Urmston (ward)

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Urmston
Urmston (Trafford Council Ward).png
Urmston within Trafford
Population11,271  [1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Kevin Procter(Labour)
  • Joanne Harding(Labour)
  • Catherine Hynes(Labour)
List of places
UK
England

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.

Contents

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1973 Allan Coupe (Con)Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)Gwen Davies (Lib)
1975 Allan Coupe (Con)Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)Anthony Platt (Con)
1976 Allan Coupe (Con)Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)Anthony Platt (Con)
1978 Allan Coupe (Con)Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)Anthony Platt (Con)
1979 Allan Coupe (Con)Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)Anthony Platt (Con)
1980 Allan Coupe (Con)D. Horner (Lab)Anthony Platt (Con)
1982 Allan Coupe (Con)D. Horner (Lab)Anthony Platt (Con)
1983 Allan Coupe (Con)Colin Warbrick (Con)A. Brown (Con)
1984 Allan Coupe (Con)Colin Warbrick (Con)A. Brown (Con)
Mar 1986 Allan Coupe (Con)Colin Warbrick (Con)David Acton (Lab)
1986 James Hanrahan (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)David Acton (Lab)
1987 James Hanrahan (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)Eric May (Con)
1988 James Hanrahan (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)Eric May (Con)
Nov 1988 David Acton (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)Eric May (Con)
1990 David Acton (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)Eric May (Con)
1991 David Acton (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)Eric May (Con)
1992 David Acton (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)Eric May (Con)
1994 David Acton (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)Eric May (Con)
1995 David Acton (Lab)Colin Warbrick (Con)Joyce Acton (Lab)
1996 David Acton (Lab)Bill Clarke (Lab)Joyce Acton (Lab)
1998 David Acton (Lab)Bill Clarke (Lab)Joyce Acton (Lab)
1999 David Acton (Lab)Bill Clarke (Lab)Joyce Acton (Lab)
2000 David Acton (Lab)Bill Clarke (Lab)Joyce Acton (Lab)
2002 David Acton (Lab)Bill Clarke (Lab)Joyce Acton (Lab)
2003 David Acton (Lab)Bill Clarke (Lab)Joyce Acton (Lab)
2004 Christine Turner (Con)Angela Roberts (Con)James Wibberley (Con)
2006 Christine Turner (Con)Angela Roberts (Con)James Wibberley (Con)
2007 Christine Turner (Con)Eddie Kelson (Con)James Wibberley (Con)
2008 Christine Turner (Con)Eddie Kelson (Con)James Wibberley (Con)
2010 Christine Turner (Con)Eddie Kelson (Con)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2011 Christine Turner (Con)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2012 Catherine Hynes (Lab)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2014 Catherine Hynes (Lab)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2015 Catherine Hynes (Lab)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2016 Catherine Hynes (Lab)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2018 Catherine Hynes (Lab)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2019 Catherine Hynes (Lab)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2021 Catherine Hynes (Lab)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2022 Catherine Hynes (Lab)Joanne Harding (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)
2023 Joanne Harding (Lab)Catherine Hynes (Lab)Kevin Procter (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2020s

May 2023

2023 (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Harding* 2,044 62.9%
Labour Catherine Hynes* 1,889 57.2%
Labour Kevin Procter* 1,743 52.8%
Conservative Christine Mitchell77023.3%
Conservative Lijo John68520.8%
Conservative Julius Sulle62819.0%
Green Kate Westbrook47814.5%
Green Steven Tennant-Smythe3019.1%
Green Luciya Whyte2989.0%
Liberal Democrats John Franklin-Johnston2276.9%
Majority
Rejected ballots391.2%
Turnout 3,30038.8%
Registered electors 8,507

May 2022

2022 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Procter* 2,043 59.4
Conservative Veja Gorania89426.0
Green Luciya Whyte2918.5
Liberal Democrats John Franklin-Johnston1925.6
Majority1,14933.4
Registered electors 8,439
Turnout 3,44040.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Cath Hynes* 2,214 58.1 Increase2.svg3.5
Conservative Anand Chinthala1,10128.8Increase2.svg7.4
Green Luciya Whyte3248.5Decrease2.svg0.1
Liberal Democrats John Franklin-Johnston1413.7Decrease2.svg1.5
Majority1,11329.2Increase2.svg4.0
Registered electors 8,496
Turnout 3,81344.9Increase2.svg4.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jo Harding* 1,844 54.6 Decrease2.svg3.2
Conservative John Lijo72421.4Decrease2.svg9.9
UKIP Krissy Douglas34010.1Increase2.svg6.5
Green Luciya Whyte2908.6Increase2.svg4.0
Liberal Democrats Shaun Ennis1795.3Increase2.svg2.0
Majority1,12033.2Increase2.svg6.8
Registered electors 8,472
Turnout 3,39440.06Decrease2.svg5.24
Labour hold Swing

May 2018

2018 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Procter* 2,243 57.8 +9.9
Conservative Michelle McGrath1,21731.3-5.8
Green Timothy Woodward1554.0+0.2
UKIP Krissy Douglas1383.6-5.3
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Cullen1303.3+0.9
Majority1,02626.4
Turnout 3,88345.3-1.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Hynes* 1,830 47.9 +4.3
Conservative Christine Turner1,41937.1-0.2
UKIP Andrew Beaumont3408.9-1.9
Green Geraldine Coggins1443.8-1.7
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Cullen912.4-0.4
Majority41110.7+4.4
Turnout 3,82446.7-23.9
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Harding* 2,506 43.6 +4.5
Conservative Christine Turner2,14637.3+2.7
UKIP Andrew Beaumont62110.8-7.1
Green Paul Syrett3185.5-0.8
Liberal Democrats Kirstie Davidson1622.8+0.8
Majority3606.3+1.8
Turnout 5,75370.6+24.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Procter* 1,327 39.1 -6.5
Conservative Christine Turner1,17534.6-5.4
UKIP Peter Killick60817.9+11.7
Green Geraldine Coggins2146.3+1.7
Liberal Democrats Wayne Harrison692.0-0.7
Majority1524.5-0.1
Turnout 3,39342.1
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Hynes 1,453 45.6 -2.7
Conservative Christine Turner*1,30441.0+2.1
UKIP Robert1966.2+2.5
Green Paul Syrett1454.6-0.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Sherliker862.7-1.1
Majority1494.7-4.6
Turnout 3,18440.4-5.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Harding 1,786 48.3 +5.9
Conservative Eddie Kelson*1,44138.9+1.1
Green Helen Jocys1965.3+0.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Hurst1423.8-11.4
UKIP Robert1363.7+3.7
Majority3459.3+4.7
Turnout 3,70146.0-21.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Procter 2,292 42.4 +9.0
Conservative James Wibberley*2,04237.8-2.0
Liberal Democrats Louise Bird82115.2-5.9
Green Helen Jocys2524.7-1.0
Majority2504.6-1.8
Turnout 5,40767.5+25.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Turner*1,34639.8-3.8
Labour Joyce Acton1,12933.4-5.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Murray71421.1+12.9
Green Helen Jocys1915.7-3.2
Majority2176.4+2.1
Turnout 3,38041.9-0.8
Conservative hold Swing

May 2007

2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddie Kelson1,45043.6-2.8
Labour William Clarke1,30839.3-0.7
Green Helen Jocys2968.9-4.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers2728.2+8.2
Majority1424.3-2.1
Turnout 3,32642.7+0.3
Conservative hold Swing

May 2006

2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Wibberley*1,50746.4-3.6
Labour William Clarke1,29940.0-2.9
Green Helen Jocys44213.6+6.6
Majority2086.4+3.2
Turnout 3,24842.4-8.5
Conservative hold Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Turner1,74717.2
Conservative Angela Roberts1,67816.5
Conservative James Wibberley1,65816.3
Labour Joyce Acton*1,54915.3
Labour William Clarke*1,43414.1
Labour Ian McDermott*1,36613.5
Green Helen Jocys7157.0
Turnout 10,14750.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

May 2003

2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Acton*1,91245.6-11.2
Conservative Christine Turner1,80843.2+0.0
Green Helen Jocys47011.2+11.2
Majority1042.4-11.2
Turnout 4,19056.6+2.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2002

2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Acton*2,32356.8+2.9
Conservative Christine Turner1,76543.2-3.0
Majority55813.6+5.9
Turnout 4,08854.0+12.7
Labour hold Swing

May 2000

2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Clarke*1,67953.9+2.2
Conservative David Nicklin1,43946.2+3.1
Majority2407.7-0.9
Turnout 3,11841.3+4.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Acton*1,42051.7-7.2
Conservative Nicklin1,18443.1+4.8
Liberal Democrats Elliot1425.2+5.2
Majority2368.6-12.0
Turnout 2,74636.7-0.4
Labour hold Swing
1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Acton*1,64558.9-3.0
Conservative D. M. H. Nicklin1,06838.3+0.2
Independent N. J. Barrett782.8
Majority57720.6-3.2
Turnout 2,79137.1-6.0
Labour hold Swing
1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Clarke1,96161.9-0.6
Conservative A. Smith1,20838.1+0.6
Majority75323.8-1.1
Turnout 3,16943.1-4.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Acton2,22162.5+1.9
Conservative E. May*1,33537.5-1.9
Majority88624.9+3.8
Turnout 3,55648.0-1.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Acton*2,24460.6+20.2
Conservative A. Smith1,46139.4-16.3
Majority78321.1+5.8
Turnout 3,70549.8+2.3
Labour hold Swing
1992
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Warbrick*2,00155.7+5.5
Labour L. M. Seex1,45140.4-9.4
Liberal Democrats D. J. Kelly1434.0+4.0
Majority55015.3+14.9
Turnout 3,59547.5-3.0
Conservative hold Swing
1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. May*1,95050.2+8.0
Labour L. M. Seex1,93549.8-0.8
Majority150.4-8.0
Turnout 3,88550.5-2.6
Conservative hold Swing
1990
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Acton*2,10550.6+5.1
Conservative J. G. Graham1,75442.2-5.0
Green H. E. Jocys2977.1+7.1
Majority3518.4+6.8
Turnout 4,15653.1+2.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

By-Election 24 November 1988
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Acton1,56352.6+7.1
Conservative J. G. Graham1,40647.4+0.2
Majority1575.3+3.7
Turnout 2,96937.2+14.3
Labour hold Swing
1988
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Warbrick*1,91347.2-1.0
Labour D. Acton1,84745.5+5.9
Liberal Democrats P. J. Carlon2957.3-7.9
Majority661.6-6.9
Turnout 4,05550.9-4.9
Conservative hold Swing
1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. May2,07646.7+6.4
Labour D. Acton*1,70838.5-4.7
SDP P. J. Carlon65714.8-1.8
Majority3688.3+5.4
Turnout 4,44155.8+10.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1986
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. G. Hanrahan1,57243.2+3.9
Conservative A. R. Coupe*1,46740.3-3.7
SDP P. J. Carlon60316.6-0.1
Majority1052.9-1.7
Turnout 3,64245.7+1.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
By-Election 6 March 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Acton1,32144.7+5.4
Conservative E. May87129.5-14.5
SDP P. J. Carlon76225.8+9.1
Majority45015.2+10.6
Turnout 2,95437.1-6.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Warbrick*1,51544.0-1.0
Labour D. Acton1,35539.3+7.1
SDP P. J. Carlon57616.7-6.2
Majority1604.6+0.1
Turnout 3,44644.0-6.2
Conservative hold Swing
1983 (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. L. Brown1,70623.2-0.3
Conservative C. Warbrick1,60021.8-3.1
Labour D. Acton1,26917.3+7.8
Labour A. G. Hodson1,09514.9+3.0
SDP P. J. Carlon86711.8-2.9
SDP H. Laffey81511.1-4.3
Majority3314.5-15.5
Turnout 7,35250.2+2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1982
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. R. Coupe*1,73646.7-1.1
Labour D. Acton99426.8-25.4
SDP P. J. Carlon98526.5+26.5
Majority74220.0+15.7
Turnout 3,71547.5+5.3
Conservative hold Swing
1980
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Horner1,68652.2+25.1
Conservative R. V. Royle-Higginson*1,54647.8-3.0
Majority1404.3-19.5
Turnout 3,23242.2-35.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. H. Platt*3,38150.8-8.0
Labour D. Horner1,80127.1-1.6
Liberal D. E. Unwin1,46922.1+9.6
Majority1,58023.8-6.3
Turnout 6,65177.7+43.1
Conservative hold Swing
1978
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. R. Coupe*1,72558.8+2.0
Labour D. Horner84228.7+4.6
Liberal D. E. Unwin36712.5-6.6
Majority88330.1-2.6
Turnout 2,93434.6-3.0
Conservative hold Swing
1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. V. Royle-Higginson*1,79856.8+2.3
Labour D. T. Taylor76324.1+0.5
Liberal A. Scanlon60419.1-2.8
Majority1,03532.7+1.9
Turnout 3,16537.6-5.7
Conservative hold Swing
1975
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. H. Platt1,96854.5
Labour D. T. Taylor85423.6
Liberal G. Davies*79021.9
Majority1,11430.8
Turnout 3,61243.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. R. Coupe1,32338.5
Conservative R. V. Royle-Higginson1,270
Liberal G. Davies1,26236.8
Liberal J. Tame1,261
Conservative A. Platt1,208
Liberal A. Dickinson1,169
Labour D. O'Kelly84924.7
Labour D. Watts772
Labour W. Williams769
Majority1
Turnout 3,43439.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

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