Flixton is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the most of the village of Flixton.
Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:[1]
2011 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 1,754 | 47.9 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Freda Mottley | 1,473 | 40.2 | +2.6 | |
Green | Alison Cavanagh | 284 | 7.8 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Elliott | 150 | 4.1 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 281 | 7.7 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,661 | 43.8 | -27.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2010 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Viv Ward* | 2,541 | 43.2 | -12.4 | |
Labour | Tom McDonald | 2,214 | 37.6 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Elliott | 915 | 15.5 | +5.5 | |
Green | Paul Syrett | 218 | 3.7 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 327 | 5.6 | -22.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,888 | 70.8 | +32.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2008 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Keith Summerfield* | 1,785 | 55.6 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan | 890 | 27.7 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Elliott | 321 | 10.0 | -0.1 | |
Green | Paul Syrett | 213 | 6.6 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 895 | 27.9 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,209 | 38.2 | -2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 1,652 | 50.7 | -2.7 | |
Labour | Dolores O’Sullivan | 1,054 | 32.4 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Elliott | 330 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Green | Anne Power | 220 | 6.8 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 598 | 18.4 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,256 | 40.2 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2006 | |||||
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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 |
2004 (after boundary changes) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Keith Summerfield* | 1,952 | 19.4 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 1,915 | 19.0 | ||
Conservative | Elsie Ward* | 1,885 | 18.7 | ||
Labour | Gerard Carter | 1,227 | 12.2 | ||
Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan | 1,175 | 11.7 | ||
Labour | Nigel Roberts | 1,095 | 10.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Alan Vernon | 819 | 8.1 | ||
Turnout | 10,068 | 48.6 |
2003 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 2,130 | 51.0 | -0.5 | |
Labour | Karina Carter | 1,652 | 39.5 | -9.0 | |
Independent | Paul Pickford | 398 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 478 | 11.5 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,180 | 57.1 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2002 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Keith Summerfield | 2,070 | 51.5 | -9.0 | |
Labour | Karina Carter | 1,946 | 48.5 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 124 | 3.0 | -17.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,016 | 53.8 | +15.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2000 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Vivienne Ward* | 1,755 | 60.5 | +11.3 | |
Labour | Jennifer Carroll | 1,148 | 39.6 | -5.6 | |
Majority | 607 | 20.9 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,903 | 38.0 | -4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1999 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Coupe | 1,603 | 49.2 | -4.2 | |
Labour | AS Jones* | 1,473 | 45.2 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Smith | 181 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 130 | 4.0 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,257 | 42.4 | -0.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
1998 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | T. R. Seddon* | 1,754 | 53.4 | +10.9 | |
Labour | M. G. H. Barker | 1,532 | 46.6 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 222 | 6.8 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,286 | 42.8 | -3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1996 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | E. V. Ward* | 1,534 | 42.5 | +2.7 | |
Labour | M. G. H. Barker | 1,506 | 41.7 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | A. Vernon | 571 | 15.8 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 28 | 0.8 | -3.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,611 | 46.2 | -3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1995 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | A. S. Jones | 1,688 | 43.6 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | M. P. Whetton | 1,539 | 39.8 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | A. Vernon | 643 | 16.6 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 149 | 3.9 | -5.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,870 | 49.6 | -4.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
1994 | |||||
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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 |
1992 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | E. V. Ward | 1,989 | 52.2 | +8.1 | |
Labour | G. A. Carter | 936 | 24.6 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | A. Vernon | 883 | 23.2 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 1,053 | 27.7 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,808 | 48.6 | +6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1991 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | J. G. Graham | 1,881 | 44.1 | +1.8 | |
Labour | T. K. McDonald | 1,257 | 29.5 | -5.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | A. Vernon | 1,125 | 26.4 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 624 | 14.6 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,263 | 55.2 | -4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1990 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | T. R. Seddon | 1,989 | 42.3 | -2.3 | |
Labour | J. Moore | 1,625 | 34.6 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | A. Vernon | 898 | 19.1 | -8.4 | |
Green | N. M. Smith | 187 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 364 | 7.7 | -8.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,699 | 59.8 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
1988 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | R. W. Robinson | 2,052 | 44.6 | -0.5 | |
Labour | P. G. Dowland | 1,289 | 28.0 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | A. Vernon* | 1,265 | 27.5 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 763 | 16.6 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,606 | 57.5 | -5.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
1987 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | A. R. Coupe | 2,294 | 45.1 | +11.0 | |
Liberal | P. I. M. Crompton | 1,565 | 30.7 | -0.1 | |
Labour | P. G. Dowland | 1,231 | 24.2 | -10.9 | |
Majority | 729 | 14.3 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,090 | 63.2 | +10.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
1986 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | B. J. Hughes | 1,477 | 35.1 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | C. A. Lord* | 1,432 | 34.1 | -3.4 | |
Liberal | P. I. M. Crompton | 1,293 | 30.8 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 45 | 1.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,202 | 52.4 | +0.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
By-Election 23 May 1985 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | J. E. Parry | 1,608 | 40.5 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | A. M. Durbin | 1,213 | 30.6 | -6.9 | |
Labour | M. J. Goggins | 1,146 | 28.9 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 395 | 10.0 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,967 | 49.4 | +2.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
1984 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | A. Vernon | 1,590 | 38.4 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick* | 1,551 | 37.5 | -2.8 | |
Labour | M. J. Goggins | 996 | 24.1 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 39 | 0.9 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,137 | 51.7 | -4.3 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
1983 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
SDP–Liberal Alliance | D. E. Earl* | 1,885 | 41.8 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | P. Schofield | 1,819 | 40.3 | -4.2 | |
Labour | G. Woodburn | 807 | 17.9 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 66 | 1.5 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,511 | 56.0 | +3.5 | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance hold | Swing |
1982 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | C. A. Lord | 1,856 | 44.5 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | A. Vernon | 1,585 | 38.0 | +5.8 | |
Labour | H. Pollard | 726 | 17.4 | -16.5 | |
Majority | 271 | 6.5 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,167 | 52.5 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-Election 9 July 1981 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | D. E. Earl | 1,400 | 40.1 | +9.2 | |
Conservative | P. Schofield | 1,199 | 34.3 | -2.3 | |
Labour | R. A. Tully | 895 | 25.6 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 201 | 5.8 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,494 | 44.4 | -4.4 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
1980 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick* | 1,403 | 38.2 | -15.1 | |
Labour | J. D. Brown | 1,245 | 33.9 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | D. E. Earl | 1,183 | 32.2 | +15.9 | |
Majority | 158 | 4.3 | -18.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,673 | 48.8 | -32.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1979 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | G. B. W. Lumby* | 4,023 | 53.3 | -18.8 | |
Labour | J. D. Brown | 2,295 | 30.4 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | R. K. Sangster | 1,226 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
Majority | 1,728 | 22.9 | -21.3 | ||
Turnout | 7,544 | 80.9 | +47.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1978 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | W. Wroe* | 2,205 | 72.1 | +9.2 | |
Labour | J. Shaw | 853 | 27.9 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 1,352 | 44.2 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,058 | 33.2 | -9.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1976 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick* | 2,492 | 62.9 | +8.4 | |
Labour | D. J. Watts | 894 | 22.6 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | M. G. Maxfield | 575 | 14.5 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 1,598 | 40.3 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,961 | 42.9 | -4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1975 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | G. B. W. Lumby* | 2,363 | 54.5 | ||
Liberal | D. J. Gilbert | 1,123 | 25.9 | ||
Labour | C. Nightingale | 851 | 19.6 | ||
Majority | 1,240 | 28.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,337 | 47.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1973 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | W. Wroe | 1,877 | 20.4 | ||
Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick | 1,755 | 19.1 | ||
Conservative | G. B. W. Lumby | 1,737 | 18.9 |
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