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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.[1]
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23 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Because the Conservative Candidate for Priory ward, G. V. Burrows, (presumably inadvertently) wrote his occupation in the description box of his nomination paper, his party allegiance is listed on all official records and press coverage of this election as "Taxi Driver". However, as he was, in fact, the official Conservative Candidate, and therefore would doubtless have taken the Conservative whip had he been elected, he is listed on this page as a Conservative, rather than an Independent.
Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Labour Party | 31,703 (39.6%) | 3.9 | 14 (60.9%) | 14 / 23
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9 | 30 (47.6%) | 30 / 63
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Conservative Party | 30,087 (37.6%) | 4.6 | 6 (26.1%) | 6 / 23
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10 | 24 (38.1%) | 24 / 63
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Alliance | 17,808 (22.3%) | 2.0 | 3 (13.0%) | 3 / 23
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1 | 9 (14.3%) | 9 / 63
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Green Party | 358 (0.4%) | 0.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 23
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63
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Independent | 13 (0.0%) | 1.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 23
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63
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30 | 9 | 24 |
Ward results
editAltrincham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. M. Evans | 1,523 | 41.1 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | B. L. Slater* | 1,352 | 36.4 | −7.2 | |
SDP | Barbara M. Keeley-Huggett | 725 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
Green | N. J. Eadie | 110 | 3.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 171 | 4.6 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,710 | 46.1 | +3.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bowdon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. B. Gill* | 2,449 | 60.2 | −12.9 | |
SDP | V. G. O'Hara | 1,026 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Labour | M. J. Hendrickson | 434 | 10.7 | −6.2 | |
Green | M. R. Rowtham | 160 | 3.9 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 1,423 | 35.0 | −21.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,069 | 44.9 | −11.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broadheath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. J. Hyland | 1,387 | 38.9 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | M. J. Barltrop | 1,334 | 37.4 | −8.8 | |
Conservative | M. G. Currie* | 1,308 | 36.7 | −9.5 | |
Labour | J. B. Morton | 1,300 | 36.5 | −0.2 | |
SDP | D. E. Armstrong | 948 | 26.6 | +9.5 | |
SDP | R. C. Tweed | 858 | 24.1 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 26 | 0.7 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,565 | 45.9 | +4.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brooklands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jack Waterfall* | 1,881 | 50.3 | −1.2 | |
Alliance | Cecil Fink | 1,354 | 36.2 | −1.0 | |
Labour | E. D. Shaw | 507 | 13.5 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 527 | 14.1 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,742 | 46.0 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bucklow
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frank Holland* | 1,747 | 80.0 | +24.4 | |
Conservative | M. E. Hindley | 438 | 20.0 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 1,309 | 59.9 | +20.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,185 | 31.7 | −6.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clifford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. M. Sheehan | 2,285 | 77.1 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | M. Howard | 680 | 22.9 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 1,605 | 54.1 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,965 | 33.5 | −4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Davyhulme East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. G. Haigh* | 1,812 | 50.2 | +4.5 | |
Labour | J. B. Roberts | 1,320 | 36.6 | +1.8 | |
SDP | R. J. Thompson | 474 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 492 | 13.6 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,606 | 46.6 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Davyhulme West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Flixton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. J. Hughes | 1,477 | 35.1 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | C. A. Lord* | 1,432 | 34.1 | −3.4 | |
Liberal | P. I. M. Crompton | 1,293 | 30.8 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 45 | 1.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,202 | 52.4 | +0.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. A. Roberts | 2,317 | 57.2 | −5.7 | |
Liberal | J. H. Mulholland | 1,383 | 34.1 | +5.6 | |
Labour | C. E. Donegan | 263 | 6.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | J. S. Menzies | 88 | 2.2 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 934 | 23.1 | −11.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,051 | 45.7 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Longford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. P. Hagan | 1,824 | 53.2 | −1.1 | |
Labour | P. J. Morgan | 1,711 | 49.9 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | K. G. Summerfield* | 1,292 | 37.7 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 1,235 | 36.0 | −9.7 | |
SDP | M. L. Kugler | 313 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 419 | 12.2 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,426 | 45.7 | +1.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Mersey-St. Mary's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. I. Carter | 2,155 | 51.7 | −7.2 | |
Liberal | A. Kelly | 1,202 | 28.8 | +4.5 | |
Labour | P. J. English | 815 | 19.5 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 953 | 22.8 | −11.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,172 | 43.4 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. R. Haydock* | 1,551 | 64.4 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | D. Meadowcroft | 859 | 35.6 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 692 | 28.7 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,410 | 38.3 | −1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Priory
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Edna Mitchell | 1,351 | 39.3 | −0.4 | |
Labour | B. K. Lund | 1,161 | 33.8 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | G. V. Burrows | 926 | 26.9 | −7.7 | |
Majority | 190 | 5.5 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,438 | 42.4 | +1.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sale Moor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Mee* | 1,509 | 48.9 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | E. A. Robinson | 905 | 29.3 | −5.7 | |
Liberal | Hilary Hughes | 671 | 21.8 | +21.8 | |
Majority | 604 | 19.6 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,085 | 39.9 | −2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. T. Murkin | 2,243 | 52.1 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | M. E. King* | 1,411 | 32.8 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | T. J. P. Corbett | 654 | 15.2 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 832 | 19.3 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,308 | 45.2 | +2.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Stretford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Stephen Adshead | 1,772 | 48.0 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | M. Hindley* | 1,483 | 40.2 | −5.6 | |
SDP | L. L. Sumner | 437 | 11.8 | 0 | |
Majority | 289 | 7.8 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,692 | 45.2 | +1.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Talbot
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Marland* | 1,775 | 67.2 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 600 | 22.7 | −6.2 | |
SDP | K. Clarke | 252 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Independent | K. J. Martin | 13 | 0.5 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 1,175 | 44.5 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,640 | 36.2 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Timperley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Michael Farnsworth | 1,628 | 41.2 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Ken Davies* | 1,534 | 38.8 | +3.3 | |
Labour | A. D. McNee | 792 | 20.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 94 | 2.4 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,954 | 44.2 | +5.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Urmston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. G. Hanrahan | 1,572 | 43.2 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | A. R. Coupe* | 1,467 | 40.3 | −3.7 | |
SDP | P. J. Carlon | 603 | 16.6 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 105 | 2.9 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,642 | 45.7 | +1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Village
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mike Cragg | 1,780 | 44.1 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | M. J. Booth | 1,207 | 29.9 | −1.5 | |
Labour | M. C. Jenkinson | 1,052 | 26.0 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 573 | 14.2 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,039 | 47.5 | −2.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1986 and 1987
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P. A. Lane | 1,209 | 68.3 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 562 | 31.7 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 647 | 36.5 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,771 | 24.3 | −11.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. G. Brownhill | 1,610 | 56.7 | +5.0 | |
SDP | R. J. Thompson | 683 | 24.0 | +24.0 | |
Labour | P. Miller | 550 | 19.3 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 927 | 32.6 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,843 | 29.6 | −13.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 9 May 1986", Trafford M.B.C.(1986).