Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1987

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1991. The council remained under no overall control.^[1]

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

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	28	+4
Labour	28	-2
Liberal	7	-2
NOC

Ward results

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	2,128	51.7	+15.3
	Labour	D. Hinder	1,318	32.0	-9.1
	Social Democratic	C. F. Keeley-Huggett	673	16.3	-3.2
Majority			810	19.7	+15.1
Turnout			4,119	49.5	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Barker*	3,155	68.2	+8.0
	Social Democratic	V. G. O'Hara	938	20.3	-4.9
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	398	8.6	-2.1
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	132	2.9	-1.0
Majority			2,217	48.0	+13.0
Turnout			4,623	50.6	+5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	2,203	49.2	+12.2
	Labour	J. B. Morton	1,286	28.7	-8.9
	Social Democratic	N. Royle	986	22.0	-3.3
Majority			917	20.5	+20.1
Turnout			4,475	51.8	+5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taylor*	2,679	58.3	+8.0
	Social Democratic	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	1,445	31.4	-4.8
	Labour	E. D. Shaw	474	10.3	-3.2
Majority			1,234	26.8	+12.7
Turnout			4,598	56.7	+10.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,673	63.1	-16.9
	Conservative	K. G. Hindley	604	22.8	+2.8
	Liberal	C. Martin	374	14.1	+14.1
Majority			1,069	40.3	-19.6
Turnout			2,651	38.5	+6.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford
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

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. E. Crosbie*	2,396	56.6	+6.4
	Labour	N. J. Bentham	1,203	28.4	-8.2
	Liberal	D. E. Unwin	635	15.0	+15.0
Majority			1,193	28.2	+14.6
Turnout			4,234	54.3	+7.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Bates	2,314	48.6	+12.7
	Labour	F. Mottley	1,490	31.3	-11.2
	Liberal	M. E. Clarke	958	20.1	-1.5
Majority			824	17.3	+10.7
Turnout			4,762	56.5	+9.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe	2,294	45.1	+11.0
	Liberal	P. I. M. Crompton	1,565	30.7	-0.1
	Labour	P. G. Dowland	1,231	24.2	-10.9
Majority			729	14.3	+13.2
Turnout			5,090	63.2	+10.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. W. Barrett*	3,359	70.6	+13.4
	Liberal	G. P. Pawson	1,035	21.8	-12.3
	Labour	G. P. F. Williams	274	5.8	-0.7
	Green	J. J. Wharton	88	1.9	-0.3
Majority			2,324	48.9	+25.8
Turnout			4,756	53.2	+7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield	1,841	45.8	+6.1
	Labour	P. J. Morgan*	1,730	43.0	-11.4
	Social Democratic	M. L. Kugler	450	11.2	+6.3
Majority			111	2.8	-3.8
Turnout			4,021	52.7	+7.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. G. Brownhill*	2,862	59.3	+7.6
	Social Democratic	R. J. Thompson	1,125	23.3	+23.3
	Labour	P. Miller	836	17.3	-2.2
Majority			1,737	36.0	+13.2
Turnout			4,823	50.0	+6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Tully*	1,254	43.8	-20.6
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	1,111	38.8	+3.2
	Liberal	F. C. Beswick	497	17.4	+17.4
Majority			143	5.0	-23.7
Turnout			2,862	45.9	+7.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. E. King	1,589	38.0	+11.1
	Liberal	C. S. Fink	1,482	35.4	-3.9
	Labour	P. J. English	1,113	26.6	-7.2
Majority			107	2.6	-2.9
Turnout			4,184	51.6	+9.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. H. Merry*	1,485	39.0	-9.9
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	1,377	36.1	+6.8
	Social Democratic	K. Clarke	881	23.1	+23.1
	Green	A. M. Bowden	69	1.8	+1.8
Majority			108	2.8	-16.8
Turnout			3,812	48.5	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. H. Mountain*	1,994	44.2	-7.9
	Conservative	R. Maley	1,684	37.3	+4.5
	Liberal	T. J. P. Corbett	729	16.2	+1.0
	Green	J. Bowden	106	2.3	+2.3
Majority			310	6.9	-12.4
Turnout			4,513	47.7	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Walker*	2,042	48.8	+8.6
	Labour	J. T. Beer	1,587	37.9	-10.1
	Social Democratic	L. L. Sumner	559	13.3	+1.5
Majority			455	10.9	+3.1
Turnout			4,188	50.9	+5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Lane*	1,760	61.7	-5.5
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	1,030	36.1	+13.4
	Independent	K. J. Martin	61	2.1	+1.6
Majority			730	25.6	-18.9
Turnout			2,851	39.8	+3.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. J. Watkins*	2,337	48.8	+10.0
	Liberal	M. Clancy	1,704	35.6	-5.6
	Labour	D. R. Holland	650	13.6	-6.4
	Green	N. J. Eadie	101	2.1	+2.1
Majority			633	13.2	+10.8
Turnout			4,792	53.6	+9.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. May	2,076	46.7	+6.4
	Labour	D. Acton*	1,708	38.5	-4.7
	Social Democratic	P. J. Carlon	657	14.8	-1.8
Majority			368	8.3	+5.4
Turnout			4,441	55.8	+10.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. J. Booth	1,875	41.0	+11.1
	Liberal	C. H. Gibson	1,737	38.0	-6.1
	Labour	M. C. Jenkinson	909	19.9	-6.1
	Green	K. R. Robinson	56	1.2	+1.2
Majority			138	3.0	-11.2
Turnout			4,577	54.0	+6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 8 May 1987", Trafford M.B.C.(1987).

(1986 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1987 (→ 1988)

Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Bolton Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

District councils (England)	Adur Allerdale Alnwick Amber Valley Arun Ashfield Ashford Aylesbury Vale Babergh Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Bath Berwick-upon-Tweed Beverley Blaby Blackburn Blackpool Blyth Valley Bolsover Boothferry Boston Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Braintree Breckland Brentwood Bridgnorth Brighton Bristol Broadland Bromsgrove Broxbourne Broxtowe Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Canterbury Caradon Carlisle Carrick Castle Morpeth Castle Point Charnwood Chelmsford Cheltenham Cherwell Chesterfield Chester-le-Street Chester Chichester Chiltern Chorley Christchurch Cleethorpes Colchester Congleton Copeland Corby Cotswold Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Dacorum Darlington Dartford Daventry Derby Derwentside Dover Durham Easington East Cambridgeshire East Devon East Hampshire East Hertfordshire East Lindsey East Northamptonshire East Staffordshire East Yorkshire Eastbourne Eastleigh Eden Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Epsom and Ewell Erewash Exeter Fareham Fenland Forest Heath Forest of Dean Fylde Gedling Gillingham Glanford Gloucester Gosport Gravesham Great Grimsby Great Yarmouth Guildford Halton Hambleton Harborough Harlow Harrogate Hartlepool Hart Hastings Havant Hereford Hertsmere High Peak Hinckley and Bosworth Holderness Horsham Hove Hull Huntingdonshire Hyndburn Ipswich Kennet Kerrier Kettering King's Lynn and West Norfolk Kingswood Lancaster Langbaurgh Leicester Leominster Lewes Lichfield Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Maldon Malvern Hills Mansfield Medina Melton Mendip Mid Bedfordshire Mid Devon Mid Suffolk Mid Sussex Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Mole Valley New Forest Newbury Newark Newcastle-under-Lyme North Bedfordshire North Cornwall North Devon North Dorset North East Derbyshire North Hertfordshire North Kesteven North Norfolk North Shropshire North Warwickshire North West Leicestershire North Wiltshire Northampton Northavon Norwich Nottingham Nuneaton and Bedworth Oadby and Wigston Oswestry Oxford Pendle Penwith Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Preston Purbeck Reading Redditch Reigate and Banstead Restormel Ribble Valley Richmondshire Rochester-upon-Medway Rochford Rossendale Rother Rugby Runnymede Rushcliffe Rushmoor Rutland Ryedale Salisbury Scarborough Scunthorpe Sedgefield Sedgemoor Selby Sevenoaks Shepway Shrewsbury and Atcham Slough Spelthorne South Bedfordshire South Bucks South Cambridgeshire South Derbyshire South Hams South Herefordshire South Holland South Lakeland South Kesteven South Norfolk South Northamptonshire South Oxfordshire South Ribble South Shropshire South Somerset South Staffordshire South Wight Southampton Southend-on-Sea St Albans St Edmundsbury Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Stevenage Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Suffolk Coastal Surrey Heath Swale Tamworth Tandridge Taunton Deane Teesdale Teignbridge Tendring Test Valley Tewkesbury Thamesdown Thanet The Wrekin Three Rivers Thurrock Tonbridge and Malling Torbay Torridge Tunbridge Wells Tynedale Uttlesford Vale of White Horse Vale Royal Wansbeck Wansdyke Warrington Warwick Watford Waveney Waverley Wealden Wear Valley Wellingborough Welwyn Hatfield West Derbyshire West Devon West Dorset West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire West Somerset West Wiltshire Weymouth and Portland Wimborne Windsor and Maidenhead Winchester Woking Wokingham Woodspring Worcester Worthing Wychavon Wycombe Wyre Wyre Forest York

District councils (Wales)	Aberconwy Alyn and Deeside Anglesey - Ynys Môn Arfon Blaenau Gwent Brecknock Cardiff Carmarthen Ceredigion Colwyn Cynon Valley Delyn Dinefwr Dwyfor Glyndŵr Islwyn Llanelli Lliw Valley Meirionnydd Merthyr Tydfil Monmouth Montgomeryshire Neath Newport Ogwr Port Talbot Preseli Pembrokeshire Radnor Rhondda Rhuddlan Rhymney Valley South Pembrokeshire Swansea Taff-Ely Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Maelor

See also: UK General election

Council elections in Greater Manchester

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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