Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014
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.
The current composition of the Council is as follows:
Party | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 33 | -1 | |
Labour | 27 | +2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 3 | -1 |
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 33 | +1 | -1 | 0 | 52.38 | 39.4 | 26,427 | +2,738 | |
Labour | 27 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 42.86 | 37.6 | 25,221 | +205 | |
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 4.76 | 7.9 | 5,311 | -294 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 6,275 | +1,773 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 3,841 | +2,840 |
By ward
Altrincham ward
In June 2017 Councillor Matthew Sephton was suspended from the Conservative Party after being arrested and charged with making and sharing indecent images of children. He continued to serve as an independent councillor until January 2018 upon his being found guilty and sentenced to two years, nine months imprisonment.[2]
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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 Democrat | Julian Newgrosh | 322 | 10.4 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | Chris Marritt | 167 | 5.6 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 628 | 21.1 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2980 | 41.7 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bowdon ward
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 Democrat | Kirstie Davidson | 197 | 6.7 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 1614 | 54.8 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 2940 | 40.4 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broadheath ward
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | Elizabeth Hogg | 54 | 1.7 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 83 | 2.6 | -1 | ||
Turnout | 3,136 | 42.9 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Flixton ward
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | 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
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 Democrat | Pauline Cliff | 105 | 3.0 | -16.9 | |
Majority | 411 | 11.9 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,463 | 40.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stretford ward
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 Democrat | David Martin | 100 | 3.4 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 1,044 | 35.2 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,963 | 38.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Timperley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nathan Evans | 1,419 | 38.8 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
Urmston ward
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 Democrat | Wayne Harrison | 69 | 2.0 | -13.2 | |
Majority | 152 | 4.5 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,393 | 42.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
Village ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ Greaney, Johnny (26 January 2018). "Disgraced councillor and teacher swapped vile images of child abuse with another shamed former Tory pervert". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 January 2018.