Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

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

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	37	-2
Labour	21	+2
Liberal Democrat	5	0
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Young*	2,366	44.0	-9.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	1,404	26.1	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Legge	1,250	23.2	+8.1
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	190	3.5	-4.9
	English Democrat	Steve Mills	168	3.1	N/A
Majority			962	17.9	-12.8
Turnout			5378	64.5	+28.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Lamb*	2,325	44.5	-13.9
	Labour	Michael Wilton	1,568	30.0	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Terry Corbett	1,107	21.2	N/A
	Green	Sara Ahsan	224	4.3	-11.4
Majority			757	14.5	-18.0
Turnout			5224	71.5	+32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Karen Barclay	3,304	34.2	-4.5
	Conservative	Michael Hyman	3,000	31.1
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Carter	924	9.6	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	682	7.1
	Labour	Thomas Hague	592	6.1	+1.9
	Labour	Graham Crean	566	5.9
	Green	Bridget Green	329	3.4	-1.1
	Green	Rosemary Graham	261	2.7
Majority			2,076	43.0	-13.9
Turnout			9,658	70.4	+28.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jacki Wilkinson	2,569	41.9	-7.7
	Labour	Andrew Western	1,799	29.3	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Wilson	1,519	24.8	+9.6
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	247	4.0	-5.4
Majority			770	12.6	-11.2
Turnout			6,134	66.2	+30.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Pam Dixon*	2,648	46.8	-12.7
	Labour	Angela Gratrix	1,444	25.5	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	John O'Connor	1,389	24.5	+0.7
	Green	Joseph Ryan	179	3.2	N/A
Majority			1,204	21.3	-14.4
Turnout			5,660	71.0	+32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Quayle*	1,972	51.2	-2.3
	Conservative	Lisa Cooke	1,025	26.6	-4.4
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Rogers	743	19.3	N/A
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	115	3.0	-12.5
Majority			947	24.6	+2.1
Turnout			3,855	53.5	+25.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Sophie Taylor*	3,192	66.9	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Wright	840	17.6	N/A
	Conservative	Lee Peck	395	8.3	-8.4
	Green	Anne Power	343	7.2	-12.0
Majority			2,352	49.3	+4.5
Turnout			4,770	62.4	+30.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mike Cornes*	2,232	43.3	-19.8
	Labour	Helen Simpson	1,969	38.2	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	801	15.5	N/A
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	157	3.0	N/A
Majority			263	5.1	-21.1
Turnout			5,159	66.5	+30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	June Reilly*	2,678	55.0	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Hogg	1,648	33.9	N/A
	Green	Joe Westbrook	541	11.1	+0.8
Majority			1,030	21.2	-11.9
Turnout			4,867	64.7	+26.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Viv Ward*	2,541	43.2	-10.2
	Labour	Tom McDonald	2,214	37.6	+4.2
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	915	15.5	N/A
	Green	Paul Syrett	218	3.7	-9.5
Majority			327	5.6	-14.4
Turnout			5,888	70.8	+32.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Acton*	2,721	58.6	+3.1
	Conservative	Colin Levenston	913	19.6	-5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Beswick	801	17.2	N/A
	Green	Philip Leape	212	4.6	-7.3
Majority			1,808	38.9	+8.2
Turnout			4,647	58.2	+30.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dylan Butt*	3,279	61.5	-9.6
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Taylor	1,240	23.3	+4.7
	Labour	Joyce Acton	663	12.4	+2.0
	Green	Sarah McIlroy	150	2.8	N/A
Majority			2,039	38.2	-14.3
Turnout			5,332	69.7	+30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alan Mitchell*	2,961	54.9	-6.1
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Newgrosh	1,191	22.1	+6.6
	Labour	Gwyneth Brock	915	17.0	+4.5
	Green	Sam Little	328	6.1	-4.9
Majority			1,770	32.8	-12.7
Turnout			5,395	71.8	+33.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford ward

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Jarman*	2,908	53.5	+5.5
	Conservative	Paul Lally	1,181	21.7	-10.5
	Liberal Democrat	David Rhodes	881	16.2	N/A
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	463	8.5	-5.8
Majority			1,727	31.8	+16.0
Turnout			5,433	62.5	+28.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory ward

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jane Baugh*	2,087	39.3	+0.1
	Conservative	James Callaghan	1,618	30.5	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Will Jones	1,345	25.3	+7.5
	Green	Emma Handley	263	5.0	-4.8
Majority			469	8.8	-2.8
Turnout			5,313	66.7	+27.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Philip Gratrix	2,032	40.9	+1.8
	Conservative	Christine Bailey*	1,668	33.6	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Hurst	1,068	21.5	+0.6
	Green	Bridget Battye	198	4.0	N/A
Majority			364	7.3
Turnout			4,966	65.2	+28.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rob Chilton	2,367	43.3	-8.9
	Labour	Thomas Tomkins	1,619	29.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Marjorie Rhodes	1,089	19.9	-1.0
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	223	4.1	N/A
	Green	Zoe Power	165	3.0	-3.7
Majority			748	13.7	-10.5
Turnout			5,463	62.8	+26.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dolores O'Sullivan	2,585	53.0	+3.3
	Conservative	Benita Dirikis	1,192	24.4	-9.6
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	845	17.3	N/A
	Green	Liz O'Neill	255	5.2	-11.1
Majority			1,393	28.6	+12.9
Turnout			4,877	62.0	+25.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Taylor*	2,638	42.0	-1.6
	Conservative	Angela Bruer-Morris	2,384	37.9	-3.0
	Labour	Margaret Westhead	863	13.7	+3.2
	UKIP	Ken Bullman	253	4.0	N/A
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	144	2.3	-2.7
Majority			254	4.0	-1.3
Turnout			6,282	74.8	+30.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kevin Procter	2,292	42.4	+2.4
	Conservative	James Wibberley*	2,042	37.8	-8.6
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	821	15.2	N/A
	Green	Helen Jocys	252	4.7	-8.9
Majority			250	4.6
Turnout			5,407	67.5	+25.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Village ward

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Fishwick*	2,399	46.3	-3.0
	Conservative	Richard Peers	1,644	31.7	-2.4
	Labour	Thom Shelton	977	18.9	+7.3
	Green	Michael Leigh	161	3.1	-1.9
Majority			755	14.6	-0.6
Turnout			5,181	66.3	+28.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

Official Trafford Council Election page

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