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2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

April 10, 2024

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2006 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) 2008 →
22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Susan Williams David Acton Ray Bowker
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Altrincham Gorse Hill Village
Last election 13 seats,
48.0% 		6 seats,
30.0% 		2 seats,
12.6%
Seats before 39 20 4
Seats won 13 8 1
Seats after 39 20 4
Seat change
Popular vote 29,371 18,782 9,238
Percentage 46.3% 29.6% 14.6%
Swing 1.7% 0.4% 2.0%
Map of results of 2007 election
Leader of the Council before election

Susan Williams
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Susan Williams
Conservative

Election result edit

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 29,371 (46.3%)
  1.7 13 (59.1%)
13 / 22
   39 (61.9%)
39 / 63
Labour Party 18,782 (29.6%)
  0.4 8 (36.4%)
8 / 22
   20 (31.7%)
20 / 63
Liberal Democrats 9,238 (14.6%)
  2.0 1 (4.5%)
1 / 22
   4 (6.3%)
4 / 63
Green Party 5,267 (8.3%)
  0.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
   0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
BNP 297 (0.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
English Democrats 252 (0.4%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 100 (0.2%)
  0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
   0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Socialist Labour Party 92 (0.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
20 4 39

Ward results edit

Altrincham edit

Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Williams* 1,618 56.0 +2.4
Labour Graham Crean 651 22.5 -0.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Kelly 413 14.3 -0.8
Green Liz O’Neill 209 7.2 -1.2
Majority 967 33.4 +2.7
Turnout 2,819 38.1 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey edit

Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whetton* 1,646 55.3 -3.1
Labour Sophie Taylor 631 21.2 -4.7
Liberal Democrats Duncan Irving 376 12.6 +12.6
Green Marian Sudbury 342 10.9 -4.8
Majority 1,015 34.1 +1.6
Turnout 2,977 42.1 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon edit

Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephanie Poole* 2,132 71.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Chappell 351 11.7 -1.2
Labour Thomas Hague 297 9.9 -0.2
Green Bridget Green 222 7.4 +0.2
Majority 1,781 59.3 +2.4
Turnout 3,002 41.5 -2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath edit

Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Weston* 1,530 51.2 +1.6
Labour Peter Baugh 834 27.9 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff 397 13.3 -1.9
Green Martin Bate 226 7.6 -1.8
Majority 696 23.3 -0.5
Turnout 2,987 36.4 -9.5
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands edit

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Higgins* 1,769 56.2 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke 614 19.5 -4.3
Labour David Hampson 536 17.0 +0.2
Green Nicola Campling 229 7.3 +7.3
Majority 1,155 36.7 +1.0
Turnout 3,148 40.3 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martin's edit

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith 1,106 52.6 -0.9
Conservative Anne Cavanagh 517 24.6 -6.4
BNP Andrew Harris 297 14.1 +14.1
Green William Gradwell 181 8.6 -6.9
Majority 589 28.0 +5.5
Turnout 2,101 31.4 +3.4
Labour hold Swing

Clifford edit

Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ejaz Malik* 1,364 59.2 -4.8
Green Sarah Bailey 352 15.3 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Adams 297 12.9 +12.9
Conservative Eleanor Heaton 292 12.7 -4.0
Majority 1,012 43.9 -0.9
Turnout 2,305 33.4 +1.5
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East edit

Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Brockbanks* 1,679 58.4 -4.7
Labour Nigel Roberts 902 31.4 -5.5
Green Jennie Gander 202 7.0 +7.0
Socialist Labour James Flannery 92 3.2 +3.2
Majority 777 27.0 +0.8
Turnout 2,875 38.2 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West edit

Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Reilly* 1,784 60.6 -0.8
Labour Philip Morgan 891 30.3 +2.0
Green Margaret Westbrook 267 9.1 -1.2
Majority 893 30.4 -2.7
Turnout 2,942 39.2 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton edit

Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Coupe* 1,652 50.7 -2.7
Labour Dolores O’Sullivan 1,054 32.4 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Elliott 330 10.1 +10.1
Green Anne Power 220 6.8 -6.4
Majority 598 18.4 -1.6
Turnout 3,256 40.2 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill edit

Gorse Hill (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Cordingley 1,211 30.0 +4.5
Labour Laurence Walsh* 1,125 27.9 +0.3
Conservative Colin Levenston 502 12.5 +0.2
Conservative Graeme Levenston 431 10.7 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Francis Beswick 290 7.2 +7.2
Green Sarah King 264 6.6 +1.3
Green Philip Leape 208 5.2 -1.5
Majority 623 30.9 +0.2
Turnout 4,031 28.8 +1.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns edit

Hale Barns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Sharp* 2,177 69.8 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor 511 16.4 -2.2
Labour Andrew Western 284 9.1 -1.3
Green Jane Smith 148 4.7 +4.7
Majority 1,666 53.4 +0.9
Turnout 3,120 42.2 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central edit

Hale Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Young* 1,813 63.2 +2.2
Labour Beverly Harrison 395 13.8 +1.3
Green Samuel Little 364 12.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Armaan Chohan 299 10.4 -5.1
Majority 1,418 49.4 +3.9
Turnout 2,871 40.5 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Longford edit

Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauleen Lane* 1,313 45.5 -2.5
Conservative Roderick Allan 868 30.1 -2.1
Green Bernard Kelly 388 13.4 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 317 11.0 +11.0
Majority 445 15.4 -0.4
Turnout 2,886 35.1 +1.5
Labour hold Swing

Priory edit

Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland Griffin* 1,225 42.1 +2.9
Conservative Sean Anstee 927 31.8 -1.4
Liberal Democrats James Eisen 412 14.2 -3.6
Green Zoe Power 348 12.0 +2.2
Majority 298 10.2 +4.2
Turnout 2,912 39.6 +0.3
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor edit

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Bennett* 1,175 40.6 +1.5
Conservative Brian Shaw 1,013 35.0 -5.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Clarke 306 10.6 -10.3
English Democrat Craig Healey 252 8.7 +8.7
Green Bridget Battye 150 5.2 +5.2
Majority 162 5.6 +4.7
Turnout 2,896 39.2 +2.6
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's edit

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Bunting* 1,642 54.9 +2.7
Labour Tom Ross 783 26.2 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Webster 332 11.1 -2.1
Green Simon Campling 134 4.5 -2.2
UKIP Stephen Farndon 100 3.3 +3.3
Majority 859 28.7 +4.5
Turnout 2,991 36.2 -0.6
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford edit

Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Adshead* 1,398 50.9 +1.2
Conservative Colin Hooley 849 30.9 -3.1
Liberal Democrats John O’Connor 263 9.6 +9.6
Green Joe Ryan 237 8.6 -7.7
Majority 549 20.0 +4.3
Turnout 2,747 36.9 -0.1
Labour hold Swing

Timperley edit

Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Colledge* 1,955 48.3 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 1,924 47.5 +3.9
Green Jadwiga Leigh 168 4.2 -0.8
Majority 31 0.8 -1.9
Turnout 4,047 49.3 +4.5
Conservative hold Swing

Urmston edit

Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddie Kelson 1,450 43.6 -2.8
Labour William Clarke 1,308 39.3 -0.7
Green Helen Jocys 296 8.9 -4.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 272 8.2 +8.2
Majority 142 4.3 -2.1
Turnout 3,326 42.7 +0.3
Conservative hold Swing

Village edit

Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Bowker 1,534 49.7 +0.4
Conservative Chris Candish 1,125 36.4 +2.3
Labour Leon Thomas 299 9.7 -1.9
Green Michael Leigh 130 4.2 -0.8
Majority 409 13.2 -2.0
Turnout 3,088 40.1 +1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References edit

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 2007 One third of the council was up for election with each successful candidate to serve a four year term of office expiring in 2011 The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council 2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 2006 3 May 2007 2007 05 03 2008 22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council32 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader Susan Williams David Acton Ray BowkerParty Conservative Labour Liberal DemocratsLeader s seat Altrincham Gorse Hill VillageLast election 13 seats 48 0 6 seats 30 0 2 seats 12 6 Seats before 39 20 4Seats won 13 8 1Seats after 39 20 4Seat changePopular vote 29 371 18 782 9 238Percentage 46 3 29 6 14 6 Swing 1 7 0 4 2 0 Map of results of 2007 electionLeader of the Council before electionSusan WilliamsConservative Leader of the Council after election Susan WilliamsConservative Contents 1 Election result 2 Ward results 2 1 Altrincham 2 2 Ashton upon Mersey 2 3 Bowdon 2 4 Broadheath 2 5 Brooklands 2 6 Bucklow St Martin s 2 7 Clifford 2 8 Davyhulme East 2 9 Davyhulme West 2 10 Flixton 2 11 Gorse Hill 2 12 Hale Barns 2 13 Hale Central 2 14 Longford 2 15 Priory 2 16 Sale Moor 2 17 St Mary s 2 18 Stretford 2 19 Timperley 2 20 Urmston 2 21 Village 3 ReferencesElection result editParty Votes Seats Full CouncilConservative Party 29 371 46 3 nbsp 1 7 13 59 1 13 22 nbsp 39 61 9 39 63Labour Party 18 782 29 6 nbsp 0 4 8 36 4 8 22 nbsp 20 31 7 20 63Liberal Democrats 9 238 14 6 nbsp 2 0 1 4 5 1 22 nbsp 4 6 3 4 63Green Party 5 267 8 3 nbsp 0 6 0 0 0 0 22 nbsp 0 0 0 0 63BNP 297 0 5 N A 0 0 0 0 22 N A 0 0 0 0 63English Democrats 252 0 4 N A 0 0 0 0 22 N A 0 0 0 0 63UKIP 100 0 2 nbsp 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 nbsp 0 0 0 0 63Socialist Labour Party 92 0 2 N A 0 0 0 0 22 N A 0 0 0 0 63 20 4 39Ward results editAltrincham edit Altrincham Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alex Williams 1 618 56 0 2 4Labour Graham Crean 651 22 5 0 4Liberal Democrats Mark Kelly 413 14 3 0 8Green Liz O Neill 209 7 2 1 2Majority 967 33 4 2 7Turnout 2 819 38 1 2 4Conservative hold SwingAshton upon Mersey edit Ashton upon Mersey Party Candidate Votes Conservative Mike Whetton 1 646 55 3 3 1Labour Sophie Taylor 631 21 2 4 7Liberal Democrats Duncan Irving 376 12 6 12 6Green Marian Sudbury 342 10 9 4 8Majority 1 015 34 1 1 6Turnout 2 977 42 1 2 7Conservative hold SwingBowdon edit Bowdon Party Candidate Votes Conservative Stephanie Poole 2 132 71 0 1 2Liberal Democrats Ian Chappell 351 11 7 1 2Labour Thomas Hague 297 9 9 0 2Green Bridget Green 222 7 4 0 2Majority 1 781 59 3 2 4Turnout 3 002 41 5 2 0Conservative hold SwingBroadheath edit Broadheath Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ken Weston 1 530 51 2 1 6Labour Peter Baugh 834 27 9 2 1Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff 397 13 3 1 9Green Martin Bate 226 7 6 1 8Majority 696 23 3 0 5Turnout 2 987 36 4 9 5Conservative hold SwingBrooklands edit Brooklands Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Higgins 1 769 56 2 3 3Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke 614 19 5 4 3Labour David Hampson 536 17 0 0 2Green Nicola Campling 229 7 3 7 3Majority 1 155 36 7 1 0Turnout 3 148 40 3 1 4Conservative hold SwingBucklow St Martin s edit Bucklow St Martins Party Candidate Votes Labour John Smith 1 106 52 6 0 9Conservative Anne Cavanagh 517 24 6 6 4BNP Andrew Harris 297 14 1 14 1Green William Gradwell 181 8 6 6 9Majority 589 28 0 5 5Turnout 2 101 31 4 3 4Labour hold SwingClifford edit Clifford Party Candidate Votes Labour Ejaz Malik 1 364 59 2 4 8Green Sarah Bailey 352 15 3 3 9Liberal Democrats Matthew Adams 297 12 9 12 9Conservative Eleanor Heaton 292 12 7 4 0Majority 1 012 43 9 0 9Turnout 2 305 33 4 1 5Labour hold SwingDavyhulme East edit Davyhulme East Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gary Brockbanks 1 679 58 4 4 7Labour Nigel Roberts 902 31 4 5 5Green Jennie Gander 202 7 0 7 0Socialist Labour James Flannery 92 3 2 3 2Majority 777 27 0 0 8Turnout 2 875 38 2 1 7Conservative hold SwingDavyhulme West edit Davyhulme West Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Reilly 1 784 60 6 0 8Labour Philip Morgan 891 30 3 2 0Green Margaret Westbrook 267 9 1 1 2Majority 893 30 4 2 7Turnout 2 942 39 2 0 5Conservative hold SwingFlixton edit Flixton Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jonathan Coupe 1 652 50 7 2 7Labour Dolores O Sullivan 1 054 32 4 1 0Liberal Democrats Martin Elliott 330 10 1 10 1Green Anne Power 220 6 8 6 4Majority 598 18 4 1 6Turnout 3 256 40 2 1 8Conservative hold SwingGorse Hill edit Gorse Hill 2 vacancies Party Candidate Votes Labour Mike Cordingley 1 211 30 0 4 5Labour Laurence Walsh 1 125 27 9 0 3Conservative Colin Levenston 502 12 5 0 2Conservative Graeme Levenston 431 10 7 3 4Liberal Democrats Francis Beswick 290 7 2 7 2Green Sarah King 264 6 6 1 3Green Philip Leape 208 5 2 1 5Majority 623 30 9 0 2Turnout 4 031 28 8 1 5Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingHale Barns edit Hale Barns Party Candidate Votes Conservative Bernard Sharp 2 177 69 8 1 3Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor 511 16 4 2 2Labour Andrew Western 284 9 1 1 3Green Jane Smith 148 4 7 4 7Majority 1 666 53 4 0 9Turnout 3 120 42 2 3 0Conservative hold SwingHale Central edit Hale Central Party Candidate Votes Conservative Patricia Young 1 813 63 2 2 2Labour Beverly Harrison 395 13 8 1 3Green Samuel Little 364 12 7 1 7Liberal Democrats Armaan Chohan 299 10 4 5 1Majority 1 418 49 4 3 9Turnout 2 871 40 5 1 9Conservative hold SwingLongford edit Longford Party Candidate Votes Labour Pauleen Lane 1 313 45 5 2 5Conservative Roderick Allan 868 30 1 2 1Green Bernard Kelly 388 13 4 0 9Liberal Democrats Simon Wright 317 11 0 11 0Majority 445 15 4 0 4Turnout 2 886 35 1 1 5Labour hold SwingPriory edit Priory Party Candidate Votes Labour Roland Griffin 1 225 42 1 2 9Conservative Sean Anstee 927 31 8 1 4Liberal Democrats James Eisen 412 14 2 3 6Green Zoe Power 348 12 0 2 2Majority 298 10 2 4 2Turnout 2 912 39 6 0 3Labour hold SwingSale Moor edit Sale Moor Party Candidate Votes Labour Joanne Bennett 1 175 40 6 1 5Conservative Brian Shaw 1 013 35 0 5 0Liberal Democrats Margaret Clarke 306 10 6 10 3English Democrat Craig Healey 252 8 7 8 7Green Bridget Battye 150 5 2 5 2Majority 162 5 6 4 7Turnout 2 896 39 2 2 6Labour hold SwingSt Mary s edit St Mary s Party Candidate Votes Conservative Dan Bunting 1 642 54 9 2 7Labour Tom Ross 783 26 2 1 8Liberal Democrats Diane Webster 332 11 1 2 1Green Simon Campling 134 4 5 2 2UKIP Stephen Farndon 100 3 3 3 3Majority 859 28 7 4 5Turnout 2 991 36 2 0 6Conservative hold SwingStretford edit Stretford Party Candidate Votes Labour Steve Adshead 1 398 50 9 1 2Conservative Colin Hooley 849 30 9 3 1Liberal Democrats John O Connor 263 9 6 9 6Green Joe Ryan 237 8 6 7 7Majority 549 20 0 4 3Turnout 2 747 36 9 0 1Labour hold SwingTimperley edit Timperley Party Candidate Votes Conservative Matthew Colledge 1 955 48 3 7 4Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 1 924 47 5 3 9Green Jadwiga Leigh 168 4 2 0 8Majority 31 0 8 1 9Turnout 4 047 49 3 4 5Conservative hold SwingUrmston edit Urmston Party Candidate Votes Conservative Eddie Kelson 1 450 43 6 2 8Labour William Clarke 1 308 39 3 0 7Green Helen Jocys 296 8 9 4 7Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 272 8 2 8 2Majority 142 4 3 2 1Turnout 3 326 42 7 0 3Conservative hold SwingVillage edit Village Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Hazel Bowker 1 534 49 7 0 4Conservative Chris Candish 1 125 36 4 2 3Labour Leon Thomas 299 9 7 1 9Green Michael Leigh 130 4 2 0 8Majority 409 13 2 2 0Turnout 3 088 40 1 1 9Liberal Democrats hold SwingReferences editOfficial Trafford Council Election page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election amp oldid 1209456318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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