2008 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

2008 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2007 1 May 2008 (2008-05-01) 2010 →
22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Susan Williams David Acton Ray Bowker
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Altrincham Gorse Hill Village
Last election 13 seats,
46.3% 		8 seats,
29.6% 		1 seats,
12.6%
Seats before 38 20 4
Seats won 13 7 2
Seats after 39 19 5
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Increase 1
Popular vote 30,145 17,584 10,779
Percentage 47.3% 27.6% 16.9%
Swing Increase1.0% Decrease2.0% Increase2.3%
Map of results of 2008 election
Leader of the Council before election

Susan Williams
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Susan Williams
Conservative

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 30,145 (47.3%)
Increase 1.0 13 (59.1%)
13 / 22
 Increase 1 39 (61.9%)
39 / 63
Labour Party 17,584 (27.6%)
Decrease 2.0 7 (31.8%)
7 / 22
 Decrease 1 19 (30.2%)
19 / 63
Liberal Democrats 10,779 (16.9%)
Increase 2.3 2 (9.1%)
2 / 22
 Increase 1 5 (7.9%)
5 / 63
Green Party 4,682 (7.4%)
Decrease 0.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 223 (0.4%)
Increase 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
BNP 297 (0.2%)
Decrease 0.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 137 (0.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Decrease 1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
19 5 39

Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Williams* 1,590 56.3 +0.3
Labour Majella Kennedy 620 22.0 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Legge 323 11.4 −2.9
Green Deborah Leftwich 155 5.5 −1.7
Independent Sarah Walmsley 137 4.9 +4.9
Majority 970 34.3 +0.9
Turnout 2,825 35.2 −2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Rigby* 1,762 60.1 +4.8
Labour Michael Wilton 535 18.3 −2.9
Liberal Democrats Terry Corbett 389 13.3 +0.7
Green Marian Sudbury 244 8.3 −2.6
Majority 1,227 41.9 +7.8
Turnout 2,930 40.4 −1.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sean Anstee 2,187 73.4 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Chappell 334 11.3 −0.4
Labour Thomas Hague 255 8.6 −1.3
Green Bridget Green 190 6.4 −1.0
Majority 1,853 62.5 +3.2
Turnout 2,966 39.9 −1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Houraghan* 1,681 54.1 +2.9
Labour Andrew Western 836 26.9 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Armaan Chohan 334 10.8 −2.5
Green Martin Bate 255 8.2 −0.6
Majority 845 27.2 +3.9
Turnout 3,106 35.5 −0.9
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathy Bullock* 1,883 60.5 +4.3
Labour Angela Gratrix 522 17.8 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke 514 16.5 −3.0
Green Barbara Jarkowski 196 6.3 −1.0
Majority 1,361 43.7 +7.0
Turnout 3,115 38.9 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Platt* 961 50.1 −2.5
Conservative Anne Hooley 592 30.9 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hogg 183 9.5 +9.5
Green Melanie Bell 182 9.5 +0.9
Majority 369 19.2 −8.8
Turnout 1,918 26.7 −4.7
Labour hold Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eunice Whitfield Stennett* 1,434 32.0 +4.8
Labour Sophie Taylor 1,212 27.1 −5.0
Green Christine Rawson 377 8.4 +1.5
Conservative John Schofield 338 7.6 +2.5
Conservative John Blackburn 318 7.1 +1.5
Green Anne Power 313 7.0 −1.3
Liberal Democrats Louise Bird 264 5.9 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst 220 4.9 −3.1
Majority 835 37.3 −6.6
Turnout 4,476 32.6 −0.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Blackburn 1,728 60.3 +1.9
Labour Ged Carter 703 24.5 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 286 10.0 +10.0
Green Jennie Gander 150 5.2 −1.8
Majority 1,025 35.8 +8.8
Turnout 2,867 36.2 −2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Shaw 1,755 61.5 +0.9
Labour Kevin Procter 669 23.5 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 292 10.2 +10.2
Green Joe Ryan 137 4.8 −4.3
Majority 1,086 38.1 +7.7
Turnout 2,853 37.0 −2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Summerfield* 1,785 55.6 +4.9
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan 890 27.7 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott 321 10.0 −0.1
Green Paul Syrett 213 6.6 −0.2
Majority 895 27.9 +9.5
Turnout 3,209 38.2 −2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,170 52.3 −5.6
Conservative Colin Levenston 617 27.6 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Francis Beswick 262 11.7 +4.5
Green Philip Leape 189 8.5 −3.3
Majority 553 24.7 −6.2
Turnout 2,238 27.7 −1.1
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Myers 2,216 72.2 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor 437 14.2 −2.2
Labour Emily Spurrell 290 9.5 +0.4
Green Andrew Gratton 125 4.1 −0.6
Majority 1,779 60.0 +6.6
Turnout 3,068 40.3 −1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Candish 1,861 66.3 +3.1
Labour Beverly Harrison 379 13.5 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff 338 12.0 +1.6
Green Sarah McIlroy 231 8.2 −4.5
Majority 1,482 52.8 +3.4
Turnout 2,809 38.1 −2.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Longford ward

Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Lloyd* 1,167 41.3 −4.2
Conservative Rod Allan 931 32.9 +2.8
Green Margaret Westbrook 448 15.8 +2.4
Liberal Democrats David Rhodes 282 10.0 −1.0
Majority 236 8.3 −7.1
Turnout 2,828 32.5 −2.6
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Brotherton* 1,225 40.9 −1.2
Conservative Rob Chilton 1,013 33.9 +2.1
Liberal Democrats 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

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Hooley 1,120 39.9 +4.9
Labour Philip Gratrix* 1,116 39.8 −0.8
Liberal Democrats 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

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Holden* 1,659 56.0 +1.1
Labour Tom Tomkins 655 22.1 −4.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Webster 280 9.5 −1.6
UKIP Stephen Farndon 223 7.5 +4.2
Green Zoe Power 145 4.9 +0.4
Majority 1,004 33.9 +5.2
Turnout 2,962 34.3 −1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Ross 1,345 49.7 −1.2
Conservative Colin Hooley 896 33.1 +2.2
Green Liz O'Neill 247 9.1 −0.5
Liberal Democrats John O'Connor 218 8.1 −1.5
Majority 449 16.6 −3.4
Turnout 2,706 35.0 −1.9
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 2,196 49.9 +2.4
Conservative Darren Storey 1,864 42.3 −6.0
Labour Peter Baugh 247 5.6 +5.6
Green Jadwiga Leigh 97 2.2 −2.0
Majority 332 7.5 +6.7
Turnout 4,404 52.0 +2.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Turner* 1,346 39.8 −3.8
Labour Joyce Acton 1,129 33.4 −5.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Murray 714 21.1 +12.9
Green Helen Jocys 191 5.7 −3.2
Majority 217 6.4 +2.1
Turnout 3,380 41.9 −0.8
Conservative hold Swing

Village ward

Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ray Bowker* 1,883 58.2 +8.5
Conservative Jacki Wilkinson 1,003 31.0 −5.4
Labour Thomas Shelton 224 6.9 −2.8
Green Michael Leigh 126 3.9 −0.3
Majority 880 27.2 +14
Turnout 3,236 41.1 +1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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