Bowdon (ward)

Bowdon
Bowdon within Trafford
Population	9,284 ^[1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	North West
UK Parliament	Altrincham and Sale West
Councillors	Karen Barclay (Conservative)
	Michael Hyman (Conservative)
	Sean Anstee (Conservative)
List of places UK England

Bowdon is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the Bowdon, Dunham Town and Dunham Massey areas of Altrincham, Greater Manchester, and the village of Warburton, Lymm.

Councillors

Karen Barclay (Conservative)
Michael Hyman (Conservative)
Sean Anstee (Conservative)

Election
2004	Paula Pearson (Con)	Stephanie Poole (Con)	David Merrell (Con)
2006	Paula Pearson (Con)	Stephanie Poole (Con)	David Merrell (Con)
2007	Paula Pearson (Con)	Stephanie Poole (Con)	David Merrell (Con)
2008	Paula Pearson (Con)	Stephanie Poole (Con)	Sean Anstee (Con)
2010	Karen Barclay (Con)	Michael Hyman (Con)	Sean Anstee (Con)
2011	Karen Barclay (Con)	Michael Hyman (Con)	Sean Anstee (Con)
2012	Karen Barclay (Con)	Michael Hyman (Con)	Sean Anstee (Con)
2014	Karen Barclay (Con)	Michael Hyman (Con)	Sean Anstee (Con)
2015	Karen Barclay (Con)	Michael Hyman (Con)	Sean Anstee (Con)
2016	Karen Barclay (Con)	Michael Hyman (Con)	Sean Anstee (Con)

indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sean Anstee*	2,090	71.0	+0.4
	Labour	Charles Mayer	452	15.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	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

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Hyman*	3,700	70.6	+1.1
	Labour	Tom Hague	773	14.7	+3.5
	Green	Nicholas Davies	398	7.6	-1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Hogg	370	7.1	+0.4
Majority			2,927	55.8	+1.1
Turnout			5,241	72.0	+23.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Karen Barclay*	2,042	69.5	+1.2
	Labour	Thomas Hague	428	11.2	-4.4
	Green	Bridget Green	273	9.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Kirstie Davidson	197	6.7	-0.1
Majority			1614	54.8	+2.2
Turnout			2940	40.4	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sean Anstee*	1,885	68.3	-2.4
	Labour	Thomas Hague	432	15.6	+0.3
	Green	Bridget Green	257	9.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Kirstie Davidson	187	6.8	-0.1
Majority			1,453	52.6	-2.8
Turnout			2,761	38.8	-9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Hyman*	2,497	70.7	+5.4
	Labour	Thomas Hague	541	15.3	+3.3
	Green	Bridget Green	251	7.1	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Kirstie Davidson	242	6.9	-9.8
Majority			1,956	55.4	+12.4
Turnout			3,531	48.6	-21.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2010

2010 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Karen Barclay	3,304	34.2	-5.0
	Conservative	Michael Hyman	3,000	31.1	-11.2
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Carter	924	9.6	+7.9
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	682	7.1	+2.9
	Labour	Thomas Hague	592	6.1	+3.6
	Labour	Graham Crean	566	5.9	-2.7
	Green	Bridget Green	329	3.4	+0.4
	Green	Rosemary Graham	261	2.7	-1.0
Majority			2,076	43.0	-19.5
Turnout			9,658	70.4	+30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sean Anstee	2,187	73.4	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Chappell	334	11.3	-0.4
	Labour	Thomas Hague	255	8.6	-1.3
	Green	Bridget Green	190	6.4	-1.0
Majority			1,853	62.5	+3.2
Turnout			2,966	39.9	-1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephanie Poole*	2,132	71.0	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Chappell	351	11.7	-1.2
	Labour	Thomas Hague	297	9.9	-0.2
	Green	Bridget Green	222	7.4	+0.2
Majority			1,781	59.3	+2.4
Turnout			3,002	41.5	-2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paula Pearson*	2,085	69.8	-8.2
	Liberal Democrat	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

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Merrell*	2,454	26.6
	Conservative	Stephanie Poole*	2,402	26.0
	Conservative	Paula Pearson*	2,345	25.4
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Chappell	899	9.7
	Labour	Thomas Hague	590	6.4
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	546	5.9
Turnout			9,236	53.7

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephanie Poole*	3,475	65.7	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Gaskill	870	16.5	+1.9
	Labour	Helen Walsh	535	10.1	-4.6
	Green	Bridget Green	408	7.7	+0.8
Majority			2,605	49.2	+0.0
Turnout			5,288	57.1	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Marie Harney*	3,345	63.9	-9.1
	Labour	Helen Walsh	771	14.7	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Legge	762	14.6	+0.0
	Green	Bridget Green	359	6.9	+6.9
Majority			2,574	49.2	-9.2
Turnout			5,237	56.7	+24.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Merrell*	2,219	73.0	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Musgrove	445	14.6	+1.1
	Labour	Peter Dunnico	375	12.3	-4.8
Majority			1,774	58.4	+6.0
Turnout			3,039	32.5	-0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1990s

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Poole*	2,145	69.5	+3.2
	Labour	Monkhouse	527	17.1	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Musgrove	416	13.5	-4.4
Majority			1,618	52.4	+4.0
Turnout			3,088	32.9	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. C. Harney*	2,042	66.3	+5.0
	Liberal Democrat	C. Musgrove	550	17.9	-1.1
	Labour	R. G. Monkhouse	486	15.8	-4.0
Majority			1,492	48.4	+6.9
Turnout			3,078	32.7	-5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. Merrell*	2,150	61.3	+1.1
	Labour	M. A. Busteed	692	19.8	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat	R. M. Elliott	668	19.0	+2.1
Majority			1,458	41.5	+4.3
Turnout			3,510	38.2	-0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. Poole*	2,139	60.2	+8.1
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	815	22.9	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat	J. Preston	602	16.9	-10.1
Majority			1,324	37.2	+12.1
Turnout			3,556	38.4	-3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. C. Harney*	2,018	52.1	-21.6
	Liberal Democrat	N. S. Harrison	1,046	27.0	+12.0
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	809	20.9	+9.6
Majority			972	25.1	-33.6
Turnout			3,873	41.4	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. Merrell*	2,576	73.7	+6.6
	Liberal Democrat	J. Preston	525	15.0	-1.5
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	395	11.3	-1.8
Majority			2,051	58.7	-8.1
Turnout			3,496	39.8	-5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. Poole*	2,676	67.1	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	J. Preston	657	16.5	+5.1
	Labour	S. Hesford	521	13.1	-5.3
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	133	3.3	-1.7
Majority			2,019	50.6	+28.5
Turnout			3,987	45.1	-3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. C. Harney*	2,671	33.4	-4.0
	Conservative	S. Poole	2,561	32.0	-6.8
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	794	9.9	+7.8
	Labour	S. Hinder	679	8.5	+5.0
	Liberal Democrat	G. P. Pawson	492	6.2	-1.2
	Green	B. J. Edwards	401	5.0	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	J. Preston	394	4.9	-3.8
Majority			1,767	22.1	-35.2
Turnout			7,992	48.4	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1980s

By-Election 15 June 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. C. Harney	2,582	59.6	-11.2
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	674	15.6	+3.6
	Liberal Democrat	G. P. Pawson	567	13.1	-0.5
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	506	11.7	+8.2
Majority			1,908	44.1	+3
Turnout			4,329	47.3	+14.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. Merrell	2,790	70.8	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	V. A. Plummer	535	13.6	-6.7
	Labour	B. Feeney	474	12.0	+3.4
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	139	3.5	+0.6
Majority			2,255	57.3	+9.3
Turnout			3,938	43.0	-7.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. Barker*	3,155	68.2	+8.0
	Social Democratic	V. G. O'Hara	938	20.3	-4.9
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	398	8.6	-2.1
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	132	2.9	-1.0
Majority			2,217	48.0	+13.0
Turnout			4,623	50.6	+5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. B. Gill*	2,449	60.2	-12.9
	Social Democratic	V. G. O'Hara	1,026	25.2	+25.2
	Labour	M. J. Hendrickson	434	10.7	-6.2
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	160	3.9	-6.1
Majority			1,423	35.0	-21.1
Turnout			4,069	44.9	-11.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B. S. Hall*	2,563	73.1	+5.2
	Labour	J. B. Morton	594	16.9	+5.9
	Ecology	J. S. Menzies	350	10.0	+10.0
Majority			1,969	56.1	+9.3
Turnout			3,507	39.6	-10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. Barker	2,956	67.9	+5.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	A. P. Ratcliff	920	21.1	-9.2
	Labour	J. A. Schoua	479	11.0	+3.8
Majority			2,036	46.8	+14.6
Turnout			4,355	49.6	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. B. Gill*	2,703	62.5	+2.0
	Social Democratic	D. L. Marlow	1,310	30.3	+30.3
	Labour	T. A. O'Neill	312	7.2	-7.3
Majority			1,393	32.2	-3.3
Turnout			4,325	49.4	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B. S. Hall*	2,473	60.5	-4.2
	Liberal	R. B. Slack	1,022	25.0	+3.3
	Labour	A. D. Johnson	592	14.5	+0.9
Majority			1,451	35.5	-7.5
Turnout			4,087	46.9	-30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. B. Humphreys*	3,721	64.7	-12.9
	Liberal	J. A. Willmott	1,250	21.7	+9.4
	Labour	A. D. Johnson	782	13.6	+3.5
Majority			2,471	43.0	-22.3
Turnout			5,753	76.9	+32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. B. Gill*	2,572	77.6	-7.1
	Liberal	D. F. Mardon	408	12.3	-3.0
	Labour	G. R. Scott	333	10.1	+10.1
Majority			2,164	65.3	-4.0
Turnout			3,313	44.7	-3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B. S. Hall*	2,948	84.7	+12.8
	Labour	J. Wynne	534	15.3	+2.7
Majority			2,414	69.3	+13.0
Turnout			3,482	48.6	-1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. B. Humphreys*	2,520	71.9
	Liberal	G. M. R. Willmott	545	15.5
	Labour	A. D. Johnson	440	12.6
Majority			1,975	56.3
Turnout			3,505	49.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	J. B. Gill	2,442	34.7
Conservative	B. M. Hall	2,332	33.1
Conservative	J. B. Humphreys	2,262	32.1

References

↑ "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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