Sale Moor (ward)

Sale Moor
Sale Moor within Trafford
Population10,508 [1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
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Sale Moor is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of Sale, including Sale Moor Village.

Councillors

As of 2023, the councillors are Liz Patel (Labour),[2] Joanne Bennett (Labour Co-op),[3] and Olly Baskerville (Labour).[4]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
1973 Richard Mee (Lab) Winifred Phillips (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab)
1975 Richard Mee (Lab) Winifred Phillips (Lab) A. Rhodes (Con)
1976 Richard Mee (Lab) Stephen Turner (Con) A. Rhodes (Con)
1978 Richard Mee (Lab) Stephen Turner (Con) A. Rhodes (Con)
1979 Richard Mee (Lab) Stephen Turner (Con) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1980 Richard Mee (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1982 Richard Mee (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1983 Richard Mee (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1984 Richard Mee (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1986 Richard Mee (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1987 Richard Mee (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1988 Richard Mee (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1990 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1991 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Barry Brotherton (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1992 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Roy Baldwin (Con) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1994 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Roy Baldwin (Con) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1995 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Roy Baldwin (Con) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1996 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Helen Busteed (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1998 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Helen Busteed (Lab) Cicely Merry (Lab)
1999 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Helen Busteed (Lab) Munaver Rasul (Lab)
2000 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Helen Busteed (Lab) Munaver Rasul (Lab)
2002 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Helen Busteed (Lab) Munaver Rasul (Lab)
2003 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Helen Busteed (Lab) Munaver Rasul (Lab)
2004 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Christine Bailey (Con)
2006 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Christine Bailey (Con)
2007 Philip Gratrix (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Christine Bailey (Con)
2008 Nigel Hooley (Con) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Christine Bailey (Con)
2010 Nigel Hooley (Con) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Philip Gratrix (Lab)
2011 Nigel Hooley (Con) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Philip Gratrix (Lab)
2012 Mike Freeman (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Philip Gratrix (Lab)
2014 Mike Freeman (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Philip Gratrix (Lab)
2015 Mike Freeman (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Philip Gratrix (Lab)
2016 Mike Freeman (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Philip Gratrix (Lab)
2018 Mike Freeman (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Liz Patel (Lab)
2019 Mike Freeman (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Liz Patel (Lab)
2021 Mike Freeman (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Liz Patel (Lab)
2022 Mike Freeman (Lab) Joanne Bennett (Lab Co-op) Liz Patel (Lab)
2023 Joanne Bennett (Lab) Liz Patel (Lab) Olly Baskerville (Lab)
2024 Joanne Bennett (Lab) Liz Patel (Lab) Olly Baskerville (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2020s

May 2024

2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Olly Baskerville* 1,863 57.9 +1.2
Conservative Sue Carroll 728 22.6 −1.1
Green Chris Hargreaves 394 12.3 −0.3
Liberal Democrats James Miller 192 6.0 −1.9
Majority 1,135 35.3 +4.8
Rejected ballots 39 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 3,216 39.2 +1.6
Registered electors 8,198
Labour hold Swing +1.2

May 2023

2023 (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Bennett* 1,737 56.7%
Labour Liz Patel* 1,682 54.9%
Labour Olly Baskerville 1,662 54.2%
Conservative Daniel Bell 726 23.7%
Conservative Christopher Halliday 689 22.5%
Conservative John Morten 596 19.4%
Green Chris Hargreaves 386 12.6%
Green Samuel Hession 285 9.3%
Green Steve Leicester 246 8.0%
Liberal Democrats Mark Campion 242 7.9%
Majority
Rejected ballots 33 1.1%
Turnout 3,066 37.6%
Registered electors 8,165

May 2022

2022[5] [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Patel* 1,577 56.0
Conservative Christopher Halliday 830 29.5
Green Chris Hargreaves 264 9.4
Liberal Democrats Mario Miniaci 136 4.8
Majority 747 26.5
Registered electors 7,606
Turnout 2,818 37.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Freeman* 1,812 56.7 Increase1.1
Conservative Daniel Bell 971 30.4 Decrease2.0
Green Stephen Leicester 268 8.4 Increase1.5
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom 128 4.0 Decrease0.8
Majority 841 26.3 Increase3.1
Rejected ballots 17
Registered electors 7,635
Turnout 3,197 41.9 Increase3.9
Labour hold Swing Increase1.6

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Joanne Bennett* 1,347 52.4 Increase0.7
Conservative Matt Leigh 664 25.9 Decrease9.1
Green Jane Leicester 355 13.8 Increase8
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 203 7.9 Increase0.4
Majority 683 26.6 Increase9.9
Registered electors 7,549
Turnout 2,569 34.03 Decrease2.37
Labour hold Swing

May 2018

2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Patel 1,433 51.7 −4.0
Conservative Darren Christopher Meacher 971 35.0 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Czarina Kirk 207 7.5 +2.7
Green Jane Leicester 161 5.8 −1.1
Majority 462 16.7
Turnout 2,772 36.4 −1.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Freeman* 1,547 55.6 +5.0
Conservative Stephen McHugh 902 32.4 −6.7
Green Jane Leicester 192 6.9 −3.2
Liberal Democrats William Jones 134 4.8 +4.8
Majority 645 23.2 +11.7
Turnout 2,783 38.0 −28.1
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Bennett* 2,512 50.7 +5.6
Conservative Tony Field 1,939 39.2 +10.6
Green Paul Bayliss 499 10.1 +2.6
Majority 573 11.5 −4.0
Turnout 4,950 66.1 +29.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014
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

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Freeman 1,355 49.1 +1.8
Conservative Nigel Hooley* 1,032 37.4 −2.5
Green Nigel Woodcock 205 7.4 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Joseph Carter 168 6.1 −0.7
Majority 323 11.7 +4.3
Turnout 2,760 37.9 −3.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Joanne Bennett* 1,494 47.3 +6.4
Conservative Michael Parris 1,260 39.9 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Joseph Carter 216 6.8 −14.7
Green Nigel Woodcock 191 6.0 +2.0
Majority 234 7.4 +0.1
Turnout 3,161 41.7 −23.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Gratrix 2,032 40.9 +1.1
Conservative Christine Bailey* 1,668 33.6 −6.3
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst 1,068 21.5 +9.0
Green Bridget Battye 198 4.0 −3.8
Majority 364 7.3 +7.2
Turnout 4,966 65.2 +28.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

2008
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

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Bennett* 1,175 40.6 +1.5
Conservative Brian Shaw 1,013 35.0 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Clarke 306 10.6 −10.3
English Democrat Craig Healey 252 8.7 +8.7
Green Bridget Battye 150 5.2 +5.2
Majority 162 5.6 +4.7
Turnout 2,896 39.2 +2.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2006

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Bailey* 1,076 40.0 +1.5
Labour Stephen Smith 1,051 39.1 −0.3
Liberal Democrats James Eisen 562 20.9 −1.8
Majority 25 0.9 −1.0
Turnout 2,689 36.6 −7.8
Conservative hold Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Gratrix* 1,219 13.8
Labour Joanne Bennett 1,198 13.6
Conservative Christine Bailey 1,172 13.3
Conservative Pervez Nakvi 1,116 12.7
Conservative John Schofield 1,105 12.5
Labour Munaver Rasul* 1,007 11.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Clarke 688 7.8
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke 659 7.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Bearfield 650 7.4
Turnout 8,814 44.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

May 2003

2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Munaver Rasul* 1,385 36.0 −11.5
Conservative Pervez Nakvi 1,247 32.4 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Clarke 1,212 31.5 +17.4
Majority 138 3.6 −11.2
Turnout 3,844 50.7 −2.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2002

2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Gratrix* 1,906 47.5 +3.0
Conservative Christopher Lynch 1,311 32.7 −11.0
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst 564 14.1 +2.3
Independent Majorie Hepburn 232 5.8 +5.8
Majority 595 14.8 +14.0
Turnout 4,013 53.2 +19.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2000

2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Busteed* 1,143 44.5 −4.6
Conservative Marjorie Hepburn 1,121 43.7 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst 303 11.8 −1.6
Majority 22 0.8 −10.8
Turnout 2,567 33.6 +2.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rasul 1,177 49.1 −5.0
Conservative RD Baldwin 897 37.5 +3.0
Liberal Democrats K Clarke 321 13.4 +3.4
Majority 280 11.6 −8.0
Turnout 2,395 31.5 −1.9
Labour hold Swing
1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Gratrix* 1,380 54.1 +5.4
Conservative R. D. Baldwin 880 34.5 −3.5
Liberal Democrats K. Clarke 256 10.0 −3.3
Socialist Labour L. M. Wright 36 1.4 +1.4
Majority 500 19.6 +8.9
Turnout 2,552 33.4 −6.9
Labour hold Swing
1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. F. Busteed 1,499 48.7 −4.4
Conservative D. R. Baldwin* 1,169 38.0 +0.3
Liberal Democrats M. E. Clarke 410 13.3 +4.1
Majority 330 10.7 −4.7
Turnout 3,078 40.3 −3.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1995
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
1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Gratrix* 1,697 46.2 +6.8
Conservative C. J. J. Lynch 1,403 38.2 −5.9
Liberal Democrats M. E. Clarke 572 15.6 −0.9
Majority 294 8.0 +3.3
Turnout 3,672 48.0 +5.8
Labour hold Swing
1992
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. R. Baldwin 1,419 44.1 +6.6
Labour B. Brotherton* 1,269 39.4 −4.5
Liberal Democrats A. P. Sutherland 530 16.5 −2.1
Majority 150 4.7 −1.7
Turnout 3,218 42.2 −5.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry* 1,608 43.9 −4.0
Conservative F. Leigh 1,373 37.5 −1.1
Liberal Democrats K. Clarke 681 18.6 +9.2
Majority 235 6.4 −2.9
Turnout 3,662 47.4 −3.4
Labour hold Swing
1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Gratrix 1,917 47.9 +1.1
Conservative F. Leigh 1,544 38.6 −3.9
Liberal Democrats K. Clarke 377 9.4 −1.3
Green R. Dean 164 4.1 +4.1
Majority 373 9.3 +5.0
Turnout 4,002 50.8 +5.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Brotherton* 1,679 46.8 +7.8
Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,526 42.5 +6.4
Liberal Democrats J. A. S. Hunter 386 10.7 −12.4
Majority 153 4.3 +1.5
Turnout 3,591 45.4 −3.1
Labour hold Swing
1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry* 1,485 39.0 −9.9
Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,377 36.1 +6.8
SDP K. Clarke 881 23.1 +23.1
Green A. M. Bowden 69 1.8 +1.8
Majority 108 2.8 −16.8
Turnout 3,812 48.5 +8.6
Labour hold Swing
1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee* 1,509 48.9 +7.2
Conservative E. A. Robinson 905 29.3 −5.7
Liberal H. M. Hughes 671 21.8 +21.8
Majority 604 19.6 +12.8
Turnout 3,085 39.9 −2.2
Labour hold Swing
1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Brotherton* 1,376 41.7 +1.2
Conservative E. A. Robinson 1,153 35.0 −0.1
SDP R. C. Tweed 769 23.3 −1.0
Majority 223 6.8 +1.4
Turnout 3,298 42.1 −4.6
Labour hold Swing
1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry* 1,488 40.5 +0.5
Conservative J. W. Robinson 1,290 35.1 +0.2
Alliance R. C. Tweed 892 24.3 −0.8
Majority 198 5.4 +0.3
Turnout 3,670 46.7 +4.4
Labour hold Swing
1982
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee* 1,319 40.0 −10.9
Conservative J. W. Robinson 1,152 34.9 +4.3
Liberal H. M. Hughes 827 25.1 +6.6
Majority 167 5.1 −15.1
Turnout 3,298 42.3 −2.1
Labour hold Swing
1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Brotherton 1,780 50.9 +4.5
Conservative R. Maley 1,072 30.6 −8.1
Liberal A. C. Halliday 647 18.5 +3.6
Majority 708 20.2 +12.5
Turnout 3,499 44.4 −30.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry 2,319 46.4 −6.1
Conservative A. Rhodes* 1,935 38.7 −8.8
Liberal J. S. Green 743 14.9 +14.9
Majority 384 7.7 +2.7
Turnout 4,997 75.2 +34.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee* 1,417 52.5 +8.9
Conservative G. K. Toft 1,283 47.5 +3.6
Majority 134 5.0 +4.6
Turnout 2,700 40.9 −1.2
Labour hold Swing
1976
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. D. Turner 1,231 43.9 +1.5
Labour B. Brotherton 1,221 43.6 +9.5
Liberal B. Willshaw 301 10.7 −10.4
Communist V. T. Eddisford 49 1.7 −0.6
Majority 10 0.4 −4.7
Turnout 2,802 42.1 +2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Rhodes 1,105 42.4
Labour B. Brotherton* 888 34.1
Liberal M. Wood 550 21.1
Communist A. H. Burrage 61 2.3
Majority 132 5.1
Turnout 2,604 39.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1973
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee 1,345 53.8
Labour W. M. Phillips 1,344
Labour B. Brotherton 1,197
Conservative J. Hammond 1,043 41.8
Conservative E. Scarborough 1,028
Conservative G. Berry 987
Communist A. Barrage 110 4.4
Majority 154
Turnout 2,498 35.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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