Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2016. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

The current composition of the Council is as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	34	-3
Labour	25	+3
Liberal Democrat	4	0

Election results

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2012
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	34	0	3	-3	55.73	39.5	23,689	-8,687
	Labour	25	3	0	+3	40.98	41.8	25,100	-4,496
	Liberal Democrat	4	0	0	0	6.5	9.3	5,605	-1,854
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	7.5	4,505	-667
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	1,001	+459
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	117	+117

Ward results

The results for individual wards in the Election are as follows:

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,446	51.3	+0.9
	Labour	Aidan Williams	933	33.1	+3.2
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	252	8.9	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Newgrosh	190	6.7	-5.2
Majority			513	18.2	+2.2
Turnout			2,821	34.8	-7.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.15% CON to LAB

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Rigby*	1,396	50.1	-0.4
	Labour	Michael Wilton	992	35.6	+1.4
	Green	Joseph Westbrook	235	8.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Marritt	161	5.8	-2.7
Majority			404	14.5	-1.8
Turnout			2,784	39.0	-7.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9% CON to LAB

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean Anstee*	1,885	68.3	-2.4
	Labour	Thomas Hague	432	15.6	+0.3
	Green	Bridget Green	257	9.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Kirstie Davidson	187	6.8	-0.1
Majority			1,453	52.6	-2.8
Turnout			2,761	38.8	-9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.35% CON to LAB

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Western	1,662	46.3	+5.9
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan*	1,397	38.9	-4.3
	UKIP	John Walsh	221	6.2	+1.5
	Green	Sara Ahsan	156	4.3	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	152	4.2	-2.9
Majority			265	7.4	+4.6
Turnout			3,588	38.8	-7.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.1% CON to LAB

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Boyes	1,421	48.1	-4.6
	Labour	Louise Dagnall	972	32.9	+1.9
	Green	David Eatock	247	8.4	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Michael McDonald	197	6.7	-3.7
	Independent	Colin Bearfield	117	4.0	+4.0
Majority			449	15.2	-6.5
Turnout			2,954	38.6	-9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.25% CON to LAB

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Platt*	1,238	67.1	+3.8
	Conservative	Lee Peck	393	21.3	-3.2
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	110	6.0	-0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Rogers	105	5.7	+0.3
Majority			845	45.8	+6.9
Turnout			1,846	27.8	-3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5% CON to LAB

Clifford ward

Clifford
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	2.1% GREEN to LAB

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Blackburn*	1,480	49.3	-1.7
	Labour	Helen Simpson	1,295	43.1	+1.1
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	155	5.2	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	75	2.5	-0.5
Majority			185	6.2	-2.8
Turnout			3,005	40.6	-4.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4% CON to LAB

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Shaw*	1,345	47.1	-4.4
	Labour	George Devlin	1,241	43.4	+4.4
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	196	6.9	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Hogg	75	2.6	-1.1
Majority			104	3.6	-8.9
Turnout			2,857	39.1	-3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4% CON to LAB

Flixton ward

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Lally	1,481	46.3	-1.6
	Labour	Freda Mottley	1,330	41.6	+1.4
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	294	9.2	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	94	2.9	-1.2
Majority			151	4.7	-3.0
Turnout			3,199	39.5	-4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5% CON to LAB

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Walsh*	1,633	71.7	+3.9
	Conservative	Samuel Martin	368	16.2	-3.3
	Green	Philip Leape	196	8.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Renee Matthews	81	3.6	-1.6
Majority			1,265	55.5	+7.3
Turnout			2,278	31.1	-1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2% CON to LAB

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Myers*	1,774	62.8	-5.7
	Labour Co-op	Barbara Twiney	438	15.5	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Taylor	256	9.1	-1.9
	UKIP	Andrew Weighell	214	7.6	+7.6
	Green	Sarah McIlroy	142	5.0	-0.1
Majority			1,336	47.3	-5.8
Turnout			2,824	38.7	-8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9% CON to LAB

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Candish*	1,484	58.1	-0.9
	Labour Co-op	Beverley Harrison	569	22.3	+0.6
	Green	Samuel Little	303	11.9	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Craig Birtwistle	200	7.8	-2.0
Majority			915	35.8	-1.5
Turnout			2,556	34.9	-11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.75% CON to LAB

Longford ward

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Lloyd*	1,885	65.3	+2.3
	Conservative	Alex Finney	532	18.4	-2.7
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	375	13.0	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Doyle	9.6	3.3	-1.4
Majority			1,353	46.8	+4.9
Turnout			2,888	35.0	-4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5% CON to LAB

Priory ward

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Barry Brotherton*	1,471	51.8	+8.5
	Conservative	Dave Hopps	879	31.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat	William Jones	255	9.0	-8.8
	Green	Paul Bayliss	235	8.3	-2.1
Majority			592	20.8	+6.0
Turnout			2,840	37.4	-6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5% CON to LAB

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Freeman	1,355	49.1	+1.8
	Conservative	Nigel Hooley*	1,032	37.4	-2.5
	Green	Nigel Woodcock	205	7.4	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Joseph Carter	168	6.1	-0.7
Majority			323	11.7	+4.3
Turnout			2,760	37.9	-3.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.15% CON to LAB

St. Mary's ward

The Liberal Democrat candidate defected to the Labour Party two days before the election.

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Holden*	1,285	43.0	-7.4
	Labour	Simon Buckley	1,266	42.4	+7.0
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	203	6.8	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jordan Cooper	122	4.1	-1.3
	Green	Joseph Ryan	111	3.7	+0.6
Majority			19	0.6	-14.4
Turnout			2,987	35.2	-4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2% CON to LAB

Stretford ward

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Ross*	1,666	62.4	+1.2
	Conservative	Michael Parris	475	17.8	-6.6
	Green	Liz O'Neill	266	10.0	+0.5
	UKIP	Jan Brzozowski	167	6.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kirsty Cullen	95	3.6	-1.3
Majority			1,191	44.6	+7.8
Turnout			2,669	35.6	-4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9% CON to LAB

Timperley ward

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Brophy*	1,553	43.4	+12.4
	Conservative	Mal Choudhury	1,246	34.8	-8.0
	Labour	Majella Dalton-Bartley	630	17.6	-4.1
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	150	4.2	-0.3
Majority			307	8.6	-3.2
Turnout			3,579	42.9	-7.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	10.2% CON to LIB

Urmston ward

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Hynes	1,453	45.6	-2.7
	Conservative	Christine Turner*	1,304	41.0	+2.1
	UKIP	Robert Rawcliffe	196	6.2	+2.5
	Green	Paul Syrett	145	4.6	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Sherliker	86	2.7	-1.1
Majority			149	4.7	-4.6
Turnout			3,184	40.4	-5.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.4% LAB to CON

Village ward

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ray Bowker*	1,398	45.3	+11.9
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	893	28.9	-6.2
	Labour	Helen Boyle	604	19.6	-6.6
	Green	Michael Leigh	191	6.2	+0.9
Majority			505	16.4	+14.6
Turnout			3,086	41.0	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	9.05% CON to LIB

References

Official Trafford Council Election page

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