1995 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Beverley Hughes Frank Eadie Ray Bowker Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Talbot Davyhulme East Village Last election 11 seats, 41.0% 8 seats, 38.1% 2 seats, 20.7% Seats before 23 35 5 Seats won 14 5 2 Seats after 29 29 5 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 33,006 27,431 9,522 Percentage 46.4% 38.6% 13.4% Swing 5.4% 0.5% 7.3%
Map of results of 1995 election
Leader of the Council before election Frank Eadie Conservative Leader of the Council after election Beverley Hughes Labour

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 1995. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1999. The Conservative party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.^[1]

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		33,006 (46.4%)		5.4	14 (66.7%)	14 / 21	6	29 (46.0%)	29 / 63
Conservative Party		27,431 (38.6%)		0.5	5 (23.8%)	5 / 21	6	29 (46.0%)	29 / 63
Liberal Democrats		9,522 (13.4%)		7.3	2 (9.5%)	2 / 21		5 (7.9%)	5 / 63
Independent		1,126 (1.6%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. G. Crewe	1,908	49.1	+7.5
	Conservative	A. H. Wilson	1,675	43.1	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clarke	322	8.3	−6.6
Majority			233	6.0	+4.2
Turnout			3,887	44.1	+0.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Poole*	2,139	60.2	+8.1
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	815	22.9	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Preston	602	16.9	−10.1
Majority			1,324	37.2	+12.1
Turnout			3,556	38.4	−3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Chapman-Barker	2,064	53.6	+4.5
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,451	37.7	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. A. Stubbs	333	8.7	−6.1
Majority			613	15.9	−2.9
Turnout			3,848	44.8	−2.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. A. Dixon	1,815	49.9	+1.5
	Labour	P. Frizzby	986	27.1	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Marchbank-Smith	493	13.6	−16.9
	Independent	D. F. Cockayne	343	9.4	+9.4
Majority			829	22.8	+4.9
Turnout			3,637	44.8	−0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,566	77.3	+22.1
	Independent	F. Holland	461	22.7	+22.7
Majority			1,105	54.6	+44.2
Turnout			2,027	33.1	−5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. W. Stennett*	2,122	80.7	+3.9
	Conservative	W. R. Monaghan	506	19.3	+1.6
Majority			1,616	61.5	+2.4
Turnout			2,628	33.0	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. E. Crosbie*	1,840	55.6	+3.1
	Labour	S. Hesford	1,467	44.4	+5.4
Majority			373	11.3	−2.3
Turnout			3,307	44.7	−3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,849	50.2	+6.6
	Conservative	P. Bates*	1,565	42.5	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. M. Browne	267	7.3	−3.4
Majority			284	7.7	+5.6
Turnout			3,681	46.8	+0.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. S. Jones	1,688	43.6	+12.5
	Conservative	M. P. Whetton	1,539	39.8	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vernon	643	16.6	−11.4
Majority			149	3.9	−5.8
Turnout			3,870	49.6	−4.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. J. Myers*	2,012	57.8	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. S. Fink	1,251	35.9	−2.8
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	509	14.6	+4.3
Majority			1,159	33.3	+21.0
Turnout			3,481	44.3	−1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. P. Jarman*	1,760	61.1	+5.0
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,122	38.9	−3.0
Majority			638	22.1	+1.8
Turnout			2,882	39.1	−3.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Mersey St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Sharp*	1,961	46.9	−2.1
	Labour	A. Guttridge	1,473	35.3	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. J. Thompson	454	10.9	−10.9
	Independent	J. F. S. Kallinicos	290	6.9	+6.9
Majority			488	11.7	−8.2
Turnout			4,178	43.9	−3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Tully*	1,481	66.7	+7.9
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	739	33.3	+1.2
Majority			742	33.4	+6.7
Turnout			2,220	37.0	−3.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	1,529	40.6	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats		Swing

Sale Moor

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 Democrats	M. E. Clarke	307	9.2	−6.4
Majority			515	15.4	+7.4
Turnout			3,352	43.8	+4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. A. Quayle*	2,225	64.8	+7.3
	Conservative	C. J. D. Browning	1,209	35.2	+3.1
Majority			1,016	29.6	+3.4
Turnout			3,434	39.2	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. E. Garlick*	2,176	66.2	+8.2
	Conservative	J. T. Kelly	1,110	33.8	+0.5
Majority			1,066	32.4	+7.6
Turnout			3,286	42.9	−3.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Lane*	1,642	78.2	+0.6
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	425	20.2	−2.2
	Independent	K. J. Martin	32	1.5	+1.5
Majority			1,217	58.0	+2.9
Turnout			2,099	33.5	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. M. Bruer-Morris	1,508	40.3	+0.3
	Conservative	H. Scholar*	1,400	37.4	−0.9
	Labour	H. K. Western	836	22.3	−0.6
Majority			108	2.9	+1.1
Turnout			3,744	44.2	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Acton	2,221	62.5	+1.9
	Conservative	E. May*	1,335	37.5	−1.9
Majority			886	24.9	+3.8
Turnout			3,556	48.0	−1.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. V. Ackroyd*	2,075	47.8	+0.2
	Conservative	A. Bowker	1,361	31.3	−1.5
	Labour	S. N. Humby	909	20.9	+1.3
Majority			714	16.4	+1.6
Turnout			4,345	42.5	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing