Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the western half of Davyhulme and a small part of Flixton.

Davyhulme West
Davyhulme West within Trafford
Population	10,006 [1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Stretford and Urmston
Councillors	Graham Whitham (Labour) Karina Carter (Labour) Sue Maitland (Labour)
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Councillors

Since 2022, the councillors are Graham Whitham (Labour),^[2] Karina Carter (Labour)^[3] and Sue Maitland (Labour).^[4]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
1973		George Carnall (Con)		Albert Williams (Con)		H. Liddiard (Con)
1975		George Carnall (Con)		Albert Williams (Con)		Donald Harding (Con)
1976		George Carnall (Con)		Albert Williams (Con)		Donald Harding (Con)
1978		George Carnall (Con)		Albert Williams (Con)		Donald Harding (Con)
1979		George Carnall (Con)		Albert Williams (Con)		Susan Hodgson (Lib)
Dec 1979		George Carnall (Con)		Donald Harding (Con)		Susan Hodgson (Lib)
1980		George Carnall (Con)		A. Stringer (Lab)		Susan Hodgson (Lib)
Jun 1981		George Carnall (Con)		A. Stringer (Lab)		Laura Seex (Lab)
1982		John Lamb (Con)		A. Stringer (Lab)		Laura Seex (Lab)
1983		John Lamb (Con)		A. Stringer (Lab)		Benita Dirikis (Con)
1984		John Lamb (Con)		Laura Seex (Lab)		Benita Dirikis (Con)
1986		Alan Hodson (Lab)		Laura Seex (Lab)		Benita Dirikis (Con)
1987		Alan Hodson (Lab)		Laura Seex (Lab)		Philip Bates (Con)
1988		Alan Hodson (Lab)		John Ackerley (Con)		Philip Bates (Con)
1990		M. Bates (Con)		John Ackerley (Con)		Philip Bates (Con)
1991		M. Bates (Con)		John Ackerley (Con)		Philip Bates (Con)
1992		M. Bates (Con)		John Ackerley (Con)		Philip Bates (Con)
1994		M. Bates (Con)		John Ackerley (Con)		Philip Bates (Con)
1995		M. Bates (Con)		John Ackerley (Con)		A. Stringer (Lab)
1996		M. Bates (Con)		John Ackerley (Con)		A. Stringer (Lab)
1998		Freda Mottley (Lab)		John Ackerley (Con)		A. Stringer (Lab)
1999		Freda Mottley (Lab)		John Ackerley (Con)		John Reilly (Con)
2000		Freda Mottley (Lab)		John Ackerley (Con)		John Reilly (Con)
2002		June Reilly (Con)		John Ackerley (Con)		John Reilly (Con)
2003		June Reilly (Con)		John Ackerley (Con)		John Reilly (Con)
Jun 2004		John Ackerley (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
Nov 2004		Nigel Hooley (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2006		Nigel Hooley (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2007		Nigel Hooley (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2008		Brian Shaw (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2010		Brian Shaw (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2011		Brian Shaw (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2012		Brian Shaw (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2014		Brian Shaw (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2015		Brian Shaw (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2016		Brian Shaw (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		June Reilly (Con)
2018		Brian Shaw (Con)		John Reilly (Con)		Graham Whitham (Lab)
2019		Brian Shaw (Con)		Karina Carter (Lab)		Graham Whitham (Lab)
2021		Sue Maitland (Lab)		Karina Carter (Lab)		Graham Whitham (Lab)
2022		Sue Maitland (Lab)		Karina Carter (Lab)		Graham Whitham (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates by-election.

Elections in the 2020s

May 2022

2022^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Whitham*	1,780	55.5
	Conservative	Tracey Haworth	1,094	34.1
	Green	Kevin Chatterton	185	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Zuk	137	4.3
Majority			686	21.4
Registered electors			7,668
Turnout			3,209	41.8
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2021

2021^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Maitland	1,837	53.0	18.8
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe[9]	1,378	39.8	8.1
	Green	Andrew Horner	146	4.2	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Zuk	81	2.3	0.3
Majority			459	13.2	N/A
Rejected ballots			24
Registered electors			7,745
Turnout			3,466	44.8	3.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.5

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karina Carter	1,704	53.5	4.0
	Conservative	Lisa Cooke	965	30.3	5.9
	UKIP	Paul Regan	279	8.7	5.1
	Green	Ram Nachiappan	150	4.7	2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ged Zuk	86	2.7	0.5
Majority			739	23.2	6.2
Registered electors			7,650
Turnout			3,184	41.62	8.88
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2018

2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Whitham	2,230	57.5	+23.3
	Conservative	Christine Turner	1,403	36.2	−11.7
	UKIP	Paul Regan	96	2.6	−10.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Kierman	81	2.2	+0.2
	Green	Rob Raikes	71	1.9	−1.3
Majority			827	17
Turnout			3,881	50.5	+9.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Shaw*	1,468	47.9	−3.0
	Labour	Sally Carr	1,047	34.2	−7.1
	UKIP	Paul Regan	388	12.7	+12.7
	Green	Paul Syrett	97	3.2	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Eisen	62	2.0	+2.0
Majority			421	13.7	−4.2
Turnout			3,065	41.1	−29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

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

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Reilly*	1,247	39.8	−7.3
	Labour	George Devlin	1,164	37.1	−6.3
	UKIP	Paul Regan	557	17.8	+17.8
	Green	Luka Knezevic	114	3.6	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hogg	54	1.7	−0.9
Majority			83	2.6	−1
Turnout			3,136	42.9	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Shaw*	1,345	47.1	−4.4
	Labour	George Devlin	1,241	43.4	+4.4
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	196	6.9	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hogg	75	2.6	−1.1
Majority			104	3.6	−8.9
Turnout			2,857	39.1	−3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Reilly*	1,666	51.5	−3.5
	Labour	Joyce Acton	1,261	39.0	+39.0
	Green	Jonathan Carr	189	5.8	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hogg	119	3.7	−30.2
Majority			405	12.5	−8.7
Turnout			3,235	42.9	−21.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Reilly*	2,678	55.0	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hogg	1,648	33.9	+23.7
	Green	Joe Westbrook	541	11.1	+6.3
Majority			1,030	21.2	−16.9
Turnout			4,867	64.7	+27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Shaw	1,755	61.5	+0.9
	Labour	Kevin Procter	669	23.5	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	292	10.2	+10.2
	Green	Joe Ryan	137	4.8	−4.3
Majority			1,086	38.1	+7.7
Turnout			2,853	37.0	−2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

2007

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

May 2006

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Reilly*	1,735	61.4	−1.0
	Labour	Kevin Procter	801	28.3	−3.2
	Green	Margaret Westbrook	292	10.3	+10.3
Majority			934	33.1	+4.3
Turnout			2,828	38.7	−9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 2004 (by-election)

By-Election 25 November 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Hooley	1,070	52.2	−3.4
	Labour	Bill Clarke	757	36.9	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Vernon	222	10.8	−4.8
Majority			313	15.3	−13.5
Turnout			2,049	27.2	−21.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ackerley*	1,977	21.1
	Conservative	John Reilly*	1,948	20.8
	Conservative	June Reilly*	1,921	20.5
	Labour	Freda Mottley	1,024	10.9
	Labour	Philip Morgan	1,002	10.7
	Labour	Kevin Procter	930	9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wright	555	5.9
Turnout			9,357	48.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

May 2003

2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Reilly*	2,525	60.1	+8.4
	Labour	Dolores O'Sullivan	1,674	39.9	−8.5
Majority			851	20.2	+16.9
Turnout			4,199	55.9	−0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2002

2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Reilly	2,189	51.7	−11.3
	Labour	Freda Mottley*	2,049	48.4	+11.4
Majority			140	3.3	−22.7
Turnout			4,238	56.6	+16.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 2000

2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ackerley*	1,931	63.0	+14.7
	Labour	Karina Carter	1,135	37.0	−10.9
Majority			796	26.0	+25.6
Turnout			3,066	40.2	−1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reilly	1,536	48.3	+0.1
	Labour	Gray	1,523	47.9	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	ME Clarke	120	3.8	+3.8
Majority			13	0.4
Turnout			3,179	41.5	+3.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Mottley	1,449	48.6	−1.2
	Conservative	J. R. Reilly	1,438	48.2	−2.0
	Socialist Labour	J. D. Flannery	95	3.2	+3.2
Majority			11	0.4	+0.1
Turnout			2,982	38.4	−4.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Ackerley*	1,697	50.2	+7.7
	Labour	F. Mottley	1,686	49.8	−0.4
Majority			11	0.3	−7.4
Turnout			3,383	43.0	−3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,849	50.2	+6.6
	Conservative	P. Bates*	1,565	42.5	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. M. Browne	267	7.3	−3.4
Majority			284	7.7	+5.6
Turnout			3,681	46.8	+0.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bates*	1,653	45.7	−10.9
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,578	43.6	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. M. Browne	388	10.7	+5.2
Majority			75	2.1	−16.7
Turnout			3,619	45.9	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Ackerley*	2,162	56.6	+4.2
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,445	37.8	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. E. Clarke	211	5.5	−5.0
Majority			717	18.8	+3.5
Turnout			3,818	43.2	−5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Bates*	2,042	52.4	+2.2
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,445	37.1	−12.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. E. Clarke	408	10.5	+10.5
Majority			597	15.3	+14.9
Turnout			3,895	48.7	−2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bates	2,033	50.2	+0.1
	Labour	A. G. Hodson*	2,015	49.8	+6.8
Majority			18	0.4	−6.7
Turnout			4,048	50.8	−0.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Ackerley	2,117	50.1	+1.5
	Labour	L. M. Seex*	1,818	43.0	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. J. Martin	291	6.9	−13.2
Majority			299	7.1	−10.2
Turnout			4,226	51.5	−5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Bates	2,314	48.6	+12.7
	Labour	F. Mottley	1,490	31.3	−11.2
	Liberal	M. E. Clarke	958	20.1	−1.5
Majority			824	17.3	+10.7
Turnout			4,762	56.5	+9.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,683	42.5	−4.9
	Conservative	P. Bates	1,421	35.9	−8.2
	Liberal	M. E. Clarke	856	21.6	+21.6
Majority			262	6.6	+3.3
Turnout			3,960	47.2	−1.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,997	47.4	+5.4
	Conservative	D. Makin	1,857	44.1	−1.3
	SDP	K. W. Bower	358	8.5	−4.1
Majority			140	3.3	−0.1
Turnout			4,212	48.9	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. M. Dirikis	1,950	45.4	+0.5
	Labour	L. M. Seex*	1,805	42.0	+12.6
	SDP	K. W. Bower	539	12.6	−13.1
Majority			145	3.4	−12.0
Turnout			4,294	51.1	+3.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. T. Lamb	1,781	44.9	+7.1
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,168	29.4	−9.3
	SDP	H. Laffey	1,020	25.7	+25.7
Majority			613	15.4	+14.5
Turnout			3,969	47.5	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-Election 11 June 1981

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,417	43.3	+4.6
	Conservative	D. P. Harding	1,242	37.9	+1.0
	Liberal	J. A. Cottrell	617	18.8	−4.7
Majority			175	5.3	+4.4
Turnout			3,276	39.7	−4.8
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,411	38.7	−0.6
	Conservative	D. P. Harding*	1,378	37.8	+37.8
	Liberal	L. O'Rourke	856	23.5	−37.2
Majority			33	0.9	−20.5
Turnout			3,645	44.5	−30.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

By-Election 13 December 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. P. Harding	858	41.3	+41.3
	Labour	A. Stringer	752	36.2	+3.1
	Liberal	L. O'Rourke	466	22.4	−38.3
Majority			106	5.1	−16.3
Turnout			2,076	20.0	−55.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Hodgson	4,748	60.7	+60.7
	Labour	R. A. Tully	3,071	39.3	+1.9
Majority			1,677	21.4	−3.8
Turnout			7,819	75.0	+39.2
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. Carnall*	2,291	62.6	+2.2
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,370	37.4	+7.3
Majority			921	25.2	−5.1
Turnout			3,661	35.8	−5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. Williams*	2,432	60.4	+1.5
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,212	30.1	+3.6
	Liberal	D. J. Gilbert	384	9.5	−5.1
Majority			1,220	30.3	−2.0
Turnout			4,028	41.2	−1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. P. Harding	2,414	58.9
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,088	26.5
	Liberal	E. F. Teal	598	14.6
Majority			1,326	32.3
Turnout			4,100	43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. Carnall	1,964	54.6
	Conservative	A. E. Williams	1,908
	Conservative	H. P. Liddiard	1,897
	Labour	B. Elliott	1,636	45.4
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,538
	Labour	R. Taylor	1,479
Majority			261
Turnout			3,600	37.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)