2008 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	30,145 (47.3%)	<div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:Template:Party color; width: %;">	Increase 1.0	13 (59.1%)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1	39 (61.9%)	Template:Composition bar
Labour Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	17,584 (27.6%)	<div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:Template:Party color; width: %;">	Decrease 2.0	7 (31.8%)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 1	19 (30.2%)	Template:Composition bar
Liberal Democrats	style="background:Template:Party color"|	10,779 (16.9%)	<div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:Template:Party color; width: %;">	Increase 2.3	2 (9.1%)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1	5 (7.9%)	Template:Composition bar
Green Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	4,682 (7.4%)	<div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:Template:Party color; width: %;">	Decrease 0.9	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	Steady	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar
UKIP	style="background:Template:Party color"|	223 (0.4%)	<div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:Template:Party color; width: %;">	Increase 0.2	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	Steady	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar
BNP	style="background:Template:Party color"|	297 (0.2%)	<div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:Template:Party color; width: %;">	Decrease 0.3	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	Steady	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar
Independent	style="background:Template:Party color"|	137 (0.2%)	<div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:Template:Party color; width: %;">	N/A	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 1	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar

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Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Susan Williams*	1,590	56.3
		Majella Kennedy	620	22.0
		Roger Legge	323	11.4
		Deborah Leftwich	155	5.5
		Sarah Walmsley	137	4.9
Majority			970	34.3
Turnout			2,825	35.2
	hold		Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Rigby*	1,762	60.1
		Michael Wilton	535	18.3
		Terry Corbett	389	13.3
		Marian Sudbury	244	8.3
Majority			1,227	41.9
Turnout			2,930	40.4
	hold		Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sean Anstee	2,187	73.4
		Ian Chappell	334	11.3
		Thomas Hague	255	8.6
		Bridget Green	190	6.4
Majority			1,853	62.5
Turnout			2,966	39.9
	hold		Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brenda Houraghan*	1,681	54.1
		Andrew Western	836	26.9
		Armaan Chohan	334	10.8
		Martin Bate	255	8.2
Majority			845	27.2
Turnout			3,106	35.5
	hold		Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kathy Bullock*	1,883	60.5
		Angela Gratrix	522	17.8
		Kenneth Clarke	514	16.5
		Barbara Jarkowski	196	6.3
Majority			1,361	43.7
Turnout			3,115	38.9
	hold		Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Platt*	961	50.1
		Anne Hooley	592	30.9
		Elizabeth Hogg	183	9.5
		Melanie Bell	182	9.5
Majority			369	19.2
Turnout			1,918	26.7
	hold		Swing

Clifford ward

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Clifford (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christine Rawson	377	8.4
		John Schofield	338	7.6
		John Blackburn	318	7.1
		Anne Power	313	7.0
		Louise Bird	264	5.9
		Derek Hurst	220	4.9
Majority			835	37.3
Turnout			4,476	32.6
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Linda Blackburn	1,728	60.3
		Ged Carter	703	24.5
		Graham Rogers	286	10.0
		Jennie Gander	150	5.2
Majority			1,025	35.8
Turnout			2,867	36.2
	hold		Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Shaw	1,755	61.5
		Kevin Procter	669	23.5
		Simon Wright	292	10.2
		Joe Ryan	137	4.8
Majority			1,086	38.1
Turnout			2,853	37.0
	hold		Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Summerfield*	1,785	55.6
		Dolores O'Sullivan	890	27.7
		Richard Elliott	321	10.0
		Paul Syrett	213	6.6
Majority			895	27.9
Turnout			3,209	38.2
	hold		Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Laurence Walsh*	1,170	52.3
		Colin Levenston	617	27.6
		Francis Beswick	262	11.7
		Philip Leape	189	8.5
Majority			553	24.7
Turnout			2,238	27.7
	hold		Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Patrick Myers	2,216	72.2
		Sandra Taylor	437	14.2
		Emily Spurrell	290	9.5
		Andrew Gratton	125	4.1
Majority			1,779	60.0
Turnout			3,068	40.3
	hold		Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Candish	1,861	66.3
		Beverly Harrison	379	13.5
		Pauline Cliff	338	12.0
		Sarah McIlroy	231	8.2
Majority			1,482	52.8
Turnout			2,809	38.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Longford ward

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Judith Lloyd*	1,167	41.3
		Rod Allan	931	32.9
		Margaret Westbrook	448	15.8
		David Rhodes	282	10.0
Majority			236	8.3
Turnout			2,828	32.5
	hold		Swing

Priory ward

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barry Brotherton*	1,225	40.9
		Rob Chilton	1,013	33.9
		James Eisen	358	12.0
		Emma Handley	253	8.5
		Philip Davis	144	4.8
Majority			212	7.1
Turnout			2,993	38.7
	hold		Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Hooley	1,120	39.9
		Philip Gratrix*	1,116	39.8
		Margaret Clarke	351	12.5
		Bridget Battye	218	7.8
Majority			4	0.1
Turnout			2,805	36.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Holden*	1,659	56.0
		Tom Tomkins	655	22.1
		Diane Webster	280	9.5
		Stephen Farndon	223	7.5
		Zoe Power	145	4.9
Majority			1,004	33.9
Turnout			2,962	34.3
	hold		Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Ross	1,345	49.7
		Colin Hooley	896	33.1
		Liz O'Neill	247	9.1
		John O'Connor	218	8.1
Majority			449	16.6
Turnout			2,706	35.0
	hold		Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jane Brophy	2,196	49.9
		Darren Storey	1,864	42.3
		Peter Baugh	247	5.6
		Jadwiga Leigh	97	2.2
Majority			332	7.5
Turnout			4,404	52.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christine Turner*	1,346	39.8
		Joyce Acton	1,129	33.4
		Bernard Murray	714	21.1
		Helen Jocys	191	5.7
Majority			217	6.4
Turnout			3,380	41.9
	hold		Swing

Village ward

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ray Bowker*	1,883	58.2
		Jacki Wilkinson	1,003	31.0
		Thomas Shelton	224	6.9
		Michael Leigh	126	3.9
Majority			880	27.2
Turnout			3,236	41.1
	hold		Swing

References

• Official Trafford Council Election page