Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

The 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election is scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This is on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2019. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

The current composition of the Council is as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	34	+1
Labour	26	-1
Liberal Democrat	3	0

Results

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2015
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	34	+1	0	+1	53.97	44	49,901	+23,474
	Labour	26	0	-1	-1	41.27	40	45,352	+20,131
	Liberal Democrat	3	0	0	0	4.76	7	7,838	+2,527
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	8	9,207	+3,932
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	1	1,202	-2,639

By ward

Altrincham ward

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Young*	3,102	53.5	+3.2
	Labour	Waseem Hassan	1,390	24.0	-5.9
	Green	Daniel Jerome	694	12.0	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	612	10.6	-1.3
Majority			1,712	29.5	+13.5
Turnout			5,798	66.8	+24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mike Whetton*	2,759	51.4	+0.9
	Labour	Ben Hartley	1,815	33.8	+4.4
	Green	Caroline Robertson-Brown	478	8.9	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Marritt	320	6.0	+0.4
Majority			944	17.4	-3.7
Turnout			5,372	73.1	+26.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
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

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Anstee	3,274	49.0	+11.6
	Labour	Aidan Williams	2,659	39.8	-3.6
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Cliff	489	7.3	+3.3
	Green	David Eatock	254	3.8	-1.1
Majority			615	8.2	+5.4
Turnout			6,676	69.0	+23.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Hopps	2,952	52.1	+0.3
	Labour	Gary Keary	1,868	32.9	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	472	8.3	-0.8
	Green	Joseph Ryan	378	6.7	+0.3
Majority			1,084	19.2	+1.1
Turnout			5,670	71.8	+24.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John Smith*	2,441	62.9	-0.4
	Conservative	Neil Ferguson	1,082	27.9	+3.4
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	357	9.2	+2.4
Majority			1,359	35.0	-3.9
Turnout			3,880	57.2	+25.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ejaz Malik*	3,504	72.2	-4.0
	Green	Jess Mayo	877	18.1	+6.4
	Conservative	Chacko Luke	471	9.7	+1.6
Majority			2,627	54.1	-10.4
Turnout			4,852	64.4	+24.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mark Cawdrey	2,218	42.5	+0.3
	Labour	Anna Booth	2,160	41.4	+8.7
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	581	11.1	-6.0
	Green	Steven Tennant-Smythe	254	4.9	+0.4
Majority			58	1.1	-8.4
Turnout			5,213	69.1	+24.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Reilly*	2,701	50.9	+11.1
	Labour	Jayne Dillon	2,195	41.3	+4.2
	Green	Aleesha Coupland	413	7.8	+4.3
Majority			506	9.5	+6.9
Turnout			5,309	70.1	+27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	2,753	46.1	+7.5
	Labour	Ged Carter	2,586	43.3	+5.8
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	440	7.4	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Wayne Harrison	197	3.3	+1.0
Majority			167	2.8	+1.7
Turnout			5,976	72.6	+28.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mike Cordingley*	3,078	63.4	-4.4
	Conservative	Lijo John	1,225	25.2	+5.7
	Green	Nigel Woodcock	551	11.4	+3.9
Majority			1,853	38.2	-10.0
Turnout			4,854	62.7	+29.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Bernard Sharp*	3,499	67.8	+3.6
	Labour Co-op	Barbara Twiney	851	16.5	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Taylor	484	9.4	+2.6
	Green	Rozina Chaudry	325	6.3	+1.8
Majority			2,648	51.3	+0.4
Turnout			5,159	70.6	+23.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Patricia Young*	3,394	62.1	+3.1
	Labour Co-op	Beverley Harrison	1,126	20.6	-1.1
	Green	Samuel Little	482	8.8	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kirsty Cullen	463	8.5	-1.3
Majority			2,268	41.5	+4.2
Turnout			5,465	73.5	+27.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford ward

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Anne Duffield*	3,763	64.8	+1.8
	Conservative	Edward Kelson	1,212	20.9	-0.2
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	831	14.3	+3.1
Majority			2,551	43.9	+2.0
Turnout			5,806	66.8	+26.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory ward

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Andrew Western*	2,408	43.0	-10.7
	Conservative	Michael Taylor	2,199	39.3	+10.7
	Green	Mark Hamer	595	10.6	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Macdonald	392	7.0	+0.0
Majority			209	3.7	-21.4
Turnout			5,594	70.5	+31.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Joanne Bennett*	2,512	50.7	+5.6
	Conservative	Tony Field	1,939	39.2	+10.6
	Green	Paul Bayliss	499	10.1	+2.6
Majority			573	11.5	-4.0
Turnout			4,950	66.1	+29.5
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dan Bunting*	2,911	53.4	+6.7
	Labour	Michael Melia	1,880	34.5	-0.3
	Green	Jane Leicester	381	7.0	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	David Martin	283	5.2	+2.2
Majority			1,031	18.9	+7.0
Turnout			5,455	65.9	+25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Stephen Adshead*	3,084	60.0	-1.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	1,207	23.5	-0.9
	Green	Liz O'Neill	649	12.6	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	Craig Thomas	203	3.9	-1.0
Majority			1,877	36.5	-0.3
Turnout			5,143	66.5	+26.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Angela Bruer-Morris*	2,911	46.2	+7.4
	Liberal Democrat	William Jones	1,827	29.0	-8.3
	Labour	Mal Choudhury	1,189	18.9	+1.9
	Green	Jad Leigh	368	5.8	-1.1
Majority			1,084	17.2	+15.7
Turnout			6,295	74.9	+24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
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 Democrat	Kirstie Davidson	162	2.8	+0.8
Majority			360	6.3	+1.8
Turnout			5,753	70.6	+24.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Village ward

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Laura Evans*	2,246	43.2	+8.1
	Labour	Tony O'Brien	1,564	30.1	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Newgrosh	1,112	21.4	-12.0
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	276	5.3	0
Majority			682	13.1	+11.3
Turnout			5,198	67.6	+23.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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