1996_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

1996 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
21 of 63 seats ; to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1996 election
Leader of the Council before election; Beverley Hughes; Labour	Leader of the Council after election ; Beverley Hughes; Labour

1996 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1996 UK local government election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 2 May 1996. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2000. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control.^[1]

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[results-1] [1]
"Council results". The Guardian. 3 May 1996. p. 6.

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	28,366 (43.9%)	2.5	10 (47.6%)	10 / 21	6	35 (55.6%)	35 / 63
Conservative Party	26,390 (40.8%)	2.2	10 (47.6%)	10 / 21	6	23 (36.5%)	23 / 63
Liberal Democrats	9,344 (14.5%)	1.1	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21		5 (7.9%)	5 / 63
Independent	550 (0.9%)	0.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. M. O'Bierne*	1,676	49.3	+6.2
	Labour	S. D. McNee	1,399	41.2	-7.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. B. Weightman	322	9.5	+1.2
Majority			277	8.2	+2.2
Turnout			3,397	38.2	-5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Merrell*	2,150	61.3	+1.1
	Labour	M. A. Busteed	692	19.8	-3.1
	Liberal Democrats	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Bullock*	1,767	47.2	+9.5
	Labour	H. K. Western	1,660	44.4	-9.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. A. Stubbs	314	8.4	-0.3
Majority			107	2.9	-13.0
Turnout			3,741	43.7	-1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. J. J. Lynch	1,626	49.0	-0.9
	Labour	J. A. Lloyd	1,190	35.8	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clarke	505	15.2	+1.6
Majority			436	13.1	-9.7
Turnout			3,321	42.1	-2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1996_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

1996 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

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Broadheath

Brooklands

Bucklow

Clifford

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme West

Flixton

Hale

Longford

Mersey-St. Mary's

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Priory

Sale Moor

St. Martin's

Stretford

Talbot

Timperley

Urmston

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By-elections between 1996 and 1998

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Faulkner*	1,394	82.6	+5.3
	Independent	F. Holland	149	8.8	-13.9
	Conservative	H. L. Wilde	145	8.6	+8.6
Majority			993	58.8	+4.2
Turnout			1,688	27.5	-5.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Dunnico	1,367	64.8	-15.9
	Independent	M. Ali	374	17.7	+17.7
	Conservative	A. J. McDonald	370	17.5	-1.8
Majority			993	47.0	-14.5
Turnout			2,111	29.2	-3.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. H. Eadie*	1,643	57.6	+2.0
	Labour	S. Hesford	1,211	42.4	-2.0
Majority			432	15.1	+3.8
Turnout			2,854	41.8	-2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Ackerley*	1,697	50.2	+7.7
	Labour	F. Mottley	1,686	49.8	-0.4
Majority			11	0.3	-7.4
Turnout			3,383	43.0	-3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. V. Ward*	1,534	42.5	+2.7
	Labour	M. G. H. Barker	1,506	41.7	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vernon	571	15.8	-0.8
Majority			28	0.8	-3.1
Turnout			3,611	46.2	-3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. L. Hepburn	2,119	59.7	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. S. Fink	960	27.0	-8.9
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	473	13.3	-1.3
Majority			1,159	32.6	-0.7
Turnout			3,552	42.1	-2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. S. Faltermeyer	1,544	59.1	-2.0
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield*	1,068	40.9	+2.0
Majority			476	18.2	-3.9
Turnout			2,612	35.4	-3.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Tolhurst*	1,878	50.1	+3.2
	Labour	A. Guttridge	1,318	35.1	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. J. Thompson	554	14.8	+3.9
Majority			560	14.9	+3.2
Turnout			3,750	38.3	-5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Williams*	1,307	66.8	+0.1
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	650	33.2	-0.1
Majority			657	33.6	+0.2
Turnout			1,957	32.4	-4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. O. Griffin	1,540	43.6	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. M. Browne	1,171	33.1	-0.8
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton	822	23.3	-2.2
Majority			369	10.4	+3.7
Turnout			3,533	45.8	-2.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	1,499	48.7	-4.4
	Conservative	D. R. Baldwin*	1,169	38.0	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. E. Clarke	410	13.3	+4.1
Majority			330	10.7	-4.7
Turnout			3,078	40.3	-3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. C. Harper	1,915	62.3	-2.5
	Conservative	M. O. Joyce	922	30.0	-5.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. J. Kelly	235	7.6	+7.6
Majority			993	32.3	+2.7
Turnout			3,072	35.2	-4.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bates*	1,312	76.3	-1.9
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	381	22.2	+2.0
	Independent	K. J. Martin	27	1.6	+0.1
Majority			931	54.1	-3.9
Turnout			1,720	28.0	-5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. K. Davies*	1,453	41.0	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Smith	1,257	35.4	-4.9
	Labour	A. P. Roberts	836	23.6	+1.3
Majority			196	5.5	-2.6
Turnout			3,546	40.8	-3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Dolan	1,899	62.3	-3.9
	Conservative	H. Walker*	1,151	37.7	+3.9
Majority			748	24.5	-7.9
Turnout			3,050	40.1	-2.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Clarke	1,961	61.9	-0.6
	Conservative	A. Smith	1,208	38.1	+0.6
Majority			753	23.8	-1.1
Turnout			3,169	43.1	-4.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Bowker*	2,377	59.5	+11.7
	Conservative	H. Scholar	961	24.1	-7.2
	Labour	S. N. Humby	657	16.4	-4.5
Majority			1,416	35.4	+19.0
Turnout			3,995	42.5	0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. A. Beaumont	935	81.8	+5.5
	Conservative	M. Ali	144	12.6	-9.6
	Liberal Democrats	F. C. Beswick	64	5.6	+5.6
Majority			791	69.2	+15.1
Turnout			1,143	17.9	-10.1
	Labour hold		Swing