Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2016

Last updated March 15, 2019

The 2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2020. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

State of the Parties

The current composition of the Council is as follows:

Party		Seats	+/-
	Conservative	34	0
	Labour	26	0
	Liberal Democrat	3	0

Results

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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2016^[2]
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	26	41.27	40	26,633	-18,719
Conservative	34	53.97	39	26,162	-23,739
Liberal Democrat	3	4.76	10	6,391	-1,447
Green	0	0	6	4,290	-4,917
UKIP	0	0	4	2,472	+1,270
Independent	0	0	1	622	+622

By ward

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alexander Williams*	1,533	46.7	-6.8
	Green	Daniel Jerrome	777	23.7	+11.7
	Labour	Amy Whyte	763	23.3	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Newgrosh	207	6.3	-4.3
Majority			756	23.0	-6.5
Turnout			3,280	38.8	-28.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Brian Rigby*	1,642	52.9	+1.5
	Labour	Benjamin Hartley	1,079	34.8	+1.0
	Green	Caroline Robertson-Brown	231	7.4	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Marritt	151	4.9	1.1
Majority			563	18.1	+0.7
Turnout			3,103	42.9	-30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sean Anstee*	2,090	71.0	+0.4
	Labour	Charles Mayer	452	15.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Kirstie Davidson	235	8.0	+0.9
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	168	5.7	-1.9
Majority			1,638	55.6	-0.2
Turnout			2,945	41.3	-30.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Denise Western*	1,877	47.2	+7.4
	Conservative	Neil Ferguson	1,641	41.2	-7.8
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	204	5.1	-2.2
	Green	Owain Sutton	152	3.8	0
	Independent	Stephen Farndon	105	2.6	+2.6
Majority			236	5.9	-2.3
Turnout			3,979	41.8	-27.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Christopher Boyes*	1,766	51.8	-0.3
	Labour	Serena Carr	1,256	36.8	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Meenakshi Minnis	287	8.4	+0.1
	Green	Joseph Ryan	100	2.9	-3.8
Majority			510	15.0	-4.2
Turnout			3,409	44.2	-27.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	James Wright	835	38.4	-24.5
	Independent	Anthony Rudden	517	23.8	+23.8
	Conservative	Geoffrey Turner	371	17.1	-10.8
	UKIP	Steven Jones	290	13.3	+13.3
	Green	Thea Johnson	98	4.5	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Rogers	64	2.9	+2.9
Majority			318	14.6	-20.4
Turnout			2,175	32.7	-24.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Eunice Whitfield Stennett*	2,374	79.6	+7.4
	Green	Jessica Mayo	351	11.8	-6.3
	Conservative	Alexander Finney	195	6.5	-3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Wright	63	2.1	+2.1
Majority			2,023	67.8	+13.7
Turnout			2,983	40.3	-24.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Linda Blackburn*	1,401	45.2	+2.7
	Labour	Jayne Dillon	1,172	37.8	-3.6
	UKIP	Ian Royle	321	10.4	-0.7
	Green	Steven Tennant-Smythe	128	4.1	-0.8
	Liberal Democrat	David Kierman	79	2.5	+2.5
Majority			229	7.4	-6.3
Turnout			3,101	41.9	-27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Brian Shaw*	1,468	47.9	-3.0
	Labour	Sally Carr	1,047	34.2	-7.1
	UKIP	Paul Regan	388	12.7	+12.7
	Green	Paul Syrett	97	3.2	-4.6
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	62	2.0	+2.0
Majority			421	13.7	-4.2
Turnout			3,062	41.1	-29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paul Lally*	1,475	41.4	-4.7
	Labour	Simon Thomas	1,415	39.8	-3.5
	UKIP	Michael Bayley-Sanderson	422	11.9	+11.9
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	157	4.4	-3.0
	Liberal Democrat	David Martin	90	2.5	-0.8
Majority			60	1.7	-1.1
Turnout			3,559	44.1	-28.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Laurence Walsh*	1,760	65.9	+2.5
	Conservative	Lijo John	440	16.5	-8.7
	UKIP	Pauline Royle	261	9.8	-1.6
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	146	5.5	-5.9
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Lepori	65	2.4	-3.1
Majority			1,320	49.4	+11.2
Turnout			2,672	34.5	-28.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Patrick Myers*	2.030	69.9	+2.1
	Labour Co-op	Barbara Twiney	509	17.5	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	225	7.7	-1.7
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	141	4.9	-1.4
Majority			1,521	52.4	+1.1
Turnout			2,905	40.4	-30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Denise Haddad	1,614	58.1	-4.0
	Labour Co-op	Beverley Harrison	683	24.6	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Wayne Harrison	278	10.0	+1.5
	Green	Giulio Forcolin	201	7.2	-1.6
Majority			931	33.5	-8.0
Turnout			2,776	38.7	-34.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford ward

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Judith Lloyd*	2,311	67.9	-3.1
	Conservative	Catherine Conchie	487	14.3	-6.6
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	314	9.2	-5.1
	UKIP	Valerie Bayley-Sanderson	214	6.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Lovell	78	2.3	-4.0
Majority			1,824	53.6	+9.7
Turnout			3,404	40.1	-26.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory ward

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Barry Brotherton*	1,702	55.0	+12.0
	Conservative	Paul Jay	822	26.6	-12.7
	UKIP	Kevin Grime	236	7.6	+7.6
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Macdonald	173	5.6	-1.4
	Green	Amanda King	161	5.2	-5.4
Majority			880	28.4	+24.7
Turnout			3,094	39.9	-30.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Michael Freeman*	1,547	55.7	+5.0
	Conservative	Stephen McHugh	902	32.5	-6.7
	Green	Jane Leicester	192	6.9	-3.2
	Liberal Democrat	William Jones	134	4.8	+4.8
Majority			645	23.2	+11.7
Turnout			2,775	38.0	-28.1
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Holden*	1,772	57.7	+4.3
	Labour	Gary Keary	965	31.3	-3.2
	Green	Nicholas Robertson-Brown	187	6.1	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	147	4.8	-0.4
Majority			807	26.3	+7.4
Turnout			3,071	37.6	-28.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tom Ross*	2,004	66.6	+6.6
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	656	21.8	-1.7
	Green	Elizabeth O'Neill	249	8.3	-4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Shaun Ennis	100	3.3	-0.6
Majority			1,348	44.8	+8.3
Turnout			3,009	40.0	-26.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Brophy*	2,176	52.1	+23.1
	Conservative	Carol Mounfield	1,388	33.3	-12.9
	Labour	Mohammed Ahmed	436	10.4	-8.5
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	173	4.1	-1.7
Majority			788	18.9	+1.7
Turnout			4,173	50.2	-24.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Catherine Hynes*	1,830	47.9	+4.3
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,419	37.1	-0.2
	UKIP	Andrew Beaumont	340	8.9	-1.9
	Green	Geraldine Coggins	144	3.8	-1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kirsty Cullen	91	2.4	-0.4
Majority			411	10.7	+4.4
Turnout			3,824	46.7	-23.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Village ward

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Bowker*	1,482	45.3	+23.9
	Conservative	Thomas Carey	1,050	32.1	-11.1
	Labour	Tony O'Brien	616	18.8	-11.3
	Green	Matthew Westbrook	123	3.8	-1.5
Majority			432	13.2	+0.1
Turnout			3,271	43.4	-34.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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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.

One third of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

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Altrincham is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the Town Centre and inner areas of Altrincham, Greater Manchester. The ward usually elects Conservative councillors, but has on occasions elected Labour councillors, and currently has two Green Party councillors, alongside one Conservative councillors.

Bowdon is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the Bowdon, Dunham Town and Dunham Massey areas of Altrincham, Greater Manchester, and the village of Warburton, Lymm.

Broadheath is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, covering the Broadheath area of Altrincham, part of Timperley, and a small part of Sale.

Brooklands is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the south-east of the town of Sale, including most of the Brooklands, Sale area. It is represented in Westminster by Mike Kane MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East The 2011 Census recorded a population of 10,434.

Clifford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering most of Old Trafford.

Davyhulme East is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering Dumplington, the eastern half of Davyhulme and a small part of Urmston.

Davyhulme West is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the western half of Davyhulme and a small part of Flixton.

Flixton is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the most of the village of Flixton.

Longford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering Firswood, part of Stretford and a small part of Old Trafford.

Priory is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the northern and central part of Sale, including the Town Centre.

Sale Moor is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of Sale, including Sale Moor Village.

Stretford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the south-west part of Stretford, including the town centre.

Timperley is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the western part of Timperley.

Urmston is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering most of the town of Urmston, including the Town Centre, and a small part of Flixton.

Village is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of the village of Timperley, including the Village Centre, and part of Brooklands.

The 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election is scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2019. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

The 2018 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections.

References

↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
↑ "Declaration of result of poll: Trafford" (pdf). trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

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[TEC-1] "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[2] "Declaration of result of poll: Trafford" (pdf). trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

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