Timperley (ward)

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2019}}

{{infobox UK place

| official_name = Timperley

| static_image_name = image:Timperley (Trafford Council Ward).png

| static_image_caption = Timperley within Trafford

| metropolitan_borough = Trafford

| metropolitan_county = Greater Manchester

| shire_district =

| lieutenancy_england =

| region = North West

| country = England

| constituency_westminster = Altrincham and Sale West|

| councillor1 = Will Frass

| party1 = Lib Dem

| councillor2 = Meena Minnis

| party2 = Lib Dem

| councillor3 = Jane Brophy

| party3 = Lib Dem

| population = 11201

| population_ref = {{cite web | title = Area profiles: demographics | url = http://www.infotrafford.org.uk/lab/portfolio/area-profiles-demographics?ward=E05000819 | website = infotrafford.org.uk | publisher = Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab |year = 2013 | access-date = 8 June 2016 }}

| area_total_km2 =

| area_footnotes =

| hide_services = yes

}}

Timperley was an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the western part of Timperley.

Councillors

File:blank.png|Will Frass (Liberal Democrat){{cite news|last=Prior |first=David |title=Local Election results 2022: Trafford Conservatives leader loses Timperley seat as Lib Dems and Greens make gains |url=https://altrincham.todaynews.co.uk/2022/05/06/news/council/local-election-results-2022-trafford-conservatives-leader-loses-timperley-seat-as-lib-dems-and-greens-make-gains/ |date=6 May 2022 |work=Altrincham Today|access-date=7 May 2022}}

File:blank.png|Meena Minnis (Liberal Democrat){{cite web|url=https://democratic.trafford.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=3921|title=Councillor details - Councillor Meena Minnis|date=2019-05-08|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|access-date=2019-05-08}}

File:Jane MMU for Wiki.jpg|Jane Brophy (Liberal Democrat){{cite web | title = Councillor Jane Brophy | url = https://democratic.trafford.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=117 | publisher = Government of the United Kingdom | work = Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | access-date = 7 October 2017}}

class="wikitable"
Electioncolspan="2"|Councillorcolspan="2"|Councillorcolspan="2"|Councillor
1973

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Davenport (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Michael Farnsworth (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| J. Richardson (Lib)

1975

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

| John Davenport (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

| Michael Farnsworth (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| P. Leigh (Con)

1976

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

| John Davenport (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Roy Hall (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| P. Leigh (Con)

1978

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Graham Burrows (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Roy Hall (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#FF8C00"| Hazel Taylor (Con)

1979

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Graham Burrows (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Roy Hall (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Hazel Taylor (Con)

1980

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Graham Burrows (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Roy Hall (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Hazel Taylor (Con)

1982

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#FF8C00"| L. Hillier (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Hazel Taylor (Con)

Jul 1982

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| L. Hillier (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Wilfred Watkins (Con)

1983

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| L. Hillier (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Wilfred Watkins (Con)

1984

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Davenport (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Wilfred Watkins (Con)

1986

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Michael Farnsworth (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

| John Davenport (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Wilfred Watkins (Con)

1987

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

| Michael Farnsworth (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}"|

| John Davenport (Lib)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Wilfred Watkins (Con)

1988

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Michael Farnsworth (SLD)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Wilfred Watkins (Con)

1990

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Pam Dixon (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#FF8C00"| Harry Scholar (Con)

1991

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Pam Dixon (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Harry Scholar (Con)

1992

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Pam Dixon (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Harry Scholar (Con)

1994

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| David Horstead (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Harry Scholar (Con)

1995

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| David Horstead (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Angela Bruer-Morris (Lib Dem)

1996

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| David Horstead (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Angela Bruer-Morris (Lib Dem)

1998

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Anne Bowker (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Angela Bruer-Morris (Lib Dem)

1999

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Anne Bowker (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mauline Akins (Con)

2000

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Anne Bowker (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Mauline Akins (Con)

2002

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Anne Bowker (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Mauline Akins (Con)

2003

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Anne Bowker (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mauline Akins (Con)

Jun 2004

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Anne Bowker (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Matthew Colledge (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ken Davies (Con)

Nov 2004

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Ken Bullman (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Matthew Colledge (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Davies (Con)

2006

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Bullman (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Matthew Colledge (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Neil Taylor (Lib Dem)

2007

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Ken Bullman (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Matthew Colledge (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Neil Taylor (Lib Dem)

2008

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Matthew Colledge (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Neil Taylor (Lib Dem)

2010

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Matthew Colledge (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Neil Taylor (Lib Dem)

2011

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Angela Bruer-Morris (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Neil Taylor (Lib Dem)

2012

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Angela Bruer-Morris (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Neil Taylor (Lib Dem)

2014

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Angela Bruer-Morris (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Nathan Evans (Con)

2015

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Angela Bruer-Morris (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Nathan Evans (Con)

2016

|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Angela Bruer-Morris (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Nathan Evans (Con)

2018

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Angela Bruer-Morris (Con)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

|bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Nathan Evans (Con)

2019

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Meena Minnis (Lib Dem)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Nathan Evans (Con)

2021

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Meena Minnis (Lib Dem)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Nathan Evans (Con)

2022

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| Meena Minnis (Lib Dem)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|

| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Will Frass (Lib Dem)

{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.

{{Color box|#C0C0C0|border=darkgray}} indicates by-election.

Elections in the 2020s

= May 2022 =

{{Election box begin | title=2022{{cite news|last=Tooth |first=Jack |title=LIVE: Trafford Council election results for 2022 |url=https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/20119044.live-trafford-council-election-results-2022/ |work=Messenger Newspapers|access-date=6 May 2022}}

{{cite web | title = 2022 Local election results | url = https://www.trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/elections/2022/local-election-results.html |date=May 2022 | publisher = Government of the United Kingdom | work = Trafford Council | access-date = 6 May 2022 }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Will Frass

|votes = 2,182

|percentage = 51.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nathan Evans*

|votes = 1,413

|percentage = 33.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ulrich Savary

|votes = 438

|percentage = 10.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Dan Kyle

|votes = 205

|percentage = 4.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 769

|percentage = 18.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 8,285

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,249

|percentage = 51.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2021 =

{{Election box begin | title=2021{{Cite web|title=2021 Local election results|url=https://www.trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/elections/2021/local-election-results.aspx|access-date=2021-05-16|website=www.trafford.gov.uk}}Change compared to 2016, when the seat was last up for election.}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Jane Brophy*|votes=1,762|percentage=39.9|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Stuart Donnelly|votes=1,528|percentage=34.6|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Adam Legg|votes=799|percentage=18.1|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Jadwiga Leigh|votes=298|percentage=6.7|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=234|percentage=5.3|change=}}

{{Election box rejected|votes=31}}{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors =8,353

}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=4,418|percentage=52.9|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

Elections in 2010s

= May 2019 =

{{Election box begin | title=2019}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Meena Minnis

|votes = 1,653

|percentage = 42.4

|change = {{increase}}10.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Angela Bruer-Morris*

|votes = 1,266

|percentage = 32.5

|change = {{decrease}}7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jadwiga Leigh

|votes = 423

|percentage = 10.9

|change = {{increase}}8.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Neil Taylor

|votes = 367

|percentage = 9.4

|change = {{increase}}1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Pauline Royle

|votes = 187

|percentage = 4.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 387

|percentage = 9.9

|change = {{increase}}1.2

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 8,410

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,896

|percentage = 46.33

|change = {{decrease}}3.3

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2018 =

{{Election box begin | title=2018{{cite news | last = Staff writer | title = Local Election 2018 Results | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180505135722/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/elections/Local-Election-2018-Results.aspx | archive-date = 5 May 2018 | url = http://www.trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/elections/Local-Election-2018-Results.aspx | publisher = Government of the United Kingdom | work = Trafford MBC | date = 4 May 2018 | access-date = 6 May 2018}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nathan Evans*

|votes = 1,694

|percentage = 40.4

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = William Jones

|votes = 1,329

|percentage = 31.7

|change = -20.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Julia Garlick

|votes = 718

|percentage = 17.1

|change = +6.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Neil Taylor

|votes = 342

|percentage = 8.2

|change = +8.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jadwiga Leigh

|votes = 113

|percentage = 2.7

|change = -1.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 365

|percentage = 8.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,196

|percentage = 49.6

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2016 =

{{Election box begin | title=2016}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jane Brophy*

|votes = 2,176

|percentage = 52.1

|change = +23.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Carol Mounfield|votes=1,388|percentage=33.3|change=-12.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Mohammed Ahmed|votes=436|percentage=10.4|change=-8.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Jadwiga Leigh|votes=173|percentage=4.1|change=-1.7}}

{{Election box majority||votes=788|percentage=18.9|change=+1.7}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=4,184|percentage=50.2|change=-24.7}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2015 =

{{Election box begin | title=2015}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Angela Bruer-Morris*

|votes = 2,911

|percentage = 46.2

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = William Jones

|votes = 1,827

|percentage = 29.0

|change = -8.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mal Choudhury

|votes = 1,189

|percentage = 18.9

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jad Leigh

|votes = 368

|percentage = 5.8

|change = -1.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,084

|percentage = 17.2

|change = +15.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,295

|percentage = 74.9

|change = +24.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2014 =

{{Election box begin | title=2014}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nathan Evans

|votes = 1,419

|percentage = 38.8

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Neil Taylor*

|votes = 1,363

|percentage = 37.3

|change = -6.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Majella Dalton-Bartley

|votes = 622

|percentage = 17.0

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jadwiga Leigh

|votes = 253

|percentage = 6.9

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 56

|percentage = 1.5

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,657

|percentage = 43.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2012 =

{{Election box begin | title=2012}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jane Brophy*

|votes = 1,553

|percentage = 43.4

|change = +12.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Mal Choudhury

|votes = 1,246

|percentage = 34.8

|change = -8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Majella Dalton-Bartley

|votes = 630

|percentage = 17.6

|change = -4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jadwiga Leigh

|votes = 150

|percentage = 4.2

|change = -0.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 307

|percentage = 8.6

|change = -3.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,579

|percentage = 42.9

|change = -7.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2011 =

{{Election box begin | title=2011}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Angela Bruer-Morris

|votes = 1,820

|percentage = 42.8

|change = +4.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Pauline Cliff

|votes = 1,318

|percentage = 31.0

|change = -11.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Baugh

|votes = 924

|percentage = 21.7

|change = +8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jadwiga Leigh

|votes = 191

|percentage = 4.5

|change = +2.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 502

|percentage = 11.8

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,253

|percentage = 50.6

|change = -24.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2010 =

{{Election box begin | title=2010}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Neil Taylor*

|votes = 2,638

|percentage = 42.0

|change = -7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Angela Bruer-Morris

|votes = 2,384

|percentage = 37.9

|change = -4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Margaret Westhead

|votes = 863

|percentage = 13.7

|change = +8.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Ken Bullman

|votes = 253

|percentage = 4.0

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jadwiga Leigh

|votes = 144

|percentage = 2.3

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 254

|percentage = 4.0

|change = -3.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,282

|percentage = 74.8

|change = +22.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Elections in 2000s

= May 2008 =

{{Election box begin | title=2008}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jane Brophy

|votes = 2,196

|percentage = 49.9

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Darren Storey

|votes = 1,864

|percentage = 42.3

|change = -6.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Baugh

|votes = 247

|percentage = 5.6

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jadwiga Leigh

|votes = 97

|percentage = 2.2

|change = -2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 332

|percentage = 7.5

|change = +6.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,404

|percentage = 52.0

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2007 =

{{Election box begin | title=2007}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Matthew Colledge*

|votes = 1,955

|percentage = 48.3

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jane Brophy

|votes = 1,924

|percentage = 47.5

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jadwiga Leigh

|votes = 168

|percentage = 4.2

|change = -0.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 31

|percentage = 0.8

|change = -1.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,047

|percentage = 49.3

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2006 =

{{Election box begin | title=2006}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Neil Taylor

|votes = 1,610

|percentage = 43.6

|change = +10.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Mohibul Choudhury

|votes = 1,508

|percentage = 40.9

|change = -17.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Penelope Fraser

|votes = 389

|percentage = 10.5

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Martin Green

|votes = 184

|percentage = 5.0

|change = +5.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 102

|percentage = 2.7

|change = -16.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,691

|percentage = 44.8

|change = -7.6

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= November 2004 (by-election)=

{{Election box begin | title=By-Election 25 November 2004}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ken Bullman

|votes = 1,152

|percentage = 51.2

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Ian Chappell

|votes = 750

|percentage = 33.3

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Ross

|votes = 349

|percentage = 15.5

|change = -4.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 402

|percentage = 17.9

|change = -1.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,251

|percentage = 27.3

|change = -25.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2004 =

{{Election box begin | title=2004 (after boundary changes)}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anne Bowker*

|votes = 2,145

|percentage = 20.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Matthew Colledge

|votes = 2,045

|percentage = 19.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Davies*

|votes = 2,025

|percentage = 19.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Catherine Smith

|votes = 1,329

|percentage = 12.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Nichola Bairstow

|votes = 1,277

|percentage = 12.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Christopher Gaskell

|votes = 970

|percentage = 9.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Baugh

|votes = 869

|percentage = 8.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 10,660

|percentage = 52.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2003 =

{{Election box begin | title=2003}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Mauline Akins*

|votes = 2,461

|percentage = 54.0

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Catherine Smith

|votes = 2,099

|percentage = 46.0

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 362

|percentage = 8.0

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,560

|percentage = 52.5

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2002 =

{{Election box begin | title=2002}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anne Bowker*

|votes = 2,426

|percentage = 53.4

|change = -0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Catherine Smith

|votes = 2,120

|percentage = 46.6

|change = +18.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 306

|percentage = 6.8

|change = -18.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,546

|percentage = 52.4

|change = +18.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= May 2000 =

{{Election box begin | title=2000}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Davies*

|votes = 1,611

|percentage = 53.5

|change = +7.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Catherine Smith

|votes = 845

|percentage = 28.0

|change = -1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mary Atherton

|votes = 558

|percentage = 18.5

|change = -5.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 766

|percentage = 25.5

|change = +8.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,014

|percentage = 34.0

|change = -1.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Elections in 1990s

{{Election box begin | title=1999}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Akins

|votes = 1,431

|percentage = 46.2

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Bruer-Morris*

|votes = 915

|percentage = 29.5

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Atherton

|votes = 755

|percentage = 24.4

|change = -2.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 516

|percentage = 16.7

|change = -1.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,101

|percentage = 35.2

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1998}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = A. Bowker

|votes = 1,414

|percentage = 45.8

|change = +4.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = D. C. R. Horstead*

|votes = 844

|percentage = 27.4

|change = -8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = M. E. Atherton

|votes = 827

|percentage = 26.8

|change = +3.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 570

|percentage = 18.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,085

|percentage = 34.6

|change = -6.2

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1996}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = A. K. Davies*

|votes = 1,453

|percentage = 41.0

|change = +3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = C. Smith

|votes = 1,257

|percentage = 35.4

|change = -4.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = A. P. Roberts

|votes = 836

|percentage = 23.6

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 196

|percentage = 5.5

|change = -2.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,546

|percentage = 40.8

|change = -3.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1995}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = A. M. Bruer-Morris

|votes = 1,508

|percentage = 40.3

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = H. Scholar*

|votes = 1,400

|percentage = 37.4

|change = -0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = H. K. Western

|votes = 836

|percentage = 22.3

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 108

|percentage = 2.9

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,744

|percentage = 44.2

|change = -4.1

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1994}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = D. C. R. Horstead

|votes = 1,684

|percentage = 40.0

|change = +13.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = P. A. Dixon*

|votes = 1,610

|percentage = 38.3

|change = -17.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = A. D. McNee

|votes = 912

|percentage = 21.7

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 74

|percentage = 1.8

|change = -27.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,206

|percentage = 48.3

|change = +6.3

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1992}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = A. K. Davies*

|votes = 2,052

|percentage = 55.9

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = J. E. Brophy

|votes = 984

|percentage = 26.8

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = T. G. Crewe

|votes = 637

|percentage = 17.3

|change = -7.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,068

|percentage = 29.1

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,673

|percentage = 42.0

|change = -5.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1991}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = H. Scholar*

|votes = 2,160

|percentage = 52.5

|change = +5.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. W. J. Small

|votes = 1,021

|percentage = 24.8

|change = -5.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = J. E. Brophy

|votes = 937

|percentage = 22.8

|change = -3.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,139

|percentage = 27.7

|change = +20.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,118

|percentage = 47.3

|change = -3.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1990 (2 vacancies)}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = P. A. Dixon

|votes = 1,939

|percentage = 23.5

|change = -3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = H. Scholar

|votes = 1,918

|percentage = 23.3

|change = -3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = A. D. McNee

|votes = 1,328

|percentage = 16.1

|change = +14.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. W. J. Small

|votes = 1,142

|percentage = 13.9

|change = +10.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = M. E. Clarke

|votes = 835

|percentage = 10.1

|change = -9.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = D. C. R. Horstead

|votes = 770

|percentage = 9.3

|change = -11.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = K. R. Robinson

|votes = 310

|percentage = 3.8

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 590

|percentage = 7.2

|change = -5.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,242

|percentage = 50.5

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Elections in 1980s

{{Election box begin | title=1988}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = A. K. Davies

|votes = 2,075

|percentage = 50.1

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = J. W. Davenport*

|votes = 1,242

|percentage = 30.0

|change = -5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = M. E. Atherton

|votes = 726

|percentage = 17.5

|change = +3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = K. R. Robinson

|votes = 97

|percentage = 2.3

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 833

|percentage = 20.1

|change = +6.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,140

|percentage = 46.5

|change = -7.1

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1987}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = W. J. Watkins*

|votes = 2,337

|percentage = 48.8

|change = +10.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = M. Clancy

|votes = 1,704

|percentage = 35.6

|change = -5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = D. R. Holland

|votes = 650

|percentage = 13.6

|change = -6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = N. J. Eadie

|votes = 101

|percentage = 2.1

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 633

|percentage = 13.2

|change = +10.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,792

|percentage = 53.6

|change = +9.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1986}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = M. R. Farnsworth

|votes = 1,628

|percentage = 41.2

|change = -3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = A. K. Davies*

|votes = 1,534

|percentage = 38.8

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = A. D. McNee

|votes = 792

|percentage = 20.0

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 94

|percentage = 2.4

|change = -7.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,954

|percentage = 44.2

|change = +5.1

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1984 (postponed election held 28 June 1984)}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. W. Davenport

|votes = 1,590

|percentage = 45.1

|change = +3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = A. Rhodes

|votes = 1,252

|percentage = 35.5

|change = -9.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = A. G. Hodson

|votes = 687

|percentage = 19.5

|change = +6.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 338

|percentage = 9.6

|change = +5.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,529

|percentage = 39.1

|change = -10.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1983}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = W. J. Watkins*

|votes = 2,003

|percentage = 45.4

|change = -0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance

|candidate = G. K. Stuart

|votes = 1,834

|percentage = 41.6

|change = -1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. Crewe

|votes = 575

|percentage = 13.0

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 169

|percentage = 3.8

|change = +3.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,412

|percentage = 49.1

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=By-Election 8 July 1982}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = W. J. Watkins

|votes = 1,433

|percentage = 47.3

|change = -1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = G. K. Stuart

|votes = 1,388

|percentage = 45.8

|change = -2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. J. Short

|votes = 208

|percentage = 6.9

|change = +4.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 45

|percentage = 1.5

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,029

|percentage = 33.8

|change = -11.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1982 (2 vacancies)}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = A. K. Davies

|votes = 1,778

|percentage = 23.3

|change = +2.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = L. W. Hillier

|votes = 1,698

|percentage = 22.3

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = G. K. Stuart

|votes = 1,695

|percentage = 22.2

|change = +8.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. R. Richardson

|votes = 1,595

|percentage = 20.9

|change = +5.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. J. Short

|votes = 441

|percentage = 5.8

|change = -8.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. P. F. Phillips

|votes = 412

|percentage = 5.4

|change = -9.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3

|percentage = 0.04

|change = -7.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,619

|percentage = 45.4

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1980}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = R. Hall*

|votes = 1,590

|percentage = 43.7

|change = -6.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = M. R. Farnsworth

|votes = 1,309

|percentage = 36.0

|change = -13.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = E. Axon

|votes = 739

|percentage = 20.3

|change = +20.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 281

|percentage = 7.7

|change = +6.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,638

|percentage = 41.2

|change = -35.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Elections in 1970s

{{Election box begin | title=1979}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = H. Taylor*

|votes = 3,608

|percentage = 50.6

|change = -6.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. R. Richardson

|votes = 3,516

|percentage = 49.4

|change = +18.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 92

|percentage = 1.3

|change = -10.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,124

|percentage = 76.4

|change = +38.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1978 (2 vacancies)}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = G. V. Burrows

|votes = 1,993

|percentage = 29.1

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = H. Taylor

|votes = 1,922

|percentage = 28.0

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. W. Davenport*

|votes = 1,126

|percentage = 16.4

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = M. Clancy

|votes = 1,019

|percentage = 14.9

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = J. R. Royle

|votes = 402

|percentage = 5.9

|change = -5.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. J. Ellis

|votes = 394

|percentage = 5.7

|change = -5.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 796

|percentage = 11.6

|change = -14.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,856

|percentage = 37.8

|change = -4.8

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1976}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = H. Hall

|votes = 2,209

|percentage = 54.5

|change = +6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = G. K. Stuart

|votes = 1,153

|percentage = 28.4

|change = -8.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. G. Coulthard

|votes = 691

|percentage = 17.0

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,056

|percentage = 26.1

|change = +15.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,053

|percentage = 42.6

|change = -2.2

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1975}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = P. Leigh

|votes = 2,016

|percentage = 47.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. R. Richardson*

|votes = 1,574

|percentage = 37.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = J. Gregory

|votes = 632

|percentage = 15.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 442

|percentage = 10.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,222

|percentage = 44.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1973}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. W. Davenport

|votes = 1,748

|percentage = 42.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = M. R. Farnsworth

|votes = 1,711

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J. R. Richardson

|votes = 1,700

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = P. Leigh

|votes = 1,504

|percentage = 36.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = P. Field

|votes = 1,435

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = M. Brown

|votes = 1,397

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = P. Griffiths

|votes = 881

|percentage = 21.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R. Coulthard

|votes = 867

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = D. Teasdale

|votes = 859

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 196

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,133

|percentage = 42.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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