Broadheath (ward)

Broadheath is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the Broadheath area of Altrincham, part of the Timperley area of Altrincham, and a small part of Sale.

Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:^[1]

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Weston*	1,879	43.2	+1.3
	Labour	Andrew Leask	1,757	40.4	+11.1
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Taylor	307	7.1	-17.7
	Green	Sara Ahsan	202	4.6	+0.6
	UKIP	John Walsh	205	4.7	+4.7
Majority			122	2.8	-9.8
Turnout			4,350	45.9	-20.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacki Wilkinson	2,569	41.9	-12.2
	Labour	Andrew Western	1,799	29.3	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Wilson	1,519	24.8	+14.0
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	247	4.0	-4.2
Majority			770	12.6	-14.6
Turnout			6,134	66.2	+30.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan*	1,681	54.1	+2.9
	Labour	Andrew Western	836	26.9	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Armaan Chohan	334	10.8	-2.5
	Green	Martin Bate	255	8.2	-0.6
Majority			845	27.2	+3.9
Turnout			3,106	35.5	-0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Weston*	1,530	51.2	+1.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	834	27.9	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	397	13.3	-1.9
	Green	Martin Bate	226	7.6	-1.8
Majority			696	23.3	-0.5
Turnout			2,987	36.4	-9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2006
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

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan*	1,905	20.5
	Conservative	Kenneth Weston*	1,833	19.7
	Conservative	James Pearson	1,686	18.2
	Labour	Ian Golding	1,193	12.8
	Labour	Helen Walsh	1,081	11.6
	Labour	Martin Williams	968	10.4
	Liberal Democrat	Bryn Mallion	621	6.7
Turnout			9,287	45.3

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan	2,271	51.5	+9.6
	Labour	Ian Golding	2,137	48.5	-1.4
Majority			134	3.0
Turnout			4,408	51.9	-5.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Baugh*	2,454	49.9	+6.0
	Conservative	Alexander Williams	2,060	41.9	-6.7
	Independent	Guy Morgan	404	8.2	+8.2
Majority			394	8.0
Turnout			4,918	57.3	+19.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Weston	1,588	48.6	+5.1
	Labour	Joanne Bennett	1,435	43.9	-4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Brookes	243	7.4	-0.4
Majority			153	4.7
Turnout			3,266	37.5	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chapman-Barker*	1,575	48.7	-2.6
	Conservative	Cohen	1,409	43.5	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Brookes	252	7.8	+0.6
Majority			166	5.2	-4.5
Turnout			3,236	37.1	-1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Baugh*	1,704	51.3	+6.9
	Conservative	D. C. Simm	1,383	41.6	-5.6
	Liberal Democrat	D. Jones	238	7.2	-1.2
Majority			321	9.7	+6.8
Turnout			3,325	38.3	-5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Bullock*	1,767	47.2	+9.5
	Labour	H. K. Western	1,660	44.4	-9.2
	Liberal Democrat	P. A. Stubbs	314	8.4	-0.3
Majority			107	2.9	-13.0
Turnout			3,741	43.7	-1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Chapman-Barker	2,064	53.6	+4.5
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,451	37.7	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	P. A. Stubbs	333	8.7	-6.1
Majority			613	15.9	-2.9
Turnout			3,848	44.8	-2.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1994
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

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Bullock	1,963	54.8	+7.3
	Labour	E. R. Holden	1,141	31.9	-7.2
	Liberal Democrat	B. C. Lynch	478	13.3	-0.1
Majority			822	22.9	+14.4
Turnout			3,582	41.0	0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,923	47.5	+6.4
	Labour	E. R. Holden	1,581	39.1	-5.6
	Liberal Democrat	J. B. Weightman	542	13.4	+4.2
Majority			342	8.5	+4.9
Turnout			4,046	41.0	-7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Baugh	1,908	44.7	+8.0
	Conservative	A. Rhodes	1,754	41.1	-10.8
	Liberal Democrat	S. J. Chapman	391	9.2	-2.2
	Green	M. Fielding	212	5.0	+5.0
Majority			154	3.6	-11.6
Turnout			4,265	48.0	+1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. J. Barltrop*	2,084	51.9	+2.7
	Labour	J. E. Baugh	1,472	36.7	+8.0
	Liberal Democrat	F. A. Cameron	459	11.4	-10.6
Majority			612	15.2	-5.3
Turnout			4,015	46.3	-5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1987
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 Democrat	N. Royle	986	22.0	-3.3
Majority			917	20.5	+20.1
Turnout			4,475	51.8	+5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. J. Hyland	1,387	19.4	+2.1
	Conservative	M. J. Barltrop	1,334	18.7	-8.8
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,308	18.3	-9.6
	Labour	J. B. Morton	1,300	18.2	-0.3
	Social Democrat	D. E. Armstrong	948	13.3	+9.5
	Social Democrat	R. C. Tweed	858	12.0	+6.9
Majority			26	0.4	-9.2
Turnout			7,135	45.9	+4.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. G. Lawton	1,579	46.2	-2.6
	Labour	G. Woodburn	1,252	36.7	+5.1
	Social Democrat	G. E. Evans	585	17.1	-2.5
Majority			327	9.6	-7.6
Turnout			3,416	41.5	-5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,833	48.8	+4.1
	Labour	R. J. Short	1,187	31.6	+4.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	D. E. Armstrong	736	19.6	-8.1
Majority			646	17.2	+0.2
Turnout			3,756	46.5	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,633	44.7	+3.8
	Social Democrat	M. J. Roberts	1,012	27.7	+27.7
	Labour	N. P. Cooper	1,009	27.6	-16.5
Majority			621	17.0	+13.8
Turnout			3,654	45.8	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. B. Dolan	1,470	44.1	+13.8
	Conservative	A. K. Davies	1,363	40.9	-4.7
	Liberal	B. Gaylard	499	15.0	-9.1
Majority			107	3.2	-12.0
Turnout			3,332	42.0	-35.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	2,336	45.6	-10.0
	Labour	E. Smith	1,555	30.3	+4.7
	Liberal	B. Gaylard	1,236	24.1	+5.3
Majority			781	15.2	+1.6
Turnout			5,127	77.3	+41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,264	28.7	+3.1
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton	1,187	26.9	-0.5
	Labour	E. Smith	587	13.3	+5.2
	Labour	G. R. Gould	542	12.3	+3.2
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	488	11.1	-2.1
	Liberal	B. Gaylard	341	7.7	-8.9
Majority			600	13.6	-16.5
Turnout			4,409	35.5	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-Election 24 March 1977
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. G. Currie	1,183	56.7	+2.4
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	579	27.7	-3.4
	Labour	P. B. Ayo	325	15.6	-5.8
Majority			604	28.9	-1.2
Turnout			2,087	31.7	-13.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. R. Finch	1,610	54.3	+6.4
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	719	24.3	-3.4
	Labour	A. J. Hadley	635	21.4	-2.9
Majority			891	30.1	+9.9
Turnout			2,964	45.0	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Harrison	1,387	47.9
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	803	27.7
	Labour	B. E. Jones	704	24.3
Majority			584	20.2
Turnout			2,894	44.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Metcalf	1,093	16.4
	Conservative	D. W. Stroud	1,070	16.1
	Conservative	O. Wilson	1,054	15.8

References

^ "Trafford local elections". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafford_Council_elections.

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