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2010 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

2010 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2008 6 May 2010 (2010-05-06) 2011 →
22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Matt Colledge David Acton Ray Bowker
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Timperley Gorse Hill Village
Last election 13 seats,
47.3% 		7 seats,
27.6% 		2 seats,
16.9%
Seats before 39 19 5
Seats won 12 8 2
Seats after 37 21 5
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 46,332 36,372 26,136
Percentage 40.3% 31.7% 22.8%
Swing Decrease7.0% Increase4.1% Increase5.9%
Map of results of 2010 election
Leader of the Council before election

Matt Colledge
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Matt Colledge
Conservative

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 46,332 (40.3%)
  7.0 12 (54.5%)
12 / 22
   2 37 (58.7%)
37 / 63
Labour Party 36,382 (31.7%)
  4.1 8 (36.4%)
8 / 22
   2 21 (33.3%)
21 / 63
Liberal Democrats 26,136 (22.8%)
  5.9 2 (9.1%)
2 / 22
   5 (7.9%)
5 / 63
Green Party 5,395 (4.7%)
  2.7 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
   0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 476 (0.4%)
  0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
   0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
English Democrats 168 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
21 5 37

Ward results

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Altrincham ward

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Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Young* 2,366 44.0 −9.6
Labour Peter Baugh 1,404 26.1 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Roger Legge 1,250 23.2 +8.1
Green Deborah Leftwich 190 3.5 −4.9
English Democrat Steve Mills 168 3.1 N/A
Majority 962 17.9 −12.8
Turnout 5378 64.5 +28.8
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

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Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb* 2,325 44.5 −13.9
Labour Michael Wilton 1,568 30.0 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Terry Corbett 1,107 21.2 N/A
Green Sara Ahsan 224 4.3 −11.4
Majority 757 14.5 −18.0
Turnout 5224 71.5 +32.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

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Bowdon (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Barclay 3,304 34.2 −4.5
Conservative Michael Hyman 3,000 31.1
Liberal Democrats Stuart Carter 924 9.6 +3.7
Liberal Democrats James Eisen 682 7.1
Labour Thomas Hague 592 6.1 +1.9
Labour Graham Crean 566 5.9
Green Bridget Green 329 3.4 −1.1
Green Rosemary Graham 261 2.7
Majority 2,076 43.0 −13.9
Turnout 9,658 70.4 +28.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

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Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacki Wilkinson 2,569 41.9 −7.7
Labour Andrew Western 1,799 29.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilson 1,519 24.8 +9.6
Green Christine McLaughlin 247 4.0 −5.4
Majority 770 12.6 −11.2
Turnout 6,134 66.2 +30.4
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands ward

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Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pam Dixon* 2,648 46.8 −12.7
Labour Angela Gratrix 1,444 25.5 +8.7
Liberal Democrats John O'Connor 1,389 24.5 +0.7
Green Joseph Ryan 179 3.2 N/A
Majority 1,204 21.3 −14.4
Turnout 5,660 71.0 +32.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

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Bucklow-St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Quayle* 1,972 51.2 −2.3
Conservative Lisa Cooke 1,025 26.6 −4.4
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 743 19.3 N/A
Green Daniel Wadsworth 115 3.0 −12.5
Majority 947 24.6 +2.1
Turnout 3,855 53.5 +25.5
Labour hold Swing

Clifford ward

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Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Taylor* 3,192 66.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 840 17.6 N/A
Conservative Lee Peck 395 8.3 −8.4
Green Anne Power 343 7.2 −12.0
Majority 2,352 49.3 +4.5
Turnout 4,770 62.4 +30.5
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

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Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Cornes* 2,232 43.3 −19.8
Labour Helen Simpson 1,969 38.2 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff 801 15.5 N/A
Green Jennie Wadsworth 157 3.0 N/A
Majority 263 5.1 −21.1
Turnout 5,159 66.5 +30.0
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

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Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative June Reilly* 2,678 55.0 −6.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hogg 1,648 33.9 N/A
Green Joe Westbrook 541 11.1 +0.8
Majority 1,030 21.2 −11.9
Turnout 4,867 64.7 +26.0
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

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Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Viv Ward* 2,541 43.2 −10.2
Labour Tom McDonald 2,214 37.6 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott 915 15.5 N/A
Green Paul Syrett 218 3.7 −9.5
Majority 327 5.6 −14.4
Turnout 5,888 70.8 +32.4
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

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Gorse Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Acton* 2,721 58.6 +3.1
Conservative Colin Levenston 913 19.6 −5.2
Liberal Democrats Frank Beswick 801 17.2 N/A
Green Philip Leape 212 4.6 −7.3
Majority 1,808 38.9 +8.2
Turnout 4,647 58.2 +30.9
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

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Hale Barns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dylan Butt* 3,279 61.5 −9.6
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor 1,240 23.3 +4.7
Labour Joyce Acton 663 12.4 +2.0
Green Sarah McIlroy 150 2.8 N/A
Majority 2,039 38.2 −14.3
Turnout 5,332 69.7 +30.5
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

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Hale Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Mitchell* 2,961 54.9 −6.1
Liberal Democrats Julian Newgrosh 1,191 22.1 +6.6
Labour Gwyneth Brock 915 17.0 +4.5
Green Sam Little 328 6.1 −4.9
Majority 1,770 32.8 −12.7
Turnout 5,395 71.8 +33.2
Conservative hold Swing

Longford ward

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Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Jarman* 2,908 53.5 +5.5
Conservative Paul Lally 1,181 21.7 −10.5
Liberal Democrats David Rhodes 881 16.2 N/A
Green Margaret Westbrook 463 8.5 −5.8
Majority 1,727 31.8 +16.0
Turnout 5,433 62.5 +28.9
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

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Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Baugh* 2,087 39.3 +0.1
Conservative James Callaghan 1,618 30.5 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Will Jones 1,345 25.3 +7.5
Green Emma Handley 263 5.0 −4.8
Majority 469 8.8 −2.8
Turnout 5,313 66.7 +27.4
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor ward

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Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Gratrix 2,032 40.9 +1.8
Conservative Christine Bailey* 1,668 33.6 −6.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst 1,068 21.5 +0.6
Green Bridget Battye 198 4.0 N/A
Majority 364 7.3
Turnout 4,966 65.2 +28.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mary's ward

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St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Chilton 2,367 43.3 −8.9
Labour Thomas Tomkins 1,619 29.6 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Rhodes 1,089 19.9 −1.0
UKIP Stephen Farndon 223 4.1 N/A
Green Zoe Power 165 3.0 −3.7
Majority 748 13.7 −10.5
Turnout 5,463 62.8 +26.0
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

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Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan 2,585 53.0 +3.3
Conservative Benita Dirikis 1,192 24.4 −9.6
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke 845 17.3 N/A
Green Liz O'Neill 255 5.2 −11.1
Majority 1,393 28.6 +12.9
Turnout 4,877 62.0 +25.0
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

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Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor* 2,638 42.0 −1.6
Conservative Angela Bruer-Morris 2,384 37.9 −3.0
Labour Margaret Westhead 863 13.7 +3.2
UKIP Ken Bullman 253 4.0 N/A
Green Jadwiga Leigh 144 2.3 −2.7
Majority 254 4.0 −1.3
Turnout 6,282 74.8 +30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Urmston ward

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Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Procter 2,292 42.4 +2.4
Conservative James Wibberley* 2,042 37.8 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Louise Bird 821 15.2 N/A
Green Helen Jocys 252 4.7 −8.9
Majority 250 4.6
Turnout 5,407 67.5 +25.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Village ward

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Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Fishwick* 2,399 46.3 −3.0
Conservative Richard Peers 1,644 31.7 −2.4
Labour Thom Shelton 977 18.9 +7.3
Green Michael Leigh 161 3.1 −1.9
Majority 755 14.6 −0.6
Turnout 5,181 66.3 +28.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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