Trafford Council election, 2006

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 37.2%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Trafford Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 13 0 1 -1 61.9 48.0 27,936 -5.0%
  Labour 6 0 0 0 28.6 30.0 17,475 +1.0%
  Liberal Democrat 2 1 0 +1 9.5 12.6 7,359 -2.9%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 8.9 5,151 +6.9%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 156 +0.3%
  UK Independence 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 148 +0.3%

[edit] Ward results

Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Young 1,430 53.6
Labour Peter Baugh 611 22.9
Liberal Democrat Roger Legge 404 15.1
Green Jadwiga Leigh 225 8.4
Majority 819 30.7
Turnout 2,670 35.7 -11.5
Conservative hold Swing
Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb 1,645 58.4
Labour Sophie Taylor 728 25.9
Green Daniel Leach 442 15.7
Majority 917 32.5
Turnout 2,815 39.4 -10.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paula Pearson 2,085 69.8
Liberal Democrat Ian Chappell 385 12.9
Labour Thomas Hague 300 10.1
Green Bridget Green 216 7.2
Majority 1,700 56.9
Turnout 2,986 41.7 -12.0
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Pearson 1,392 49.6
Labour Ian Golding 725 25.8
Liberal Democrat Pauline Cliff 428 15.2
Green Martin Bate 263 9.4
Majority 667 23.8
Turnout 2,808 35.8 -9.5
Conservative hold Swing
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pamela Dixon 1,808 59.5
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Clarke 722 23.8
Labour Angela Gratrix 509 16.8
Majority 1,086 35.7
Turnout 3,039 38.9 -10.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow-St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Quayle 967 53.5
Conservative Anne Cavanagh 560 31.0
Green William Gradwell 280 15.5
Majority 407 22.5
Turnout 1,807 28.0 -6.7
Labour hold Swing
Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrea Jones 1,375 64.0
Green Anne Power 413 19.2
Conservative Edward Kelson 359 16.7
Majority 962 44.8
Turnout 2,147 31.9 -9.8
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Cornes 1,726 63.1
Labour Nigel Roberts 1,008 36.9
Majority 718 26.2
Turnout 2,734 36.5 -9.1
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative June Reilly 1,735 61.4
Labour Kevin Procter 801 28.3
Green Margaret Westbrook 292 10.3
Majority 934 33.1
Turnout 2,828 38.7 -9.8
Conservative hold Swing
Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elsie Ward 1,644 53.4
Labour Joyce Acton 1,030 33.4
Green Christopher Webb 406 13.2
Majority 614 20.0
Turnout 3,080 38.4 -10.2
Conservative hold Swing
Gorse Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Acton 1,112 55.5
Conservative George Manley 496 24.8
Green Philip Leape 238 11.9
Independent Colin Hendrie 156 7.8
Majority 616 30.7
Turnout 2,002 27.3 -5.5
Labour hold Swing
Hale Barns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dilriaz Butt 2,061 71.1
Liberal Democrat Richard Elliott 538 18.6
Labour Moira Lythgoe 301 10.4
Majority 1,523 52.5
Turnout 2,900 39.2 -14.6
Conservative hold Swing
Hale Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Mitchell 1,641 61.0
Liberal Democrat Michael Mills 418 15.5
Labour Beverly Harrison 335 12.5
Green Samuel Little 295 11.0
Majority 1,223 45.5
Turnout 2,689 38.6 -13.0
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Jarman 1,299 48.0
Conservative Roderick Allan 870 32.2
Green Matthew Westbrook 388 14.3
UK Independence Michael McManus 148 5.5
Majority 429 15.8
Turnout 2,705 33.6 -6.5
Labour hold Swing
Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Baugh 1,121 39.2
Conservative Marion Rigby 950 33.2
Liberal Democrat Margaret Clarke 510 17.8
Green Joseph Westbrook 281 9.8
Majority 171 6.0
Turnout 2,862 39.3 -12.1
Labour hold Swing
Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Bailey 1,076 40.0
Labour Stephen Smith 1,051 39.1
Liberal Democrat James Eisen 562 20.9
Majority 25 0.9
Turnout 2,689 36.6 -7.8
Conservative hold Swing
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Tolhurst 1,555 52.2
Labour Tom Ross 833 28.0
Liberal Democrat Diane Hibberd 392 13.2
Green Janet Jackson 199 6.7
Majority 722 24.2
Turnout 2,979 36.8 -10.4
Conservative hold Swing
Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karina Carter 1,355 49.7
Conservative Colin Hooley 926 34.0
Green Jennie Gander 445 16.3
Majority 429 15.7
Turnout 2,726 37.0 -0.1
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Neil Taylor 1,610 43.6
Conservative Mohibul Choudhury 1,508 40.9
Labour Penelope Fraser 389 10.5
Green Martin Green 184 5.0
Majority 102 2.7
Turnout 3,691 44.8 -7.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Wibberley 1,507 46.4
Labour William Clarke 1,299 40.0
Green Helen Jocys 442 13.6
Majority 208 6.4
Turnout 3,248 42.4 -8.5
Conservative hold Swing
Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Douglas Fishwick 1,390 49.3
Conservative Peter Cameron 962 34.1
Labour Stephanie Crean 326 11.6
Green Erica Wright 142 5.0
Majority 428 15.2
Turnout 2,820 38.2 -8.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing


Preceded by
Trafford Council election 2004		 Trafford local elections Succeeded by
Trafford Council election 2007

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