Urmston (ward)

Urmston is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the most of the town of Urmston, including the Town Centre, and a small part of Flixton.

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

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Harding	1,786	48.3	+5.9
	Conservative	Eddie Kelson*	1,441	38.9	+1.1
	Green	Helen Jocys	196	5.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Hurst	142	3.8	-11.4
	UKIP	Robert Rawcliffe	136	3.7	+3.7
Majority			345	9.3	+4.7
Turnout			3,701	46.0	-21.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Procter	2,292	42.4	+9.0
	Conservative	James Wibberley*	2,042	37.8	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	821	15.2	-5.9
	Green	Helen Jocys	252	4.7	-1.0
Majority			250	4.6	-1.8
Turnout			5,407	67.5	+25.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Turner*	1,346	39.8	-3.8
	Labour	Joyce Acton	1,129	33.4	-5.9
	Liberal Democrat	Bernard Murray	714	21.1	+12.9
	Green	Helen Jocys	191	5.7	-3.2
Majority			217	6.4	+2.1
Turnout			3,380	41.9	-0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddie Kelson	1,450	43.6	-2.8
	Labour	William Clarke	1,308	39.3	-0.7
	Green	Helen Jocys	296	8.9	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Rogers	272	8.2	+8.2
Majority			142	4.3	-2.1
Turnout			3,326	42.7	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Wibberley*	1,507	46.4	-3.6
	Labour	William Clarke	1,299	40.0	-2.9
	Green	Helen Jocys	442	13.6	+6.6
Majority			208	6.4	+3.2
Turnout			3,248	42.4	-8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,747	17.2
	Conservative	Angela Roberts	1,678	16.5
	Conservative	James Wibberley	1,658	16.3
	Labour	Joyce Acton*	1,549	15.3
	Labour	William Clarke*	1,434	14.1
	Labour	Ian McDermott*	1,366	13.5
	Green	Helen Jocys	715	7.0
Turnout			10,147	50.9

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Acton*	1,912	45.6	-11.2
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,808	43.2	+0.0
	Green	Helen Jocys	470	11.2	+11.2
Majority			104	2.4	-11.2
Turnout			4,190	56.6	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Acton*	2,323	56.8	+2.9
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,765	43.2	-3.0
Majority			558	13.6	+5.9
Turnout			4,088	54.0	+12.7
	Labour hold		Swing

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Clarke*	1,679	53.9	+2.2
	Conservative	David Nicklin	1,439	46.2	+3.1
Majority			240	7.7	-0.9
Turnout			3,118	41.3	+4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Acton*	1,420	51.7	-7.2
	Conservative	Nicklin	1,184	43.1	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Elliot	142	5.2	+5.2
Majority			236	8.6	-12.0
Turnout			2,746	36.7	-0.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton*	1,645	58.9	-3.0
	Conservative	D. M. H. Nicklin	1,068	38.3	+0.2
	Independent	N. J. Barrett	78	2.8
Majority			577	20.6	-3.2
Turnout			2,791	37.1	-6.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Clarke	1,961	61.9	-0.6
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,208	38.1	+0.6
Majority			753	23.8	-1.1
Turnout			3,169	43.1	-4.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Acton	2,221	62.5	+1.9
	Conservative	E. May*	1,335	37.5	-1.9
Majority			886	24.9	+3.8
Turnout			3,556	48.0	-1.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton*	2,244	60.6	+20.2
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,461	39.4	-16.3
Majority			783	21.1	+5.8
Turnout			3,705	49.8	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	2,001	55.7	+5.5
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,451	40.4	-9.4
	Liberal Democrat	D. J. Kelly	143	4.0	+4.0
Majority			550	15.3	+14.9
Turnout			3,595	47.5	-3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. May*	1,950	50.2	+8.0
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,935	49.8	-0.8
Majority			15	0.4	-8.0
Turnout			3,885	50.5	-2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton*	2,105	50.6	+5.1
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,754	42.2	-5.0
	Green	H. E. Jocys	297	7.1	+7.1
Majority			351	8.4	+6.8
Turnout			4,156	53.1	+2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

By-Election 24 November 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton	1,563	52.6	+7.1
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,406	47.4	+0.2
Majority			157	5.3	+3.7
Turnout			2,969	37.2	+14.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	1,913	47.2	-1.0
	Labour	D. Acton	1,847	45.5	+5.9
	Liberal Democrat	P. J. Carlon	295	7.3	-7.9
Majority			66	1.6	-6.9
Turnout			4,055	50.9	-4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. May	2,076	46.7	+6.4
	Labour	D. Acton*	1,708	38.5	-4.7
	Social Democrat	P. J. Carlon	657	14.8	-1.8
Majority			368	8.3	+5.4
Turnout			4,441	55.8	+10.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1986
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

By-Election 6 March 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton	1,321	44.7	+5.4
	Conservative	E. May	871	29.5	-14.5
	Social Democrat	P. J. Carlon	762	25.8	+9.1
Majority			450	15.2	+10.6
Turnout			2,954	37.1	-6.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	1,515	44.0	-1.0
	Labour	D. Acton	1,355	39.3	+7.1
	Social Democrat	P. J. Carlon	576	16.7	-6.2
Majority			160	4.6	+0.1
Turnout			3,446	44.0	-6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. L. Brown	1,706	23.2	-0.3
	Conservative	C. Warbrick	1,600	21.8	-3.1
	Labour	D. Acton	1,269	17.3	+7.8
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,095	14.9	+3.0
	Social Democrat	P. J. Carlon	867	11.8	-2.9
	Social Democrat	H. Laffey	815	11.1	-4.3
Majority			331	4.5	-15.5
Turnout			7,352	50.2	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,736	46.7	-1.1
	Labour	D. Acton	994	26.8	-25.4
	Social Democrat	P. J. Carlon	985	26.5	+26.5
Majority			742	20.0	+15.7
Turnout			3,715	47.5	+5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Horner	1,686	52.2	+25.1
	Conservative	R. V. Royle-Higginson*	1,546	47.8	-3.0
Majority			140	4.3	-19.5
Turnout			3,232	42.2	-35.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. H. Platt*	3,381	50.8	-8.0
	Labour	D. Horner	1,801	27.1	-1.6
	Liberal	D. E. Unwin	1,469	22.1	+9.6
Majority			1,580	23.8	-6.3
Turnout			6,651	77.7	+43.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,725	58.8	+2.0
	Labour	D. Horner	842	28.7	+4.6
	Liberal	D. E. Unwin	367	12.5	-6.6
Majority			883	30.1	-2.6
Turnout			2,934	34.6	-3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. V. Royle-Higginson*	1,798	56.8	+2.3
	Labour	D. T. Taylor	763	24.1	+0.5
	Liberal	A. Scanlon	604	19.1	-2.8
Majority			1,035	32.7	+1.9
Turnout			3,165	37.6	-5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. H. Platt	1,968	54.5
	Labour	D. T. Taylor	854	23.6
	Liberal	G. Davies*	790	21.9
Majority			1,114	30.8
Turnout			3,612	43.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe	1,323	15.8
	Conservative	R. V. Royle-Higginson	1,270	15.1
	Liberal	G. Davies	1,262	15.0

References

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