2006 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	27,936 (48.0%)	Template:Percentage bar	Decrease 5.0	13 (61.9%)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 1	39 (61.9%)	Template:Composition bar
Labour Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	17,475 (30.0%)	Template:Percentage bar	Increase 1.0	6 (28.6%)	Template:Composition bar	Steady	20 (31.7%)	Template:Composition bar
Liberal Democrats	style="background:Template:Party color"|	7,359 (12.6%)	Template:Percentage bar	Decrease 2.9	2 (9.5%)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1	4 (6.3%)	Template:Composition bar
Green Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	5,151 (8.9%)	Template:Percentage bar	Increase 6.9	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	Steady	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar
Independent	style="background:Template:Party color"|	156 (0.3%)	Template:Percentage bar	N/A	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	N/A	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar
UKIP	style="background:Template:Party color"|	148 (0.3%)	Template:Percentage bar	N/A	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	N/A	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar

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Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Young	1,430	53.6
		Peter Baugh	611	22.9
		Roger Legge	404	15.1
		Jadwiga Leigh	225	8.4
Majority			819	30.7
Turnout			2,670	35.7
	hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey

Ashton upon Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Lamb*	1,645	58.4
		Sophie Taylor	728	25.9
		Daniel Leach	442	15.7
Majority			917	32.5
Turnout			2,815	39.4
	hold		Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paula Pearson*	2,085	69.8
		Ian Chappell	385	12.9
		Thomas Hague	300	10.1
		Bridget Green	216	7.2
Majority			1,700	56.9
Turnout			2,986	41.7
	hold		Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Pearson*	1,392	49.6
		Ian Golding	725	25.8
		Pauline Cliff	428	15.2
		Martin Bate	263	9.4
Majority			667	23.8
Turnout			2,808	35.8
	hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Pamela Dixon*	1,808	59.5
		Kenneth Clarke	722	23.8
		Angela Gratrix	509	16.8
Majority			1,086	35.7
Turnout			3,039	38.9
	hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martin's

Bucklow-St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Quayle*	967	53.5
		Anne Cavanagh	560	31.0
		William Gradwell	280	15.5
Majority			407	22.5
Turnout			1,807	28.0
	hold		Swing

Clifford

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrea Jones*	1,375	64.0
		Anne Power	413	19.2
		Edward Kelson	359	16.7
Majority			962	44.8
Turnout			2,147	31.9
	hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Cornes*	1,726	63.1
		Nigel Roberts	1,008	36.9
Majority			718	26.2
Turnout			2,734	36.5
	hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		June Reilly*	1,735	61.4
		Kevin Procter	801	28.3
		Margaret Westbrook	292	10.3
Majority			934	33.1
Turnout			2,828	38.7
	hold		Swing

Flixton

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elsie Ward*	1,644	53.4
		Joyce Acton	1,030	33.4
		Christopher Webb	406	13.2
Majority			614	20.0
Turnout			3,080	38.4
	hold		Swing

Gorse Hill

Gorse Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Acton*	1,112	55.5
		George Manley	496	24.8
		Philip Leape	238	11.9
		Colin Hendrie	156	7.8
Majority			616	30.7
Turnout			2,002	27.3
	hold		Swing

Hale Barns

Hale Barns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Dilriaz Butt*	2,061	71.1
		Richard Elliott	538	18.6
		Moira Lythgoe	301	10.4
Majority			1,523	52.5
Turnout			2,900	39.2
	hold		Swing

Hale Central

Hale Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Mitchell*	1,641	61.0
		Michael Mills	418	15.5
		Beverly Harrison	335	12.5
		Samuel Little	295	11.0
Majority			1,223	45.5
Turnout			2,689	38.6
	hold		Swing

Longford

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Jarman*	1,299	48.0
		Roderick Allan	870	32.2
		Matthew Westbrook	388	14.3
		Michael McManus	148	5.5
Majority			429	15.8
Turnout			2,705	33.6
	hold		Swing

Priory

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jane Baugh*	1,121	39.2
		Marion Rigby	950	33.2
		Margaret Clarke	510	17.8
		Joseph Westbrook	281	9.8
Majority			171	6.0
Turnout			2,862	39.3
	hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christine Bailey*	1,076	40.0
		Stephen Smith	1,051	39.1
		James Eisen	562	20.9
Majority			25	0.9
Turnout			2,689	36.6
	hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Tolhurst*	1,555	52.2
		Tom Ross	833	28.0
		Diane Hibberd	392	13.2
		Janet Jackson	199	6.7
Majority			722	24.2
Turnout			2,979	36.8
	hold		Swing

Stretford

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Karina Carter*	1,355	49.7
		Colin Hooley	926	34.0
		Jennie Gander	445	16.3
Majority			429	15.7
Turnout			2,726	37.0
	hold		Swing

Timperley

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Neil Taylor	1,610	43.6
		Mohibul Choudhury	1,508	40.9
		Penelope Fraser	389	10.5
		Martin Green	184	5.0
Majority			102	2.7
Turnout			3,691	44.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Urmston

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Wibberley*	1,507	46.4
		William Clarke	1,299	40.0
		Helen Jocys	442	13.6
Majority			208	6.4
Turnout			3,248	42.4
	hold		Swing

Village

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Douglas Fishwick*	1,390	49.3
		Peter Cameron	962	34.1
		Stephanie Crean	326	11.6
		Erica Wright	142	5.0
Majority			428	15.2
Turnout			2,820	38.2
	hold		Swing

References

• Details Official Trafford Council Election page