Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1988

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 5 May 1988. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	32	+4
Labour	27	-1
Liberal Democrat	4	-3
Conservative gain from NOC

Ward results

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. M. O'Beirne	1,934	49.0	-2.7
	Labour	D. Hinder	1,516	38.4	+6.4
	Liberal Democrat	J. H. Mulholland	498	12.6	-3.7
Majority			418	10.6	-9.1
Turnout			3,948	46.6	-2.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bowdon
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

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. J. Barltrop*	2,084	51.9	+2.7
	Labour	J. E. Baugh	1,472	36.7	+8.0
	Liberal Democrat	F. A. Cameron	459	11.4	-10.6
Majority			612	15.2	-5.3
Turnout			4,015	46.3	-5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands (2 Councillors)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Barber*	2,630	35.2	+12.1
	Conservative	M. C. R. Cox	2,528	33.8	+9.3
	Liberal Democrat	C. A. Bearfield	630	8.4	-14.6
	Liberal Democrat	K. F. Humber	579	7.7	-16.0
	Labour	L. J. Hargadon	565	7.6	+4.9
	Labour	E. D. Shaw	543	7.3	+4.3
Majority			1,898	25.4	-1.4
Turnout			7,475	48.1	-8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. D. Paul*	1,456	79.5	+16.4
	Liberal Democrat	R. M. Elliott	376	20.5	+6.4
Majority			1,080	59.0	+18.7
Turnout			1,832	27.3	-11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. Rogers*	2,379	74.8	+2.4
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	800	25.2	-2.4
Majority			1,579	49.7	+4.8
Turnout			3,179	37.8	-0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	F. H. Eadie*	2,108	61.5	+4.9
	Labour	F. Mottley	1,022	29.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	C. R. Hedley	296	8.6	-6.4
Majority			1,086	31.7	+3.5
Turnout			3,426	44.1	-10.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. K. Ackerley	2,117	50.1	+1.5
	Labour	L. M. Seex*	1,818	43.0	+11.7
	Liberal Democrat	D. J. Martin	291	6.9	-13.2
Majority			299	7.1	-10.2
Turnout			4,226	51.5	-5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. W. Robinson	2,052	44.6	-0.5
	Labour	P. G. Dowland	1,289	28.0	+3.8
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon*	1,265	27.5	-3.2
Majority			763	16.6	+2.3
Turnout			4,606	57.5	-5.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	2,930	76.4	+5.8
	Liberal Democrat	G. P. Pawson	481	12.5	-9.3
	Labour	R. E. Adams	314	8.2	+2.4
	Green	J. J. Wharton	112	2.9	+1.0
Majority			2,449	63.8	+14.9
Turnout			3,837	43.5	-9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	M. B. Ryan	1,934	54.7	+11.7
	Conservative	S. M. Dirikis	1,604	45.3	-0.5
Majority			330	9.3	+6.5
Turnout			3,538	47.4	-5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman*	2,613	60.5	+1.2
	Labour	P. Miller	1,017	23.6	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat	R. J. Thompson	687	15.9	-7.4
Majority			1,596	37.0	+1.0
Turnout			4,317	45.0	-5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P. J. Morgan	1,521	57.7	+13.9
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	942	35.7	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat	F. C. Beswick	174	6.6	-10.8
Majority			579	22.0	+17.0
Turnout			2,637	43.3	-2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. P. Flynn	1,426	38.2	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	W. J. Golding*	1,190	31.9	-3.5
	Labour	R. P. Joinson	1,113	29.8	+3.2
Majority			236	6.3	+3.7
Turnout			3,729	45.8	-5.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. Brotherton*	1,679	46.8	+7.8
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	1,526	42.5	+6.4
	Liberal Democrat	J. A. S. Hunter	386	10.7	-12.4
Majority			153	4.3	+1.5
Turnout			3,591	45.4	-3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P. J. English	2,030	51.8	+7.6
	Conservative	R. Maley	1,471	37.6	+0.3
	Liberal Democrat	T. J. P. Corbett	334	8.5	-7.7
	Green	J. A. Bowden	82	2.1	-0.2
Majority			559	14.3	+7.4
Turnout			3,917	41.3	-6.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. T. Beer	1,872	47.9	+10.0
	Conservative	F. D. Redfern*	1,826	46.8	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	L. L. Sumner	207	5.3	-8.0
Majority			46	1.2	-9.7
Turnout			3,905	47.8	-3.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. F. Sullivan*	1,775	70.8	+9.1
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	731	29.2	-6.9
Majority			1,044	41.7	+16.1
Turnout			2,506	34.8	-5.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. K. Davies	2,075	50.1	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	J. W. Davenport*	1,242	30.0	-5.6
	Labour	M. E. Atherton	726	17.5	+3.6
	Green	K. R. Robinson	97	2.3	+0.2
Majority			833	20.1	+6.9
Turnout			4,140	46.5	-7.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

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

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	R. Bowker*	1,818	43.1	+5.1
	Conservative	R. G. B. Walsh	1,539	36.5	-4.5
	Labour	D. R. Holland	799	18.9	-1.0
	Green	E. A. Wright	64	1.5	+0.3
Majority			279	6.6	+3.6
Turnout			4,220	49.9	-4.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 6 May 1988", Trafford M.B.C.(1988).

(1987 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1988 (→ 1989)

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