1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)

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21 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	David Acton	Frank Eadie	Ray Bowker
Party	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat	Urmston	Davyhulme East	Village
Last election	12 seats, 44.2%	8 seats, 44.8%	1 seats, 9.1%
Seats before	36	23	4
Seats won	11	9	1
Seats after	33	27	3
Seat change	3	4	1
Popular vote	22,844	25,018	6,180
Percentage	41.5%	45.5%	12.4%
Swing	2.7%	0.7%	3.3%

Map of results of 1999 election

Leader of the Council before election

David Acton
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

David Acton
Labour

On 6 May 1999, an election was held to choose council members for the Trafford Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council members were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	22,844 (41.5%)	2.7	11 (52.4%)	11 / 21	3	33 (52.4%)	33 / 63
Conservative Party	25,018 (45.5%)	0.7	9 (42.9%)	9 / 21	4	27 (42.9%)	27 / 63
Liberal Democrats	6,180 (12.4%)	3.3	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21	1	3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Socialist Labour Party	362 (0.7%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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33	3	27

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynch	1,684	49.9	-0.8
	Labour	Graham	1,455	43.1	-1.7
	Liberal Democrats	DM Jones	237	7.0	+7.0
Majority			229	6.8	+0.9
Turnout			3,376	38.3	+0.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Poole*	2,145	69.5	+3.2
	Labour	Monkhouse	527	17.1	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Musgrove	416	13.5	-4.4
Majority			1,618	52.4	+4.0
Turnout			3,088	32.9	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chapman-Barker*	1,575	48.7	-2.6
	Conservative	Cohen	1,409	43.5	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Brookes	252	7.8	+0.6
Majority			166	5.2	-4.5
Turnout			3,236	37.1	-1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dixon*	1,779	61.1	-0.8
	Labour	Bennett	780	26.8	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	YR Clarke	353	12.1	+1.5
Majority			999	34.3	-0.1
Turnout			2,912	36.8	-1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Platt	943	80.7	-5.3
	Conservative	Kelly	164	14.0	+14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Frankland	61	5.2	+5.2
Majority			779	66.7	-12.6
Turnout			1,168	19.8	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stennett*	1,225	64.5	-4.1
	Socialist Labour	Ali	362	19.1	+19.1
	Conservative	Wood	240	12.6	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Hunter	72	3.8	+3.8
Majority			863	45.4	-4.5
Turnout			1,899	25.6	-1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Crosbie*	1,428	60.7	+1.6
	Labour	Walsh	824	35.0	-5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nolte	100	4.3	+4.3
Majority			604	25.7	+7.5
Turnout			2,352	32.4	-6.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reilly	1,536	48.3	+0.1
	Labour	Gray	1,523	47.9	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	ME Clarke	120	3.8	+3.8
Majority			13	0.4
Turnout			3,179	41.5	+3.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Flixton

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Coupe	1,603	49.2	-4.2
	Labour	AS Jones*	1,473	45.2	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Smith	181	5.6	+5.6
Majority			130	4.0	-2.8
Turnout			3,257	42.4	-0.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hale

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Strafford	1,998	66.8	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Horstead	597	20.0	+5.0
	Labour	McNee	395	13.2	-1.2
Majority			1,401	46.8	-8.9
Turnout			2,990	35.3	+1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jarman*	1,215	53.7	-10.6
	Conservative	Kelson	910	40.2	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Browne	137	6.1	+6.1
Majority			305	13.5	-15.1
Turnout			2,262	30.7	-2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sharp*	1,935	58.7	-4.6
	Labour	Conquest	1,056	32.1	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Legge	304	9.2	+0.5
Majority			879	26.5	-8.8
Turnout			3,295	33.7	-1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tully*	858	59.4	-4.9
	Conservative	Nakvi	487	33.7	-2.0
	Liberal Democrats	JAD Ackroyd	99	6.9	+6.9
Majority			371	25.7	-2.9
Turnout			1,444	23.8	-0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keeley-Huggett*	1,373	48.2	-4.8
	Conservative	Nightingale	1,009	35.4	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Vernon	468	16.4	-3.7
Majority			364	12.8	-13.3
Turnout			2,850	36.6	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rasul	1,177	49.1	-5.0
	Conservative	RD Baldwin	897	37.5	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	K Clarke	321	13.4	+3.4
Majority			280	11.6	-8.0
Turnout			2,395	31.5	-1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Quayle*	1,208	54.6	-5.2
	Conservative	Myers	803	36.3	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dunn	200	9.1	+1.5
Majority			405	18.3	-9.0
Turnout			2,211	26.1	-2.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Garlick*	1,475	57.5	-2.0
	Conservative	Schofield	973	37.9	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Rogers	118	4.6	+4.6
Majority			502	19.6	-4.9
Turnout			2,566	33.9	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Talbot

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lane*	1,038	76.3	+4.0
	Conservative	Levenston	245	18.0	-9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Shacklock	77	5.7	+5.7
Majority			793	58.3	+13.7
Turnout			1,360	21.8	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Akins	1,431	46.2	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Bruer-Morris*	915	29.5	+2.1
	Labour	Atherton	755	24.4	-2.4
Majority			516	16.7	-1.7
Turnout			3,101	35.2	+0.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Urmston

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Acton*	1,420	51.7	-7.2
	Conservative	Nicklin	1,184	43.1	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Elliot	142	5.2	+5.2
Majority			236	8.6	-12.0
Turnout			2,746	36.7	-0.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Village

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	BV Ackroyd*	1,640	49.0	+5.9
	Conservative	Scholar	1,158	34.6	-4.1
	Labour	Harrison	549	16.4	-1.8
Majority			482	14.4	+10.0
Turnout			3,347	35.6	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ "Trafford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

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