2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election was scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2019. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sean Anstee Andrew Western Ray Bowker Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Bowdon Priory Village Last election 12 seats, 39.4% 9 seats, 37.6% 1 seats, 7.9% Seats before 33 27 3 Seats won 13 8 0 Seats after 34 26 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 49,901 45,352 7,838 Percentage 44.0% 40.0% 6.9% Swing 4.6% 2.4% 1.0%
Map of results of 2015 election
Leader of the Council before election Sean Anstee Conservative Leader of the Council after election Sean Anstee Conservative

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		26,427 (44.0%)		4.6	13 (61.9%)	13 / 21	1	34 (54.0%)	34 / 63
Labour Party		45,352 (40.0%)		2.4	8 (38.1%)	8 / 21	1	26 (41.3%)	26 / 63
Liberal Democrats		7,838 (6.9%)		1.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Green Party		9,207 (8.1%)		1.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
UKIP		1,202 (1.1%)		4.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Young*	3,102	53.5	+3.2
	Labour	Waseem Hassan	1,390	24.0	−5.9
	Green	Daniel Jerome	694	12.0	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Elliott	612	10.6	−1.3
Majority			1,712	29.5	+13.5
Turnout			5,798	66.8	+24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Whetton*	2,759	51.4	+0.9
	Labour	Ben Hartley	1,815	33.8	+4.4
	Green	Caroline Robertson-Brown	478	8.9	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Marritt	320	6.0	+0.4
Majority			944	17.4	−3.7
Turnout			5,372	73.1	+26.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Hyman*	3,700	70.6	+1.1
	Labour	Tom Hague	773	14.7	+3.5
	Green	Nicholas Davies	398	7.6	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hogg	370	7.1	+0.4
Majority			2,927	55.8	+1.1
Turnout			5,241	72.0	+23.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Anstee	3,274	49.0	+11.6
	Labour	Aidan Williams	2,659	39.8	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	489	7.3	+3.3
	Green	David Eatock	254	3.8	−1.1
Majority			615	8.2	+5.4
Turnout			6,676	69.0	+23.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hopps	2,952	52.1	+0.3
	Labour	Gary Keary	1,868	32.9	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Eisen	472	8.3	−0.8
	Green	Joseph Ryan	378	6.7	+0.3
Majority			1,084	19.2	+1.1
Turnout			5,670	71.8	+24.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Smith*	2,441	62.9	−0.4
	Conservative	Neil Ferguson	1,082	27.9	+3.4
	Green	Daniel Wadsworth	357	9.2	+2.4
Majority			1,359	35.0	−3.9
Turnout			3,880	57.2	+25.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ejaz Malik*	3,504	72.2	−4.0
	Green	Jess Mayo	877	18.1	+6.4
	Conservative	Chacko Luke	471	9.7	+1.6
Majority			2,627	54.1	−10.4
Turnout			4,852	64.4	+24.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Cawdrey	2,218	42.5	+0.3
	Labour	Anna Booth	2,160	41.4	+8.7
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	581	11.1	−6.0
	Green	Steven Tennant-Smythe	254	4.9	+0.4
Majority			58	1.1	−8.4
Turnout			5,213	69.1	+24.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Reilly*	2,701	50.9	+11.1
	Labour	Jayne Dillon	2,195	41.3	+4.2
	Green	Aleesha Coupland	413	7.8	+4.3
Majority			506	9.5	+6.9
Turnout			5,309	70.1	+27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	2,753	46.1	+7.5
	Labour	Ged Carter	2,586	43.3	+5.8
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	440	7.4	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Harrison	197	3.3	+1.0
Majority			167	2.8	+1.7
Turnout			5,976	72.6	+28.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Cordingley*	3,078	63.4	−4.4
	Conservative	Lijo John	1,225	25.2	+5.7
	Green	Nigel Woodcock	551	11.4	+3.9
Majority			1,853	38.2	−10.0
Turnout			4,854	62.7	+29.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Sharp*	3,499	67.8	+3.6
	Labour Co-op	Barbara Twiney	851	16.5	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Taylor	484	9.4	+2.6
	Green	Rozina Chaudry	325	6.3	+1.8
Majority			2,648	51.3	+0.4
Turnout			5,159	70.6	+23.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Young*	3,394	62.1	+3.1
	Labour Co-op	Beverley Harrison	1,126	20.6	−1.1
	Green	Samuel Little	482	8.8	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsty Cullen	463	8.5	−1.3
Majority			2,268	41.5	+4.2
Turnout			5,465	73.5	+27.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford ward

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Duffield*	3,763	64.8	+1.8
	Conservative	Edward Kelson	1,212	20.9	−0.2
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	831	14.3	+3.1
Majority			2,551	43.9	+2.0
Turnout			5,806	66.8	+26.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory ward

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Western*	2,407	42.9	−10.8
	Conservative	Michael Taylor	2,200	39.4	+10.8
	Green	Mark Hamer	595	10.6	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Macdonald	392	7.0	+0.0
Majority			208	3.6	−21.5
Turnout			5,594	70.5	+31.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Bennett*	2,512	50.7	+5.6
	Conservative	Tony Field	1,939	39.2	+10.6
	Green	Paul Bayliss	499	10.1	+2.6
Majority			573	11.5	−4.0
Turnout			4,950	66.1	+29.5
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Bunting*	2,911	53.4	+6.7
	Labour	Michael Melia	1,880	34.5	−0.3
	Green	Jane Leicester	381	7.0	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Martin	283	5.2	+2.2
Majority			1,031	18.9	+7.0
Turnout			5,455	65.9	+25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Adshead*	3,084	60.0	−1.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	1,207	23.5	−0.9
	Green	Liz O'Neill	649	12.6	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Thomas	203	3.9	−1.0
Majority			1,877	36.5	−0.3
Turnout			5,143	66.5	+26.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Bruer-Morris*	2,911	46.2	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	William Jones	1,827	29.0	−8.3
	Labour	Mal Choudhury	1,189	18.9	+1.9
	Green	Jad Leigh	368	5.8	−1.1
Majority			1,084	17.2	+15.7
Turnout			6,295	74.9	+24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Harding*	2,506	43.6	+4.5
	Conservative	Christine Turner	2,146	37.3	+2.7
	UKIP	Andrew Beaumont	621	10.8	−7.1
	Green	Paul Syrett	318	5.5	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Davidson	162	2.8	+0.8
Majority			360	6.3	+1.8
Turnout			5,753	70.6	+24.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Village ward

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laura Evans*	2,246	43.2	+8.1
	Labour	Tony O'Brien	1,564	30.1	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	1,112	21.4	−12.0
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	276	5.3	0
Majority			682	13.1	+11.3
Turnout			5,198	67.6	+23.5
	Conservative hold		Swing