Sale Moor (ward)

Sale Moor is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of Sale, including Sale Moor Village.

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

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Joanne Bennett* 1,494 47.3 +6.4
Conservative Michael Parris 1,260 39.9 +6.3
Liberal Democrat Joseph Carter 216 6.8 -14.7
Green Nigel Woodcock 191 6.0 +2.0
Majority 234 7.4 +0.1
Turnout 3,161 41.7 -23.5
Labour hold Swing
2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Gratrix 2,032 40.9 +1.1
Conservative Christine Bailey* 1,668 33.6 -6.3
Liberal Democrat Derek Hurst 1,068 21.5 +9.0
Green Bridget Battye 198 4.0 -3.8
Majority 364 7.3 +7.2
Turnout 4,966 65.2 +28.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Hooley 1,120 39.9 +4.9
Labour Philip Gratrix* 1,116 39.8 -0.8
Liberal Democrat Margaret Clarke 351 12.5 +1.9
Green Bridget Battye 218 7.8 +2.6
Majority 4 0.1 -5.5
Turnout 2,805 36.6 -2.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Bennett* 1,175 40.6 +1.5
Conservative Brian Shaw 1,013 35.0 -5.0
Liberal Democrat Margaret Clarke 306 10.6 -10.3
English Democrats Craig Healey 252 8.7 +8.7
Green Bridget Battye 150 5.2 +5.2
Majority 162 5.6 +4.7
Turnout 2,896 39.2 +2.6
Labour hold Swing
2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Bailey* 1,076 40.0 +1.5
Labour Stephen Smith 1,051 39.1 -0.3
Liberal Democrat James Eisen 562 20.9 -1.8
Majority 25 0.9 -1.0
Turnout 2,689 36.6 -7.8
Conservative hold Swing
2004 (after boundary changes)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Gratrix* 1,219 13.8
Labour Joanne Bennett 1,198 13.6
Conservative Christine Bailey 1,172 13.3
Conservative Pervez Nakvi 1,116 12.7
Conservative John Schofield 1,105 12.5
Labour Munaver Rasul* 1,007 11.4
Liberal Democrat Margaret Clarke 688 7.8
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Clarke 659 7.5
Liberal Democrat Colin Bearfield 650 7.4
Turnout 8,814 44.4
2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Munaver Rasul* 1,385 36.0 -11.5
Conservative Pervez Nakvi 1,247 32.4 -0.3
Liberal Democrat Margaret Clarke 1,212 31.5 +17.4
Majority 138 3.6 -11.2
Turnout 3,844 50.7 -2.5
Labour hold Swing
2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Gratrix* 1,906 47.5 +3.0
Conservative Christopher Lynch 1,311 32.7 -11.0
Liberal Democrat Derek Hurst 564 14.1 +2.3
Independent Majorie Hepburn 232 5.8 +5.8
Majority 595 14.8 +14.0
Turnout 4,013 53.2 +19.6
Labour hold Swing
2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Busteed* 1,143 44.5 -4.6
Conservative Marjorie Hepburn 1,121 43.7 +6.2
Liberal Democrat Derek Hurst 303 11.8 -1.6
Majority 22 0.8 -10.8
Turnout 2,567 33.6 +2.1
Labour hold Swing
1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rasul 1,177 49.1 -5.0
Conservative RD Baldwin 897 37.5 +3.0
Liberal Democrat K Clarke 321 13.4 +3.4
Majority 280 11.6 -8.0
Turnout 2,395 31.5 -1.9
Labour hold Swing
1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Gratrix* 1,380 54.1 +5.4
Conservative R. D. Baldwin 880 34.5 -3.5
Liberal Democrat K. Clarke 256 10.0 -3.3
Socialist Labour L. M. Wright 36 1.4 +1.4
Majority 500 19.6 +8.9
Turnout 2,552 33.4 -6.9
Labour hold Swing
1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. F. Busteed 1,499 48.7 -4.4
Conservative D. R. Baldwin* 1,169 38.0 +0.3
Liberal Democrat M. E. Clarke 410 13.3 +4.1
Majority 330 10.7 -4.7
Turnout 3,078 40.3 -3.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry* 1,780 53.1 +6.9
Conservative C. J. J. Lynch 1,265 37.7 -0.5
Liberal Democrat M. E. Clarke 307 9.2 -6.4
Majority 515 15.4 +7.4
Turnout 3,352 43.8 +4.2
Labour hold Swing
1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Gratrix* 1,697 46.2 +6.8
Conservative C. J. J. Lynch 1,403 38.2 -5.9
Liberal Democrat M. E. Clarke 572 15.6 -0.9
Majority 294 8.0 +3.3
Turnout 3,672 48.0 +5.8
Labour hold Swing
1992
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. R. Baldwin 1,419 44.1 +6.6
Labour B. Brotherton* 1,269 39.4 -4.5
Liberal Democrat A. P. Sutherland 530 16.5 -2.1
Majority 150 4.7 -1.7
Turnout 3,218 42.2 -5.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry* 1,608 43.9 -4.0
Conservative F. Leigh 1,373 37.5 -1.1
Liberal Democrat K. Clarke 681 18.6 +9.2
Majority 235 6.4 -2.9
Turnout 3,662 47.4 -3.4
Labour hold Swing
1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Gratrix 1,917 47.9 +1.1
Conservative F. Leigh 1,544 38.6 -3.9
Liberal Democrat K. Clarke 377 9.4 -1.3
Green R. Dean 164 4.1 +4.1
Majority 373 9.3 +5.0
Turnout 4,002 50.8 +5.4
Labour hold Swing
1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Brotherton* 1,679 46.8 +7.8
Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,526 42.5 +6.4
Liberal Democrat J. A. S. Hunter 386 10.7 -12.4
Majority 153 4.3 +1.5
Turnout 3,591 45.4 -3.1
Labour hold Swing
1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry* 1,485 39.0 -9.9
Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,377 36.1 +6.8
Social Democrat K. Clarke 881 23.1 +23.1
Green A. M. Bowden 69 1.8 +1.8
Majority 108 2.8 -16.8
Turnout 3,812 48.5 +8.6
Labour hold Swing
1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee* 1,509 48.9 +7.2
Conservative E. A. Robinson 905 29.3 -5.7
Liberal H. M. Hughes 671 21.8 +21.8
Majority 604 19.6 +12.8
Turnout 3,085 39.9 -2.2
Labour hold Swing
1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Brotherton* 1,376 41.7 +1.2
Conservative E. A. Robinson 1,153 35.0 -0.1
Social Democrat R. C. Tweed 769 23.3 -1.0
Majority 223 6.8 +1.4
Turnout 3,298 42.1 -4.6
Labour hold Swing
1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry* 1,488 40.5 +0.5
Conservative J. W. Robinson 1,290 35.1 +0.2
SDP–Liberal Alliance R. C. Tweed 892 24.3 -0.8
Majority 198 5.4 +0.3
Turnout 3,670 46.7 +4.4
Labour hold Swing
1982
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee* 1,319 40.0 -10.9
Conservative J. W. Robinson 1,152 34.9 +4.3
Liberal H. M. Hughes 827 25.1 +6.6
Majority 167 5.1 -15.1
Turnout 3,298 42.3 -2.1
Labour hold Swing
1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Brotherton 1,780 50.9 +4.5
Conservative R. Maley 1,072 30.6 -8.1
Liberal A. C. Halliday 647 18.5 +3.6
Majority 708 20.2 +12.5
Turnout 3,499 44.4 -30.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry 2,319 46.4 -6.1
Conservative A. Rhodes* 1,935 38.7 -8.8
Liberal J. S. Green 743 14.9 +14.9
Majority 384 7.7 +2.7
Turnout 4,997 75.2 +34.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee* 1,417 52.5 +8.9
Conservative G. K. Toft 1,283 47.5 +3.6
Majority 134 5.0 +4.6
Turnout 2,700 40.9 -1.2
Labour hold Swing
1976
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. D. Turner 1,231 43.9 +1.5
Labour B. Brotherton 1,221 43.6 +9.5
Liberal B. Willshaw 301 10.7 -10.4
Communist V. T. Eddisford 49 1.7 -0.6
Majority 10 0.4 -4.7
Turnout 2,802 42.1 +2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Rhodes 1,105 42.4
Labour B. Brotherton* 888 34.1
Liberal M. Wood 550 21.1
Communist A. H. Burrage 61 2.3
Majority 132 5.1
Turnout 2,604 39.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1973
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee 1,345 20.1
Labour W. M. Phillips 1,344 20.1
Labour B. Brotherton 1,197 17.9

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