Priory (ward)

Priory is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the northern and central part of Sale, including the Town Centre. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 10,481.[1]

Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Western* 2,408 43.0 -10.7
Conservative Michael Taylor 2,199 39.3 +10.7
Green Mark Hamer 595 10.6 -0.1
Liberal Democrat Michael Macdonald 392 7.0 +0.0
Majority 209 3.7 -21.4
Turnout 5,594 70.5 +31.0
Labour hold Swing
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

References

  1. "Trafford ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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