2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sean Anstee David Acton Ray Bowker Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Bowdon Gorse Hill Village Last election 10 seats, 39.5% 9 seats, 41.8% 2 seats, 9.3% Seats before 33 26 4 Seats won 12 9 1 Seats after 33 27 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 26,427 25,221 5,311 Percentage 39.4% 37.6% 7.9% Swing 0.1% 4.2% 1.4%
Map of results of 2014 election
Leader of the Council before election Sean Anstee Conservative Leader of the Council after election Sean Anstee Conservative

A Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		26,427 (39.4%)		0.1	12 (54.5%)	12 / 22		33 (52.4%)	33 / 63
Labour Party		25,221 (37.6%)		4.2	9 (40.9%)	9 / 22	1	27 (42.9%)	27 / 63
Liberal Democrats		5,311 (7.9%)		1.4	1 (4.5%)	1 / 22	1	3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Green Party		6,275 (9.4%)		1.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
UKIP		3,841 (5.7%)		4.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	1,515	48.8	-2.5
	Conservative	Michael Young*	1,371	–	–
	Labour	Aidan Williams	823	26.5	-6.6
	Labour	Waseem Hassan	584	–	–
	Green	Nick Davies	447	14.4	+5.5
	Green	Caroline Robertson-Brown	347	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	322	10.4	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Elliott	251	–	–
Majority			548	22.3	+4.4
Turnout			5,660	36.7	-27.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lamb*	1,505	50.5	+0.4
	Labour	Luckson Francis-Augustine	877	29.4	-6.2
	Green	Nick Robertson-Brown	431	14.5	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Marritt	167	5.6	-0.2
Majority			628	21.1	+6.6
Turnout			2980	41.7	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Barclay*	2,042	69.5	+1.2
	Labour	Thomas Hague	428	11.2	-4.4
	Green	Bridget Green	273	9.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Davidson	197	6.7	-0.1
Majority			1614	54.8	+2.2
Turnout			2940	40.4	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Dagnall	1,660	43.4	-2.9
	Conservative	Jacki Wilkinson*	1,431	37.4	-1.5
	UKIP	Ron George	413	10.8	+4.6
	Green	Sara Ahsan	191	4.9	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	William Jones	129	3.3	-0.9
Majority			229	5.9	-1.5
Turnout			3,824	41.4	+2.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Dixon*	1,627	51.8	+3.7
	Labour	Mike Green	1,052	33.5	+0.6
	Green	Joe Ryan	286	9.1	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Eisen	200	6.4	+2.4
Majority			575	18.3	+3.1
Turnout			3,139	41	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karina Carter	1,054	53	-14.1
	Conservative	Stephen Anstee	623	31.3	+10
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	253	12.7	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	58	2.9	-2.8
Majority			431	21.6	-24.2
Turnout			1,988	29.9	+2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sophie Taylor*	2,206	75.2	-4.6
	Green	Matthew Westbrook	401	13.7	+2.6
	Conservative	Asha Thomas	246	8.3	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Bird	81	2.8	+0.5
Majority			1,805	61.5	-7.1
Turnout			2,933	46.1	+10.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Cornes*	1,256	42.2	-1.1
	Labour	Anna Booth	973	32.7	-5.5
	UKIP	Paul Pickford	509	17.1	+17.1
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	134	4.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Rogers	63	2.1	-13.4
	Socialist Labour	Jim Flannery	41	1.4	+1.4
Majority			283	9.5	+4.4
Turnout			2,976	36.7	-3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Reilly*	1,247	39.8	-7.3
	Labour	George Devlin	1,164	37.1	-6.3
	UKIP	Paul Regan	557	17.8	+17.8
	Green	Luka Knezevic	114	3.6	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hogg	54	1.7	-0.9
Majority			83	2.6	-1
Turnout			3,136	42.9	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viv Ward*	1,427	38.6	-7.7
	Labour	Ged Carter	1,388	37.5	-4.1
	UKIP	Chris Frost	610	16.5	+16.5
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	188	5.0	-4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsty Cullen	86	2.3	-0.6
Majority			39	1.1	-3.6
Turnout			3,699	45.6	+5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Acton*	1,666	63.6	-8.1
	Conservative	Mark Cawdrey	496	18.9	+2.7
	Green	Nigel Woodcock	346	13.2	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Renee Matthews	111	4.2	+0.6
Majority			953	35.8	-19.1
Turnout			2,619	36.4	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dylan Butt*	1,911	64.2	+2.6
	Labour Co-op	Barbara Twiney	395	13.3	-2.2
	UKIP	Andrew Weighell	335	11.2	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Taylor	204	6.8	-2.3
	Green	Daniel Jerome	133	4.5	-0.5
Majority			1,516	50.9	+3.6
Turnout			2,978	40.8	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Mitchell*	1,646	58	+3.1
	Labour Co-op	Beverley Harrison	647	22.8	+5.8
	Green	Samuel Little	325	11.4	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Birtwistle	221	7.8	-14.3
Majority			999	35.2	-2.4
Turnout			2,839	39.3	32.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford ward

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Jarman*	2,003	60.8	-4.5
	Conservative	James Heywood	603	18.3	-0.1
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	553	16.8	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Carberry-Power	135	4.1	+0.8
Majority			1,400	42.5	-4.3
Turnout			3294	37.9	+2.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory ward

Priory

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 Democrats	Michael Macdonald	210	7.0	-1.3
Majority			752	25.1	+2.5
Turnout			2,998	39.5	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor

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 Democrats	Kenneth Clarke	98	3.6	-2.5
Majority			445	16.5	+4.8
Turnout			2,697	36.6	-1.3
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Chilton*	1,617	46.7	+3.4
	Labour	James Wright	1,206	34.8	+5.2
	UKIP	John Walsh	401	11.6	+7.5
	Green	Phil Kilburn	134	3.9	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	105	3.0	-16.9
Majority			411	11.9	-1.8
Turnout			3,463	40.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dolores O'Sullivan*	1,718	58.0	-4.4
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	674	22.7	+4.9
	Green	Liz O'Neill	471	15.9	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Martin	100	3.4	-0.2
Majority			1,044	35.2	-9.4
Turnout			2,963	38.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nathan Evans	1,419	38.8	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Taylor*	1,363	37.3	-4.7
	Labour	Majella Dalton-Bartley	622	17.0	+3.3
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	253	6.9	+4.6
Majority			56	1.5	+5.6
Turnout			3,657	43.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Procter*	1,327	39.1	-3.3
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,175	34.6	-3.1
	UKIP	Peter Killick	608	17.9	+17.9
	Green	Geraldine Coggins	214	6.3	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Harrison	69	2.0	-13.2
Majority			152	4.5	-0.1
Turnout			3,393	42.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Village ward

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Fishwick*	1,087	36.5	-9.8
	Conservative	Andy Iredale	971	32.6	+0.9
	Labour	Tony O'Brien	662	22.2	+3.4
	Green	Michael Leigh	258	8.7	+5.6
Majority			116	3.9	-10.7
Turnout			2.978	38.4	-2.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

External links

• Official website