2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

← 2006 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) 2008 →

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,
48.0%
6 seats,
30.0%
2 seats,
12.6%
Seats before 39 20 4
Seats won 13 8 1
Seats after 39 20 4
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 29,371 18,782 9,238
Percentage 46.3% 29.6% 14.6%
Swing Decrease1.7% Decrease0.4% Increase2.0%

Map of results of 2007 election

Leader of the Council before election

Susan Williams
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Susan Williams
Conservative

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 29,371 (46.3%)
  1.7 13 (59.1%)
13 / 22
  39 (61.9%)
39 / 63
Labour Party 18,782 (29.6%)
  0.4 8 (36.4%)
8 / 22
  20 (31.7%)
20 / 63
Liberal Democrats 9,238 (14.6%)
  2.0 1 (4.5%)
1 / 22
  4 (6.3%)
4 / 63
Green Party 5,267 (8.3%)
  0.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
  0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
BNP 297 (0.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
English Democrats 252 (0.4%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 100 (0.2%)
  0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
  0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Socialist Labour Party 92 (0.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
20 4 39

Ward results

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Altrincham

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Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Williams* 1,618 56.0 +2.4
Labour Graham Crean 651 22.5 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Kelly 413 14.3 −0.8
Green Liz O’Neill 209 7.2 −1.2
Majority 967 33.4 +2.7
Turnout 2,819 38.1 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey

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Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whetton* 1,646 55.3 −3.1
Labour Sophie Taylor 631 21.2 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Duncan Irving 376 12.6 +12.6
Green Marian Sudbury 342 10.9 −4.8
Majority 1,015 34.1 +1.6
Turnout 2,977 42.1 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon

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Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephanie Poole* 2,132 71.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Chappell 351 11.7 −1.2
Labour Thomas Hague 297 9.9 −0.2
Green Bridget Green 222 7.4 +0.2
Majority 1,781 59.3 +2.4
Turnout 3,002 41.5 −2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath

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Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Weston* 1,530 51.2 +1.6
Labour Peter Baugh 834 27.9 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff 397 13.3 −1.9
Green Martin Bate 226 7.6 −1.8
Majority 696 23.3 −0.5
Turnout 2,987 36.4 −9.5
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands

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Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Higgins* 1,769 56.2 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke 614 19.5 −4.3
Labour David Hampson 536 17.0 +0.2
Green Nicola Campling 229 7.3 +7.3
Majority 1,155 36.7 +1.0
Turnout 3,148 40.3 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martin's

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Bucklow-St. Martins
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

Clifford

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Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ejaz Malik* 1,364 59.2 −4.8
Green Sarah Bailey 352 15.3 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Adams 297 12.9 +12.9
Conservative Eleanor Heaton 292 12.7 −4.0
Majority 1,012 43.9 −0.9
Turnout 2,305 33.4 +1.5
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East

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Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Brockbanks* 1,679 58.4 −4.7
Labour Nigel Roberts 902 31.4 −5.5
Green Jennie Gander 202 7.0 +7.0
Socialist Labour James Flannery 92 3.2 +3.2
Majority 777 27.0 +0.8
Turnout 2,875 38.2 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West

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Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Reilly* 1,784 60.6 −0.8
Labour Philip Morgan 891 30.3 +2.0
Green Margaret Westbrook 267 9.1 −1.2
Majority 893 30.4 −2.7
Turnout 2,942 39.2 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton

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Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Coupe* 1,652 50.7 −2.7
Labour Dolores O’Sullivan 1,054 32.4 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Elliott 330 10.1 +10.1
Green Anne Power 220 6.8 −6.4
Majority 598 18.4 −1.6
Turnout 3,256 40.2 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill

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Gorse Hill (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Cordingley 1,211 30.0 +4.5
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,125 27.9 +0.3
Conservative Colin Levenston 502 12.5 +0.2
Conservative Graeme Levenston 431 10.7 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Francis Beswick 290 7.2 +7.2
Green Sarah King 264 6.6 +1.3
Green Philip Leape 208 5.2 −1.5
Majority 623 30.9 +0.2
Turnout 4,031 28.8 +1.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns

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Hale Barns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Sharp* 2,177 69.8 −1.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor 511 16.4 −2.2
Labour Andrew Western 284 9.1 −1.3
Green Jane Smith 148 4.7 +4.7
Majority 1,666 53.4 +0.9
Turnout 3,120 42.2 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central

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Hale Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Young* 1,813 63.2 +2.2
Labour Beverly Harrison 395 13.8 +1.3
Green Samuel Little 364 12.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Armaan Chohan 299 10.4 −5.1
Majority 1,418 49.4 +3.9
Turnout 2,871 40.5 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Longford

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Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauleen Lane* 1,313 45.5 −2.5
Conservative Roderick Allan 868 30.1 −2.1
Green Bernard Kelly 388 13.4 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 317 11.0 +11.0
Majority 445 15.4 −0.4
Turnout 2,886 35.1 +1.5
Labour hold Swing

Priory

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Priory
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

Sale Moor

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Sale Moor
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

St. Mary's

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St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Bunting* 1,642 54.9 +2.7
Labour Tom Ross 783 26.2 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Webster 332 11.1 −2.1
Green Simon Campling 134 4.5 −2.2
UKIP Stephen Farndon 100 3.3 +3.3
Majority 859 28.7 +4.5
Turnout 2,991 36.2 −0.6
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford

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Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Adshead* 1,398 50.9 +1.2
Conservative Colin Hooley 849 30.9 −3.1
Liberal Democrats John O’Connor 263 9.6 +9.6
Green Joe Ryan 237 8.6 −7.7
Majority 549 20.0 +4.3
Turnout 2,747 36.9 −0.1
Labour hold Swing

Timperley

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Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Colledge* 1,955 48.3 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 1,924 47.5 +3.9
Green Jadwiga Leigh 168 4.2 −0.8
Majority 31 0.8 −1.9
Turnout 4,047 49.3 +4.5
Conservative hold Swing

Urmston

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Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddie Kelson 1,450 43.6 −2.8
Labour William Clarke 1,308 39.3 −0.7
Green Helen Jocys 296 8.9 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 272 8.2 +8.2
Majority 142 4.3 −2.1
Turnout 3,326 42.7 +0.3
Conservative hold Swing

Village

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Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Bowker 1,534 49.7 +0.4
Conservative Chris Candish 1,125 36.4 +2.3
Labour Leon Thomas 299 9.7 −1.9
Green Michael Leigh 130 4.2 −0.8
Majority 409 13.2 −2.0
Turnout 3,088 40.1 +1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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