2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

A Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sean Anstee David Acton Ray Bowker
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Bowdon Gorse Hill Village
Last election 10 seats,
39.5%
9 seats,
41.8%
2 seats,
9.3%
Seats before 33 26 4
Seats won 12 9 1
Seats after 33 27 3
Seat change Steady Increase1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 26,427 25,221 5,311
Percentage 39.4% 37.6% 7.9%
Swing Decrease0.1% Decrease4.2% Decrease1.4%

Map of results of 2014 election

Leader of the Council before election

Sean Anstee
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Sean Anstee
Conservative

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 26,427 (39.4%)
  0.1 12 (54.5%)
12 / 22
  33 (52.4%)
33 / 63
Labour Party 25,221 (37.6%)
  4.2 9 (40.9%)
9 / 22
  1 27 (42.9%)
27 / 63
Liberal Democrats 5,311 (7.9%)
  1.4 1 (4.5%)
1 / 22
  1 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Green Party 6,275 (9.4%)
  1.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
  0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 3,841 (5.7%)
  4.0 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
  0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
27 3 33

Ward results

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Altrincham ward

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Altrincham (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Sephton 1,515 48.8 −2.5
Conservative Michael Young* 1,371
Labour Aidan Williams 823 26.5 −6.6
Labour Waseem Hassan 584
Green Nick Davies 447 14.4 +5.5
Green Caroline Robertson-Brown 347
Liberal Democrats Julian Newgrosh 322 10.4 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Elliott 251
Majority 548 22.3 +4.4
Turnout 5,660 36.7 −27.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

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Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb* 1,505 50.5 +0.4
Labour Luckson Francis-Augustine 877 29.4 −6.2
Green Nick Robertson-Brown 431 14.5 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Marritt 167 5.6 −0.2
Majority 628 21.1 +6.6
Turnout 2980 41.7 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

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Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Barclay* 2,042 69.5 +1.2
Labour Thomas Hague 428 11.2 −4.4
Green Bridget Green 273 9.3 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Kirstie Davidson 197 6.7 −0.1
Majority 1614 54.8 +2.2
Turnout 2940 40.4 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

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Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Dagnall 1,660 43.4 −2.9
Conservative Jacki Wilkinson* 1,431 37.4 −1.5
UKIP Ron George 413 10.8 +4.6
Green Sara Ahsan 191 4.9 +0.6
Liberal Democrats William Jones 129 3.3 −0.9
Majority 229 5.9 −1.5
Turnout 3,824 41.4 +2.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brooklands ward

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Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pam Dixon* 1,627 51.8 +3.7
Labour Mike Green 1,052 33.5 +0.6
Green Joe Ryan 286 9.1 +0.7
Liberal Democrats James Eisen 200 6.4 +2.4
Majority 575 18.3 +3.1
Turnout 3,139 41 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

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Bucklow-St. Martins
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

Clifford ward

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Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Taylor* 2,206 75.2 −4.6
Green Matthew Westbrook 401 13.7 +2.6
Conservative Asha Thomas 246 8.3 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Louise Bird 81 2.8 +0.5
Majority 1,805 61.5 −7.1
Turnout 2,933 46.1 +10.7
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

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Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Cornes* 1,256 42.2 −1.1
Labour Anna Booth 973 32.7 −5.5
UKIP Paul Pickford 509 17.1 +17.1
Green Jennie Wadsworth 134 4.5 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 63 2.1 −13.4
Socialist Labour Jim Flannery 41 1.4 +1.4
Majority 283 9.5 +4.4
Turnout 2,976 36.7 −3.9
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

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Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative June Reilly* 1,247 39.8 −7.3
Labour George Devlin 1,164 37.1 −6.3
UKIP Paul Regan 557 17.8 +17.8
Green Luka Knezevic 114 3.6 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hogg 54 1.7 −0.9
Majority 83 2.6 −1
Turnout 3,136 42.9 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

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Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Viv Ward* 1,427 38.6 −7.7
Labour Ged Carter 1,388 37.5 −4.1
UKIP Chris Frost 610 16.5 +16.5
Green Alison Cavanagh 188 5.0 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Cullen 86 2.3 −0.6
Majority 39 1.1 −3.6
Turnout 3,699 45.6 +5.9
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

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Gorse Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Acton* 1,666 63.6 −8.1
Conservative Mark Cawdrey 496 18.9 +2.7
Green Nigel Woodcock 346 13.2 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Renee Matthews 111 4.2 +0.6
Majority 953 35.8 −19.1
Turnout 2,619 36.4 +4.7
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

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Hale Barns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dylan Butt* 1,911 64.2 +2.6
Labour Co-op Barbara Twiney 395 13.3 −2.2
UKIP Andrew Weighell 335 11.2 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor 204 6.8 −2.3
Green Daniel Jerome 133 4.5 −0.5
Majority 1,516 50.9 +3.6
Turnout 2,978 40.8 +3.6
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

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Hale Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Mitchell* 1,646 58 +3.1
Labour Co-op Beverley Harrison 647 22.8 +5.8
Green Samuel Little 325 11.4 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Craig Birtwistle 221 7.8 −14.3
Majority 999 35.2 −2.4
Turnout 2,839 39.3 32.5
Conservative hold Swing

Longford ward

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Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Jarman* 2,003 60.8 −4.5
Conservative James Heywood 603 18.3 −0.1
Green Margaret Westbrook 553 16.8 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Dawn Carberry-Power 135 4.1 +0.8
Majority 1,400 42.5 −4.3
Turnout 3294 37.9 +2.9
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

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Priory
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

Sale Moor ward

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Sale Moor
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

St. Mary's ward

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St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Chilton* 1,617 46.7 +3.4
Labour James Wright 1,206 34.8 +5.2
UKIP John Walsh 401 11.6 +7.5
Green Phil Kilburn 134 3.9 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff 105 3.0 −16.9
Majority 411 11.9 −1.8
Turnout 3,463 40.3
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

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Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan* 1,718 58.0 −4.4
Conservative Colin Hooley 674 22.7 +4.9
Green Liz O'Neill 471 15.9 +5.9
Liberal Democrats David Martin 100 3.4 −0.2
Majority 1,044 35.2 −9.4
Turnout 2,963 38.7
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

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Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nathan Evans 1,419 38.8 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor* 1,363 37.3 −4.7
Labour Majella Dalton-Bartley 622 17.0 +3.3
Green Jadwiga Leigh 253 6.9 +4.6
Majority 56 1.5 +5.6
Turnout 3,657 43.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Urmston ward

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Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Procter* 1,327 39.1 −3.3
Conservative Christine Turner 1,175 34.6 −3.1
UKIP Peter Killick 608 17.9 +17.9
Green Geraldine Coggins 214 6.3 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Wayne Harrison 69 2.0 −13.2
Majority 152 4.5 −0.1
Turnout 3,393 42.1
Labour hold Swing

Village ward

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Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Fishwick* 1,087 36.5 −9.8
Conservative Andy Iredale 971 32.6 +0.9
Labour Tony O'Brien 662 22.2 +3.4
Green Michael Leigh 258 8.7 +5.6
Majority 116 3.9 −10.7
Turnout 2.978 38.4 −2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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