Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

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

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	39	-1
Labour	20	0
Liberal Democrat	4	+1
Conservative hold

Summary

Trafford Local Election Result 2006
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	13	0	1	-1	61.9	48.0	27,936	-5.0%
	Labour	6	0	0	0	28.6	30.0	17,475	+1.0%
	Liberal Democrat	2	1	0	+1	9.5	12.6	7,359	-2.9%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	8.9	5,151	+6.9%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	156	+0.3%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	148	+0.3%

Ward results

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Young	1,430	53.6	-17.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	611	22.9	+7.2
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Legge	404	15.1	+2.0
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	225	8.4	+8.4
Majority			819	30.7	+2.8
Turnout			2,670	35.7	-11.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey
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

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paula Pearson*	2,085	69.8	-8.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Chappell	385	12.9	+3.2
	Labour	Thomas Hague	300	10.1	+3.7
	Green	Bridget Green	216	7.2	+1.3
Majority			1,700	56.9	+9.9
Turnout			2,986	41.7	-12.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Pearson*	1,392	49.6	-8.8
	Labour	Ian Golding	725	25.8	-9.0
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	428	15.2	+8.5
	Green	Martin Bate	263	9.4	+9.4
Majority			667	23.8	-7.9
Turnout			2,808	35.8	-9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Dixon*	1,808	59.5	-20.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	722	23.8	+7.3
	Labour	Angela Gratrix	509	16.8	+16.8
Majority			1,086	35.7	+10.3
Turnout			3,039	38.9	-10.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Quayle*	967	53.5	-13.1
	Conservative	Anne Cavanagh	560	31.0	-2.4
	Green	William Gradwell	280	15.5	+15.5
Majority			407	22.5	-7.4
Turnout			1,807	28.0	-6.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford
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

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Cornes*	1,726	63.1	-2.5
	Labour	Nigel Roberts	1,008	36.9	+9.7
Majority			718	26.2	-6.2
Turnout			2,734	36.5	-9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Reilly*	1,735	61.4	-1.0
	Labour	Kevin Procter	801	28.3	-3.2
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	292	10.3	+10.3
Majority			934	33.1	+4.3
Turnout			2,828	38.7	-9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elsie Ward*	1,644	53.4	-3.7
	Labour	Joyce Acton	1,030	33.4	-1.4
	Green	Christopher Webb	406	13.2	+13.2
Majority			614	20.0	+0.4
Turnout			3,080	38.4	-10.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Acton*	1,112	55.5	-3.4
	Conservative	George Manley	496	24.8	-7.1
	Green	Philip Leape	238	11.9	+11.9
	Independent	Colin Hendrie	156	7.8	+7.8
Majority			616	30.7	+8.6
Turnout			2,002	27.3	-5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dilriaz Butt*	2,061	71.1	-9.8
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	538	18.6	-0.5
	Labour	Moira Lythgoe	301	10.4	+10.4
Majority			1,523	52.5	+39.7
Turnout			2,900	39.2	-14.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Mitchell*	1,641	61.0	-14.5
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Mills	418	15.5	+2.3
	Labour	Beverly Harrison	335	12.5	+1.3
	Green	Samuel Little	295	11.0	+11.0
Majority			1,223	45.5	+12.3
Turnout			2,689	38.6	-13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Jarman*	1,299	48.0	+6.2
	Conservative	Roderick Allan	870	32.2	+3.9
	Green	Matthew Westbrook	388	14.3	+3.8
	UKIP	Michael McManus	148	5.5	+5.5
Majority			429	15.8	+3.2
Turnout			2,705	33.6	-6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Baugh*	1,121	39.2	-1.2
	Conservative	Marion Rigby	950	33.2	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Clarke	510	17.8	-7.9
	Green	Joseph Westbrook	281	9.8	+9.8
Majority			171	6.0	+2.6
Turnout			2,862	39.3	-12.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Bailey*	1,076	40.0	+1.5
	Labour	Stephen Smith	1,051	39.1	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	562	20.9	-1.8
Majority			25	0.9	-1.0
Turnout			2,689	36.6	-7.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Tolhurst*	1,555	52.2	-4.9
	Labour	Tom Ross	833	28.0	-5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Diane Hibberd	392	13.2	+6.7
	Green	Janet Jackson	199	6.7	+6.7
Majority			722	24.2	+8.4
Turnout			2,979	36.8	-10.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karina Carter*	1,355	49.7	-2.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	926	34.0	-7.5
	Green	Jennie Gander	445	16.3	+16.3
Majority			429	15.7	+12.6
Turnout			2,726	37.0	-0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Taylor	1,610	43.6	+10.0
	Conservative	Mohibul Choudhury	1,508	40.9	-17.4
	Labour	Penelope Fraser	389	10.5	+2.3
	Green	Martin Green	184	5.0	+5.0
Majority			102	2.7	-16.9
Turnout			3,691	44.8	-7.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Wibberley*	1,507	46.4	-3.6
	Labour	William Clarke	1,299	40.0	-2.9
	Green	Helen Jocys	442	13.6	+6.6
Majority			208	6.4	+3.2
Turnout			3,248	42.4	-8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Douglas Fishwick*	1,390	49.3	-9.0
	Conservative	Peter Cameron	962	34.1	-0.9
	Labour	Stephanie Crean	326	11.6	+4.8
	Green	Erica Wright	142	5.0	+5.0
Majority			428	15.2	-0.8
Turnout			2,820	38.2	-8.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

Details Official Trafford Council Election page

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