Trafford Council election, 2008

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. In the Clifford ward, two councillors were elected, following the resignation mid-term of Councillor Andrea Jones.^[1]

Prior to the the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 39
• Labour 20
• Liberal Democrat 4

Contents 1 Summary 2 Ward results 2.1 Altrincham ward 2.2 Ashton upon Mersey ward 2.3 Bowdon ward 2.4 Broadheath ward 2.5 Brooklands ward 2.6 Bucklow-St. Martins ward 2.7 Clifford ward 2.8 Davyhulme East ward 2.9 Davyhulme West ward 2.10 Flixton ward 2.11 Gorse Hill ward 2.12 Hale Barns ward 2.13 Hale Central ward 2.14 Longford ward 2.15 Priory ward 2.16 Sale Moor ward 2.17 St. Mary's ward 2.18 Stretford ward 2.19 Timperley ward 2.20 Urmston ward 2.21 Village ward 3 References

[edit] Summary

The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party.

Trafford Council election, 2008 - Summary
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Conservative	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Labour	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Liberal Democrat	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	British National Party	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	UK Independence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Ward results

[edit] Altrincham ward

Altrincham ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Williams*	1,590	56.3
	Labour	Majella Kennedy	620	22.0
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Legge	323	11.4
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	155	5.5
	Independent	Sarah Walmsley	137	4.9
Majority			970	20.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Rigby*	1,762	60.1
	Labour	Michael Wilton	535	18.3
	Liberal Democrat	Terry Corbett	389	13.3
	Green	Marian Sudbury	244	8.3
Majority			1,227	41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Bowdon ward

Bowdon ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean Anstee	2,187	73.4
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Chappell	334	11.3
	Labour	Thomas Hague	255	8.6
	Green	Bridget Green	190	6.4
Majority			1,853	62.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Broadheath ward

Broadheath ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan*	1,681	54.1
	Labour	Andrew Western	836	26.9
	Liberal Democrat	Armaan Chohan	334	10.8
	Green	Martin Bate	255	8.2
Majority			845	27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Brooklands ward

Brooklands ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathy Bullock*	1,883	60.5
	Labour	Angela Gratrix	522	17.8
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	514	16.5
	Green	Barbara Jarkowski	196	6.3
Majority			1,361	43.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Platt*	961	50.1
	Conservative	Anne Hooley	592	30.9
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Hogg	183	9.5
	Green	Melanie Bell	182	9.5
Majority			369	19.2
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Clifford ward

Clifford ward (2 councillors)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Whit Stennett*	1,434	32.0
	Labour	Sophie Taylor	1,212	27.1
	Green	Christine Rawson	377	8.4
	Conservative	John Schofield	338	7.6
	Conservative	John Blackburn	318	7.1
	Green	Anne Power	313	7.0
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	264	5.9
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Hurst	220	4.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Blackburn	1,728	60.3
	Labour	Ged Carter	703	24.5
	Green	Jennie Gander	150	5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Rogers	286	10.0
Majority			1,025	35.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Shaw	1,755	61.5
	Labour	Kevin Procter	669	23.5
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Wright	292	10.2
	Green	Joe Ryan	137	4.8
Majority			1,086	38.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Flixton ward

Flixton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Summerfield*	1,785	55.6
	Labour	Dolores O'Sullivan	890	27.7
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	321	10.0
	Green	Paul Syrett	213	6.6
Majority			895	27.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Walsh*	1,170	52.3
	Conservative	Colin Levenston	617	27.6
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Beswick	262	11.7
	Green	Philip Leape	189	8.5
Majority			553	24.7
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Myers	2,216	72.2
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Taylor	437	14.2
	Labour	Emily Spurrell	290	9.5
	Green	Andrew Gratton	125	4.1
Majority			1,779	60.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Hale Central ward

Hale Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Candish	1,861	66.3
	Labour	Beverly Harrison	379	13.5
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	338	12.0
	Green	Sarah McIlroy	231	8.2
Majority			1,482	52.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Longford ward

Longford ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Lloyd*	1,167	41.3
	Conservative	Rod Allan	931	32.9
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	448	15.8
	Liberal Democrat	David Rhodes	282	10.0
Majority			236	8.3
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Priory ward

Priory ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Brotherton*	1,225	40.9
	Conservative	Rob Chilton	1,013	33.9
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	358	12.0
	Green	Emma Handley	253	8.5
	British National Party	Philip Davis	144	4.8
Majority			212	7.1
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Hooley	1,120	39.9
	Labour	Philip Gratrix*	1,116	39.8
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Clarke	351	12.5
	Green	Bridget Battye	218	7.8
Majority			4	0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Holden*	1,659	56.0
	Labour	Tom Tomkins	655	22.1
	Liberal Democrat	Diane Webster	280	9.5
	UK Independence	Stephen Farndon	223	7.5
	Green	Zoe Power	145	4.9
Majority			1,004	33.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Stretford ward

Stretford ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Ross	1,345	49.7
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	896	33.1
	Green	Liz O'Neill	247	9.1
	Liberal Democrat	John O'Connor	218	8.1
Majority			449	16.6
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Timperley ward

Timperley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Brophy	2,196	49.9
	Conservative	Darren Storey	1,864	42.3
	Labour	Peter Baugh	247	5.6
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	97	2.2
Majority			332	7.5

[edit] Urmston ward

Urmston ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Turner*	1,346	39.8
	Labour	Joyce Acton	1,129	33.4
	Liberal Democrat	Bernard Murray	714	21.1
	Green	Helen Jocys	191	5.7
Majority			217	6.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Village ward

Village ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ray Bowker*	1,883	58.2
	Conservative	Jacki Wilkinson	1,003	31.0
	Labour	Thomas Shelton	224	6.9
	Green	Michael Leigh	126	3.9
Majority			880	27.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Preceded by Trafford Council election, 2007

Trafford local elections

Succeeded by Trafford Council election, 2010

[edit] References

• Official Trafford Council Election page