2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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

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22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderSusan WilliamsDavid ActonRay Bowker
PartyConservativeLabourLiberal Democrats
Leader's seatAltrinchamGorse HillVillage
Last election13 seats,
48.0%
6 seats,
30.0%
2 seats,
12.6%
Seats before39204
Seats won1381
Seats after39204
Seat changeSteadySteadySteady
Popular vote29,37118,7829,238
Percentage46.3%29.6%14.6%
SwingDecrease1.7%Decrease0.4%Increase2.0%

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

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party29,371 (46.3%)
1.713 (59.1%)
13 / 22
39 (61.9%)
39 / 63
Labour Party18,782 (29.6%)
0.48 (36.4%)
8 / 22
20 (31.7%)
20 / 63
Liberal Democrats9,238 (14.6%)
2.01 (4.5%)
1 / 22
4 (6.3%)
4 / 63
Green Party5,267 (8.3%)
0.60 (0.0%)
0 / 22
0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
BNP297 (0.5%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
English Democrats252 (0.4%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP100 (0.2%)
0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 22
0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Socialist Labour Party92 (0.2%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
20439

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlex Williams*1,61856.0+2.4
LabourGraham Crean65122.5-0.4
Liberal DemocratsMark Kelly41314.3-0.8
GreenLiz O’Neill2097.2-1.2
Majority96733.4+2.7
Turnout2,81938.1+2.4
Conservative holdSwing

Ashton upon Mersey

Ashton upon Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMike Whetton*1,64655.3-3.1
LabourSophie Taylor63121.2-4.7
Liberal DemocratsDuncan Irving37612.6+12.6
GreenMarian Sudbury34210.9-4.8
Majority1,01534.1+1.6
Turnout2,97742.1+2.7
Conservative holdSwing

Bowdon

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeStephanie Poole*2,13271.0+1.2
Liberal DemocratsIan Chappell35111.7-1.2
LabourThomas Hague2979.9-0.2
GreenBridget Green2227.4+0.2
Majority1,78159.3+2.4
Turnout3,00241.5-2.0
Conservative holdSwing

Broadheath

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKen Weston*1,53051.2+1.6
LabourPeter Baugh83427.9+2.1
Liberal DemocratsPauline Cliff39713.3-1.9
GreenMartin Bate2267.6-1.8
Majority69623.3-0.5
Turnout2,98736.4-9.5
Conservative holdSwing

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Higgins*1,76956.2-3.3
Liberal DemocratsKenneth Clarke61419.5-4.3
LabourDavid Hampson53617.0+0.2
GreenNicola Campling2297.3+7.3
Majority1,15536.7+1.0
Turnout3,14840.3+1.4
Conservative holdSwing

Bucklow-St. Martin's

Bucklow-St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Smith1,10652.6-0.9
ConservativeAnne Cavanagh51724.6-6.4
BNPAndrew Harris29714.1+14.1
GreenWilliam Gradwell1818.6-6.9
Majority58928.0+5.5
Turnout2,10131.4+3.4
Labour holdSwing

Clifford

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourEjaz Malik*1,36459.2-4.8
GreenSarah Bailey35215.3-3.9
Liberal DemocratsMatthew Adams29712.9+12.9
ConservativeEleanor Heaton29212.7-4.0
Majority1,01243.9-0.9
Turnout2,30533.4+1.5
Labour holdSwing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGary Brockbanks*1,67958.4-4.7
LabourNigel Roberts90231.4-5.5
GreenJennie Gander2027.0+7.0
Socialist LabourJames Flannery923.2+3.2
Majority77727.0+0.8
Turnout2,87538.2+1.7
Conservative holdSwing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Reilly*1,78460.6-0.8
LabourPhilip Morgan89130.3+2.0
GreenMargaret Westbrook2679.1-1.2
Majority89330.4-2.7
Turnout2,94239.2+0.5
Conservative holdSwing

Flixton

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJonathan Coupe*1,65250.7-2.7
LabourDolores O’Sullivan1,05432.4-1.0
Liberal DemocratsMartin Elliott33010.1+10.1
GreenAnne Power2206.8-6.4
Majority59818.4-1.6
Turnout3,25640.2+1.8
Conservative holdSwing

Gorse Hill

Gorse Hill (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMike Cordingley1,21130.0+4.5
LabourLaurence Walsh*1,12527.9+0.3
ConservativeColin Levenston50212.5+0.2
ConservativeGraeme Levenston43110.7-3.4
Liberal DemocratsFrancis Beswick2907.2+7.2
GreenSarah King2646.6+1.3
GreenPhilip Leape2085.2-1.5
Majority62330.9+0.2
Turnout4,03128.8+1.5
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Hale Barns

Hale Barns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBernard Sharp*2,17769.8-1.3
Liberal DemocratsSandra Taylor51116.4-2.2
LabourAndrew Western2849.1-1.3
GreenJane Smith1484.7+4.7
Majority1,66653.4+0.9
Turnout3,12042.2+3.0
Conservative holdSwing

Hale Central

Hale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatricia Young*1,81363.2+2.2
LabourBeverly Harrison39513.8+1.3
GreenSamuel Little36412.7+1.7
Liberal DemocratsArmaan Chohan29910.4-5.1
Majority1,41849.4+3.9
Turnout2,87140.5+1.9
Conservative holdSwing

Longford

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPauleen Lane*1,31345.5-2.5
ConservativeRoderick Allan86830.1-2.1
GreenBernard Kelly38813.4-0.9
Liberal DemocratsSimon Wright31711.0+11.0
Majority44515.4-0.4
Turnout2,88635.1+1.5
Labour holdSwing

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRoland Griffin*1,22542.1+2.9
ConservativeSean Anstee92731.8-1.4
Liberal DemocratsJames Eisen41214.2-3.6
GreenZoe Power34812.0+2.2
Majority29810.2+4.2
Turnout2,91239.6+0.3
Labour holdSwing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoanne Bennett*1,17540.6+1.5
ConservativeBrian Shaw1,01335.0-5.0
Liberal DemocratsMargaret Clarke30610.6-10.3
English DemocratCraig Healey2528.7+8.7
GreenBridget Battye1505.2+5.2
Majority1625.6+4.7
Turnout2,89639.2+2.6
Labour holdSwing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDan Bunting*1,64254.9+2.7
LabourTom Ross78326.2-1.8
Liberal DemocratsDiane Webster33211.1-2.1
GreenSimon Campling1344.5-2.2
UKIPStephen Farndon1003.3+3.3
Majority85928.7+4.5
Turnout2,99136.2-0.6
Conservative holdSwing

Stretford

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSteve Adshead*1,39850.9+1.2
ConservativeColin Hooley84930.9-3.1
Liberal DemocratsJohn O’Connor2639.6+9.6
GreenJoe Ryan2378.6-7.7
Majority54920.0+4.3
Turnout2,74736.9-0.1
Labour holdSwing

Timperley

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMatthew Colledge*1,95548.3+7.4
Liberal DemocratsJane Brophy1,92447.5+3.9
GreenJadwiga Leigh1684.2-0.8
Majority310.8-1.9
Turnout4,04749.3+4.5
Conservative holdSwing

Urmston

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEddie Kelson1,45043.6-2.8
LabourWilliam Clarke1,30839.3-0.7
GreenHelen Jocys2968.9-4.7
Liberal DemocratsGraham Rogers2728.2+8.2
Majority1424.3-2.1
Turnout3,32642.7+0.3
Conservative holdSwing

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsHazel Bowker1,53449.7+0.4
ConservativeChris Candish1,12536.4+2.3
LabourLeon Thomas2999.7-1.9
GreenMichael Leigh1304.2-0.8
Majority40913.2-2.0
Turnout3,08840.1+1.9
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

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