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22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Trafford Council in the United Kingdom were held on 5 May 1988. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control. [1]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 39,639 (48.9%) |  1.2 | 13 (59.1%) | 13 / 22 | 4 | 32 (50.8%) | 32 / 63 | |||
| Labour Party | 29,169 (36.0%) | 5.4 | 8 (36.4%) | 8 / 22 |  1 | 27 (42.9%) | 27 / 63 | |||
| SLD | 11,536 (14.2%) | 6.8 | 1 (4.5%) | 1 / 22 | 3 | 4 (6.3%) | 4 / 63 | |||
| Green Party | 494 (0.6%) |  | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | |||
| SDP | 207 (0.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | |||
| 27 | 4 | 32 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sheila O'Beirne | 1,934 | 49.0 | -2.7 | |
| Labour | David Hinder | 1,516 | 38.4 | +6.4 | |
| SLD | John Mulholland | 498 | 12.6 | -3.7 | |
| Majority | 418 | 10.6 | -9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,948 | 46.6 | -2.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Merrell | 2,790 | 70.8 | +2.6 | |
| SLD | Vivian Plummer | 535 | 13.6 | -6.7 | |
| Labour | Bernardette Feeney | 474 | 12.0 | +3.4 | |
| Green | Mark Rowtham | 139 | 3.5 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 2,255 | 57.3 | +9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,938 | 43.0 | -7.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Barltrop* | 2,084 | 51.9 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Jane Baugh | 1,472 | 36.7 | +8.0 | |
| SLD | Frank Cameron | 459 | 11.4 | -10.6 | |
| Majority | 612 | 15.2 | -5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,015 | 46.3 | -5.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rita Barber* | 2,630 | 70.3 | +12.0 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Cox | 2,528 | 67.6 | +9.3 | |
| SLD | Colin Bearfield | 630 | 16.8 | -14.6 | |
| SLD | Kenneth Humber | 579 | 15.5 | -15.9 | |
| Labour | Liam Hargadon | 565 | 15.1 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Eric Shaw | 543 | 14.5 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 1,898 | 50.7 | +23.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,740 | 48.1 | -8.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Paul* | 1,456 | 79.5 | +16.4 | |
| SLD | Martin Elliott | 376 | 20.5 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 1,080 | 59.0 | +18.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,832 | 27.3 | -11.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean Rogers* | 2,379 | 74.8 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Mary Wynn | 800 | 25.2 | -2.4 | |
| Majority | 1,579 | 49.7 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,179 | 37.8 | -0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank Eadie* | 2,108 | 61.5 | +4.9 | |
| Labour | Freda Mottley | 1,022 | 29.8 | +1.4 | |
| SLD | Colin Hedley | 296 | 8.6 | -6.4 | |
| Majority | 1,086 | 31.7 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,426 | 44.1 | -10.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Ackerley | 2,117 | 50.1 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | Laura Seex* | 1,818 | 43.0 | +11.7 | |
| SLD | David Martin | 291 | 6.9 | -13.2 | |
| Majority | 299 | 7.1 | -10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,226 | 51.5 | -5.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roland Robinson | 2,052 | 44.6 | -0.5 | |
| Labour | Philip Dowland | 1,289 | 28.0 | +3.8 | |
| SLD | Alan Vernon* | 1,265 | 27.5 | -3.2 | |
| Majority | 763 | 16.6 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,606 | 57.5 | -5.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Godwin* | 2,930 | 76.4 | +5.8 | |
| SLD | Gillian Pawson | 481 | 12.5 | -9.3 | |
| Labour | Rosemary Adams | 314 | 8.2 | +2.4 | |
| Green | John Wharton | 112 | 2.9 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 2,449 | 63.8 | +14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,837 | 43.5 | -9.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mary Ryan | 1,934 | 54.7 | +11.7 | |
| Conservative | Shirley Dirikis | 1,604 | 45.3 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 330 | 9.3 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,538 | 47.4 | -5.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Silverman* | 2,613 | 60.5 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Peter Miller | 1,017 | 23.6 | +6.3 | |
| SLD | Ray Thompson | 687 | 15.9 | -7.4 | |
| Majority | 1,596 | 37.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,317 | 45.0 | -5.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Morgan | 1,521 | 57.7 | +13.9 | |
| Conservative | David Meadowcroft | 942 | 35.7 | -3.1 | |
| SLD | Francis Beswick | 174 | 6.6 | -10.8 | |
| Majority | 579 | 22.0 | +17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,637 | 43.3 | -2.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Flynn | 1,426 | 38.2 | +0.2 | |
| SLD | John Golding* | 1,190 | 31.9 | -3.5 | |
| Labour | Robin Joinson | 1,113 | 29.8 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 236 | 6.3 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,729 | 45.8 | -5.8 | ||
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barry Brotherton* | 1,679 | 46.8 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | Graham Burrows | 1,526 | 42.5 | +6.4 | |
| SLD | John Hunter | 386 | 10.7 | -12.4 | |
| Majority | 153 | 4.3 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,591 | 45.4 | -3.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul English | 2,030 | 51.8 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Robert Maley | 1,471 | 37.6 | +0.3 | |
| SLD | Terence Corbett | 334 | 8.5 | -7.7 | |
| Green | John Bowden | 82 | 2.1 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 559 | 14.3 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,917 | 41.3 | -6.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terry Beer | 1,872 | 47.9 | +10.0 | |
| Conservative | Frank Redfern* | 1,826 | 46.8 | -2.0 | |
| SDP | Lesley Sumner | 207 | 5.3 | -8.0 | |
| Majority | 46 | 1.2 | -9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,905 | 47.8 | -3.1 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Larry Sullivan* | 1,775 | 70.8 | +9.1 | |
| Conservative | Colin Levenston | 731 | 29.2 | -6.9 | |
| Majority | 1,044 | 41.7 | +16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,506 | 34.8 | -5.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ken Davies | 2,075 | 50.1 | +1.3 | |
| SLD | John Davenport* | 1,242 | 30.0 | -5.6 | |
| Labour | Mary Atherton | 726 | 17.5 | +3.6 | |
| Green | Keith Robinson | 97 | 2.3 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 833 | 20.1 | +6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,140 | 46.5 | -7.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Warbrick* | 1,913 | 47.2 | -1.0 | |
| Labour | David Acton | 1,847 | 45.5 | +5.9 | |
| SLD | Peter Carlon | 295 | 7.3 | -7.9 | |
| Majority | 66 | 1.6 | -6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,055 | 50.9 | -4.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | Ray Bowker* | 1,818 | 43.1 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Robert Walsh | 1,539 | 36.5 | -4.5 | |
| Labour | David Holland | 799 | 18.9 | -1.0 | |
| Green | Erica Wright | 64 | 1.5 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 279 | 6.6 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,220 | 49.9 | -4.1 | ||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Acton | 1,563 | 52.6 | +7.1 | |
| Conservative | J. G. Graham | 1,406 | 47.4 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 157 | 5.3 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,969 | 37.2 | +14.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. C. Harney | 2,582 | 59.6 | -11.2 | |
| Labour | H. F. Busteed | 674 | 15.6 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. P. Pawson | 567 | 13.1 | -0.5 | |
| Green | M. R. Rowtham | 506 | 11.7 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 1,908 | 44.1 | +3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,329 | 47.3 | +14.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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