Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2018

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2018
	3 May 2018
	3 May 2018
22 of 63 seats (One Third and one by-election) ; to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 2018 election
Leader of the Council before election; Sean Anstee; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; Andrew Western (Labour); No Overall Control

The 2018 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England took place on 3 May 2018.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

One third of the council stood for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2022. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council going into the election but lost 5 seats, with Labour holding the larger number of councillors, meaning the council is now in no overall control.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Trafford Council Composition 2018

	Seats	+/-
Labour	30	4
Conservative	29	5
Liberal Democrat	2	1
Green	2	2

Election Results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2016.

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2018
Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	№	Net %
	Labour	22	13	4	0	4	61.9	47.2	34,523	7.2
	Conservative	22	7	1	6	5	33.3	36.8	26,884	2.5
	Liberal Democrat	22	0	0	1	1	0.0	7.3	5,318	2.3
	Green	22	2	2	0	2	4.8	6.6	4,817	0.2
	UKIP	13	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	1,011	2.3
	Liberal	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	391	N/A
	Independent	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	165	0.7

^[2] ^[3] ^{[n 1]}

Ward Results

Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.^[1]

Altrincham

Altrincham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Daniel Jerrome ^{[n 2]}	1,944	45.3	21.6
	Green	Geraldine Coggins ^{[n 3]}	1,621	–	–
	Conservative	Constantine Biller	1,386	32.3	14.4
	Conservative	Angela Stone	1,342	–	–
	Labour	Stephane Savary	846	19.7	3.6
	Labour	Barry Winstanley	655	–	–
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Newgrosh	118	2.6	3.6
	Liberal Democrat	David Martin	93	–	–
Majority			558	13.0	N/A
Registered electors			8,892
Turnout				46.5	7.7
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	18.0
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	–

Ashton upon Mersey

Ashton upon Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Lamb*	1,677	46.8	6.1
	Labour	Ben Hartley	1,568	43.8	9.0
	Green	Caroline Robertson-Brown	148	4.1	3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Power	138	3.9	1.0
	UKIP	Kevin Grime	53	1.5	New
Majority			109	3.0	15.1
Registered electors			7,617
Turnout			3,584	47.1	4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.6

Bowdon

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Karen Barclay*	2,130	68.4	2.6
	Labour	Waseem Hassan	422	13.5	1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver	356	11.4	3.4
	Green	Nigel Hennerley	169	5.4	0.3
	UKIP	Jim Cook	39	1.3	1.3
Majority			1,708	54.9	0.8
Registered electors			7,335
Turnout			3,116	42.5	1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Amy Whyte*	2,077	49.3	+3.3
	Conservative	Kate Burke	1,716	40.7	-0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Marriott	170	4.0	-2.2
	Green	Daniel Gresty	160	3.8	+2.0
	UKIP	Mike Bayley-Sanderson	56	1.3	-0.8
	Independent	Stephen Farndon	33	0.8	0
Majority			361	8.6	+1.5
Turnout			4,212	42.6	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Steven Longden	1,939	47.6	+10.8
	Conservative	Mike Jefferson	1,755	43.1	-8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Meenakshi Minnis	170	4.2	-4.2
	Green	Mandy King	155	3.8	+0.9
	UKIP	Tony Nayler	55	1.4	+1.4
Majority			184	4.5
Turnout			4,074	52.0	+7.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Adele New	1,427	70.5	+5.8
	Conservative	Geoffrey Turner	424	21.0	-7.1
	UKIP	Norine Napier	90	4.4	+0.4
	Green	Rodrigo Capucho Paulo	44	2.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Wright	38	1.9	+0.8
Majority			1,003	49.6	+13.9
Turnout			2,023	28.5	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Sophie Taylor*	2,702	84.3	+4.7
	Green	Jess Mayo	255	8.0	-3.8
	Conservative	Alex Finney	165	5.1	-1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	82	2.6	+0.5
Majority			2,447	76.4	+8.6
Turnout			3,204	39.3	-1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jayne Dillon	2,205	57.5	+19.7
	Conservative	Mike Cornes*	1,388	36.2	-9.0
	Green	Steven Tennant-Smythe	100	2.6	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Sutherland	73	1.9	-0.6
	UKIP	Gary Regan	69	1.8	-8.6
Majority			817	21.3
Turnout			3,835	49.5	+7.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Graham Whitham	2,230	57.5	+23.3
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,403	36.2	-11.7
	UKIP	Paul Regan	96	2.6	-10.1
	Liberal Democrat	David Kierman	81	2.2	+0.2
	Green	Rob Raikes	71	1.9	-1.3
Majority			827	17
Turnout			3,881	50.5	+9.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Simon Thomas	2,732	59.9	+20.1
	Conservative	Viv Ward*	1,528	33.5	-7.9
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	125	2.7	-1.7
	UKIP	Andrew Beaumont	91	2.0	-9.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Sutherland	84	1.8	-0.7
Majority			1,204	26.4	+24.7
Turnout			4,560	55.0	+10.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
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 Democrat	Dawn Carberry-Power	88	3.2	+0.8
	UKIP	Seamus Martin	66	2.4	-7.4
Majority			1,554	55.6
Turnout			2,793	33.5	-1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dylan Butt*	1,932	66.8	-3.1
	Labour	Akilah Akinola	477	16.5	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Maggie Boysen	258	8.9	+1.2
	Independent	Sandra Taylor	132	4.6	+4.6
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	95	3.3	-1.6
Majority			1,455	50.3
Turnout			2,894	39.0	-1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alan Mitchell*	1,604	53.6	-4.5
	Labour	Jill Axford	809	27.0	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Will Frass	364	12.2	+2.2
	Green	Stephen Leicester	166	5.5	-1.7
	Liberal	Wayne Harrison	49	1.6	+1.6
Majority			795	26.6
Turnout			2,992	40.3	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford ward

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Jarman*	2,611	71.5	+3.6
	Conservative	Cathy Conchie	547	15.0	+0.7
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	238	6.5	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Anna Fryer	194	5.3	+3.0
	UKIP	Pauline Royle	60	1.6	-4.7
Majority			2,064	56.5
Turnout			3,650	40.1	0
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory ward

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour Co-op	Jane Baugh*	2,018	60.3	+5.3
	Conservative	George Barker	988	29.5	+2.9
	Green	Paul Greer	170	5.1	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Michael MacDonald	170	5.1	-0.5
Majority			1,030	30.8
Turnout			3,346	40.9	+1.0
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Liz Patel	1,433	51.7	-4.0
	Conservative	Darren Christopher Meacher	971	35.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat	Czarina Kirk	207	7.5	+2.7
	Green	Jane Leicester	161	5.8	-1.1
Majority			462	16.7
Turnout			2,772	36.4	-1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's ward

St Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rob Chilton*	2,053	60.0	+2.3
	Labour	Mal Choudhury	1,054	30.8	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Bird	167	4.9	+0.1
	Green	Nicholas Robertson-Brown	149	4.4	-1.7
Majority			999	29.2	+2.9
Turnout			3,423	39.9	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jane Slater	2,231	71.5	+4.9
	Conservative	Shengke Zhi	490	15.7	-6.1
	Green	Liz O'Neill	211	6.8	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Lepori	98	3.1	-0.2
	UKIP	Ian Royle	92	2.9	+2.9
Majority			1,741	55.8
Turnout			3,122	39.5	-0.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nathan Evans*	1,694	40.4	+7.1
	Liberal Democrat	William Jones	1,329	31.7	-20.4
	Labour	Julia Garlick	718	17.1	+6.7
	Liberal	Neil Taylor	342	8.2	+8.2
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	113	2.7	-1.4
Majority			365	8.7
Turnout			4,196	49.6	-0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kevin Procter*	2,243	57.8	+9.9
	Conservative	Michelle McGrath	1,217	31.3	-5.8
	Green	Timothy Woodward	155	4.0	+0.2
	UKIP	Krissy Douglas	138	3.6	-5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kirsty Cullen	130	3.3	+0.9
Majority			1,026	26.4
Turnout			3,883	45.3	-1.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Village ward

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Thomas Carey	1,331	40.8	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Fishwick*	1,003	30.8	-14.5
	Labour	Tony O'Brien	742	22.8	+4.0
	UKIP	Angela O'Neill	106	3.3	+3.3
	Green	Matthew Westbrook	78	2.4	-1.4
Majority			328	10.1
Turnout			3,260	41.2	-2.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Notes

↑ % of total refers to % of wards won.
↑ Elected to serve a 4 year term.
↑ Elected to serve a 2 year term.

References

1 2 3 Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
↑ "Local Election May 2018 results". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.
↑ "Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Election 2018 Results". BBC News.

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[4] % of total refers to % of wards won.

[5] Elected to serve a 4 year term.

[6] Elected to serve a 2 year term.

[Trafford_04052018-1] 1 2 3 Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[results-2] "Local Election May 2018 results". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.

[results_bbc-3] "Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Election 2018 Results". BBC News.

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