Gorse Hill is an electoral ward of Trafford covering parts of Stretford, including Gorse Hill, Trafford Park and a small part of Old Trafford.
The ward was created in 2004 largely from parts of the old Park and Talbot wards.
Its electoral history since 2004 is as follows:[1]
| 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Michael Cordingley* | 1,787 | 67.8 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Martin | 515 | 19.5 | -0.1 | |
| Green | Philip Leape | 198 | 7.5 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Renee Matthews | 137 | 5.2 | -12.0 | |
| Majority | 1,272 | 48.2 | +9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,637 | 32.9 | -25.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Acton* | 2,721 | 58.6 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | Colin Levenston | 913 | 19.6 | -8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Frank Beswick | 801 | 17.2 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Philip Leape | 212 | 4.6 | -3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,808 | 38.9 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,647 | 58.2 | +30.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,170 | 52.3 | -5.6 | |
| Conservative | Colin Levenston | 617 | 27.6 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Francis Beswick | 262 | 11.7 | +4.5 | |
| Green | Philip Leape | 189 | 8.5 | -3.3 | |
| Majority | 553 | 24.7 | -6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,238 | 27.7 | -1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 2007 (2 vacancies) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mike Cordingley | 1,211 | 30.0 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,125 | 27.9 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | Colin Levenston | 502 | 12.5 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Graeme Levenston | 431 | 10.7 | -3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Francis Beswick | 290 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
| Green | Sarah King | 264 | 6.6 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Philip Leape | 208 | 5.2 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 623 | 30.9 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,031 | 28.8 | +1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 2004 (after boundary changes) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mary Strickland* | 1,245 | 20.4 | ||
| Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,222 | 19.9 | ||
| Labour | David Acton* | 1,139 | 18.6 | ||
| Conservative | Alison Levenston | 687 | 11.2 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Levenston | 654 | 10.7 | ||
| Conservative | Graeme Levenston | 614 | 10.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Hazel Shacklock | 573 | 9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,134 | 32.8 | |||
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