.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 5.1% CON to LAB

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Boyes 1,421 48.1 -4.6
Labour Louise Dagnall97232.9+1.9
Green David Eatock2478.4+2.4
Liberal Democrat Michael McDonald1976.7-3.7
Independent Colin Bearfield1174.0+4.0
Majority44915.2-6.5
Turnout 2,95438.6-9.1
Conservative hold Swing 3.25% CON to LAB

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Cllr. Ian Platt left the Labour Party in late 2015 and served the remainder of his term in office as an Independent councillor. [1]

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ian Platt* 1,238 67.1 +3.8
Conservative Lee Peck39321.3-3.2
Green Daniel Wadsworth1106.0-0.8
Liberal Democrat Graham Rogers1055.7+0.3
Majority84545.8+6.9
Turnout 1,84627.8-3.8
Labour hold Swing 3.5% CON to LAB

Clifford ward

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Eunice Whitfield Stennett* 2,035 79.8 +3.6
Green Anne Power28411.1-0.6
Conservative James Heywood1736.8-1.3
Liberal Democrat Louise Bird592.3-1.7
Majority1,75168.6+4.1
Turnout 2,55135.4-4.2
Labour hold Swing 2.1% GREEN to LAB

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Linda Blackburn* 1,480 49.3 -1.7
Labour Helen Simpson1,29543.1+1.1
Green Jennie Wadsworth1555.2+1.3
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Clarke752.5-0.5
Majority1856.2-2.8
Turnout 3,00540.6-4.1
Conservative hold Swing 2.4% CON to LAB

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Shaw* 1,345 47.1 -4.4
Labour George Devlin1,24143.4+4.4
Green Christine McLaughlin1966.9+1.1
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Hogg752.6-1.1
Majority1043.6-8.9
Turnout 2,85739.1-3.8
Conservative hold Swing 4.4% CON to LAB

Flixton ward

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Lally 1,481 46.3 -1.6
Labour Freda Mottley1,33041.6+1.4
Green Alison Cavanagh2949.2+1.4
Liberal Democrat Richard Elliott942.9-1.2
Majority1514.7-3.0
Turnout 3,19939.5-4.3
Conservative hold Swing 1.5% CON to LAB

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,633 71.7 +3.9
Conservative Samuel Martin36816.2-3.3
Green Philip Leape1968.6+1.1
Liberal Democrat Renee Matthews813.6-1.6
Majority1,26555.5+7.3
Turnout 2,27831.1-1.8
Labour hold Swing 3.2% CON to LAB

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patrick Myers* 1,774 62.8 -5.7
Labour Co-op Barbara Twiney43815.5+0.1
Liberal Democrat Sandra Taylor2569.1-1.9
UKIP Andrew Weighell2147.6+7.6
Green Sarah McIlroy1425.0-0.1
Majority1,33647.3-5.8
Turnout 2,82438.7-8.1
Conservative hold Swing 2.9% CON to LAB

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Candish* 1,484 58.1 -0.9
Labour Co-op Beverley Harrison56922.3+0.6
Green Samuel Little30311.9+2.4
Liberal Democrat Craig Birtwistle2007.8-2.0
Majority91535.8-1.5
Turnout 2,55634.9-11.0
Conservative hold Swing 0.75% CON to LAB

Longford ward

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Judith Lloyd* 1,885 65.3 +2.3
Conservative Alex Finney53218.4-2.7
Green Margaret Westbrook37513.0+1.8
Liberal Democrat Barbara Doyle963.3-1.4
Majority1,35346.8+4.9
Turnout 2,88835.0-4.9
Labour hold Swing 2.5% CON to LAB

Priory ward

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Barry Brotherton* 1,471 51.8 +8.5
Conservative Dave Hopps87931.0+2.5
Liberal Democrat William Jones2559.0-8.8
Green Paul Bayliss2358.3-2.1
Majority59220.8+6.0
Turnout 2,84037.4-6.5
Labour hold Swing 5.5% CON to LAB

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Freeman 1,355 49.1 +1.8
Conservative Nigel Hooley*1,03237.4-2.5
Green Nigel Woodcock2057.4+1.4
Liberal Democrat Joseph Carter1686.1-0.7
Majority32311.7+4.3
Turnout 2,76037.9-3.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 2.15% CON to LAB

St. Mary's ward

The Liberal Democrat candidate defected to the Labour Party two days before the election.

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Holden* 1,285 43.0 -7.4
Labour Simon Buckley1,26642.4+7.0
UKIP Stephen Farndon2036.8+1.1
Liberal Democrat Jordan Cooper1224.1-1.3
Green Joseph Ryan1113.7+0.6
Majority190.6-14.4
Turnout 2,98735.2-4.8
Conservative hold Swing 7.2% CON to LAB

Stretford ward

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tom Ross* 1,666 62.4 +1.2
Conservative Michael Parris47517.8-6.6
Green Liz O'Neill26610.0+0.5
UKIP Jan Brzozowski1676.3+6.3
Liberal Democrat Kirsty Cullen953.6-1.3
Majority1,19144.6+7.8
Turnout 2,66935.6-4.7
Labour hold Swing 3.9% CON to LAB

Timperley ward

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jane Brophy* 1,553 43.4 +12.4
Conservative Mal Choudhury1,24634.8-8.0
Labour Majella Dalton-Bartley63017.6-4.1
Green Jadwiga Leigh1504.2-0.3
Majority3078.6-3.2
Turnout 3,57942.9-7.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 10.2% CON to LIB

Urmston ward

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Catherine Hynes 1,453 45.6 -2.7
Conservative Christine Turner*1,30441.0+2.1
UKIP Robert Rawcliffe1966.2+2.5
Green Paul Syrett1454.6-0.7
Liberal Democrat Alan Sherliker862.7-1.1
Majority1494.7-4.6
Turnout 3,18440.4-5.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 2.4% LAB to CON

Village ward

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ray Bowker* 1,398 45.3 +11.9
Conservative Matthew Sephton89328.9-6.2
Labour Helen Boyle60419.6-6.6
Green Michael Leigh1916.2+0.9
Majority50516.4+14.6
Turnout 3,08641.0-3.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 9.05% CON to LIB

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