1986_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
1986 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
1986 UK local government election
Elections to Trafford Council were held on 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.[1]
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23 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1986 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Because the Conservative Candidate for Priory ward, G. V. Burrows, (presumably inadvertently) wrote his occupation in the description box of his nomination paper, his party allegiance is listed on all official records and press coverage of this election as "Taxi Driver". However, as he was, in fact, the official Conservative Candidate, and therefore would doubtless have taken the Conservative whip had he been elected, he is listed on this page as a Conservative, rather than an Independent.
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Labour Party | 31,703 (39.6%) | 3.9 | 14 (60.9%) | 14 / 23 |
9 | 30 (47.6%) | 30 / 63 | |||
Conservative Party | 30,087 (37.6%) | 4.6 | 6 (26.1%) | 6 / 23 |
10 | 24 (38.1%) | 24 / 63 | |||
Alliance | 17,808 (22.3%) | 2.0 | 3 (13.0%) | 3 / 23 |
1 | 9 (14.3%) | 9 / 63 | |||
Green Party | 358 (0.4%) | 0.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 23 |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | ||||
Independent | 13 (0.0%) | 1.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 23 |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
30 | 9 | 24 |
Altrincham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. M. Evans | 1,523 | 41.1 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | B. L. Slater* | 1,352 | 36.4 | -7.2 | |
SDP | B. M. Keeley-Huggett | 725 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
Green | N. J. Eadie | 110 | 3.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 171 | 4.6 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,710 | 46.1 | +3.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Bowdon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. B. Gill* | 2,449 | 60.2 | -12.9 | |
SDP | 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 | ||||
Broadheath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. J. Hyland | 1,387 | 38.9 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | M. J. Barltrop | 1,334 | 37.4 | -8.8 | |
Conservative | M. G. Currie* | 1,308 | 36.7 | -9.5 | |
Labour | J. B. Morton | 1,300 | 36.5 | -0.2 | |
SDP | D. E. Armstrong | 948 | 26.6 | +9.5 | |
SDP | R. C. Tweed | 858 | 24.1 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 26 | 0.7 | -8.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,565 | 45.9 | +4.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brooklands
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. A. E. Waterfall* | 1,881 | 50.3 | -1.2 | |
Alliance | C. S. Fink | 1,354 | 36.2 | -1.0 | |
Labour | E. D. Shaw | 507 | 13.5 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 527 | 14.1 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,742 | 46.0 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bucklow
Clifford
Davyhulme East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. G. Haigh* | 1,812 | 50.2 | +4.5 | |
Labour | J. B. Roberts | 1,320 | 36.6 | +1.8 | |
SDP | R. J. Thompson | 474 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 492 | 13.6 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,606 | 46.6 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Davyhulme West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. G. Hodson | 1,683 | 42.5 | -4.9 | |
Conservative | P. Bates | 1,421 | 35.9 | -8.2 | |
Liberal | M. E. Clarke | 856 | 21.6 | +21.6 | |
Majority | 262 | 6.6 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,960 | 47.2 | -1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Flixton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. J. Hughes | 1,477 | 35.1 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | C. A. Lord* | 1,432 | 34.1 | -3.4 | |
Liberal | P. I. M. Crompton | 1,293 | 30.8 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 45 | 1.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,202 | 52.4 | +0.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Hale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. A. Roberts | 2,317 | 57.2 | -5.7 | |
Liberal | J. H. Mulholland | 1,383 | 34.1 | +5.6 | |
Labour | C. E. Donegan | 263 | 6.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | J. S. Menzies | 88 | 2.2 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 934 | 23.1 | -11.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,051 | 45.7 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Longford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. P. Hagan | 1,824 | 53.2 | -1.1 | |
Labour | P. J. Morgan | 1,711 | 49.9 | -4.4 | |
Conservative | K. G. Summerfield* | 1,292 | 37.7 | -8.0 | |
Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 1,235 | 36.0 | -9.7 | |
SDP | M. L. Kugler | 313 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 419 | 12.2 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,426 | 45.7 | +1.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Mersey-St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. I. Carter | 2,155 | 51.7 | -7.2 | |
Liberal | A. Kelly | 1,202 | 28.8 | +4.5 | |
Labour | P. J. English | 815 | 19.5 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 953 | 22.8 | -11.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,172 | 43.4 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Park
Priory
Sale Moor
St. Martin's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. T. Murkin | 2,243 | 52.1 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | M. E. King* | 1,411 | 32.8 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | T. J. P. Corbett | 654 | 15.2 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 832 | 19.3 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,308 | 45.2 | +2.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Stretford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. A. Adshead | 1,772 | 48.0 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | M. Hindley* | 1,483 | 40.2 | -5.6 | |
SDP | L. L. Sumner | 437 | 11.8 | 0 | |
Majority | 289 | 7.8 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,692 | 45.2 | +1.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Talbot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Marland* | 1,775 | 67.2 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 600 | 22.7 | -6.2 | |
SDP | K. Clarke | 252 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Independent | K. J. Martin | 13 | 0.5 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 1,175 | 44.5 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,640 | 36.2 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Timperley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | M. R. Farnsworth | 1,628 | 41.2 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | A. K. Davies* | 1,534 | 38.8 | +3.3 | |
Labour | A. D. McNee | 792 | 20.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 94 | 2.4 | -7.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,954 | 44.2 | +5.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Urmston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. G. Hanrahan | 1,572 | 43.2 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | A. R. Coupe* | 1,467 | 40.3 | -3.7 | |
SDP | P. J. Carlon | 603 | 16.6 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 105 | 2.9 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,642 | 45.7 | +1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Village
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P. A. Lane | 1,209 | 68.3 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 562 | 31.7 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 647 | 36.5 | -8.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,771 | 24.3 | -11.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. G. Brownhill | 1,610 | 56.7 | +5.0 | |
SDP | R. J. Thompson | 683 | 24.0 | +24.0 | |
Labour | P. Miller | 550 | 19.3 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 927 | 32.6 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,843 | 29.6 | -13.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
- "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 9 May 1986", Trafford M.B.C.(1986).