Trafford Council election, 2007

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May, 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 39.9%, 2.7% higher than the previous year.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 39
*Labour 20
*Liberal Democrat 4

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 13
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 59.1
votes % = 46.33
votes = 29,371
plus/minus = -1.7%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 36.4
votes % = 29.6
votes = 18,782
plus/minus = -0.4%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 9.5
votes % = 12.6
votes = 7,359
plus/minus = +2.0%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 8.3
votes = 5,267
plus/minus = -0.6%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.5
votes = 297
plus/minus = +0.5%Election Summary Party
party = English Democrats Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.4
votes = 252
plus/minus = +0.4%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.2
votes = 100
plus/minus = -0.1%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.2
votes = 92
plus/minus = +0.2%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alex Williams
votes = 1,618
percentage = 56.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Crean
votes = 651
percentage = 22.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Kelly
votes = 413
percentage = 14.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Liz O’Neill
votes = 209
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 967
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,819
percentage = 38.1
change = +2.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Whetton
votes = 1,646
percentage = 55.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sophie Taylor
votes = 631
percentage = 21.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Duncan Irving
votes = 376
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Marian Sudbury
votes = 342
percentage = 10.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 1015
percentage = 34.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,977
percentage = 42.1
change = +2.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephanie Poole
votes = 2,132
percentage = 71.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Chappell
votes = 351
percentage = 11.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Hague
votes = 297
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bridget Green
votes = 222
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,781
percentage = 59.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,002
percentage = 41.5
change = -2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ken Weston
votes = 1,530
percentage = 51.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Baugh
votes = 834
percentage = 27.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Pauline Cliff
votes = 397
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Bate
votes = 226
percentage = 7.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 696
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,987
percentage = 36.4
change = -9.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Higgins
votes = 1,769
percentage = 56.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Clarke
votes = 614
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Hampson
votes = 536
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nicola Campling
votes = 229
percentage = 7.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,155
percentage = 36.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,148
percentage = 40.3
change = +1.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Smith
votes = 1,106
percentage = 52.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Cavanagh
votes = 517
percentage = 24.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Andrew Harris
votes = 297
percentage = 14.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = William Gradwell
votes = 181
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 589
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,101
percentage = 31.4
change = +3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ejaz Malik
votes = 1,364
percentage = 59.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sarah Bailey
votes = 352
percentage = 15.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Matthew Adams
votes = 297
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eleanor Heaton
votes = 292
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,012
percentage = 43.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,305
percentage = 33.4
change = +1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Brockbanks
votes = 1,679
percentage = 58.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Roberts
votes = 902
percentage = 31.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jennie Gander
votes = 202
percentage = 7.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Flannery
votes = 92
percentage = 3.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 777
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,875
percentage = 38.2
change = +1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Reilly
votes = 1,784
percentage = 60.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Morgan
votes = 891
percentage = 30.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Margaret Westbrook
votes = 267
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 893
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,942
percentage = 39.2
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Coupe
votes = 1,652
percentage = 50.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dolores O’Sullivan
votes = 1,054
percentage = 32.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Elliott
votes = 330
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Anne Power
votes = 220
percentage = 6.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 598
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,256
percentage = 40.2
change = +1.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Cordingley
votes = 1,211
percentage = 30.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Laurence Walsh
votes = 1,125
percentage = 27.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Levenston
votes = 502
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graeme Levenston
votes = 431
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Francis Beswick
votes = 290
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sarah King
votes = 264
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Philip Leape
votes = 208
percentage = 5.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,403
percentage = 34.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,031
percentage = 28.8
change = +1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard Sharp
votes = 2,177
percentage = 69.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sandra Taylor
votes = 511
percentage = 16.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Western
votes = 284
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jane Smith
votes = 148
percentage = 4.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,666
percentage = 53.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,120
percentage = 42.2
change = +3.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Young
votes = 1,813
percentage = 63.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Beverly Harrison
votes = 395
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Samuel Little
votes = 364
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Armaan Chohan
votes = 299
percentage = 10.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,418
percentage = 49.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,871
percentage = 40.5
change = +1.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pauleen Lane
votes = 1,313
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roderick Allan
votes = 868
percentage = 30.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bernard Kelly
votes = 388
percentage = 13.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Simon Wright
votes = 317
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 445
percentage = 15.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,886
percentage = 35.1
change = +1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roland Griffin
votes = 1,225
percentage = 42.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sean Anstee
votes = 927
percentage = 31.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Eisen
votes = 412
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Zoe Power
votes = 348
percentage = 12.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 298
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,912
percentage = 39.6
change = +0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Bennet
votes = 1,175
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Shaw
votes = 1,013
percentage = 35.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Clarke
votes = 306
percentage = 10.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Craig Healey
votes = 252
percentage = 8.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bridget Battye
votes = 150
percentage = 5.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 162
percentage = 5.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,896
percentage = 39.2
change = +2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dan Bunting
votes = 1,642
percentage = 54.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tom Ross
votes = 783
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Diane Webster
votes = 332
percentage = 11.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Simon Campling
votes = 134
percentage = 4.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Stephen Farndon
votes = 100
percentage = 3.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 859
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,991
percentage = 36.2
change = -0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Steve Adshead
votes = 1,398
percentage = 50.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Hooley
votes = 849
percentage = 30.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John O’Connor
votes = 263
percentage = 9.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Joe Ryan
votes = 237
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 549
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,747
percentage = 36.9
change = -0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Colledge
votes = 1,955
percentage = 48.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jane Brophy
votes = 1,924
percentage = 47.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jadwiga Leigh
votes = 168
percentage = 4.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 31
percentage = 0.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,047
percentage = 49.3
change = +4.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eddie Kelson
votes = 1,450
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Clarke
votes = 1,308
percentage = 39.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Helen Jocys
votes = 296
percentage = 8.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Rogers
votes = 272
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 142
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,326
percentage = 42.7
change = +0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hazel Bowker
votes = 1,534
percentage = 49.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Candish
votes = 1,125
percentage = 36.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leon Thomas
votes = 299
percentage = 9.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Michael Leigh
votes = 130
percentage = 4.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 409
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,088
percentage = 40.1
change = +1.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

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References

* [http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2007 Official Trafford Council Election page]