Gorse Hill was an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It covered parts of Stretford, including Gorse Hill, most of Trafford Park and a small part of Old Trafford.

Gorse Hill
Gorse Hill within Trafford
Population12,171 [1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
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UK
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The ward was created in 2004 largely from parts of the old Park and Talbot wards. Gorse Hill ward has always elected Labour councillors by a large margin. The ward is now largely part of the new Gorse Hill and Cornbrook ward created in 2023.


Councillors

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As of 2022, the councillors are David Acton (Labour), Fianna Hornby (Labour),[2] and Laurence Walsh (Labour).[3]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 David Acton (Lab) Mary Strickland (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2006 David Acton (Lab) Mary Strickland (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2007 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2008 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2010 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2011 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2012 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2014 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2015 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2016 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2018 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2019 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2021 David Acton (Lab) Mike Cordingley (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)
2022 David Acton (Lab) Fianna Hornby (Lab) Laurence Walsh (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2020s

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May 2022

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2022[4] [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Acton* 1,871 67.6
Labour Fianna Hornby 1,611 58.2
Conservative Stuart Donnelly 454 16.4
Conservative Lijo John 353 12.8
Green Laura Clitheroe 286 10.3
Independent Hazel Gibb 188 6.8
Green Sanjai Patel 182 6.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Butler 141 5.1
Liberal Democrats Dawn Carberry-Power 124 4.5
Majority
Registered electors 8,733
Turnout 2,768 31.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

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2021[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Walsh* 2,114 70.3  4.6
Conservative Ivan Voronov 513 17.1  0.7
Green Sanjai Patel 212 7.1  1.6
Liberal Democrats Dawn Carberry-Power 140 4.7  2.3
Majority 1,601 53.2  3.9
Rejected ballots 28
Registered electors 8,666
Turnout 3,007 34.7  0.2
Labour hold Swing  2.0

Elections in the 2010s

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May 2019

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2019[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Cordingley* 1,703 65.3  7.7
Conservative Gareth Parker 310 11.9  5.5
Green Jennie Wadsworth 252 9.6  5.5
UKIP Seamus Martin 212 8.1  5.7
Liberal Democrats Adam Dean 129 4.9  1.7
Majority 1,393 53.4  2.2
Registered electors 8,391
Turnout 2,606 31.22  2.3
Labour hold Swing

May 2018

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2018[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Acton* 2,039 73.0 +7.1
Conservative Lijo John 485 17.4 +0.9
Green Joe Ryan 115 4.1 −1.4
Liberal Democrats Dawn Carberry-Power 88 3.2 +0.8
UKIP Seamus Martin 66 2.4 −7.4
Majority 1,554 55.6 +6.2
Turnout 2,793 33.5 −1.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

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2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,760 65.7 +2.5
Conservative Lijo John 440 16.4 −8.7
UKIP Pauline Royle 261 9.7 −1.6
Green Jennie Wadsworth 146 5.5 −5.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Lepori 65 2.4 −3.1
Majority 1,320 49.3 +11.2
Turnout 2,678 34.5 −28.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

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2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Cordingley* 3,078 63.4 −4.4
Conservative Lijo John 1,225 25.2 +5.7
Green Nigel Woodcock 551 11.4 +3.9
Majority 1,853 38.2 −10.0
Turnout 4,854 62.7 +29.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

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2014
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

May 2012

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2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,633 71.7 +3.9
Conservative Samuel Martin 368 16.2 −3.3
Green Philip Leape 196 8.6 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Renee Matthews 81 3.6 −1.6
Majority 1,265 55.5 +7.3
Turnout 2,278 31.1 −1.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

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2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Cordingley* 1,787 67.8 +9.2
Conservative Samuel Martin 515 19.5 −0.1
Green Philip Leape 198 7.5 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Renee Matthews 137 5.2 −12.0
Majority 1,272 48.2 +9.3
Turnout 2,637 32.9 −25.3
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

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2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Acton* 2,721 58.6 +6.3
Conservative Colin Levenston 913 19.6 −8.0
Liberal Democrats Frank Beswick 801 17.2 +5.5
Green Philip Leape 212 4.6 −3.9
Majority 1,808 38.9 +14.2
Turnout 4,647 58.2 +30.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

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May 2008

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2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,170 52.3 −5.6
Conservative Colin Levenston 617 27.6 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Francis Beswick 262 11.7 +4.5
Green Philip Leape 189 8.5 −3.3
Majority 553 24.7 −6.2
Turnout 2,238 27.7 −1.1
Labour hold Swing

May 2007

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2007 (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

May 2006

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2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Acton* 1,112 55.5 −3.4
Conservative George Manley 496 24.8 −7.1
Green Philip Leape 238 11.9 +11.9
Independent Colin Hendrie 156 7.8 +7.8
Majority 616 30.7 +8.6
Turnout 2,002 27.3 −5.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2004

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2004 (after boundary changes)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Strickland* 1,245 20.4
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,222 19.9
Labour David Acton* 1,139 18.6
Conservative Alison Levenston 687 11.2
Conservative Colin Levenston 654 10.7
Conservative Graeme Levenston 614 10.0
Liberal Democrats Hazel Shacklock 573 9.3
Turnout 6,134 32.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. ^ Prior, David (6 May 2022). "Local Election results 2022: Trafford Conservatives leader loses Timperley seat as Lib Dems and Greens make gains". Altrincham Today. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Councillor Laurence Walsh". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ Tooth, Jack. "LIVE: Trafford Council election results for 2022". Messenger Newspapers. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Local election results". Trafford Council. Government of the United Kingdom. May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ^ "2021 Local election results". www.trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ Change compared to 2016, when the seat was last up for election.
  8. ^ Staff writer (3 May 2019). "Local Election 2019 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. ^ Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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