# 2006 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 27,936 (48.0%) | 5.0 | 13 (61.9%) | 13 / 21 | 1 | 39 (61.9%) | 39 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 17,475 (30.0%) | 1.0 | 6 (28.6%) | 6 / 21 | | 20 (31.7%) | 20 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,359 (12.6%) | 2.9 | 2 (9.5%) | 2 / 21 | 1 | 4 (6.3%) | 4 / 63 |
| Green Party | 5,151 (8.9%) | 6.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| Independent | 156 (0.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| UKIP | 148 (0.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 20 | 4 | 39 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham

Altrincham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Young | 1,430 | 53.6 | −17.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 611 | 22.9 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 404 | 15.1 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 225 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 819 | 30.7 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,670 | 35.7 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton upon Mersey

Ashton upon Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,645 | 58.4 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Sophie Taylor | 728 | 25.9 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Daniel Leach | 442 | 15.7 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 32.5 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,815 | 39.4 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon

Bowdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paula Pearson* | 2,085 | 69.8 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chappell | 385 | 12.9 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 300 | 10.1 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 216 | 7.2 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,700 | 56.9 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,986 | 41.7 | −12.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Pearson* | 1,392 | 49.6 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Ian Golding | 725 | 25.8 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 428 | 15.2 | +8.5 |
| | Green | Martin Bate | 263 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | 23.8 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,808 | 35.8 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela Dixon* | 1,808 | 59.5 | −20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 722 | 23.8 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Angela Gratrix | 509 | 16.8 | +16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,086 | 35.7 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,039 | 38.9 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow-St. Martin's

Bucklow-St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Quayle* | 967 | 53.5 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative | Anne Cavanagh | 560 | 31.0 | −2.4 |
| | Green | William Gradwell | 280 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 22.5 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,807 | 28.0 | −6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrea Jones* | 1,375 | 64.0 | +17.7 |
| | Green | Anne Power | 413 | 19.2 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Edward Kelson | 359 | 16.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 44.8 | +32.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 31.9 | −9.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Cornes* | 1,726 | 63.1 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Nigel Roberts | 1,008 | 36.9 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 718 | 26.2 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,734 | 36.5 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Reilly* | 1,735 | 61.4 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter | 801 | 28.3 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 292 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 | 33.1 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 38.7 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton

Flixton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elsie Ward* | 1,644 | 53.4 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Joyce Acton | 1,030 | 33.4 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Christopher Webb | 406 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 20.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,080 | 38.4 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorse Hill

Gorse Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Acton* | 1,112 | 55.5 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | George Manley | 496 | 24.8 | −7.1 |
| | Green | Philip Leape | 238 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Independent | Colin Hendrie | 156 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 30.7 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | 27.3 | −5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Barns

Hale Barns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dilriaz Butt* | 2,061 | 71.1 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 538 | 18.6 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Moira Lythgoe | 301 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,523 | 52.5 | +39.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,900 | 39.2 | −14.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Central

Hale Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 1,641 | 61.0 | −14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Mills | 418 | 15.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 335 | 12.5 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 295 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,223 | 45.5 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,689 | 38.6 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 1,299 | 48.0 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Roderick Allan | 870 | 32.2 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Matthew Westbrook | 388 | 14.3 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael McManus | 148 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 15.8 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,705 | 33.6 | −6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Baugh* | 1,121 | 39.2 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Marion Rigby | 950 | 33.2 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Clarke | 510 | 17.8 | −7.9 |
| | Green | Joseph Westbrook | 281 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 6.0 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,862 | 39.3 | −12.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Bailey* | 1,076 | 40.0 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen Smith | 1,051 | 39.1 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 562 | 20.9 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 0.9 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,689 | 36.6 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Tolhurst* | 1,555 | 52.2 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Tom Ross | 833 | 28.0 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Hibberd | 392 | 13.2 | +6.7 |
| | Green | Janet Jackson | 199 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 24.2 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,979 | 36.8 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karina Carter* | 1,355 | 49.7 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hooley | 926 | 34.0 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Jennie Gander | 445 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 15.7 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,726 | 37.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 1,610 | 43.6 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Mohibul Choudhury | 1,508 | 40.9 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | Penelope Fraser | 389 | 10.5 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Martin Green | 184 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 2.7 | −16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,691 | 44.8 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Urmston

Urmston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Wibberley* | 1,507 | 46.4 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | William Clarke | 1,299 | 40.0 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 442 | 13.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 6.4 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,248 | 42.4 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Fishwick* | 1,390 | 49.3 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Cameron | 962 | 34.1 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Stephanie Crean | 326 | 11.6 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Erica Wright | 142 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 15.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,820 | 38.2 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |