2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
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21 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Sean Anstee Andrew Western Ray Bowker
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Bowdon Priory Village
Last election 12 seats,
44.0% 		8 seats,
40.0% 		0 seats,
6.9%
Seats before 34 26 3
Seats won 10 9 2
Seats after 34 26 3
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 26,162 26,633 6,391
Percentage 39.3% 40.0% 9.6%
Swing Decrease4.7% Steady Increase2.7%
Map of results of 2016 election
Leader of the Council before election

Sean Anstee
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Sean Anstee
Conservative

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.

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 26,162 (39.3%)
Decrease 4.7 10 (47.6%)
10 / 21
 Steady 34 (54.0%)
34 / 63
Labour Party 26,633 (40.0%)
Steady 9 (42.9%)
9 / 21
 Steady 26 (41.3%)
26 / 63
Liberal Democrats 6,391 (9.6%)
Increase 2.7 2 (9.5%)
2 / 21
 Steady 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Green Party 4,290 (6.4%)
Decrease 1.7 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 2,472 (3.7%)
Increase 2.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 622 (0.9%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
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26 3 34

Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Gorse Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Hale Barns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Hale Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Broadheath By-Election 4 May 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Bucklow-St. Martins By-Election 14 September 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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