Priory (Trafford ward)

Priory
Priory within Trafford
Population10,917 [1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Priory is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the northern and central part of Sale, including the Town Centre.

Councillors

As of 2021, the councillors are Louise Dagnall (Labour),[2] Andrew Western (Labour),[3] and Barry Brotherton (Labour).[4]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
1973 John Phillipson (Lib) John Golding (Lib) Alan Thorpe (Lib)
1975 John Phillipson (Lib) John Golding (Lib) K. Newton (Con)
1976 John Phillipson (Lib) John Sutton (Con) K. Newton (Con)
1978 Joseph Evans (Con) John Sutton (Con) K. Newton (Con)
1979 Joseph Evans (Con) John Sutton (Con) John Phillipson (Lib)
1980 Joseph Evans (Con) John Golding (Lib) John Phillipson (Lib)
1982 Alan Brookes (Lib) John Golding (Lib) John Phillipson (Lib)
1983 Alan Brookes (Lib) John Golding (Lib) John Phillipson (Lib)
1984 Alan Brookes (Lib) John Golding (Lib) John Phillipson (Lib)
1986 Edna Mitchell (Lib) John Golding (Lib) John Phillipson (Lib)
1987 Edna Mitchell (Lib) John Golding (Lib) Michael King (Con)
1988 Edna Mitchell (SLD) John Flynn (Con) Michael King (Con)
1990 Peter Mitchell (Lab) John Flynn (Con) Michael King (Con)
1991 Peter Mitchell (Lab) John Flynn (Con) Edna Mitchell (Lib Dem)
1992 Peter Mitchell (Lab) John Flynn (Con) Edna Mitchell (Lib Dem)
1994 Barry Brotherton (Lab) John Flynn (Con) Edna Mitchell (Lib Dem)
1995 Barry Brotherton (Lab) John Flynn (Con) Barbara Keeley (Lab)
1996 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Barbara Keeley (Lab)
1998 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Barbara Keeley (Lab)
1999 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Barbara Keeley (Lab)
2000 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Barbara Keeley (Lab)
2002 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Barbara Keeley (Lab)
2003 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Barbara Keeley (Lab)
2004 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2006 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2007 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2008 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2010 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Roland Griffin (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2011 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2012 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2014 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2015 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2016 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2018 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2019 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Jane Baugh (Lab Co-op)
2020 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Vacant[5]
2021 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Louise Dagnall (Lab)
2022 Barry Brotherton (Lab) Andrew Western (Lab) Louise Dagnall (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates vacant seat.   indicates a by-election.

Elections in the 2020s

May 2022

2022[6] [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Dagnall* 2,076 59.7
Conservative Rupali Paul 824 23.7
Green Dave Turner 338 9.7
Liberal Democrats Briony Stephenson 222 6.4
Majority 1,252 36.0
Registered electors 8,123
Turnout 3,479 42.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Brotherton* 2,029 51.0 N/A
Labour Louise Dagnall 1,981 49.8 N/A
Conservative Rob Duncan 1,043 26.2 N/A
Conservative Simon Stonehill 778 19.6 N/A
Green Nick Robertson-Brown 440 11.1 N/A
Green Dave Turner 367 9.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Briony Stephenson 173 4.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Kierman 166 4.2 N/A
Democratic Network Ewen Garrod 42 1.1 N/A
Majority N/A
Rejected ballots 27
Registered electors 8,121
Turnout 3,977 49.0 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Western* 1,511 48.8 Decrease11.5
Conservative Louis Marks 679 21.9 Decrease7.6
Green Nicholas Robertson-Brown 404 13.0 Increase7.9
Liberal Democrats Briony Stephenson 305 9.8 Increase4.7
UKIP Kevin Grime 199 6.4 N/A
Majority 832 26.85 Decrease3.95
Registered electors 8,052
Turnout 3,098 38.61 Decrease2.29
Labour hold Swing

May 2018

2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jane Baugh* 2,018 60.3 +5.3
Conservative George Barker 988 29.5 +2.9
Green Paul Greer 170 5.1 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Michael MacDonald 170 5.1 −0.5
Majority 1,030 30.8
Turnout 3,346 40.9 +1.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Brotherton* 1,702 55.0 +12.0
Conservative Paul Jay 822 26.6 −12.7
UKIP Kevin Grime 236 7.6 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Macdonald 173 5.6 −1.4
Green Amanda King 161 5.2 −5.4
Majority 880 28.4 +24.7
Turnout 3,094 39.9 −30.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Western* 2,400 42.8 −10.9
Conservative Michael Taylor 2,207 39.5 +10.9
Green Mark Hamer 595 10.6 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Macdonald 392 7.0 +0.0
Majority 193 3.5 −21.6
Turnout 5,594 70.5 +31.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014
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

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Barry Brotherton* 1,471 51.8 +8.5
Conservative Dave Hopps 879 31.0 +2.5
Liberal Democrats William Jones 255 9.0 −8.8
Green Paul Bayliss 235 8.3 −2.1
Majority 592 20.8 +6.0
Turnout 2,840 37.4 −6.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Western 1,510 43.3 +4.0
Conservative Zubair Ali 993 28.5 −2.0
Liberal Democrats William Jones 620 17.8 −7.5
Green Emma Handley 364 10.4 +5.4
Majority 517 14.8 +6.0
Turnout 3,487 43.9 −22.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Baugh* 2,087 39.3 −1.6
Conservative James Callaghan 1,618 30.5 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Will Jones 1,345 25.3 +13.3
Green Emma Handley 263 5.0 −3.5
Majority 469 8.8 +1.7
Turnout 5,313 66.7 +28.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

2008
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

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland Griffin* 1,225 42.1 +2.9
Conservative Sean Anstee 927 31.8 −1.4
Liberal Democrats James Eisen 412 14.2 −3.6
Green Zoe Power 348 12.0 +2.2
Majority 298 10.2 +4.2
Turnout 2,912 39.6 +0.3
Labour hold Swing

May 2006

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Baugh* 1,121 39.2 −1.2
Conservative Marion Rigby 950 33.2 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret Clarke 510 17.8 −7.9
Green Joseph Westbrook 281 9.8 +9.8
Majority 171 6.0 +2.6
Turnout 2,862 39.3 −12.1
Labour hold Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Brotherton* 1,413 14.3
Labour Roland Griffin* 1,320 13.4
Labour Jane Baugh* 1,248 12.7
Conservative Joseph Garner 1,135 11.5
Conservative Hugh Pitcher 1,063 10.8
Liberal Democrats John Hunter 932 9.6
Conservative Saleem Bhatti 923 9.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Riley 821 8.3
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst 771 7.8
BNP Jason Gough 232 2.4
Turnout 9,858 51.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

May 2003

2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Keeley* 1,620 40.9 −7.6
Conservative Daniel Bunting 1,198 30.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Riley 907 22.9 +1.4
Green Steven Flower 241 6.1 +6.1
Majority 422 10.7 −7.8
Turnout 3,966 54.6 +3.3
Labour hold Swing

May 2002

2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Brotherton* 1,909 48.5 −0.5
Conservative Joseph Garner 1,183 30.0 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Riley 846 21.5 +4.4
Majority 726 18.5 +3.4
Turnout 3,938 51.3 +10.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2000

2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland Griffin* 1,560 49.0 +0.8
Conservative Alexander Williams 1,077 33.9 −1.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Riley 545 17.1 +0.7
Majority 483 15.1 +2.3
Turnout 3,182 40.9 +4.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Keeley-Huggett* 1,373 48.2 −4.8
Conservative Nightingale 1,009 35.4 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Vernon 468 16.4 −3.7
Majority 364 12.8 −13.3
Turnout 2,850 36.6 −0.3
Labour hold Swing
1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Brotherton* 1,533 53.0 +9.4
Conservative C. E. McEwen 778 26.9 +3.6
Liberal Democrats A. Vernon 580 20.1 −13.0
Majority 755 26.1 +15.7
Turnout 2,891 36.9 −8.9
Labour hold Swing
1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland O. Griffin 1,540 43.6 +3.0
Liberal Democrats D. M. Browne 1,171 33.1 −0.8
Conservative L. M. L. Burton 822 23.3 −2.2
Majority 369 10.4 +3.7
Turnout 3,533 45.8 −2.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara 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
1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Brotherton 1,454 37.3 +11.1
Liberal Democrats C. Smith 1,267 32.5 +2.3
Conservative R. C. Heads 1,181 30.3 −13.3
Majority 187 4.8 −8.7
Turnout 3,902 50.4 +3.4
Labour hold Swing
1992
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. P. Flynn* 1,586 43.6 +11.5
Liberal Democrats C. Smith 1,097 30.2 −6.8
Labour G. Smethurst 952 26.2 −4.7
Majority 489 13.5 +8.6
Turnout 3,635 47.0 −2.9
Conservative hold Swing
1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats E. Mitchell 1,442 37.0 +3.5
Conservative M. E. King* 1,251 32.1 +0.3
Labour P. Miller 1,207 30.9 −3.0
Majority 191 4.9 +4.4
Turnout 3,900 49.9 −1.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. W. Mitchell 1,324 33.9 +4.1
Liberal Democrats E. Mitchell* 1,305 33.5 +1.6
Conservative D. R. Baldwin 1,239 31.8 −6.4
Green M. C. Peplow 160 4.1 +4.1
Majority 19 0.5 −5.8
Turnout 3,900 51.5 +5.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. P. Flynn 1,426 38.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats W. J. Golding* 1,190 31.9 −3.5
Labour R. P. Joinson 1,113 29.8 +3.2
Majority 236 6.3 +3.7
Turnout 3,729 45.8 −5.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. E. King 1,589 38.0 +11.1
Liberal C. S. Fink 1,482 35.4 −3.9
Labour P. J. English 1,113 26.6 −7.2
Majority 107 2.6 −2.9
Turnout 4,184 51.6 +9.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. Mitchell 1,351 39.3 −0.4
Labour B. K. Lund 1,161 33.8 +8.1
Conservative G. V. Burrows 926 26.9 −7.7
Majority 190 5.5 +0.4
Turnout 3,438 42.4 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing
1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. J. Golding* 1,307 39.7 −7.0
Conservative P. Schofield 1,139 34.6 −1.1
Labour R. O. Griffin 848 25.7 +8.1
Majority 168 5.1 −5.8
Turnout 3,294 41.3 −3.8
Liberal hold Swing
1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. M. Phillipson* 1,670 46.7 +2.8
Conservative G. N. Beck 1,279 35.7 −5.3
Labour N. P. J. Cowell 629 17.6 +2.5
Majority 391 10.9 +8.0
Turnout 3,578 45.1 +5.5
Alliance hold Swing
1982
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. L. Brookes 1,389 43.9 +1.5
Conservative A. Rhodes 1,297 41.0 +5.6
Labour P. N. J. Frizzby 478 15.1 −7.1
Majority 92 2.9 −4.1
Turnout 3,164 39.6 −3.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. J. Golding 1,459 42.4 +0.7
Conservative J. R. Sutton* 1,218 35.4 −3.6
Labour R. J. Ellis 762 22.2 +2.9
Majority 241 7.0 +4.3
Turnout 3,439 43.1 −32.2
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. M. Phillipson 2,657 41.7 +4.9
Conservative A. D. Barker 2,486 39.0 −8.5
Labour H. Pollard 1,228 19.3 +3.6
Majority 171 2.7 −8.0
Turnout 6,371 75.3 +34.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Evans 1,634 47.5 +1.1
Liberal J. M. Phillipson* 1,265 36.8 +5.5
Labour B. Brotherton 541 15.7 −6.6
Majority 369 10.7 −4.4
Turnout 3,440 40.4 −4.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
1976
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. R. Sutton 1,789 46.4 −0.9
Liberal W. J. Golding* 1,208 31.3 −3.2
Labour J. K. Morgan 858 22.3 +4.1
Majority 581 15.1 +2.2
Turnout 3,855 45.3 +4.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. R. Newton 1,642 47.3
Liberal A. Thorpe* 1,195 34.5
Labour D. N. Teasdale 631 18.2
Majority 447 12.9
Turnout 3,468 41.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
1973
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. M. Phillipson 1,605 40.1
Liberal W. J. Golding 1,529
Liberal A. Thorpe 1,475
Conservative J. Peet 1,435 35.9
Conservative F. Laughton 1,417
Conservative J. Sutton 1,349
Labour K. Walton 856 21.4
Labour K. Tottle 806
Labour T. Packham 705
Communist D. Hames 102 2.6
Majority 40
Turnout 3,998 44.1
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

References

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