Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council elections#By-elections in the 2000s
{{Short description|Local government elections in Greater Manchester, England}}
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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Trafford Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Borough of Trafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2004|year=2004|number=720|accessdate=3 September 2022}}{{cite web |title=Trafford |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/north-west/greater-manchester/trafford |website=Local Government Boundary Commission |access-date=3 September 2022}}
Council elections
One third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
- 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 10 May.
- 1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 1 May.
- 1976 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May.
- 1978 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.
- 1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
- 1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 1 May.
- 1982 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May.
- 1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
- 1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
- 1986 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 8 May.
- 1987 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 7 May.
- 1988 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
- 1990 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.
- 1991 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.
- 1992 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 7 May.
- 1994 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
- 1995 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.
- 1996 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.
- 1998 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 7 May.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=1998 |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=Local Election Results 1998 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=7 May 1998 |access-date=4 January 2008}}
- 1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=1999 |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=Local Election Results 1999 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=6 May 1999 |access-date=4 January 2008}}
- 2000 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2000 |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=Local Election Results 2000 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=4 May 2000 |access-date=4 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208012802/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2000 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
- 2002 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2002 |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=Local Election Results 2002 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=2 May 2002 |access-date=4 January 2008}}
- 2003 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 1 May.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2003 |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=Local Election Results 2003 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=4 May 2003 |access-date=4 January 2008}}
- 2004 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 10 June.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2004 |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=Local Election Results 2004 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=10 June 2004 |access-date=4 January 2008}} (All seats contested due to boundary changes)
- 2006 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2006 |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=Local Election Results 2006 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=4 May 2006 |access-date=4 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154714/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2006 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}
- 2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2007 |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=Local Election Results 2007 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=3 May 2007 |access-date=4 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154644/http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2007 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}
- 2008 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 1 May
- 2010 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May
- 2011 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May
- 2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
- 2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 22 May.
- 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 7 May.
- 2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
- 2018 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
- 2019 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.
- 2021 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May (delayed from May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic).{{cite news |title=Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51876269 |access-date=13 April 2020 |work=BBC News |date=13 March 2020}}{{cite news |title=May's local and mayoral elections postponed for a year due to coronavirus |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-13/may-s-local-and-mayoral-elections-postponed-for-a-year-due-to-coronavirus |access-date=13 April 2020 |work=ITV News |date=13 March 2020 |language=en}}
- 2022 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.{{Cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/candidates-standing-trafford-council-local-23616525|title=All the candidates standing in Trafford council local elections 2022 by ward|last=Richardson|first=Alice|date=6 April 2022|work=Manchester Evening News|access-date=6 April 2022}}
- 2023 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May (All seats contested due to boundary changes).
- 2024 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.
Results maps
File:Trafford 1973.png|1973 results map
File:Trafford 1975.png|1975 results map
File:Trafford 1976.png|1976 results map
File:Trafford 1978.png|1978 results map
File:Trafford 1979.png|1979 results map
File:Trafford 1980.png|1980 results map
File:Trafford 1982.png|1982 results map
File:Trafford 1983.png|1983 results map
File:Trafford 1984.png|1984 results map
File:Trafford 1986.png|1986 results map
File:Trafford 1987.png|1987 results map
File:Trafford 1988.png|1988 results map
File:Trafford 1990.png|1990 results map
File:Trafford 1991.jpg|1991 results map
File:Trafford 1992.jpg|1992 results map
File:Trafford 1994.png|1994 results map
File:Trafford 1995.png|1995 results map
File:Trafford 1996.png|1996 results map
File:Trafford 1998.png|1998 results map
File:Trafford 1999.png|1999 results map
File:Trafford 2000.png|2000 results map
File:Trafford 2002.png|2002 results map
File:Trafford 2003.png|2003 results map
File:Trafford 2004.png|2004 results map
File:Trafford 2006.png|2006 results map
File:Trafford 2007.png|2007 results map
File:Trafford 2008.png|2008 results map
File:Trafford 2010.png|2010 results map
File:Trafford 2011.png|2011 results map
File:Trafford 2012.png|2012 results map
File:Trafford 2014.png|2014 results map
File:Trafford 2015.png|2015 results map
File:Trafford 2016.png|2016 results map
File:Trafford 2018.png|2018 results map
File:Trafford 2019.png|2019 results map
File:Trafford 2021.png|2021 results map
File:Trafford 2022.png|2022 results map
File:Trafford UK ward map 2023.svg|2023 results map
File:Trafford UK ward map 2024.svg|2024 results map
By-election results
=By-elections in the 2020s=
{{Election box begin | title=Bucklow-St. Martins By-Election 2 November 2023{{cite news | last = Staff writer | title = Local Election 2019 Results | url = https://www.trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/elections/Bucklow-St-Martins-Ward-By-Election.aspx | website = trafford.gov.uk | publisher = Trafford MBC | date = 3 November 2023 | access-date = 3 November 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frances Cosby
|votes = 794
|percentage = 62.0
|change = {{decrease}}0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Lally
|votes = 284
|percentage = 22.0
|change = {{increase}}1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Paul Swansborough
|votes = 82
|percentage = 6.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rodrigo Capucho Paulo
|votes = 80
|percentage = 6.2
|change = {{decrease}}4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Matthew Sellars
|votes = 36
|percentage = 2.8
|change = {{decrease}}3.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 510
|percentage = 39.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,325
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,280
|percentage = 17.5
|change = {{decrease}}7.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= By-elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin | title=Bucklow-St. Martins By-Election 14 September 2017}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Aidan Williams
|votes = 1,050
|percentage = 64.7
|change = +26.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Marland
|votes = 456
|percentage = 28.1
|change = +11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Andrew Beaumont
|votes = 65
|percentage = 4.0
|change = -9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Joe Ryan
|votes = 33
|percentage = 2.0
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Simon Lepori
|votes = 18
|percentage = 1.1
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 594
|percentage = 35.7
|change = +21.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,662
|percentage = 22.0
|change = -10.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Broadheath By-Election 4 May 2017}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Amy Marie Whyte
|votes = 2,086
|percentage = 46.0
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dave Morgan
|votes = 1,778
|percentage = 40.9
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Simon Alexander Latham
|votes = 271
|percentage = 6.2
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mike Bayley-Sanderson
|votes = 91
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Joe Ryan
|votes = 80
|percentage = 1.8
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Stephen John Farndon
|votes = 36
|percentage = 0.8
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 308
|percentage = 7.1
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4342
|percentage = 44.3
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Broadheath By-Election 16 January 2014}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Helen Boyle
|votes = 1,377
|percentage = 44.5
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brenda Houraghan
|votes = 1,258
|percentage = 40.6
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Ron George
|votes = 234
|percentage = 7.5
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Will Jones
|votes = 150
|percentage = 4.8
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Joe Ryan
|votes = 67
|percentage = 2.2
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 119
|percentage = 3.8
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,097
|percentage = 30.3
|change = -8.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= By-elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=Davyhulme West By-Election 25 November 2004{{cite web |url=http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/results2005-11.asp |author=Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |title=November By Elections 2004 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=25 November 2004 |access-date=2 January 2008}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Hooley
|votes = 1,070
|percentage = 52.2
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Clarke
|votes = 757
|percentage = 36.9
|change = +8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Vernon
|votes = 222
|percentage = 10.8
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 313
|percentage = 15.3
|change = -13.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,049
|percentage = 27.2
|change = -21.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Timperley 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}}
{{Election box begin | title=Davyhulme East By-Election 28 November 2002}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. D. Cornes
|votes = 2,030
|percentage = 57.6
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. K. Roberts
|votes = 1,493
|percentage = 42.4
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 537
|percentage = 15.2
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,523
|percentage = 50.0
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= By-elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=Talbot By-Election 18 September 1997}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. A. Beaumont
|votes = 935
|percentage = 81.8
|change = +5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Ali
|votes = 144
|percentage = 12.6
|change = -9.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = F. C. Beswick
|votes = 64
|percentage = 5.6
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 791
|percentage = 69.2
|change = +15.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,143
|percentage = 17.9
|change = -10.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Clifford By-Election 16 December 1993}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = E. W. Stennett
|votes = 1,207
|percentage = 78.8
|change = +16.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. H. Davenport
|votes = 226
|percentage = 14.8
|change = -17.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = F. C. Beswick
|votes = 99
|percentage = 6.5
|change = +6.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 981
|percentage = 64.0
|change = +34.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,532
|percentage = 17.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Stretford By-Election 5 December 1991}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. E. Garlick
|votes = 1,656
|percentage = 48.0
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Walker*
|votes = 1,654
|percentage = 47.9
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = F. C. Beswick
|votes = 140
|percentage = 4.1
|change = -4.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +34.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,450
|percentage = 42.9
|change = -6.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= By-elections in the 1980s =
{{Election box begin | title=Bowdon By-Election 15 June 1989}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. C. Harney
|votes = 2,582
|percentage = 59.6
|change = -11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. F. Busteed
|votes = 674
|percentage = 15.6
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = G. P. Pawson
|votes = 567
|percentage = 13.1
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = M. R. Rowtham
|votes = 506
|percentage = 11.7
|change = +8.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,908
|percentage = 44.1
|change = +3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,329
|percentage = 47.3
|change = +14.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Urmston By-Election 24 November 1988}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Acton
|votes = 1,563
|percentage = 52.6
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. G. Graham
|votes = 1,406
|percentage = 47.4
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 157
|percentage = 5.3
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,969
|percentage = 37.2
|change = +14.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Mersey St. Marys By-Election 22 January 1987}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. G. Brownhill
|votes = 1,610
|percentage = 56.7
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = R. J. Thompson
|votes = 683
|percentage = 24.0
|change = +24.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Miller
|votes = 550
|percentage = 19.3
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 927
|percentage = 32.6
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,843
|percentage = 29.6
|change = -13.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Talbot By-Election 6 November 1986}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. A. Lane
|votes = 1,209
|percentage = 68.3
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. J. Levenston
|votes = 562
|percentage = 31.7
|change = +9.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 647
|percentage = 36.5
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,771
|percentage = 24.3
|change = -11.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Altrincham By-Election 6 March 1986}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. F. L. Wood
|votes = 1,150
|percentage = 38.2
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. M. A. O'Beirne
|votes = 983
|percentage = 32.7
|change = -10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = B. M. Keeley-Huggett
|votes = 793
|percentage = 26.4
|change = +26.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = N. J. Eadie
|votes = 81
|percentage = 2.7
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 167
|percentage = 5.6
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,007
|percentage = 37.4
|change = -11.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Urmston By-Election 6 March 1986}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Acton
|votes = 1,321
|percentage = 44.7
|change = +5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. May
|votes = 871
|percentage = 29.5
|change = -14.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = P. J. Carlon
|votes = 762
|percentage = 25.8
|change = +9.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 450
|percentage = 15.2
|change = +10.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,954
|percentage = 37.1
|change = -6.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Flixton By-Election 23 May 1985}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. E. Parry
|votes = 1,608
|percentage = 40.5
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. M. Durbin
|votes = 1,213
|percentage = 30.6
|change = -6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. J. Goggins
|votes = 1,146
|percentage = 28.9
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 395
|percentage = 10.0
|change = +9.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,967
|percentage = 49.4
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Timperley 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=Village By-Election 18 March 1982}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. B. Slack
|votes = 1,338
|percentage = 38.6
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Merrell
|votes = 1,138
|percentage = 32.9
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Crewe
|votes = 988
|percentage = 28.5
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 200
|percentage = 5.8
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,464
|percentage = 41.2
|change = -9.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Flixton By-Election 9 July 1981}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. E. Earl
|votes = 1,400
|percentage = 40.1
|change = +9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Schofield
|votes = 1,199
|percentage = 34.3
|change = -2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. A. Tully
|votes = 895
|percentage = 25.6
|change = -6.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 201
|percentage = 5.8
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,494
|percentage = 44.4
|change = -4.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Davyhulme West By-Election 11 June 1981}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L. M. Seex
|votes = 1,417
|percentage = 43.3
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. P. Harding
|votes = 1,242
|percentage = 37.9
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. A. Cottrell
|votes = 617
|percentage = 18.8
|change = -4.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 175
|percentage = 5.3
|change = +4.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,276
|percentage = 39.7
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= By-elections in the 1970s =
{{Election box begin | title=Davyhulme West By-Election 13 December 1979}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. P. Harding
|votes = 858
|percentage = 41.3
|change = +41.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Stringer
|votes = 752
|percentage = 36.2
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = L. O'Rourke
|votes = 466
|percentage = 22.4
|change = -38.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 106
|percentage = 5.1
|change = -16.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,076
|percentage = 20.0
|change = -55.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Longford By-Election 30 August 1979}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. E. Cottam
|votes = 1,187
|percentage = 42.7
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. A. Schofield
|votes = 1,127
|percentage = 40.5
|change = -4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = H. D. Locksley
|votes = 466
|percentage = 16.8
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 60
|percentage = 2.2
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,780
|percentage = 29.1
|change = -43.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Broadheath By-Election 24 March 1977}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. G. Currie
|votes = 1,183
|percentage = 56.7
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = E. H. Faulkner
|votes = 579
|percentage = 27.7
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. B. Ayo
|votes = 325
|percentage = 15.6
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 604
|percentage = 28.9
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,087
|percentage = 31.7
|change = -13.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=St. Martins By-Election 24 March 1977}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Almond
|votes = 1,862
|percentage = 58.7
|change = -8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Brotherton
|votes = 744
|percentage = 23.5
|change = -9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = W. J. Golding
|votes = 566
|percentage = 17.8
|change = +17.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,118
|percentage = 35.2
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,172
|percentage = 28.1
|change = -10.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Village By-Election 14 October 1976}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Holden
|votes = 1,307
|percentage = 67.1
|change = +19.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Gregory
|votes = 640
|percentage = 32.9
|change = +8.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 667
|percentage = 34.3
|change = +11.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,947
|percentage = 24.3
|change = -20.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=St. Martins By-Election 18 July 1974}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. A. G. Morgan Evans
|votes = 1,752
|percentage = 46.2
|change = -13.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. J. Packham
|votes = 1,191
|percentage = 31.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Wood
|votes = 849
|percentage = 22.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 561
|percentage = 14.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,792
|percentage = 34.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.trafford.gov.uk Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council]
{{Greater Manchester elections}}
{{Metropolitan districts of England}}
Category:1974 establishments in England
Category:Local government in Trafford
Category:Elections in Trafford