# St Martins (Trafford ward)

St. Martin's was an electoral ward of Trafford covering the western part of Ashton upon Mersey in Sale, Greater Manchester, including the Ashton Village.
The ward was abolished in 2004, and its area split between the new Ashton upon Mersey, Bucklow-St. Martin's and St. Mary's wards.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | Michael King (Con) | William Munro (Lab) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| Jul 1974 | Michael King (Con) | Peter Morgan-Evans (Con) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| 1975 | Michael King (Con) | Peter Morgan-Evans (Con) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| 1976 | Michael King (Con) | Peter Morgan-Evans (Con) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| Mar 1977 | Michael King (Con) | T. Almond (Con) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| 1978 | Michael King (Con) | T. Almond (Con) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| 1979 | Michael King (Con) | T. Almond (Con) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| 1980 | Michael King (Con) | Alan Hadley (Lab) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| 1982 | Michael King (Con) | Alan Hadley (Lab) | Stanley Brownhill (Con) |
| 1983 | Michael King (Con) | Alan Hadley (Lab) | Geoff Mountain (Lab) |
| 1984 | Michael King (Con) | Alan Hadley (Lab) | Geoff Mountain (Lab) |
| 1986 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Alan Hadley (Lab) | Geoff Mountain (Lab) |
| 1987 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Alan Hadley (Lab) | Geoff Mountain (Lab) |
| 1988 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Paul English (Lab) | Geoff Mountain (Lab) |
| 1990 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Paul English (Lab) | Geoff Mountain (Lab) |
| 1991 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Paul English (Lab) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 1992 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Ralph Nicholas (Con) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 1994 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Ralph Nicholas (Con) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 1995 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Ralph Nicholas (Con) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 1996 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Kate Harper (Lab) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 1998 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Kate Harper (Lab) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 1999 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Kate Harper (Lab) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 2000 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Angela Gray (Lab) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 2002 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Angela Gray (Lab) | David Quayle (Lab) |
| 2003 | Len Murkin (Lab) | Angela Gray (Lab) | David Quayle (Lab) |

## Elections in the 2000s

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Quayle* | 2,148 | 51.2 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative | Colin Foster | 1,461 | 34.8 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 584 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 16.4 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,193 | 53.3 | +3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leonard Murkin* | 2,737 | 66.4 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | Dilriaz Butt | 1,386 | 33.6 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,351 | 32.8 | +32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,123 | 49.8 | +19.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Gray | 1,153 | 45.5 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | William Cole | 1,140 | 45.0 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 241 | 9.5 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.5 | −17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,535 | 29.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Quayle* | 1,208 | 54.6 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Myers | 803 | 36.3 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dunn | 200 | 9.1 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 18.3 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,211 | 26.1 | −2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. T. Murkin* | 1,481 | 59.8 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | P. A. Almond | 805 | 32.5 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. J. P. Corbett | 189 | 7.6 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 27.3 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,475 | 28.8 | −6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. C. Harper | 1,915 | 62.3 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | M. O. Joyce | 922 | 30.0 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. J. Kelly | 235 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 32.3 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,072 | 35.2 | −4.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. A. Quayle* | 2,225 | 64.8 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | C. J. D. Browning | 1,209 | 35.2 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,016 | 29.6 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,434 | 39.2 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. T. Murkin* | 2,232 | 57.5 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Nicholas | 1,247 | 32.1 | −15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. J. P. Corbett | 402 | 10.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,016 | 26.2 | +24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,881 | 43.6 | +7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Nicholas | 1,564 | 47.5 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | K. Harper | 1,502 | 45.6 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. J. P. Corbett | 230 | 7.0 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 1.9 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,296 | 36.6 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. A. Quayle | 2,032 | 51.7 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Tolhurst | 1,493 | 38.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. J. P. Corbett | 402 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 13.7 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,927 | 42.8 | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. T. Murkin* | 2,613 | 60.3 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Tolhurst | 1,460 | 33.7 | −3.9 |
| | Green | J. A. Bowden | 260 | 6.0 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,153 | 26.6 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,333 | 46.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. J. English | 2,030 | 51.8 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | R. Maley | 1,471 | 37.6 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. J. P. Corbett | 334 | 8.5 | −7.7 |
| | Green | J. A. Bowden | 82 | 2.1 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 14.3 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,917 | 41.3 | −6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. H. Mountain* | 1,994 | 44.2 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Maley | 1,684 | 37.3 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | T. J. P. Corbett | 729 | 16.2 | +1.0 |
| | Green | J. Bowden | 106 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 6.9 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,513 | 47.7 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 832 | 19.3 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,308 | 45.2 | +2.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. J. Hadley* | 2,130 | 52.6 | 0 |
| | Conservative | P. Bates | 1,275 | 31.5 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | S. Corbett | 642 | 15.9 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | 21.1 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,047 | 42.7 | −1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. H. Mountain | 1,987 | 52.6 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | S. G. Brownhill* | 1,275 | 33.7 | −9.5 |
| | Alliance | E. P. M. Wollaston | 516 | 13.7 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 18.8 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,778 | 44.2 | +0.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. E. King* | 1,748 | 43.2 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | G. H. Mountain | 1,464 | 36.1 | −24.4 |
| | SDP | R. C. Tweed | 838 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 7.0 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,050 | 43.3 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. J. Hadley | 2,286 | 60.5 | +31.7 |
| | Conservative | T. Almond* | 1,493 | 39.5 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 21.0 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,779 | 41.7 | −33.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Brownhill* | 4,198 | 47.3 | −15.6 |
| | Labour | G. Woodburn | 2,554 | 28.8 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | G. C. Kinsey | 2,127 | 24.0 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,644 | 18.5 | −23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,879 | 75.0 | +39.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. E. King* | 2,543 | 62.9 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | G. Woodburn | 858 | 21.2 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal | G. C. Kinsey | 550 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Communist | J. E. Stitt | 89 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,685 | 41.7 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,040 | 35.3 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-Election 24 March 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Almond | 1,862 | 58.7 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | B. Brotherton | 744 | 23.5 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal | W. J. Golding | 566 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,118 | 35.2 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | 28.1 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. A. G. Morgan Evans* | 2,778 | 66.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | G. T. Pollitt | 1,378 | 33.2 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,400 | 33.7 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,156 | 38.2 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. G. Brownhill* | 2,276 | 69.1 |
| | Labour | J. K. Morgan | 1,020 | 30.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,256 | 38.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,296 | 30.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
By-Election 18 July 1974 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. A. G. Morgan Evans | 1,752 | 46.2 | −13.8 |
| | Labour | T. J. Packham | 1,191 | 31.4 | |
| | Liberal | M. Wood | 849 | 22.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,792 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. E. King | 2,178 | 50.5 | |
| | Labour | W. Munro | 2,137 | 49.5 | |
| | Conservative | S. G. Brownhill | 2,029 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Rubenstein | 1,832 | | |
| | Labour | E. Mellor | 1,800 | | |
| | Labour | G. Naggs | 1,770 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,315 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |