Bucklow-St. Martins

Bucklow-St. Martins
Bucklow-St. Martins within Trafford
Population10,540 [1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Bucklow-St. Martins is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the town of Partington, the village of Carrington and a small part of Sale.

The ward was created in 2004 from parts of the former Bucklow and St. Martin's wards.

Councillors

The councillors are Frances Cosby (Labour),[2] Aidan Williams (Labour),[3] and James Wright (Labour).[4]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 David Quayle (Lab) Graham Kanes (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
2006 David Quayle (Lab) Graham Kanes (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
2007 David Quayle (Lab) John Smith (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
2008 David Quayle (Lab) John Smith (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
2010 David Quayle (Lab) John Smith (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
2011 David Quayle (Lab) John Smith (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
2012 David Quayle (Lab) John Smith (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
2014 Karina Carter (Lab) John Smith (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
May 2015 Karina Carter (Lab) John Smith (Lab) Ian Platt (Lab)
Late 2015 Karina Carter (Lab) John Smith (Lab) Ian Platt (Independent)[5]
5 May 2016 Karina Carter (Lab) John Smith (Lab) James Wright (Lab)
18 May 2016 Karina Carter (Lab) John Smith (Con)[5] James Wright (Lab)
2017 Karina Carter (Lab) Aidan Williams (Lab)[6] James Wright (Lab)
2018 Adele New (Lab) Aidan Williams (Lab) James Wright (Lab)
2019 Adele New (Lab) Aidan Williams (Lab) James Wright (Lab)
2021 Adele New (Lab) Aidan Williams (Lab) James Wright (Lab)
2022 Adele New (Lab) Aidan Williams (Lab) James Wright (Lab)
2023 Adele New (Lab) Aidan Williams (Lab) James Wright (Lab)
2 Nov 2023 Frances Cosby (Lab)[7] Aidan Williams (Lab) James Wright (Lab)
2024 Frances Cosby (Lab) Aidan Williams (Lab) James Wright (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates councillor defection.   indicates a by-election.

Elections in the 2020s

2024

2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Wright* 1,114 61.5 −5.3
Conservative Limna Lijo 375 20.7 +1.3
Green Daniel Wadsworth 129 7.1 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Sellars 122 6.6 +1.0
Green Rodrigo Capucho Paulo 72 3.9 −6.1
Majority 739 39.8 +9.7
Rejected ballots 43
Turnout 1,855 24.8 +0.3
Registered electors 7,484
Labour hold Swing -3.3

November 2023 (by-election)

By-election 2 November 2023[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frances Cosby 794 62.0 Decrease0.8
Conservative Paul Lally 284 22.0 Increase1.7
Reform UK Paul Swansborough 82 6.4 NEW
Green Rodrigo Capucho Paulo 80 6.2 Decrease4.2
Liberal Democrats Matthew Sellars 36 2.8 Decrease3.5
Majority 510 39.8
Registered electors 7,325
Turnout 1,280 17.5 Decrease7.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2023

2023 (after boundary changes)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adele New* 1,163 62.8
Labour Aidan Williams* 916
Labour James Wright* 872
Conservative Eleanor Johnson 336 20.3
Conservative John Reilly 315
Conservative June Reilly 308
Green Wendy Olsen 178 10.4
Green Rodrigo Capucho Paulo 158
Green Matthew Westbrook 158
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 99 6.3
Turnout 1,778 24.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2022

2022[9] [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adele New* 1,282 66.0
Conservative Gary Towers 443 22.8
Green Rodrigo Paulo 111 5.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 87 4.5
Majority 839 43.2
Registered electors 7,178
Turnout 1,941 27.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Wright* 1,244 59.2 Increase20.8
Conservative Thomas Maxwell 585 27.8 Increase10.8
Green Rodrigo Capucho Paulo 147 7.0 Increase2.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 87 4.1 Increase1.2
Majority 659 31.4 Increase16.8
Rejected ballots 38
Registered electors 7,213
Turnout 2,101 29.1 Decrease3.6
Labour hold Swing Increase5.0

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aidan Williams* 988 54.6 Decrease15.9
Conservative Lyall Ainscow 327 18.0 Decrease3
UKIP Andrew Beaumont 283 15.6 Increase11.2
Green Rodrigo Capucho Paulo 134 7.4 Increase5.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Power 76 4.2 Increase2.3
Majority 661 36.6 Decrease13.0
Registered electors 7,060
Turnout 1,808 25.84 Decrease2.66
Labour hold Swing

May 2018

2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adele New 1,427 70.5 +5.8
Conservative Geoffrey Turner 424 21.0 −7.1
UKIP Norine Napier 90 4.4 +0.4
Green Rodrigo Capucho Paulo 44 2.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 38 1.9 +0.8
Majority 1,003 49.6 +13.9
Turnout 2,023 28.5 +6.5
Labour hold Swing

September 2017 (by-election)

By-election 14 September 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aidan Williams 1,050 64.7 +26.3
Conservative Sarah Marland 456 28.1 +11.0
UKIP Andrew Beaumont 65 4.0 −9.3
Green Joe Ryan 33 2.0 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Lepori 18 1.1 −1.8
Majority 594 35.7 +21.1
Turnout 1,662 22.8 −10.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Wright 835 38.4 −24.5
Independent Tony Rudden 517 23.7 N/A
Conservative Geoffrey Turner 371 17.0 −10.9
UKIP Steve Jones 290 13.3 +13.3
Green Thea Johnson 98 4.5 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 64 2.9 +2.9
Majority 318 14.6 −20.4
Turnout 2,177 32.7 −24.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith* 2,441 62.9 +9.9
Conservative Neil Ferguson 1,082 27.9 −3.4
Green Daniel Wadsworth 357 9.2 −3.7
Majority 1,359 35.0 +5.1
Turnout 3,880 57.2 +25.6
Labour hold Swing

NOTE: John Smith defected to the Conservative Party in May 2016.

May 2014

2014
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

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Platt* 1,238 67.1 +3.8
Conservative Lee Peck 393 21.3 −3.2
Green Daniel Wadsworth 110 6.0 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 105 5.7 +0.3
Majority 845 45.8 +6.9
Turnout 1,846 27.8 −3.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith* 1,432 63.3 +12.1
Conservative Lee Peck 553 24.5 −2.1
Green Daniel Wadsworth 153 6.8 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 123 5.4 −13.9
Majority 879 38.9 +14.3
Turnout 2,261 31.6 −21.9
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Quayle* 1,972 51.2 +1.1
Conservative Lisa Cooke 1,025 26.6 −4.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 743 19.3 +9.8
Green Daniel Wadsworth 115 3.0 −6.5
Majority 947 24.6 +5.4
Turnout 3,855 53.5 +26.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

2008
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

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith 1,106 52.6 −0.9
Conservative Anne Cavanagh 517 24.6 −6.4
BNP Andrew Harris 297 14.1 +14.1
Green William Gradwell 181 8.6 −6.9
Majority 589 28.0 +5.5
Turnout 2,101 31.4 +3.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2006

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Quayle* 967 53.5 −13.1
Conservative Anne Cavanagh 560 31.0 −2.4
Green William Gradwell 280 15.5 +15.5
Majority 407 22.5 −7.4
Turnout 1,807 28.0 −6.7
Labour hold Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Platt* 1,406 23.3
Labour Graham Kanes* 1,326 22.0
Labour David Quayle* 1,287 21.3
Conservative Anne Cavanagh 686 11.4
Conservative James Davies 685 11.3
Conservative Richard Kellett 647 10.7
Turnout 6,037 34.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

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  2. ^ "Councillor Frances Cosby". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Councillor Aidan Williams". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Councillor James Alexander Wright". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b Staff writer (18 May 2016). "Trafford Labour councillor moves over to the Tory group". Sale & Altrincham Messenger. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ Staff writer (15 September 2017). "Labour win the Bucklow St Martins by-election". Sale & Altrincham Messenger. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. ^ Staff writer (3 November 2023). "New councillor for Trafford's Bucklow St Martins ward is Labour's Frances Cosby". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  8. ^ Staff writer (3 November 2023). "Local Election 2019 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ^ Tooth, Jack. "LIVE: Trafford Council election results for 2022". Messenger Newspapers. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 Local election results". Trafford Council. Government of the United Kingdom. May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2021 Local election results". www.trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  12. ^ Change compared to 2016, when the seat was last up for election.
  13. ^ Staff writer (3 May 2019). "Local Election 2019 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  14. ^ Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.