The 2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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 2020. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
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21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 26,162 (39.3%) | 4.7 | 10 (47.6%) | 10 / 21
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34 (54.0%) | 34 / 63
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Labour Party | 26,633 (40.0%) | 9 (42.9%) | 9 / 21
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26 (41.3%) | 26 / 63
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Liberal Democrats | 6,391 (9.6%) | 2.7 | 2 (9.5%) | 2 / 21
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3 (4.8%) | 3 / 63
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Green Party | 4,290 (6.4%) | 1.7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63
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UKIP | 2,472 (3.7%) | 2.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63
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Independent | 622 (0.9%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63
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26 | 3 | 34 |
Ward results
editAltrincham ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alexander Williams* | 1,533 | 46.7 | −6.8 | |
Green | Daniel Jerrome | 777 | 23.7 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Amy Whyte | 763 | 23.3 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 207 | 6.3 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 756 | 23.0 | −6.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,280 | 38.8 | −28.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ashton upon Mersey ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Rigby* | 1,642 | 52.9 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Benjamin Hartley | 1,079 | 34.8 | +1.0 | |
Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 231 | 7.4 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marritt | 151 | 4.9 | 1.1 | |
Majority | 563 | 18.1 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,103 | 42.9 | −30.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bowdon ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sean Anstee* | 2,090 | 71.0 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Charles Mayer | 452 | 15.3 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 235 | 8.0 | +0.9 | |
Green | Daniel Wadsworth | 168 | 5.7 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 1,638 | 55.6 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,945 | 41.3 | −30.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broadheath ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denise Western* | 1,877 | 47.2 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Neil Ferguson | 1,641 | 41.2 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 204 | 5.1 | −2.2 | |
Green | Owain Sutton | 152 | 3.8 | 0 | |
Independent | Stephen Farndon | 105 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 236 | 5.9 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,979 | 41.8 | −27.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Brooklands ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Boyes* | 1,766 | 51.8 | −0.3 | |
Labour | Serena Carr | 1,256 | 36.8 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Meenakshi Minnis | 287 | 8.4 | +0.1 | |
Green | Joseph Ryan | 100 | 2.9 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 510 | 15.0 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,409 | 44.2 | −27.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bucklow-St. Martins ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Wright | 835 | 38.4 | −24.5 | |
Independent | Anthony Rudden | 517 | 23.8 | +23.8 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Turner | 371 | 17.1 | −10.8 | |
UKIP | Steven Jones | 290 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
Green | Thea Johnson | 98 | 4.5 | −4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 64 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 318 | 14.6 | −20.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,175 | 32.7 | −24.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clifford ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eunice Whitfield Stennett* | 2,374 | 79.6 | +7.4 | |
Green | Jessica Mayo | 351 | 11.8 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | Alexander Finney | 195 | 6.5 | −3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Wright | 63 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 2,023 | 67.8 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,983 | 40.3 | −24.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Davyhulme East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Linda Blackburn* | 1,401 | 45.2 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Jayne Dillon | 1,172 | 37.8 | −3.6 | |
UKIP | Ian Royle | 321 | 10.4 | −0.7 | |
Green | Steven Tennant-Smythe | 128 | 4.1 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Kierman | 79 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 229 | 7.4 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,101 | 41.9 | −27.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Davyhulme West ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Shaw* | 1,468 | 47.9 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Sally Carr | 1,047 | 34.2 | −7.1 | |
UKIP | Paul Regan | 388 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Green | Paul Syrett | 97 | 3.2 | −4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 62 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 421 | 13.7 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,062 | 41.1 | −29.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Flixton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Lally* | 1,475 | 41.4 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Simon Thomas | 1,415 | 39.8 | −3.5 | |
UKIP | Michael Bayley-Sanderson | 422 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Green | Christine McLaughlin | 157 | 4.4 | −3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 90 | 2.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 60 | 1.7 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,559 | 44.1 | −28.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gorse Hill ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,760 | 65.9 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Lijo John | 440 | 16.5 | −8.7 | |
UKIP | Pauline Royle | 261 | 9.8 | −1.6 | |
Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 146 | 5.5 | −5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 65 | 2.4 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 1,320 | 49.4 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,672 | 34.5 | −28.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hale Barns ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick Myers* | 2.030 | 69.9 | +2.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Barbara Twiney | 509 | 17.5 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 225 | 7.7 | −1.7 | |
Green | Deborah Leftwich | 141 | 4.9 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 1,521 | 52.4 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,905 | 40.4 | −30.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hale Central ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Denise Haddad | 1,614 | 58.1 | −4.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 683 | 24.6 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wayne Harrison | 278 | 10.0 | +1.5 | |
Green | Giulio Forcolin | 201 | 7.2 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 931 | 33.5 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,776 | 38.7 | −34.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Longford ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 2,311 | 67.9 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Catherine Conchie | 487 | 14.3 | −6.6 | |
Green | Margaret Westbrook | 314 | 9.2 | −5.1 | |
UKIP | Valerie Bayley-Sanderson | 214 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lovell | 78 | 2.3 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 1,824 | 53.6 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,404 | 40.1 | −26.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Priory ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry Brotherton* | 1,702 | 55.0 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Jay | 822 | 26.6 | −12.7 | |
UKIP | Kevin Grime | 236 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Macdonald | 173 | 5.6 | −1.4 | |
Green | Amanda King | 161 | 5.2 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 880 | 28.4 | +24.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,094 | 39.9 | −30.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sale Moor ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Freeman* | 1,547 | 55.7 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen McHugh | 902 | 32.5 | −6.7 | |
Green | Jane Leicester | 192 | 6.9 | −3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 134 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 645 | 23.2 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,775 | 38.0 | −28.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Holden* | 1,772 | 57.7 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Gary Keary | 965 | 31.3 | −3.2 | |
Green | Nicholas Robertson-Brown | 187 | 6.1 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 147 | 4.8 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 807 | 26.3 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,071 | 37.6 | −28.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stretford ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tom Ross* | 2,004 | 66.6 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Colin Hooley | 656 | 21.8 | −1.7 | |
Green | Elizabeth O'Neill | 249 | 8.3 | −4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shaun Ennis | 100 | 3.3 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 1,348 | 44.8 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,009 | 40.0 | −26.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Timperley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy* | 2,176 | 52.1 | +23.1 | |
Conservative | Carol Mounfield | 1,388 | 33.3 | −12.9 | |
Labour | Mohammed Ahmed | 436 | 10.4 | −8.5 | |
Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 173 | 4.1 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 788 | 18.9 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,173 | 50.2 | −24.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Urmston ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Catherine Hynes* | 1,830 | 47.9 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,419 | 37.1 | −0.2 | |
UKIP | Andrew Beaumont | 340 | 8.9 | −1.9 | |
Green | Geraldine Coggins | 144 | 3.8 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 91 | 2.4 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 411 | 10.7 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,824 | 46.7 | −23.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Village ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Raymond Bowker* | 1,482 | 45.3 | +23.9 | |
Conservative | Thomas Carey | 1,050 | 32.1 | −11.1 | |
Labour | Tony O'Brien | 616 | 18.8 | −11.3 | |
Green | Matthew Westbrook | 123 | 3.8 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 432 | 13.2 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,271 | 43.4 | −34.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2016 and 2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Amy Marie Whyte | 2,086 | 46.0 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Dave Morgan | 1,778 | 40.9 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Alexander Latham | 271 | 6.2 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | Mike Bayley-Sanderson | 91 | 2.1 | ||
Green | Joe Ryan | 80 | 1.8 | −2.0 | |
Independent | Stephen John Farndon | 36 | 0.8 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 308 | 7.1 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 4342 | 44.3 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Aidan Williams | 1,050 | 64.7 | +26.3 | |
Conservative | Sarah Marland | 456 | 28.1 | +11.0 | |
UKIP | Andrew Beaumont | 65 | 4.0 | −9.3 | |
Green | Joe Ryan | 33 | 2.0 | −2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 18 | 1.1 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 594 | 35.7 | +21.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,662 | 22.0 | −10.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.