Priory (ward)

Priory is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the northern and central part of Sale, including the Town Centre.

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

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Mark Hamer
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Macdonald
	Conservative	Michael Taylor
	Labour	Andrew Western*
Majority
Turnout

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jane Baugh*	1,609	53.7	+1.9
	Conservative	Daniel Critchlow	857	28.6	-2.4
	Green	Mark Hamer	322	10.7	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Macdonald	210	7.0	-1.3
Majority			752	25.1	+2.5
Turnout			2,998	39.5	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Barry Brotherton*	1,471	51.8	+8.5
	Conservative	Dave Hopps	879	31.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat	William Jones	255	9.0	-8.8
	Green	Paul Bayliss	235	8.3	-2.1
Majority			592	20.8	+6.0
Turnout			2,840	37.4	-6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Western	1,510	43.3	+4.0
	Conservative	Zubair Ali	993	28.5	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	William Jones	620	17.8	-7.5
	Green	Emma Handley	364	10.4	+5.4
Majority			517	14.8	+6.0
Turnout			3,487	43.9	-22.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Baugh*	2,087	39.3	-1.6
	Conservative	James Callaghan	1,618	30.5	-3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Will Jones	1,345	25.3	+13.3
	Green	Emma Handley	263	5.0	-3.5
Majority			469	8.8	+1.7
Turnout			5,313	66.7	+28.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Brotherton*	1,225	40.9	-1.2
	Conservative	Rob Chilton	1,013	33.9	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	358	12.0	-2.2
	Green	Emma Handley	253	8.5	-3.5
	BNP	Philip Davis	144	4.8	+4.8
Majority			212	7.1	-3.1
Turnout			2,993	38.7	-0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roland Griffin*	1,225	42.1	+2.9
	Conservative	Sean Anstee	927	31.8	-1.4
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	412	14.2	-3.6
	Green	Zoe Power	348	12.0	+2.2
Majority			298	10.2	+4.2
Turnout			2,912	39.6	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Baugh*	1,121	39.2	-1.2
	Conservative	Marion Rigby	950	33.2	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Clarke	510	17.8	-7.9
	Green	Joseph Westbrook	281	9.8	+9.8
Majority			171	6.0	+2.6
Turnout			2,862	39.3	-12.1
	Labour hold		Swing

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Brotherton*	1,413	14.3
	Labour	Roland Griffin*	1,320	13.4
	Labour	Jane Baugh*	1,248	12.7
	Conservative	Joseph Garner	1,135	11.5
	Conservative	Hugh Pitcher	1,063	10.8
	Liberal Democrat	John Hunter	932	9.6
	Conservative	Saleem Bhatti	923	9.4
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Riley	821	8.3
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Hurst	771	7.8
	BNP	Jason Gough	232	2.4
Turnout			9,858	51.4

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Keeley*	1,620	40.9	-7.6
	Conservative	Daniel Bunting	1,198	30.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Riley	907	22.9	+1.4
	Green	Steven Flower	241	6.1	+6.1
Majority			422	10.7	-7.8
Turnout			3,966	54.6	+3.3
	Labour hold		Swing

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Brotherton*	1,909	48.5	-0.5
	Conservative	Joseph Garner	1,183	30.0	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Riley	846	21.5	+4.4
Majority			726	18.5	+3.4
Turnout			3,938	51.3	+10.4
	Labour hold		Swing

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roland Griffin*	1,560	49.0	+0.8
	Conservative	Alexander Williams	1,077	33.9	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Riley	545	17.1	+0.7
Majority			483	15.1	+2.3
Turnout			3,182	40.9	+4.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keeley-Huggett*	1,373	48.2	-4.8
	Conservative	Nightingale	1,009	35.4	+8.5
	Liberal Democrat	Vernon	468	16.4	-3.7
Majority			364	12.8	-13.3
Turnout			2,850	36.6	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Brotherton*	1,533	53.0	+9.4
	Conservative	C. E. McEwen	778	26.9	+3.6
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	580	20.1	-13.0
Majority			755	26.1	+15.7
Turnout			2,891	36.9	-8.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. O. Griffin	1,540	43.6	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	D. M. Browne	1,171	33.1	-0.8
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton	822	23.3	-2.2
Majority			369	10.4	+3.7
Turnout			3,533	45.8	-2.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	1,529	40.6	+3.3
	Liberal Democrat	E. Mitchell*	1,276	33.9	+1.4
	Conservative	C. M. Dillon	962	25.5	-4.8
Majority			253	6.7	+1.9
Turnout			3,767	48.7	-1.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Brotherton	1,454	37.3	+11.1
	Liberal Democrat	C. Smith	1,267	32.5	+2.3
	Conservative	R. C. Heads	1,181	30.3	-13.3
Majority			187	4.8	-8.7
Turnout			3,902	50.4	+3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. P. Flynn*	1,586	43.6	+11.5
	Liberal Democrat	C. Smith	1,097	30.2	-6.8
	Labour	G. Smethurst	952	26.2	-4.7
Majority			489	13.5	+8.6
Turnout			3,635	47.0	-2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	E. Mitchell	1,442	37.0	+3.5
	Conservative	M. E. King*	1,251	32.1	+0.3
	Labour	P. Miller	1,207	30.9	-3.0
Majority			191	4.9	+4.4
Turnout			3,900	49.9	-1.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. W. Mitchell	1,324	33.9	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	E. Mitchell*	1,305	33.5	+1.6
	Conservative	D. R. Baldwin	1,239	31.8	-6.4
	Green	M. C. Peplow	160	4.1	+4.1
Majority			19	0.5	-5.8
Turnout			3,900	51.5	+5.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. P. Flynn	1,426	38.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	W. J. Golding*	1,190	31.9	-3.5
	Labour	R. P. Joinson	1,113	29.8	+3.2
Majority			236	6.3	+3.7
Turnout			3,729	45.8	-5.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. E. King	1,589	38.0	+11.1
	Liberal	C. S. Fink	1,482	35.4	-3.9
	Labour	P. J. English	1,113	26.6	-7.2
Majority			107	2.6	-2.9
Turnout			4,184	51.6	+9.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1986
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

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. J. Golding*	1,307	39.7	-7.0
	Conservative	P. Schofield	1,139	34.6	-1.1
	Labour	R. O. Griffin	848	25.7	+8.1
Majority			168	5.1	-5.8
Turnout			3,294	41.3	-3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. M. Phillipson*	1,670	46.7	+2.8
	Conservative	G. N. Beck	1,279	35.7	-5.3
	Labour	N. P. J. Cowell	629	17.6	+2.5
Majority			391	10.9	+8.0
Turnout			3,578	45.1	+5.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. L. Brookes	1,389	43.9	+1.5
	Conservative	A. Rhodes	1,297	41.0	+5.6
	Labour	P. N. J. Frizzby	478	15.1	-7.1
Majority			92	2.9	-4.1
Turnout			3,164	39.6	-3.5
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. J. Golding	1,459	42.4	+0.7
	Conservative	J. R. Sutton*	1,218	35.4	-3.6
	Labour	R. J. Ellis	762	22.2	+2.9
Majority			241	7.0	+4.3
Turnout			3,439	43.1	-32.2
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. M. Phillipson	2,657	41.7	+4.9
	Conservative	A. D. Barker	2,486	39.0	-8.5
	Labour	H. Pollard	1,228	19.3	+3.6
Majority			171	2.7	-8.0
Turnout			6,371	75.3	+34.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Evans	1,634	47.5	+1.1
	Liberal	J. M. Phillipson*	1,265	36.8	+5.5
	Labour	B. Brotherton	541	15.7	-6.6
Majority			369	10.7	-4.4
Turnout			3,440	40.4	-4.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Sutton	1,789	46.4	-0.9
	Liberal	W. J. Golding*	1,208	31.3	-3.2
	Labour	J. K. Morgan	858	22.3	+4.1
Majority			581	15.1	+2.2
Turnout			3,855	45.3	+4.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. R. Newton	1,642	47.3
	Liberal	A. Thorpe*	1,195	34.5
	Labour	D. N. Teasdale	631	18.2
Majority			447	12.9
Turnout			3,468	41.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. M. Phillipson	1,605	18.8
	Liberal	W. J. Golding	1,529	18.0
	Liberal	A. Thorpe	1,475	17.3

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