Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011

Elections to Trafford Council was held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving four-year term of office, expiring in 2015. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Councillors defending their seats in this year were first elected in the Trafford Council election, 2007 and the vote share changes in this article are calculated on this basis.

The composition of the council after the election was as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	37	0
Labour	22	+1
Liberal Democrat	4	-1

Ward results

Vote share changes are based on the comparable 2007 elections.

Altrincham ward

Altrincham (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Matt Colledge	1,752	50.3	-5.7
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,563
	Labour	Gwyneth Brock	1,036	29.9	+7.4
	Labour	Thom Shelton	934
	Liberal Democrat	Karin Holden	431	11.9	-2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Legge	355
	Green	Paul Bayliss	286	7.9	-0.7
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	238
Majority			527	16.0	-17.4
Turnout			6,595	42.5	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.35% CON to LAB
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mike Whetton*	1,715	50.5	-4.8
	Labour	Michael Wilton	1,162	34.2	+13.0
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Marritt	288	8.5	-4.1
	Green	Joseph Westbrook	229	6.7	-4.2
Majority			553	16.3	-17.8
Turnout			3,394	46.3	+4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	9% CON to LAB

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Hyman*	2,497	70.7	-0.3
	Labour	Thomas Hague	541	15.3	+5.4
	Green	Bridget Green	251	7.1	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kirstie Davidson	242	6.9	-4.8
Majority			1,956	55.4	-3.9
Turnout			3,531	48.6	+7.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.85% CON to LAB

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ken Weston*	1,879	43.2	-8.0
	Labour	Andrew Leask	1,757	40.4	+12.5
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Taylor	307	7.1	-6.2
	UKIP	John Walsh	205	4.7	N/A
	Green	Sara Ahsan	202	4.6	-3.0
Majority			122	2.8	-20.5
Turnout			4,350	45.9	+9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.25% CON to LAB

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Higgins*	1,995	52.7	-3.5
	Labour	Lewis Dagnall	1,172	31.0	+14.0
	Liberal Democrat	John O'Connor	393	10.4	-9.1
	Green	Joseph Ryan	226	6.0	-1.3
Majority			823	21.7	-15.0
Turnout			3,786	47.7	+7..3
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.75% CON to LAB

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John Smith*	1,432	63.3	+10.7
	Conservative	Lee Peck	553	24.5	-0.1
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	153	6.8	-1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Rogers	123	5.4	N/A
Majority			879	38.9	+10.9
Turnout			2,261	31.6	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4% CON to LAB

Clifford ward

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ejaz Malik*	2,310	76.2	+17.0
	Green	Anne Power	354	11.7	-3.6
	Conservative	Alex Finney	247	8.1	-4.6
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Sherliker	121	4.0	-8.9
Majority			1,956	64.5	+20.6
Turnout			3,032	39.6	+6.2
	Labour hold		Swing	12.95% LIB to LAB

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Lisa Cooke	1,759	51.0	-7.4
	Labour	Helen Simpson	1,448	42.0	+10.6
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	134	3.9	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	105	3.0	N/A
Majority			311	9.0	-18.0
Turnout			3,446	44.7	+6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	9% CON to LAB

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Reilly*	1,666	51.5	-9.1
	Labour	Joyce Acton	1,261	39.0	+8.7
	Green	Jonathan Carr	189	5.8	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Hogg	119	3.7	N/A
Majority			405	12.5	-17.9
Turnout			3,235	42.9	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.9% CON to LAB

Flixton ward

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	1,754	47.9	-2.8
	Labour	Freda Mottley	1,473	40.2	+7.8
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	284	7.8	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	150	4.1	-6.0
Majority			281	7.7	-10.7
Turnout			3,661	43.8	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.35% CON to LAB

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Michael Cordingley*	1,787	67.8	-9.8
	Conservative	Samuel Martin	515	19.5	-3.6
	Green	Philip Leape	198	7.5	-4.2
	Liberal Democrat	Renee Matthews	137	5.2	-2.0
Majority			1,272	48.2
Turnout			2,637	32.9	+4.1
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2% CON to LAB

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Bernard Sharp*	2,439	68.5	-1.3
	Labour Co-op	Barbara Twiney	549	15.4	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Doyle	391	11.0	-5.4
	Green	Sarah McIlroy	180	5.1	+0.4
Majority			1,890	53.1	-0.3
Turnout			3,559	46.8	+4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8% CON to LAB

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Patricia Young*	2,040	59.0	-4.2
	Labour Co-op	Beverley Harrison	751	21.7	+7.9
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Newgrosh	339	9.8	-0.6
	Green	Samuel Little	327	9.5	-3.2
Majority			1,289	37.3	-12.1
Turnout			3,457	45.9	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.05% CON to LAB

Longford ward

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Anne Duffield	2,194	63.0	+17.5
	Conservative	Paul Lally	734	21.1	-8.9
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	389	11.2	-2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Dawn Carberry-Power	164	4.7	-6.3
Majority			1,460	41.9	+26.5
Turnout			3,481	39.9	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	13.2% CON to LAB

Priory ward

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Andrew Western	1,510	43.3	+1.3
	Conservative	Zubair Ali	993	28.5	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat	William Jones	620	17.8	+3.6
	Green	Emma Handley	364	10.4	-1.6
Majority			517	14.8	+4.6
Turnout			3,487	43.9	+4.3
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3% CON to LAB

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour Co-op	Joanne Bennett*	1,494	47.3	+6.7
	Conservative	Michael Parris	1,260	39.9	+4.9
	Liberal Democrat	Joseph Carter	216	6.8	-3.8
	Green	Nigel Woodcock	191	6.0	-0.8
Majority			234	7.4	+1.8
Turnout			3,161	41.7	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	5.8% CON to LAB

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Daniel Bunting*	1,773	50.4	-4.5
	Labour	Matthew Finnegan	1,246	35.4	+9.2
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	201	5.7	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Jordan Cooper	190	5.4	-5.7
	Green	Iram Zaman	108	3.1	+1.4
Majority			527	15.0	-13.7
Turnout			3,518	40.0	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.85% CON to LAB

Stretford ward

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Stephen Adshead*	1,923	61.2	+10.3
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	766	24.4	-6.5
	Green	Liz O'Neill	299	9.5	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Shaw	154	4.9	-4.7
Majority			1,157	36.8	+16.8
Turnout			3,142	40.3	+3.4
	Labour hold		Swing	9.4% CON to LAB

Timperley ward

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Angela Bruer-Morris	1,820	42.8	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	1,318	31.0	-16.5
	Labour	Peter Baugh	924	21.7	N/A
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	191	4.5	+0.3
Majority			502	11.8	+11.0
Turnout			4,253	50.6	+1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5% LIB to CON

Urmston ward

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Joanne Harding	1,786	48.3	+9.0
	Conservative	Eddie Kelson*	1,441	38.9	-4.7
	Green	Helen Jocys	196	5.3	-3.6
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Hurst	142	3.8	-4.4
	UKIP	Robert Rawcliffe	136	3.7	N/A
Majority			345	9.3
Turnout			3,701	46.0	+3.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.85% CON to LAB

Village ward

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Laura Evans	1,215	35.1	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	John Kenyon	1,154	33.4	-16.3
	Labour	Majella Kennedy	906	26.2	+16.5
	Green	Michael Leigh	183	5.3	+1.1
Majority			61	1.8
Turnout			3,458	44.1	-4.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	7.5% LIB to CON

References

Official Trafford Council Election page

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