2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

3 May 2012 (2012-05-03)
21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Matt Colledge David Acton Ray Bowker Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Altrincham Gorse Hill Village Last election 14 seats, 43.1% 8 seats, 39.4% 0 seats, 9.9% Seats before 37 22 4 Seats won 10 9 2 Seats after 34 25 4 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 23,689 25,100 5,605 Percentage 39.5% 41.8% 9.3% Swing 3.6% 2.4% 0.6%
Map of results of 2012 election
Leader of the Council before election Matt Colledge Conservative Leader of the Council after election Matt Colledge Conservative

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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		23,689 (39.5%)		3.6	10 (47.6%)	10 / 21	3	34 (54.0%)	34 / 63
Labour Party		25,100 (41.8%)		2.4	9 (42.9%)	9 / 21	3	25 (39.7%)	25 / 63
Liberal Democrats		5,605 (9.3%)		0.6	2 (9.5%)	2 / 21		4 (6.3%)	4 / 63
Green Party		4,505 (7.5%)		0.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
UKIP		1,001 (1.7%)		1.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent		117 (0.2%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,446	51.3	+0.9
	Labour	Aidan Williams	933	33.1	+3.2
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	252	8.9	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	190	6.7	−5.2
Majority			513	18.2	+2.2
Turnout			2,821	34.8	−7.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Rigby*	1,396	50.1	−0.4
	Labour	Michael Wilton	992	35.6	+1.4
	Green	Joseph Westbrook	235	8.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Marritt	161	5.8	−2.7
Majority			404	14.5	−1.8
Turnout			2,784	39.0	−7.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean Anstee*	1,885	68.3	−2.4
	Labour	Thomas Hague	432	15.6	+0.3
	Green	Bridget Green	257	9.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Davidson	187	6.8	−0.1
Majority			1,453	52.6	−2.8
Turnout			2,761	38.8	−9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Western	1,662	46.3	+5.9
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan*	1,397	38.9	−4.3
	UKIP	John Walsh	221	6.2	+1.5
	Green	Sara Ahsan	156	4.3	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	152	4.2	−2.9
Majority			265	7.4	+4.6
Turnout			3,588	38.8	−7.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Boyes	1,421	48.1	−4.6
	Labour	Louise Dagnall	972	32.9	+1.9
	Green	David Eatock	247	8.4	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Michael McDonald	197	6.7	−3.7
	Independent	Colin Bearfield	117	4.0	+4.0
Majority			449	15.2	−6.5
Turnout			2,954	38.6	−9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Platt*	1,238	67.1	+3.8
	Conservative	Lee Peck	393	21.3	−3.2
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	110	6.0	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Rogers	105	5.7	+0.3
Majority			845	45.8	+6.9
Turnout			1,846	27.8	−3.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eunice Whitfield Stennett*	2,035	79.8	+3.6
	Green	Anne Power	284	11.1	−0.6
	Conservative	James Heywood	173	6.8	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Bird	59	2.3	−1.7
Majority			1,751	68.6	+4.1
Turnout			2,551	35.4	−4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Blackburn*	1,480	49.3	−1.7
	Labour	Helen Simpson	1,295	43.1	+1.1
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	155	5.2	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Clarke	75	2.5	−0.5
Majority			185	6.2	−2.8
Turnout			3,005	40.6	−4.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Shaw*	1,345	47.1	−4.4
	Labour	George Devlin	1,241	43.4	+4.4
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	196	6.9	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hogg	75	2.6	−1.1
Majority			104	3.6	−8.9
Turnout			2,857	39.1	−3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Lally	1,481	46.3	−1.6
	Labour	Freda Mottley	1,330	41.6	+1.4
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	294	9.2	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Elliott	94	2.9	−1.2
Majority			151	4.7	−3.0
Turnout			3,199	39.5	−4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Walsh*	1,633	71.7	+3.9
	Conservative	Samuel Martin	368	16.2	−3.3
	Green	Philip Leape	196	8.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Renee Matthews	81	3.6	−1.6
Majority			1,265	55.5	+7.3
Turnout			2,278	31.1	−1.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Myers*	1,774	62.8	−5.7
	Labour Co-op	Barbara Twiney	438	15.5	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Taylor	256	9.1	−1.9
	UKIP	Andrew Weighell	214	7.6	+7.6
	Green	Sarah McIlroy	142	5.0	−0.1
Majority			1,336	47.3	−5.8
Turnout			2,824	38.7	−8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Candish*	1,484	58.1	−0.9
	Labour Co-op	Beverley Harrison	569	22.3	+0.6
	Green	Samuel Little	303	11.9	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Birtwistle	200	7.8	−2.0
Majority			915	35.8	−1.5
Turnout			2,556	34.9	−11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford ward

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Lloyd*	1,885	65.3	+2.3
	Conservative	Alex Finney	532	18.4	−2.7
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	375	13.0	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Doyle	96	3.3	−1.4
Majority			1,353	46.8	+4.9
Turnout			2,888	35.0	−4.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory ward

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Barry Brotherton*	1,471	51.8	+8.5
	Conservative	Dave Hopps	879	31.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	William Jones	255	9.0	−8.8
	Green	Paul Bayliss	235	8.3	−2.1
Majority			592	20.8	+6.0
Turnout			2,840	37.4	−6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Freeman	1,355	49.1	+1.8
	Conservative	Nigel Hooley*	1,032	37.4	−2.5
	Green	Nigel Woodcock	205	7.4	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Carter	168	6.1	−0.7
Majority			323	11.7	+4.3
Turnout			2,760	37.9	−3.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Holden*	1,285	43.0	−7.4
	Labour	Simon Buckley	1,266	42.4	+7.0
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	203	6.8	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jordan Cooper	122	4.1	−1.3
	Green	Joseph Ryan	111	3.7	+0.6
Majority			19	0.6	−14.4
Turnout			2,987	35.2	−4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Ross*	1,666	62.4	+1.2
	Conservative	Michael Parris	475	17.8	−6.6
	Green	Liz O'Neill	266	10.0	+0.5
	UKIP	Jan Brzozowski	167	6.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsty Cullen	95	3.6	−1.3
Majority			1,191	44.6	+7.8
Turnout			2,669	35.6	−4.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Brophy*	1,553	43.4	+12.4
	Conservative	Mal Choudhury	1,246	34.8	−8.0
	Labour	Majella Dalton-Bartley	630	17.6	−4.1
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	150	4.2	−0.3
Majority			307	8.6	−3.2
Turnout			3,579	42.9	−7.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Hynes	1,453	45.6	−2.7
	Conservative	Christine Turner*	1,304	41.0	+2.1
	UKIP	Robert Rawcliffe	196	6.2	+2.5
	Green	Paul Syrett	145	4.6	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Sherliker	86	2.7	−1.1
Majority			149	4.7	−4.6
Turnout			3,184	40.4	−5.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Village ward

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Bowker*	1,398	45.3	+11.9
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	893	28.9	−6.2
	Labour	Helen Boyle	604	19.6	−6.6
	Green	Michael Leigh	191	6.2	+0.9
Majority			505	16.4	+14.6
Turnout			3,086	41.0	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Broadheath By-Election 16 January 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Boyle	1,377	44.5	−1.8
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan	1,258	40.6	+1.8
	UKIP	Ron George	234	7.5	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Will Jones	150	4.8	+0.4
	Green	Joe Ryan	67	2.2	−2.1
Majority			119	3.8	−3.6
Turnout			3,097	30.3	−8.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

• Official Trafford Council Election page