Trafford Council election, 1986

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.^[1]

Because the Conservative Candidate for Priory ward, G. V. Burrows, (presumably inadvertently) wrote his occupation in the description box of his nomination paper, his party allegiance is listed on all official records and press coverage of this election as "Taxi Driver". However, as he was, in fact, the official Conservative Candidate, and therefore would doubtless have taken the Conservative whip had he been elected, he is listed on this page as a Conservative, rather than an Independent.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Labour	30	+9
Conservative	24	-10
Liberal	9	+1
Conservative lose to NOC

Ward results

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. M. Evans	1,523	41.1	+2.3
	Conservative	B. L. Slater*	1,352	36.4	-7.2
	Social Democrat	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	725	19.5	+19.5
	Green	N. J. Eadie	110	3.0	+1.4
Majority			171	4.6	-0.2
Turnout			3,710	46.1	+3.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Gill*	2,449	60.2	-12.9
	Social Democrat	V. G. O'Hara	1,026	25.2	+25.2
	Labour	M. J. Hendrickson	434	10.7	-6.2
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	160	3.9	-6.1
Majority			1,423	35.0	-21.1
Turnout			4,069	44.9	-11.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath (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

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. E. Waterfall*	1,881	50.3	-1.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	C. S. Fink	1,354	36.2	-1.0
	Labour	E. D. Shaw	507	13.5	+2.2
Majority			527	14.1	-0.2
Turnout			3,742	46.0	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Holland*	1,747	80.0	+24.4
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	438	20.0	+7.2
Majority			1,309	59.9	+20.0
Turnout			2,185	31.7	-6.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. M. Sheehan	2,285	77.1	+6.1
	Conservative	M. Howard	680	22.9	-6.1
Majority			1,605	54.1	+12.1
Turnout			2,965	33.5	-4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Haigh*	1,812	50.2	+4.5
	Labour	J. B. Roberts	1,320	36.6	+1.8
	Social Democrat	R. J. Thompson	474	13.1	+13.1
Majority			492	13.6	+2.7
Turnout			3,606	46.6	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,683	42.5	-4.9
	Conservative	P. Bates	1,421	35.9	-8.2
	Liberal	M. E. Clarke	856	21.6	+21.6
Majority			262	6.6	+3.3
Turnout			3,960	47.2	-1.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Flixton
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

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Roberts	2,317	57.2	-5.7
	Liberal	J. H. Mulholland	1,383	34.1	+5.6
	Labour	C. E. Donegan	263	6.5	+0.4
	Green	J. S. Menzies	88	2.2	-0.4
Majority			934	23.1	-11.3
Turnout			4,051	45.7	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. P. Hagan	1,824	28.6	+2.9
	Labour	P. J. Morgan	1,711	26.8	-0.7
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield*	1,292	20.3	-5.1
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	1,235	19.4	-6.9
	Social Democrat	M. L. Kugler	313	4.9	+4.9
Majority			419	6.6	-2.0
Turnout			6,375	45.7	+1.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. I. Carter	2,155	51.7	-7.2
	Liberal	A. Kelly	1,202	28.8	+4.5
	Labour	P. J. English	815	19.5	+2.7
Majority			953	22.8	-11.7
Turnout			4,172	43.4	+4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,551	64.4	+9.1
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	859	35.6	+1.0
Majority			692	28.7	+8.0
Turnout			2,410	38.3	-1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Mitchell	1,351	39.3	-0.4
	Labour	B. K. Lund	1,161	33.8	+8.1
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	926	26.9	-7.7
Majority			190	5.5	+0.4
Turnout			3,438	42.4	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sale Moor
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

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. T. Murkin	2,243	52.1	-0.5
	Conservative	M. E. King*	1,411	32.8	+1.3
	Liberal	T. J. P. Corbett	654	15.2	-0.7
Majority			832	19.3	-1.8
Turnout			4,308	45.2	+2.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. A. Adshead	1,772	48.0	+5.6
	Conservative	M. Hindley*	1,483	40.2	-5.6
	Social Democrat	L. L. Sumner	437	11.8	0
Majority			289	7.8	+4.4
Turnout			3,692	45.2	+1.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Marland*	1,775	67.2	-0.4
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	600	22.7	-6.2
	Social Democrat	K. Clarke	252	9.5	+9.5
	Independent	K. J. Martin	13	0.5	-3.0
Majority			1,175	44.5	+5.9
Turnout			2,640	36.2	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. R. Farnsworth	1,628	41.2	-3.9
	Conservative	A. K. Davies*	1,534	38.8	+3.3
	Labour	A. D. McNee	792	20.0	+0.5
Majority			94	2.4	-7.2
Turnout			3,954	44.2	+5.1
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Hanrahan	1,572	43.2	+3.9
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,467	40.3	-3.7
	Social Democrat	P. J. Carlon	603	16.6	-0.1
Majority			105	2.9	-1.7
Turnout			3,642	45.7	+1.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. D. Cragg*	1,780	44.1	-4.4
	Conservative	M. J. Booth	1,207	29.9	-1.5
	Labour	M. C. Jenkinson	1,052	26.0	+5.9
Majority			573	14.2	-2.9
Turnout			4,039	47.5	-2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 9 May 1986", Trafford M.B.C.(1986).

Preceded by Trafford Council election, 1984	Trafford local elections	Succeeded by Trafford Council election, 1987