Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1994

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 5 May 1994. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1998. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council.^[1]

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

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	35	-2
Labour	23	+1
Liberal Democrat	5	+1
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Mrozinski	1,642	43.5	-14.7
	Labour	J. Torpey	1,573	41.6	+13.1
	Liberal Democrat	K. Clarke	564	14.9	+4.5
Majority			69	1.8	-27.9
Turnout			3,779	43.4	+2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. C. Harney*	2,018	52.1	-21.6
	Liberal Democrat	N. S. Harrison	1,046	27.0	+12.0
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	809	20.9	+9.6
Majority			972	25.1	-33.6
Turnout			3,873	41.4	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Baugh*	2,068	49.1	+17.2
	Conservative	L. Leggett	1,522	36.1	-18.7
	Liberal Democrat	B. C. Lynch	623	14.8	+1.5
Majority			546	13.0	-9.9
Turnout			4,213	47.0	+6.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Barber	1,736	48.4	-20.1
	Liberal Democrat	A. Rhodes	1,095	30.5	+14.2
	Labour	T. G. Crewe	754	21.0	+7.9
Majority			641	17.9	-33.7
Turnout			3,585	45.3	-6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. M. Batty	1,368	55.2	-13.7
	Liberal Democrat	F. Holland*	1,111	44.8	+13.7
Majority			257	10.4	-27.5
Turnout			2,479	39.0	+10.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Clifford
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

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Eadie	1,888	52.5	-14.2
	Labour	S. Hesford	1,401	39.0	+11.9
	Liberal Democrat	F. A. Cameron	305	8.5	+2.3
Majority			487	13.6	-26.1
Turnout			3,594	48.5	+7.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bates*	1,653	45.7	-10.9
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,578	43.6	+5.8
	Liberal Democrat	D. M. Browne	388	10.7	+5.2
Majority			75	2.1	-16.7
Turnout			3,619	45.9	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. R. Seddon*	1,625	40.8	-11.4
	Labour	J. D. Chapman-Barker	1,238	31.1	+6.5
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	1,115	28.0	+4.8
Majority			387	9.7	-18.0
Turnout			3,978	53.7	+5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lucas	2,015	51.0	-18.9
	Liberal Democrat	C. S. Fink	1,528	38.7	+15.6
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	409	10.3	+3.3
Majority			487	12.3	-34.5
Turnout			3,952	46.2	+3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. P. Hagan*	1,779	56.1	+12.7
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	1,137	35.9	-17.7
	Liberal Democrat	C. R. Walmsley	253	8.0	+8.0
Majority			642	20.3	+10.2
Turnout			3,169	42.9	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. D. Rigby	2,193	49.0	-20.6
	Labour	A. Guttridge	1,303	29.1	+9.4
	Liberal Democrat	R. M. Elliott	975	21.8	+11.1
Majority			890	19.9	-30.0
Turnout			4,471	47.4	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,415	58.8	+11.4
	Conservative	C. H. Davenport	772	32.1	-14.0
	Liberal Democrat	S. O. Bowater	218	9.1	+2.5
Majority			643	26.7	+25.4
Turnout			2,405	40.6	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Brotherton	1,454	37.3	+11.1
	Liberal Democrat	C. Smith	1,267	32.5	+2.3
	Conservative	R. C. Heads	1,181	30.3	-13.3
Majority			187	4.8	-8.7
Turnout			3,902	50.4	+3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Gratrix*	1,697	46.2	+6.8
	Conservative	C. J. J. Lynch	1,403	38.2	-5.9
	Liberal Democrat	M. E. Clarke	572	15.6	-0.9
Majority			294	8.0	+3.3
Turnout			3,672	48.0	+5.8
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. T. Murkin*	2,232	57.5	+11.9
	Conservative	J. Nicholas	1,247	32.1	-15.4
	Liberal Democrat	T. J. P. Corbett	402	10.4	+3.4
Majority			1,016	26.2	+24.3
Turnout			3,881	43.6	+7.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. A. Adshead*	2,105	58.0	+15.3
	Conservative	J. T. Kelly	1,207	33.3	-19.9
	Liberal Democrat	J. M. Walmsley	316	8.7	+5.5
Majority			898	24.8	+14.3
Turnout			3,628	46.6	-1.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. J. Hughes*	1,779	77.6	+14.4
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	515	22.4	-10.9
Majority			1,264	55.1	+25.1
Turnout			2,294	35.4	+6.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	D. C. R. Horstead	1,684	40.0	+13.2
	Conservative	P. A. Dixon*	1,610	38.3	-17.6
	Labour	A. D. McNee	912	21.7	+4.4
Majority			74	1.8	-27.3
Turnout			4,206	48.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton*	2,244	60.6	+20.2
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,461	39.4	-16.3
Majority			783	21.1	+5.8
Turnout			3,705	49.8	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J. E. Brophy	2,186	47.6	-0.9
	Conservative	A. Bowker*	1,505	32.8	+0.6
	Labour	S. N. Humby	899	19.6	+0.3
Majority			681	14.8	-1.5
Turnout			4,590	49.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ "LOCAL ELECTIONS: Election results". The Guardian. 1994-05-07. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

(1993 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1994 (→ 1995)

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See also: European Parliament election

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