Ashton upon Mersey (ward)

Ashton upon Mersey is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the northern part of Ashton upon Mersey in Sale, Greater Manchester, including Ashton Village.

The ward was created in 2004 from parts of the former Mersey St. Mary's and St. Martin's wards.

Its electoral history since 2004 is as follows:

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whetton* 2,759 51.4 +0.9
Labour Ben Hartley 1,815 33.8 +4.4
Green Caroline Robertson-Brown 478 8.9 -5.5
Liberal Democrat Chris Marritt 320 6.0 +0.4
Majority 944 17.4 -3.7
Turnout 5,372 73.1 +26.8
Conservative hold Swing
2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb* 1,505 50.5 +0.4
Labour Luckson Francis-Augustine 877 29.4 -6.2
Green Nick Robertson-Brown 431 14.5 +6.1
Liberal Democrat Chris Marritt 167 5.6 -0.2
Majority 628 21.1 +6.6
Turnout 2980 41.7 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing
2012
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 Democrat Christopher Marritt 161 5.8 -2.7
Majority 404 14.5 -1.8
Turnout 2,784 39.0 -7.3
Conservative hold Swing
2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whetton* 1,715 50.5 +6.0
Labour Michael Wilton 1,162 34.2 +4.2
Liberal Democrat Christopher Marritt 288 8.5 -12.7
Green Joseph Westbrook 229 6.7 +2.4
Majority 553 16.3 +1.8
Turnout 3,394 46.3 -25.2
Conservative hold Swing
2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb* 2,325 44.5 -15.6
Labour Michael Wilton 1,568 30.0 +11.7
Liberal Democrat Terry Corbett 1,107 21.2 +7.9
Green Sara Ahsan 224 4.3 -4.0
Majority 757 14.5 -27.4
Turnout 5224 71.5 +31.1
Conservative hold Swing
2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Rigby* 1,762 60.1 +4.8
Labour Michael Wilton 535 18.3 -2.9
Liberal Democrat Terry Corbett 389 13.3 +0.7
Green Marian Sudbury 244 8.3 -2.6
Majority 1,227 41.9 +7.8
Turnout 2,930 40.4 -1.7
Conservative hold Swing
2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whetton* 1,646 55.3 -3.1
Labour Sophie Taylor 631 21.2 -4.7
Liberal Democrat Duncan Irving 376 12.6 +12.6
Green Marian Sudbury 342 10.9 -4.8
Majority 1,015 34.1 +1.6
Turnout 2,977 42.1 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing
2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb* 1,645 58.4 +3.3
Labour Sophie Taylor 728 25.9 -4.0
Green Daniel Leach 442 15.7 +9.3
Majority 917 32.5 +14.0
Turnout 2,815 39.4 -10.5
Conservative hold Swing
2004 (after boundary changes)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Rigby* 1,817 19.9
Conservative Michael Whetton 1,680 18.4
Conservative John Lamb* 1,534 16.8
Labour Simon Beaumont* 969 10.6
Labour Joyce Eaton 968 10.6
Liberal Democrat Terence Corbett 798 8.7
Labour Tahira Rasul 798 8.7
Green Michael Addelman 585 6.4
Turnout 9,149 49.9

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