Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	39	0
Labour	20	0
Liberal Democrat	4	0
Conservative hold

Summary

Trafford Local Election Result 2007
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	13	0	0	0	59.1	46.33	29,371	-1.7%
	Labour	8	0	0	0	36.4	29.6	18,782	-0.4%
	Liberal Democrat	2	0	0	0	9.5	12.6	7,359	+2.0%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	8.3	5,267	-0.6%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	297	+0.5%
	English Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	252	+0.4%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	100	-0.1%
	Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	92	+0.2%

Ward results

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,618	56.0	+2.4
	Labour	Graham Crean	651	22.5	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Kelly	413	14.3	-0.8
	Green	Liz O’Neill	209	7.2	-1.2
Majority			967	33.4	+2.7
Turnout			2,819	38.1	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey
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

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephanie Poole*	2,132	71.0	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Chappell	351	11.7	-1.2
	Labour	Thomas Hague	297	9.9	-0.2
	Green	Bridget Green	222	7.4	+0.2
Majority			1,781	59.3	+2.4
Turnout			3,002	41.5	-2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Weston*	1,530	51.2	+1.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	834	27.9	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	397	13.3	-1.9
	Green	Martin Bate	226	7.6	-1.8
Majority			696	23.3	-0.5
Turnout			2,987	36.4	-9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Higgins*	1,769	56.2	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	614	19.5	-4.3
	Labour	David Hampson	536	17.0	+0.2
	Green	Nicola Campling	229	7.3	+7.3
Majority			1,155	36.7	+1.0
Turnout			3,148	40.3	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Smith	1,106	52.6	-0.9
	Conservative	Anne Cavanagh	517	24.6	-6.4
	BNP	Andrew Harris	297	14.1	+14.1
	Green	William Gradwell	181	8.6	-6.9
Majority			589	28.0	+5.5
Turnout			2,101	31.4	+3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford
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

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Brockbanks*	1,679	58.4	-4.7
	Labour	Nigel Roberts	902	31.4	-5.5
	Green	Jennie Gander	202	7.0	+7.0
	Socialist Labour	James Flannery	92	3.2	+3.2
Majority			777	27.0	+0.8
Turnout			2,875	38.2	+1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Reilly*	1,784	60.6	-0.8
	Labour	Philip Morgan	891	30.3	+2.0
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	267	9.1	-1.2
Majority			893	30.4	-2.7
Turnout			2,942	39.2	+0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	1,652	50.7	-2.7
	Labour	Dolores O’Sullivan	1,054	32.4	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Elliott	330	10.1	+10.1
	Green	Anne Power	220	6.8	-6.4
Majority			598	18.4	-1.6
Turnout			3,256	40.2	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Cordingley	1,211	30.0	+4.5
	Labour	Laurence Walsh*	1,125	27.9	+0.3
	Conservative	Colin Levenston	502	12.5	+0.2
	Conservative	Graeme Levenston	431	10.7	-3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Beswick	290	7.2	+7.2
	Green	Sarah King	264	6.6	+1.3
	Green	Philip Leape	208	5.2	-1.5
Majority			623	30.9	+0.2
Turnout			4,031	28.8	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Sharp*	2,177	69.8	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Taylor	511	16.4	-2.2
	Labour	Andrew Western	284	9.1	-1.3
	Green	Jane Smith	148	4.7	+4.7
Majority			1,666	53.4	+0.9
Turnout			3,120	42.2	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Young*	1,813	63.2	+2.2
	Labour	Beverly Harrison	395	13.8	+1.3
	Green	Samuel Little	364	12.7	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Armaan Chohan	299	10.4	-5.1
Majority			1,418	49.4	+3.9
Turnout			2,871	40.5	+1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauleen Lane*	1,313	45.5	-2.5
	Conservative	Roderick Allan	868	30.1	-2.1
	Green	Bernard Kelly	388	13.4	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Wright	317	11.0	+11.0
Majority			445	15.4	-0.4
Turnout			2,886	35.1	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roland Griffin*	1,225	42.1	+2.9
	Conservative	Sean Anstee	927	31.8	-1.4
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	412	14.2	-3.6
	Green	Zoe Power	348	12.0	+2.2
Majority			298	10.2	+4.2
Turnout			2,912	39.6	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Bennett*	1,175	40.6	+1.5
	Conservative	Brian Shaw	1,013	35.0	-5.0
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Clarke	306	10.6	-10.3
	English Democrats	Craig Healey	252	8.7	+8.7
	Green	Bridget Battye	150	5.2	+5.2
Majority			162	5.6	+4.7
Turnout			2,896	39.2	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Bunting*	1,642	54.9	+2.7
	Labour	Tom Ross	783	26.2	-1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Diane Webster	332	11.1	-2.1
	Green	Simon Campling	134	4.5	-2.2
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	100	3.3	+3.3
Majority			859	28.7	+4.5
Turnout			2,991	36.2	-0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Adshead*	1,398	50.9	+1.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	849	30.9	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat	John O’Connor	263	9.6	+9.6
	Green	Joe Ryan	237	8.6	-7.7
Majority			549	20.0	+4.3
Turnout			2,747	36.9	-0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Colledge*	1,955	48.3	+7.4
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Brophy	1,924	47.5	+3.9
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	168	4.2	-0.8
Majority			31	0.8	-1.9
Turnout			4,047	49.3	+4.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddie Kelson	1,450	43.6	-2.8
	Labour	William Clarke	1,308	39.3	-0.7
	Green	Helen Jocys	296	8.9	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Rogers	272	8.2	+8.2
Majority			142	4.3	-2.1
Turnout			3,326	42.7	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Hazel Bowker	1,534	49.7	+0.4
	Conservative	Chris Candish	1,125	36.4	+2.3
	Labour	Leon Thomas	299	9.7	-1.9
	Green	Michael Leigh	130	4.2	-0.8
Majority			409	13.2	-2.0
Turnout			3,088	40.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

Official Trafford Council Election page

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