Urmston (ward)

Urmston is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering most of the town of Urmston, including the Town Centre, and a small part of Flixton.

Urmston
Urmston within Trafford
Population	11,271 [1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Stretford and Urmston
Councillors	Kevin Procter (Labour) Joanne Harding (Labour) Catherine Hynes (Labour)
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Councillors

• Kevin Procter (Labour)^[2]
• Joanne Harding (Labour)^[3]
• Catherine Hynes (Labour)^[4]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
1973		Allan Coupe (Con)		Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)		Gwen Davies (Lib)
1975		Allan Coupe (Con)		Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)		Anthony Platt (Con)
1976		Allan Coupe (Con)		Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)		Anthony Platt (Con)
1978		Allan Coupe (Con)		Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)		Anthony Platt (Con)
1979		Allan Coupe (Con)		Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con)		Anthony Platt (Con)
1980		Allan Coupe (Con)		D. Horner (Lab)		Anthony Platt (Con)
1982		Allan Coupe (Con)		D. Horner (Lab)		Anthony Platt (Con)
1983		Allan Coupe (Con)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		A. Brown (Con)
1984		Allan Coupe (Con)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		A. Brown (Con)
Mar 1986		Allan Coupe (Con)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		David Acton (Lab)
1986		James Hanrahan (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		David Acton (Lab)
1987		James Hanrahan (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		Eric May (Con)
1988		James Hanrahan (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		Eric May (Con)
Nov 1988		David Acton (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		Eric May (Con)
1990		David Acton (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		Eric May (Con)
1991		David Acton (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		Eric May (Con)
1992		David Acton (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		Eric May (Con)
1994		David Acton (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		Eric May (Con)
1995		David Acton (Lab)		Colin Warbrick (Con)		Joyce Acton (Lab)
1996		David Acton (Lab)		Bill Clarke (Lab)		Joyce Acton (Lab)
1998		David Acton (Lab)		Bill Clarke (Lab)		Joyce Acton (Lab)
1999		David Acton (Lab)		Bill Clarke (Lab)		Joyce Acton (Lab)
2000		David Acton (Lab)		Bill Clarke (Lab)		Joyce Acton (Lab)
2002		David Acton (Lab)		Bill Clarke (Lab)		Joyce Acton (Lab)
2003		David Acton (Lab)		Bill Clarke (Lab)		Joyce Acton (Lab)
2004		Christine Turner (Con)		Angela Roberts (Con)		James Wibberley (Con)
2006		Christine Turner (Con)		Angela Roberts (Con)		James Wibberley (Con)
2007		Christine Turner (Con)		Eddie Kelson (Con)		James Wibberley (Con)
2008		Christine Turner (Con)		Eddie Kelson (Con)		James Wibberley (Con)
2010		Christine Turner (Con)		Eddie Kelson (Con)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2011		Christine Turner (Con)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2012		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2014		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2015		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2016		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2018		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2019		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2021		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2022		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2023		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)
2024		Catherine Hynes (Lab)		Joanne Harding (Lab)		Kevin Procter (Lab)

  Indicates seat up for re-election.   Indicates a by-election.

Elections in the 2020s

May 2024

2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Procter*	1,975	57.1	−5.8
	Conservative	Ali Aydogdu	471	13.6	−9.7
	Green	Steven Tennant	354	10.2	−4.3
	Reform UK	Steve Dillon	278	8.0	N/A
	Independent	Andrew Beaumont	236	6.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Franklin-Johnston	135	3.9	−3.0
Majority			1,504	43.5	+14.0
Rejected ballots			21	0.6	-0.6
Turnout			3,461	40.5	+1.7
Registered electors			8,543
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.0

May 2023

2023 (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Harding*	2,044	62.9%
	Labour	Catherine Hynes*	1,889	57.2%
	Labour	Kevin Procter*	1,743	52.8%
	Conservative	Christine Mitchell	770	23.3%
	Conservative	Lijo John	685	20.8%
	Conservative	Julius Sulle	628	19.0%
	Green	Kate Westbrook	478	14.5%
	Green	Steven Tennant-Smythe	301	9.1%
	Green	Luciya Whyte	298	9.0%
	Liberal Democrats	John Franklin-Johnston	227	6.9%
Majority
Rejected ballots			39	1.2%
Turnout			3,300	38.8%
Registered electors			8,507

May 2022

2022^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Procter*	2,043	59.4
	Conservative	Veja Gorania	894	26.0
	Green	Luciya Whyte	291	8.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Franklin-Johnston	192	5.6
Majority			1,149	33.4
Registered electors			8,439
Turnout			3,440	40.8
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2021

2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Cath Hynes*	2,214	58.1	3.5
	Conservative	Anand Chinthala	1,101	28.8	7.4
	Green	Luciya Whyte	324	8.5	0.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Franklin-Johnston	141	3.7	1.5
Majority			1,113	29.2	4.0
Registered electors			8,496
Turnout			3,813	44.9	4.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jo Harding*	1,844	54.6	3.2
	Conservative	John Lijo	724	21.4	9.9
	UKIP	Krissy Douglas	340	10.1	6.5
	Green	Luciya Whyte	290	8.6	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Shaun Ennis	179	5.3	2.0
Majority			1,120	33.2	6.8
Registered electors			8,472
Turnout			3,394	40.06	5.24
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2018

2018^[8]

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	26.4
Turnout			3,883	45.3	−1.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

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

May 2015

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Harding*	2,506	43.6	+4.5
	Conservative	Christine Turner	2,146	37.3	+2.7
	UKIP	Andrew Beaumont	621	10.8	−7.1
	Green	Paul Syrett	318	5.5	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Davidson	162	2.8	+0.8
Majority			360	6.3	+1.8
Turnout			5,753	70.6	+24.6
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Procter*	1,327	39.1	−6.5
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,175	34.6	−5.4
	UKIP	Peter Killick	608	17.9	+11.7
	Green	Geraldine Coggins	214	6.3	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Harrison	69	2.0	−0.7
Majority			152	4.5	−0.1
Turnout			3,393	42.1
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Hynes	1,453	45.6	−2.7
	Conservative	Christine Turner*	1,304	41.0	+2.1
	UKIP	Robert	196	6.2	+2.5
	Green	Paul Syrett	145	4.6	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Sherliker	86	2.7	−1.1
Majority			149	4.7	−4.6
Turnout			3,184	40.4	−5.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Harding	1,786	48.3	+5.9
	Conservative	Eddie Kelson*	1,441	38.9	+1.1
	Green	Helen Jocys	196	5.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hurst	142	3.8	−11.4
	UKIP	Robert	136	3.7	+3.7
Majority			345	9.3	+4.7
Turnout			3,701	46.0	−21.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Procter	2,292	42.4	+9.0
	Conservative	James Wibberley*	2,042	37.8	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Bird	821	15.2	−5.9
	Green	Helen Jocys	252	4.7	−1.0
Majority			250	4.6	−1.8
Turnout			5,407	67.5	+25.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Turner*	1,346	39.8	−3.8
	Labour	Joyce Acton	1,129	33.4	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Murray	714	21.1	+12.9
	Green	Helen Jocys	191	5.7	−3.2
Majority			217	6.4	+2.1
Turnout			3,380	41.9	−0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddie Kelson	1,450	43.6	−2.8
	Labour	William Clarke	1,308	39.3	−0.7
	Green	Helen Jocys	296	8.9	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Rogers	272	8.2	+8.2
Majority			142	4.3	−2.1
Turnout			3,326	42.7	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2006

2006

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

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,747	17.2
	Conservative	Angela Roberts	1,678	16.5
	Conservative	James Wibberley	1,658	16.3
	Labour	Joyce Acton*	1,549	15.3
	Labour	William Clarke*	1,434	14.1
	Labour	Ian McDermott*	1,366	13.5
	Green	Helen Jocys	715	7.0
Turnout			10,147	50.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

May 2003

2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Acton*	1,912	45.6	−11.2
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,808	43.2	+0.0
	Green	Helen Jocys	470	11.2	+11.2
Majority			104	2.4	−11.2
Turnout			4,190	56.6	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2002

2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Acton*	2,323	56.8	+2.9
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,765	43.2	−3.0
Majority			558	13.6	+5.9
Turnout			4,088	54.0	+12.7
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2000

2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Clarke*	1,679	53.9	+2.2
	Conservative	David Nicklin	1,439	46.2	+3.1
Majority			240	7.7	−0.9
Turnout			3,118	41.3	+4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999

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

1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton*	1,645	58.9	−3.0
	Conservative	D. M. H. Nicklin	1,068	38.3	+0.2
	Independent	N. J. Barrett	78	2.8
Majority			577	20.6	−3.2
Turnout			2,791	37.1	−6.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Clarke	1,961	61.9	−0.6
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,208	38.1	+0.6
Majority			753	23.8	−1.1
Turnout			3,169	43.1	−4.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Acton	2,221	62.5	+1.9
	Conservative	E. May*	1,335	37.5	−1.9
Majority			886	24.9	+3.8
Turnout			3,556	48.0	−1.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton*	2,244	60.6	+20.2
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,461	39.4	−16.3
Majority			783	21.1	+5.8
Turnout			3,705	49.8	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	2,001	55.7	+5.5
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,451	40.4	−9.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. J. Kelly	143	4.0	+4.0
Majority			550	15.3	+14.9
Turnout			3,595	47.5	−3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. May*	1,950	50.2	+8.0
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,935	49.8	−0.8
Majority			15	0.4	−8.0
Turnout			3,885	50.5	−2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton*	2,105	50.6	+5.1
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,754	42.2	−5.0
	Green	H. E. Jocys	297	7.1	+7.1
Majority			351	8.4	+6.8
Turnout			4,156	53.1	+2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

By-Election 24 November 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton	1,563	52.6	+7.1
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,406	47.4	+0.2
Majority			157	5.3	+3.7
Turnout			2,969	37.2	+14.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	1,913	47.2	−1.0
	Labour	D. Acton	1,847	45.5	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. J. Carlon	295	7.3	−7.9
Majority			66	1.6	−6.9
Turnout			4,055	50.9	−4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. May	2,076	46.7	+6.4
	Labour	D. Acton*	1,708	38.5	−4.7
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	657	14.8	−1.8
Majority			368	8.3	+5.4
Turnout			4,441	55.8	+10.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Hanrahan	1,572	43.2	+3.9
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,467	40.3	−3.7
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	603	16.6	−0.1
Majority			105	2.9	−1.7
Turnout			3,642	45.7	+1.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

By-Election 6 March 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton	1,321	44.7	+5.4
	Conservative	E. May	871	29.5	−14.5
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	762	25.8	+9.1
Majority			450	15.2	+10.6
Turnout			2,954	37.1	−6.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	1,515	44.0	−1.0
	Labour	D. Acton	1,355	39.3	+7.1
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	576	16.7	−6.2
Majority			160	4.6	+0.1
Turnout			3,446	44.0	−6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. L. Brown	1,706	23.2	−0.3
	Conservative	C. Warbrick	1,600	21.8	−3.1
	Labour	D. Acton	1,269	17.3	+7.8
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,095	14.9	+3.0
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	867	11.8	−2.9
	SDP	H. Laffey	815	11.1	−4.3
Majority			331	4.5	−15.5
Turnout			7,352	50.2	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,736	46.7	−1.1
	Labour	D. Acton	994	26.8	−25.4
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	985	26.5	+26.5
Majority			742	20.0	+15.7
Turnout			3,715	47.5	+5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Horner	1,686	52.2	+25.1
	Conservative	R. V. Royle-Higginson*	1,546	47.8	−3.0
Majority			140	4.3	−19.5
Turnout			3,232	42.2	−35.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. H. Platt*	3,381	50.8	−8.0
	Labour	D. Horner	1,801	27.1	−1.6
	Liberal	D. E. Unwin	1,469	22.1	+9.6
Majority			1,580	23.8	−6.3
Turnout			6,651	77.7	+43.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,725	58.8	+2.0
	Labour	D. Horner	842	28.7	+4.6
	Liberal	D. E. Unwin	367	12.5	−6.6
Majority			883	30.1	−2.6
Turnout			2,934	34.6	−3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. V. Royle-Higginson*	1,798	56.8	+2.3
	Labour	D. T. Taylor	763	24.1	+0.5
	Liberal	A. Scanlon	604	19.1	−2.8
Majority			1,035	32.7	+1.9
Turnout			3,165	37.6	−5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. H. Platt	1,968	54.5
	Labour	D. T. Taylor	854	23.6
	Liberal	G. Davies*	790	21.9
Majority			1,114	30.8
Turnout			3,612	43.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe	1,323	38.5
	Conservative	R. V. Royle-Higginson	1,270
	Liberal	G. Davies	1,262	36.8
	Liberal	J. Tame	1,261
	Conservative	A. Platt	1,208
	Liberal	A. Dickinson	1,169
	Labour	D. O'Kelly	849	24.7
	Labour	D. Watts	772
	Labour	W. Williams	769
Majority			1
Turnout			3,434	39.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

References

1. "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
2. "Councillor Kevin Procter". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
3. "Councillor Joanne Harding". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
4. "Councillor Catherine Hynes". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
5. Tooth, Jack. "LIVE: Trafford Council election results for 2022". Messenger Newspapers. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
6. "2022 Local election results". Trafford Council. Government of the United Kingdom. May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
7. Staff writer (3 May 2019). "Local Election 2019 Results". Trafford MBC. Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
8. Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". Trafford MBC. Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

External links

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