Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1991

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 2 May 1991. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1995. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council.^[1]

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

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	34	-3
Labour	25	+1
Liberal Democrat	3	+2
Conservative hold

Summary

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	1,970	49.4	+4.8
	Labour	F. W. Bamford	1,546	38.8	-4.5
	Liberal Democrat	M. H. Cameron	470	11.8	+5.4
Majority			424	10.6	+9.2
Turnout			3,986	48.0	-2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon
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

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,923	47.5	+6.4
	Labour	E. R. Holden	1,581	39.1	-5.6
	Liberal Democrat	J. B. Weightman	542	13.4	+4.2
Majority			342	8.5	+4.9
Turnout			4,046	41.0	-7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. J. Hartland	2,596	63.7	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	K. F. Humber	862	21.2	+6.7
	Labour	W. Stennett	615	15.1	-4.8
Majority			1,734	42.6	+2.1
Turnout			4,073	50.7	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,263	54.6	+29.1
	Independent	Y. S. Robertson	774	33.4	+33.4
	Conservative	B. J. Shannon	277	12.0	+0.1
Majority			489	21.1	-9.9
Turnout			2,314	34.9	-10.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. S. Maher*	1,944	71.7	6.0
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	767	28.3	+6.0
Majority			1,177	43.4	-12.1
Turnout			2,711	34.2	-5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. E. Crosbie*	1,907	52.2	-0.1
	Labour	G. Smethurst	1,292	35.4	-6.2
	Liberal Democrat	F. A. Cameron	271	7.4	+7.4
	Independent	J. W. Rowton	181	5.0	+5.0
Majority			615	16.8	+6.1
Turnout			3,651	48.1	-5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. Bates*	2,042	52.4	+2.2
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,445	37.1	-12.7
	Liberal Democrat	M. E. Clarke	408	10.5	+10.5
Majority			597	15.3	+14.9
Turnout			3,895	48.7	-2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,881	44.1	+1.8
	Labour	T. K. McDonald	1,257	29.5	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	1,125	26.4	+7.3
Majority			624	14.6	+6.9
Turnout			4,263	55.2	-4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. J. Myers	2,714	67.8	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	D. C. R. Horstead	893	22.3	+13.3
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	396	9.9	-4.8
Majority			1,821	45.5	-11.5
Turnout			4,003	46.6	-1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. P. Jarman	1,750	51.2	-3.3
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield*	1,669	48.8	+9.9
Majority			81	2.4	-13.3
Turnout			3,419	45.6	-3.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B. Sharp*	2,884	63.5	+1.9
	Labour	B. D. Eckford	1,030	22.7	-4.6
	Liberal Democrat	R. J. Thompson	629	13.8	+8.0
Majority			1,854	40.8	+24.8
Turnout			4,543	48.5	-1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. A. Tully*	1,461	59.0	-5.0
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	1,017	41.0	+5.0
Majority			444	17.9	-10.0
Turnout			2,478	41.4	-5.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	E. Mitchell	1,442	37.0	+3.5
	Conservative	M. E. King*	1,251	32.1	+0.3
	Labour	P. Miller	1,207	30.9	-3.0
Majority			191	4.9	+4.4
Turnout			3,900	49.9	-1.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C. H. Merry*	1,608	43.9	-4.0
	Conservative	F. Leigh	1,373	37.5	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	K. Clarke	681	18.6	+9.2
Majority			235	6.4	-2.9
Turnout			3,662	47.4	-3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. A. Quayle	2,032	51.7	-8.6
	Conservative	J. Tolhurst	1,493	38.0	+4.3
	Liberal Democrat	T. J. P. Corbett	402	10.2	+10.2
Majority			539	13.7	-12.9
Turnout			3,927	42.8	-4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Walker*	1,827	45.9	+5.8
	Labour	B. E. Garlick	1,822	45.8	-5.8
	Liberal Democrat	F. C. Beswick	328	8.2	+3.4
Majority			5	0.1	-11.3
Turnout			3,977	49.5	-1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P. A. Lane*	1,731	69.1	-3.5
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	775	30.9	+10.2
Majority			956	38.1	-13.8
Turnout			2,506	37.2	-3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Scholar*	2,160	52.5	+5.7
	Labour	R. W. J. Small	1,021	24.8	-5.2
	Liberal Democrat	J. E. Brophy	937	22.8	-3.4
Majority			1,139	27.7	+20.5
Turnout			4,118	47.3	-3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston
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

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	B. V. Ackroyd	1,675	38.3	+9.3
	Conservative	R. J. M. Bishop	1,586	36.2	+0.6
	Labour	D. R. Holland	1,115	25.5	-7.2
Majority			89	2.0	-0.8
Turnout			4,376	53.2	-1.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 3 May 1991", Trafford M.B.C.(1991).

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