Sale Moor (ward)

Sale Moor is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of Sale, including Sale Moor Village. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1 0,323.^[1]

Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Bennett*	2,512	50.7	+5.6
	Conservative	Tony Field	1,939	39.2	+10.6
	Green	Paul Bayliss	499	10.1	+2.6
Majority			573	11.5	-4.0
Turnout			4,950	66.1	+29.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Gratrix*	1,217	45.1	-4.0
	Conservative	Michael Parris	772	28.6	-8.8
	UKIP	Barry Higgs	408	15.1	+15.1
	Green	Paul Bayliss	202	7.5	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	98	3.6	-2.5
Majority			445	16.5	+4.8
Turnout			2,697	36.6	-1.3
	Labour hold		Swing

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Freeman	1,355	49.1	+1.8
	Conservative	Nigel Hooley*	1,032	37.4	-2.5
	Green	Nigel Woodcock	205	7.4	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Joseph Carter	168	6.1	-0.7
Majority			323	11.7	+4.3
Turnout			2,760	37.9	-3.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

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 Democratic	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 Democratic	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

References

↑ "Trafford ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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