# 2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

A Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 26,427 (39.4%) | 0.1 | 12 (54.5%) | 12 / 22 | | 33 (52.4%) | 33 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 25,221 (37.6%) | 4.2 | 9 (40.9%) | 9 / 22 | 1 | 27 (42.9%) | 27 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,311 (7.9%) | 1.4 | 1 (4.5%) | 1 / 22 | 1 | 3 (4.8%) | 3 / 63 |
| Green Party | 6,275 (9.4%) | 1.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| UKIP | 3,841 (5.7%) | 4.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 27 | 3 | 33 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham ward

Altrincham (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Sephton | 1,515 | 48.8 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Young* | 1,371 | – | – |
| | Labour | Aidan Williams | 823 | 26.5 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Waseem Hassan | 584 | – | – |
| | Green | Nick Davies | 447 | 14.4 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 347 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 322 | 10.4 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Elliott | 251 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 22.3 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,660 | 36.7 | −27.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,505 | 50.5 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Luckson Francis-Augustine | 877 | 29.4 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Nick Robertson-Brown | 431 | 14.5 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Marritt | 167 | 5.6 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 21.1 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2980 | 41.7 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon ward

Bowdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Barclay* | 2,042 | 69.5 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 428 | 11.2 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 273 | 9.3 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 197 | 6.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1614 | 54.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2940 | 40.4 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath ward

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Louise Dagnall | 1,660 | 43.4 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Jacki Wilkinson* | 1,431 | 37.4 | −1.5 |
| | UKIP | Ron George | 413 | 10.8 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Sara Ahsan | 191 | 4.9 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 129 | 3.3 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 5.9 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,824 | 41.4 | +2.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Brooklands ward

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam Dixon* | 1,627 | 51.8 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Mike Green | 1,052 | 33.5 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 286 | 9.1 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 200 | 6.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 18.3 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,139 | 41 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karina Carter | 1,054 | 53 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Anstee | 623 | 31.3 | +10 |
| | Green | Daniel Wadsworth | 253 | 12.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 58 | 2.9 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 21.6 | −24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,988 | 29.9 | +2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford ward

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sophie Taylor* | 2,206 | 75.2 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Matthew Westbrook | 401 | 13.7 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Asha Thomas | 246 | 8.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 81 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,805 | 61.5 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,933 | 46.1 | +10.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Cornes* | 1,256 | 42.2 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Anna Booth | 973 | 32.7 | −5.5 |
| | UKIP | Paul Pickford | 509 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 134 | 4.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 63 | 2.1 | −13.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Jim Flannery | 41 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 9.5 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,976 | 36.7 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Reilly* | 1,247 | 39.8 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | George Devlin | 1,164 | 37.1 | −6.3 |
| | UKIP | Paul Regan | 557 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Green | Luka Knezevic | 114 | 3.6 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 54 | 1.7 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 2.6 | −1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,136 | 42.9 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton ward

Flixton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Viv Ward* | 1,427 | 38.6 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Ged Carter | 1,388 | 37.5 | −4.1 |
| | UKIP | Chris Frost | 610 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 188 | 5.0 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 86 | 2.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 1.1 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,699 | 45.6 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Acton* | 1,666 | 63.6 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Cawdrey | 496 | 18.9 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Nigel Woodcock | 346 | 13.2 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Renee Matthews | 111 | 4.2 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 953 | 35.8 | −19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,619 | 36.4 | +4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dylan Butt* | 1,911 | 64.2 | +2.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Barbara Twiney | 395 | 13.3 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Weighell | 335 | 11.2 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Taylor | 204 | 6.8 | −2.3 |
| | Green | Daniel Jerome | 133 | 4.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,516 | 50.9 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,978 | 40.8 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Central ward

Hale Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 1,646 | 58 | +3.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 647 | 22.8 | +5.8 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 325 | 11.4 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Birtwistle | 221 | 7.8 | −14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999 | 35.2 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,839 | 39.3 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford ward

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 2,003 | 60.8 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | James Heywood | 603 | 18.3 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 553 | 16.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 135 | 4.1 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,400 | 42.5 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3294 | 37.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory ward

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jane Baugh* | 1,609 | 53.7 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Critchlow | 857 | 28.6 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Mark Hamer | 322 | 10.7 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Macdonald | 210 | 7.0 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 25.1 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,998 | 39.5 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Gratrix* | 1,217 | 45.1 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Parris | 772 | 28.6 | −8.8 |
| | UKIP | Barry Higgs | 408 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| | Green | Paul Bayliss | 202 | 7.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 98 | 3.6 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 16.5 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,697 | 36.6 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Chilton* | 1,617 | 46.7 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | James Wright | 1,206 | 34.8 | +5.2 |
| | UKIP | John Walsh | 401 | 11.6 | +7.5 |
| | Green | Phil Kilburn | 134 | 3.9 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 105 | 3.0 | −16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 11.9 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,463 | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford ward

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan* | 1,718 | 58.0 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hooley | 674 | 22.7 | +4.9 |
| | Green | Liz O'Neill | 471 | 15.9 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 100 | 3.4 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,044 | 35.2 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,963 | 38.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley ward

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nathan Evans | 1,419 | 38.8 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor* | 1,363 | 37.3 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Majella Dalton-Bartley | 622 | 17.0 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 253 | 6.9 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 1.5 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,657 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Urmston ward

Urmston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter* | 1,327 | 39.1 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,175 | 34.6 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Peter Killick | 608 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| | Green | Geraldine Coggins | 214 | 6.3 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Harrison | 69 | 2.0 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 4.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,393 | 42.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village ward

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Fishwick* | 1,087 | 36.5 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Andy Iredale | 971 | 32.6 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Tony O'Brien | 662 | 22.2 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Michael Leigh | 258 | 8.7 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 3.9 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2.978 | 38.4 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |