2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
A Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was 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 2018. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
The current composition of the Council is as follows:
| Party | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 | -1 | |
| Labour | 27 | +2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | -1 | |
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 | +1 | -1 | 0 | 52.38 | 39.4 | 26,427 | +2,738 | |
| Labour | 27 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 42.86 | 37.6 | 25,221 | +205 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 4.76 | 7.9 | 5,311 | -294 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 6,275 | +1,773 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 3,841 | +2,840 | |
Altrincham ward
In June 2017 Councillor Matthew Sephton was suspended from the Conservative Party after being arrested and charged with making and sharing indecent images of children. He continued to serve as an independent councillor until January 2018 upon his being found guilty and sentenced to two years, nine months imprisonment.[2] He maintained his innocence of all charges and continues to do so.[3]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Sephton | 1,515 | 48.8 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael Young* | 1,371 | – | – | |
| Labour | Aidan Williams | 823 | 26.5 | -6.6 | |
| Labour | Waseem Hassan | 584 | – | – | |
| Green | Nick Davies | 447 | 14.4 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 347 | – | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 322 | 10.4 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Elliott | 251 | – | – | |
| Majority | 548 | 22.3 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,660 | 36.7 | -27.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ashton upon Mersey ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,505 | 50.5 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Luckson Francis-Augustine | 877 | 29.4 | -6.2 | |
| Green | Nick Robertson-Brown | 431 | 14.5 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Marritt | 167 | 5.6 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 628 | 21.1 | +6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2980 | 41.7 | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bowdon ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Karen Barclay* | 2,042 | 69.5 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Thomas Hague | 428 | 11.2 | -4.4 | |
| Green | Bridget Green | 273 | 9.3 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 197 | 6.7 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 1614 | 54.8 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2940 | 40.4 | +1.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Broadheath ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Louise Dagnall | 1,660 | 43.4 | -2.9 | |
| Conservative | Jacki Wilkinson* | 1,431 | 37.4 | -1.5 | |
| UKIP | Ron George | 413 | 10.8 | +4.6 | |
| Green | Sara Ahsan | 191 | 4.9 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 129 | 3.3 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 229 | 5.9 | -1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,824 | 41.4 | +2.6 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Brooklands ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pam Dixon* | 1,627 | 51.8 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Mike Green | 1,052 | 33.5 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Joe Ryan | 286 | 9.1 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 200 | 6.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 575 | 18.3 | +3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,139 | 41 | +1.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bucklow-St. Martins ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Karina Carter | 1,054 | 53 | -14.1 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Anstee | 623 | 31.3 | +10 | |
| Green | Daniel Wadsworth | 253 | 12.7 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 58 | 2.9 | -2.8 | |
| Majority | 431 | 21.6 | -24.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,988 | 29.9 | +2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Clifford ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sophie Taylor* | 2,206 | 75.2 | -4.6 | |
| Green | Matthew Westbrook | 401 | 13.7 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Asha Thomas | 246 | 8.3 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 81 | 2.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,805 | 61.5 | -7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,933 | 46.1 | +10.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Davyhulme East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Cornes* | 1,256 | 42.2 | -1.1 | |
| Labour | Anna Booth | 973 | 32.7 | -5.5 | |
| UKIP | Paul Pickford | 509 | 17.1 | +17.1 | |
| Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 134 | 4.5 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 63 | 2.1 | -13.4 | |
| Socialist Labour | Jim Flannery | 41 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 283 | 9.5 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,976 | 36.7 | -3.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Davyhulme West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | June Reilly* | 1,247 | 39.8 | -7.3 | |
| Labour | George Devlin | 1,164 | 37.1 | -6.3 | |
| UKIP | Paul Regan | 557 | 17.8 | +17.8 | |
| Green | Luka Knezevic | 114 | 3.6 | -3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 54 | 1.7 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 83 | 2.6 | -1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,136 | 42.9 | +3.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Flixton ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Viv Ward* | 1,427 | 38.6 | -7.7 | |
| Labour | Ged Carter | 1,388 | 37.5 | -4.1 | |
| UKIP | Chris Frost | 610 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
| Green | Alison Cavanagh | 188 | 5.0 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 86 | 2.3 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 39 | 1.1 | -3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,699 | 45.6 | +5.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Gorse Hill ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Acton* | 1,666 | 63.6 | -8.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Cawdrey | 496 | 18.9 | +2.7 | |
| Green | Nigel Woodcock | 346 | 13.2 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Renee Matthews | 111 | 4.2 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 953 | 35.8 | -19.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,619 | 36.4 | +4.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hale Barns ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dylan Butt* | 1,911 | 64.2 | +2.6 | |
| Labour Co-op | Barbara Twiney | 395 | 13.3 | -2.2 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Weighell | 335 | 11.2 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Taylor | 204 | 6.8 | -2.3 | |
| Green | Daniel Jerome | 133 | 4.5 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,516 | 50.9 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,978 | 40.8 | +3.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hale Central ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 1,646 | 58 | +3.1 | |
| Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 647 | 22.8 | +5.8 | |
| Green | Samuel Little | 325 | 11.4 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Birtwistle | 221 | 7.8 | -14.3 | |
| Majority | 999 | 35.2 | -2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,839 | 39.3 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Longford ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Jarman* | 2,003 | 60.8 | -4.5 | |
| Conservative | James Heywood | 603 | 18.3 | -0.1 | |
| Green | Margaret Westbrook | 553 | 16.8 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 135 | 4.1 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 1,400 | 42.5 | -4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3294 | 37.9 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Priory ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Jane Baugh* | 1,609 | 53.7 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Critchlow | 857 | 28.6 | -2.4 | |
| Green | Mark Hamer | 322 | 10.7 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Macdonald | 210 | 7.0 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 752 | 25.1 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,998 | 39.5 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sale Moor ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Gratrix* | 1,217 | 45.1 | -4.0 | |
| Conservative | Michael Parris | 772 | 28.6 | -8.8 | |
| UKIP | Barry Higgs | 408 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
| Green | Paul Bayliss | 202 | 7.5 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 98 | 3.6 | -2.5 | |
| Majority | 445 | 16.5 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,697 | 36.6 | -1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rob Chilton* | 1,617 | 46.7 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | James Wright | 1,206 | 34.8 | +5.2 | |
| UKIP | John Walsh | 401 | 11.6 | +7.5 | |
| Green | Phil Kilburn | 134 | 3.9 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 105 | 3.0 | -16.9 | |
| Majority | 411 | 11.9 | -1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,463 | 40.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Stretford ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan* | 1,718 | 58.0 | -4.4 | |
| Conservative | Colin Hooley | 674 | 22.7 | +4.9 | |
| Green | Liz O'Neill | 471 | 15.9 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 100 | 3.4 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 1,044 | 35.2 | -9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,963 | 38.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Timperley ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nathan Evans | 1,419 | 38.8 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor* | 1,363 | 37.3 | -4.7 | |
| Labour | Majella Dalton-Bartley | 622 | 17.0 | +3.3 | |
| Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 253 | 6.9 | +4.6 | |
| Majority | 56 | 1.5 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,657 | 43.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
Urmston ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Procter* | 1,327 | 39.1 | -3.3 | |
| Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,175 | 34.6 | -3.1 | |
| UKIP | Peter Killick | 608 | 17.9 | +17.9 | |
| Green | Geraldine Coggins | 214 | 6.3 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Wayne Harrison | 69 | 2.0 | -13.2 | |
| Majority | 152 | 4.5 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,393 | 42.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
Village ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Fishwick* | 1,087 | 36.5 | -9.8 | |
| Conservative | Andy Iredale | 971 | 32.6 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Tony O'Brien | 662 | 22.2 | +3.4 | |
| Green | Michael Leigh | 258 | 8.7 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 116 | 3.9 | -10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2.978 | 38.4 | -2.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- Greaney, Johnny (26 January 2018). "Disgraced councillor and teacher swapped vile images of child abuse with another shamed former Tory pervert". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "Altrincham teacher jailed over child abuse images". BBC News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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