2018 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
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22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Western Sean Anstee Ray Bowker
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Priory Bowdon Village
Last election 9 seats,
40.0% 		10 seats,
39.3% 		2 seats,
9.6%
Seats before 26 34 3
Seats won 13 7 0
Seats after 30 29 2
Seat change Increase4 Decrease5 Decrease 1
Popular vote 34,523 26,884 5,318
Percentage 47.2% 36.8% 7.3%
Swing Increase7.2% Decrease2.5% Decrease2.3%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Geraldine Coggins
Party Green
Leader's seat Altrincham
Last election 0 seats,
6.4%
Seats before 0
Seats won 2
Seats after 2
Seat change Increase 2
Popular vote 4,817
Percentage 6.6%
Swing Increase0.2%
Map of results of 2018 election
Leader of the Council before election

Sean Anstee
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Andrew Western
Labour

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 entered a state of no overall control.[1]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 34,523 (47.2%)
Increase 7.2 13 (59.1%)
13 / 22
 Increase 4 30 (47.6%)
30 / 63
Conservative Party 26,884 (36.8%)
Decrease 2.5 7 (31.8%)
7 / 22
 Decrease 5 29 (46.0%)
29 / 63
Liberal Democrats 5,318 (7.3%)
Decrease 2.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Decrease 1 2 (3.2%)
2 / 63
Green Party 4,817 (6.6%)
Increase 0.2 2 (9.1%)
2 / 22
 Increase 2 2 (3.2%)
2 / 63
UKIP 1,011 (1.4%)
Decrease 2.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Liberal Party 391 (0.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 165 (0.2%)
Decrease 0.7 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
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30 2 2 29

[2][3][n 1]

Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Daniel Jerrome[n 2] 1,944 47.1 Increase23.4
Green Geraldine Coggins[n 3] 1,621 39.3 Increase15.6
Conservative Constantine Biller 1,386 33.6 Decrease13.1
Conservative Angela Stone 1,342 32.5 Decrease14.2
Labour Stephane Savary 846 20.5 Decrease2.8
Labour Barry Winstanley 655 15.9 Decrease7.4
Liberal Democrats Julian Newgrosh 118 2.9 Decrease3.3
Liberal Democrats David Martin 93 2.3 Decrease3.9
Majority 558 13.0 N/A
Registered electors 8,892
Turnout 46.5 Increase7.7
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase18.0
Green gain from Conservative Swing –

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb* 1,677 46.8 Decrease6.1
Labour Ben Hartley 1,568 43.8 Increase9.0
Green Caroline Robertson-Brown 148 4.1 Decrease3.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Power 138 3.9 Decrease1.0
UKIP Kevin Grime 53 1.5 New
Majority 109 3.0 Decrease15.1
Registered electors 7,617
Turnout 3,584 47.1 Increase4.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.6

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Barclay* 2,130 68.4 Decrease2.6
Labour Waseem Hassan 422 13.5 Decrease1.8
Liberal Democrats Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver 356 11.4 Increase3.4
Green Nigel Hennerley 169 5.4 Decrease0.3
UKIP Jim Cook 39 1.3 Increase1.3
Majority 1,708 54.9 Decrease0.8
Registered electors 7,335
Turnout 3,116 42.5 Increase1.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease0.4

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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats David Kierman 81 2.2 +0.2
Green Rob Raikes 71 1.9 -1.3
Majority 827 21.3
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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats Kirsty Cullen 130 3.3 +0.9
Majority 1,026 26.5
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 Democrats 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 10.0
Turnout 3,260 41.2 -2.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Notes

  1. ^ % of total refers to % of wards won.
  2. ^ Elected to serve a 4-year term.
  3. ^ Elected to serve a 2-year term.

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Local Election May 2018 results". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.
  3. ^ "Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Election 2018 Results". BBC News.
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