2006 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

2006 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

← 2004 4 May 2006 (2006-05-04) 2007 →
21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Susan Williams David Acton Ray Bowker Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Altrincham Gorse Hill Village Last election 40 seats, 53.0% 20 seats, 29.0% 3 seats, 15.5% Seats before 40 20 3 Seats won 13 6 2 Seats after 39 20 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 27,936 17,475 7,359 Percentage 48.0% 30.0% 12.6% Swing 5.0% 1.0% 2.9%
Map of results of 2006 election
Leader of the Council before election Susan Williams Conservative Leader of the Council after election Susan Williams Conservative

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		27,936 (48.0%)		5.0	13 (61.9%)	13 / 21	1	39 (61.9%)	39 / 63
Labour Party		17,475 (30.0%)		1.0	6 (28.6%)	6 / 21		20 (31.7%)	20 / 63
Liberal Democrats		7,359 (12.6%)		2.9	2 (9.5%)	2 / 21	1	4 (6.3%)	4 / 63
Green Party		5,151 (8.9%)		6.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent		156 (0.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
UKIP		148 (0.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Young	1,430	53.6	−17.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	611	22.9	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	404	15.1	+2.0
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	225	8.4	+8.4
Majority			819	30.7	+2.8
Turnout			2,670	35.7	−11.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey

Ashton upon Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lamb*	1,645	58.4	+3.3
	Labour	Sophie Taylor	728	25.9	−4.0
	Green	Daniel Leach	442	15.7	+9.3
Majority			917	32.5	+14.0
Turnout			2,815	39.4	−10.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paula Pearson*	2,085	69.8	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Chappell	385	12.9	+3.2
	Labour	Thomas Hague	300	10.1	+3.7
	Green	Bridget Green	216	7.2	+1.3
Majority			1,700	56.9	+9.9
Turnout			2,986	41.7	−12.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Pearson*	1,392	49.6	−8.8
	Labour	Ian Golding	725	25.8	−9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	428	15.2	+8.5
	Green	Martin Bate	263	9.4	+9.4
Majority			667	23.8	−7.9
Turnout			2,808	35.8	−9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Dixon*	1,808	59.5	−20.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Clarke	722	23.8	+7.3
	Labour	Angela Gratrix	509	16.8	+16.8
Majority			1,086	35.7	+10.3
Turnout			3,039	38.9	−10.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martin's

Bucklow-St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Quayle*	967	53.5	−13.1
	Conservative	Anne Cavanagh	560	31.0	−2.4
	Green	William Gradwell	280	15.5	+15.5
Majority			407	22.5	−7.4
Turnout			1,807	28.0	−6.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrea Jones*	1,375	64.0	+17.7
	Green	Anne Power	413	19.2	+7.5
	Conservative	Edward Kelson	359	16.7	+5.7
Majority			962	44.8	+32.9
Turnout			2,147	31.9	−9.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Cornes*	1,726	63.1	−2.5
	Labour	Nigel Roberts	1,008	36.9	+9.7
Majority			718	26.2	−6.2
Turnout			2,734	36.5	−9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Reilly*	1,735	61.4	−1.0
	Labour	Kevin Procter	801	28.3	−3.2
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	292	10.3	+10.3
Majority			934	33.1	+4.3
Turnout			2,828	38.7	−9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elsie Ward*	1,644	53.4	−3.7
	Labour	Joyce Acton	1,030	33.4	−1.4
	Green	Christopher Webb	406	13.2	+13.2
Majority			614	20.0	+0.4
Turnout			3,080	38.4	−10.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill

Gorse Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Acton*	1,112	55.5	−3.4
	Conservative	George Manley	496	24.8	−7.1
	Green	Philip Leape	238	11.9	+11.9
	Independent	Colin Hendrie	156	7.8	+7.8
Majority			616	30.7	+8.6
Turnout			2,002	27.3	−5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns

Hale Barns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dilriaz Butt*	2,061	71.1	−9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Elliott	538	18.6	−0.5
	Labour	Moira Lythgoe	301	10.4	+10.4
Majority			1,523	52.5	+39.7
Turnout			2,900	39.2	−14.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central

Hale Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Mitchell*	1,641	61.0	−14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Mills	418	15.5	+2.3
	Labour	Beverly Harrison	335	12.5	+1.3
	Green	Samuel Little	295	11.0	+11.0
Majority			1,223	45.5	+12.3
Turnout			2,689	38.6	−13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Jarman*	1,299	48.0	+6.2
	Conservative	Roderick Allan	870	32.2	+3.9
	Green	Matthew Westbrook	388	14.3	+3.8
	UKIP	Michael McManus	148	5.5	+5.5
Majority			429	15.8	+3.2
Turnout			2,705	33.6	−6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Baugh*	1,121	39.2	−1.2
	Conservative	Marion Rigby	950	33.2	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Clarke	510	17.8	−7.9
	Green	Joseph Westbrook	281	9.8	+9.8
Majority			171	6.0	+2.6
Turnout			2,862	39.3	−12.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Bailey*	1,076	40.0	+1.5
	Labour	Stephen Smith	1,051	39.1	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	James Eisen	562	20.9	−1.8
Majority			25	0.9	−1.0
Turnout			2,689	36.6	−7.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Tolhurst*	1,555	52.2	−4.9
	Labour	Tom Ross	833	28.0	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Hibberd	392	13.2	+6.7
	Green	Janet Jackson	199	6.7	+6.7
Majority			722	24.2	+8.4
Turnout			2,979	36.8	−10.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karina Carter*	1,355	49.7	−2.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	926	34.0	−7.5
	Green	Jennie Gander	445	16.3	+16.3
Majority			429	15.7	+12.6
Turnout			2,726	37.0	−0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Taylor	1,610	43.6	+10.0
	Conservative	Mohibul Choudhury	1,508	40.9	−17.4
	Labour	Penelope Fraser	389	10.5	+2.3
	Green	Martin Green	184	5.0	+5.0
Majority			102	2.7	−16.9
Turnout			3,691	44.8	−7.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Wibberley*	1,507	46.4	−3.6
	Labour	William Clarke	1,299	40.0	−2.9
	Green	Helen Jocys	442	13.6	+6.6
Majority			208	6.4	+3.2
Turnout			3,248	42.4	−8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas Fishwick*	1,390	49.3	−9.0
	Conservative	Peter Cameron	962	34.1	−0.9
	Labour	Stephanie Crean	326	11.6	+4.8
	Green	Erica Wright	142	5.0	+5.0
Majority			428	15.2	−0.8
Turnout			2,820	38.2	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

• Details Official Trafford Council Election page