Clifford (ward)

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

Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ejaz Malik*	3,504	72.2	-4.0
	Green	Jess Mayo	877	18.1	+6.4
	Conservative	Chacko Luke	471	9.7	+1.6
Majority			2,627	54.1	-10.4
Turnout			4,852	64.4	+24.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sophie Taylor*	2,206	75.2	-4.6
	Green	Matthew Westbrook	401	13.7	+2.6
	Conservative	Asha Thomas	246	8.3	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	81	2.8	+0.5
Majority			1,805	61.5	-7.1
Turnout			2,933	46.1	+10.7
	Labour hold		Swing

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whit Stennett*	2,035	79.8	+3.6
	Green	Anne Power	284	11.1	-0.6
	Conservative	James Heywood	173	6.8	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	59	2.3	-1.7
Majority			1,751	68.6	+4.1
Turnout			2,551	35.4	-4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ejaz Malik*	2,310	76.2	+9.3
	Green	Anne Power	354	11.7	+4.5
	Conservative	Alex Finney	247	8.1	-0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Sherliker	121	4.0	-13.6
Majority			1,956	64.5	+15.2
Turnout			3,032	39.6	-22.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sophie Taylor*	3,192	66.9	+7.8
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Wright	840	17.6	+6.8
	Conservative	Lee Peck	395	8.3	-6.4
	Green	Anne Power	343	7.2	-8.2
Majority			2,352	49.3	+12.0
Turnout			4,770	62.4	+29.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whit Stennett*	1,434	32.0	+4.8
	Labour	Sophie Taylor	1,212	27.1	-5.0
	Green	Christine Rawson	377	8.4	+1.5
	Conservative	John Schofield	338	7.6	+2.5
	Conservative	John Blackburn	318	7.1	+1.5
	Green	Anne Power	313	7.0	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	264	5.9	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Hurst	220	4.9	-3.1
Majority			835	37.3	-6.6
Turnout			4,476	32.6	-0.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ejaz Malik*	1,364	59.2	-4.8
	Green	Sarah Bailey	352	15.3	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Adams	297	12.9	+12.9
	Conservative	Eleanor Heaton	292	12.7	-4.0
Majority			1,012	43.9	-0.9
Turnout			2,305	33.4	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrea Jones*	1,375	64.0	+17.7
	Green	Anne Power	413	19.2	+7.5
	Conservative	Edward Kelson	359	16.7	+5.7
Majority			962	44.8	+32.9
Turnout			2,147	31.9	-9.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eunice Stennett*	1,155	16.0
	Labour	Ejaz Malik	1,122	15.5
	Labour	Andrea Jones*	1,071	14.8
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammad Butt	785	10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Victor De Souza	741	10.2
	Liberal Democrat	Choudhrry Yousaf	704	9.7
	Green	John Westbrook	350	4.8
	Green	Bridget Green	289	4.0
	Conservative	John Gregory	288	4.0
	Conservative	Shirley Dirikis	269	3.6
	Conservative	Martin Massey	248	3.4
	Green	Samuel Little	212	2.9
Turnout			7,234	41.7

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eunice Stennett*	1,714	55.3	-20.5
	Green	Anne Power	854	27.6	+17.7
	Conservative	Roderick Allan	532	17.2	+2.8
Majority			860	27.7	-33.7
Turnout			3,100	41.9	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Mitchell*	2,256	75.8	-0.1
	Conservative	Alexander Kelly	428	14.4	-3.2
	Green	Anne Power	294	9.9	+9.9
Majority			1,828	61.4	+3.1
Turnout			2,978	40.0	+17.6
	Labour hold		Swing

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrea Jones	1,278	75.9	+11.4
	Conservative	Elliott Wood	297	17.6	+5.0
	Liberal Democrat	John Hunter	109	6.5	+2.7
Majority			981	58.3	+12.9
Turnout			1,684	22.4	-3.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stennett*	1,225	64.5	-4.1
	Socialist Labour	Ali	362	19.1	+19.1
	Conservative	Wood	240	12.6	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Hunter	72	3.8	+3.8
Majority			863	45.4	-4.5
Turnout			1,899	25.6	-1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. W. Mitchell*	1,384	68.6	+3.8
	Independent	M. Ali	377	18.7	+1.0
	Conservative	L. G. Peck	256	12.7	-4.8
Majority			1,007	49.9	+2.9
Turnout			2,017	27.5	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Dunnico	1,367	64.8	-15.9
	Independent	M. Ali	374	17.7	+17.7
	Conservative	A. J. McDonald	370	17.5	-1.8
Majority			993	47.0	-14.5
Turnout			2,111	29.2	-3.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. W. Stennett*	2,122	80.7	+3.9
	Conservative	W. R. Monaghan	506	19.3	+1.6
Majority			1,616	61.5	+2.4
Turnout			2,628	33.0	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. W. Mitchell	1,879	76.8	+14.7
	Conservative	J. M. Ansari	434	17.7	-14.5
	Green	D. W. Alexander	134	5.5	-0.2
Majority			1,445	59.1	+29.2
Turnout			2,447	31.1	+4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

By-Election 16 December 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. W. Stennett	1,207	78.8	+16.7
	Conservative	C. H. Davenport	226	14.8	-17.4
	Liberal Democrat	F. C. Beswick	99	6.5	+6.5
Majority			981	64.0	+34.1
Turnout			1,532	17.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Rogers*	1,317	62.1	-9.6
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	683	32.2	+3.9
	Green	D. W. Alexander	120	5.7	+5.7
Majority			634	29.9	-13.5
Turnout			2,120	26.9	-7.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Maher*	1,944	71.7	6.0
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	767	28.3	+6.0
Majority			1,177	43.4	-12.1
Turnout			2,711	34.2	-5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. E. Atherton	2,474	77.7	+2.9
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	709	22.3	-2.9
Majority			1,765	55.5	+5.8
Turnout			3,183	39.6	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Rogers*	2,379	74.8	+2.4
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	800	25.2	-2.4
Majority			1,579	49.7	+4.8
Turnout			3,179	37.8	-0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Maher*	2,452	72.4	-4.7
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	933	27.6	+4.7
Majority			1,519	44.9	-9.2
Turnout			3,385	38.7	+5.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. M. Sheehan	2,285	77.1	+6.1
	Conservative	M. Howard	680	22.9	-6.1
Majority			1,605	54.1	+12.1
Turnout			2,965	33.5	-4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Rogers	2,306	71.0	+12.5
	Conservative	P. S. G. Westwell	943	29.0	-2.1
Majority			1,363	42.0	+14.7
Turnout			3,249	37.7	-5.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Maher*	2,141	58.5	+4.7
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	1,140	31.1	-0.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	W. C. Sumner	379	10.4	-4.5
Majority			1,001	27.3	+4.7
Turnout			3,660	43.3	+2.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. J. Geoghegan	1,830	53.8	-12.9
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	1,063	31.3	-2.0
	Social Democratic	W. C. Sumner	506	14.9	+14.9
Majority			767	22.6	-10.8
Turnout			3,399	40.9	-2.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Lloyd*	2,241	66.7	+15.3
	Conservative	T. J. Lamb	1,119	33.3	-2.9
Majority			1,122	33.4	+30.3
Turnout			3,360	43.2	-16.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Maher	2,129	26.1	+2.2
	Labour	A. J. Lloyd	2,066	25.3	+0.6
	Conservative	R. W. Corke*	1,809	22.1	-5.9
	Conservative	M. Shafi	1,154	14.1	-21.9
	Liberal	D. A. Curley	563	6.9	+13.8
	Liberal	A. Scanlon	451	5.5	+11.0
Majority			257	3.1	+3.1
Turnout			8,172	60.1	+20.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield	1,319	50.1	+7.2
	Labour	J. S. Maher	1,318	50.0	+0.4
Majority			1	0.03	-6.7
Turnout			2,637	39.6	-1.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. J. Wynne*	1,355	49.6	+6.8
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	1,172	42.9	-14.3
	Liberal	R. N. Stott	206	7.5	+7.5
Majority			183	6.7	-7.6
Turnout			2,733	41.5	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. W. Corke	1,309	57.2
	Labour	J. S. Maher	981	42.8
Majority			328	14.3
Turnout			2,290	34.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Davies	1,445	21.4
	Labour	V. J. Wynne	1,346	20.0
	Labour	R. A. Tully	1,295	19.2

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