# Brooklands (Trafford ward)

Brooklands is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the south-east of the town of Sale, including most of the Brooklands, Sale area. It is represented in Westminster by Mike Kane MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East The 2011 Census recorded a population of 10,434.

## Councillors

As of 2022, the councillors are Will Jones (Labour), Rose Thompson (Labour), and Chris Boyes (Conservative).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | Cecil Fink (Lib) | Moira Horlock (Lib) | Sydney Evans (Lib) |
| 1975 | Cecil Fink (Lib) | Moira Horlock (Lib) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1976 | Cecil Fink (Lib) | J. Ludlam (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1978 | Jack Waterfall (Con) | J. Ludlam (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1979 | Jack Waterfall (Con) | J. Ludlam (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1980 | Jack Waterfall (Con) | J. Ludlam (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1982 | Jack Waterfall (Con) | J. Ludlam (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1983 | Jack Waterfall (Con) | J. Ludlam (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1984 | Jack Waterfall (Con) | R. Barber (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1986 | Jack Waterfall (Con) | R. Barber (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1987 | Jack Waterfall (Con) | R. Barber (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1988 | Margaret Cox (Con) | R. Barber (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1990 | J. Chesney (Con) | R. Barber (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) |
| 1991 | J. Chesney (Con) | R. Barber (Con) | S. Hartland (Con) |
| 1992 | J. Chesney (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) | David Silverman (Con) |
| 1994 | R. Barber (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) | David Silverman (Con) |
| 1995 | R. Barber (Con) | Jonathan Taylor (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 1996 | R. Barber (Con) | C. Lynch (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 1998 | David Higgins (Con) | C. Lynch (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 1999 | David Higgins (Con) | C. Lynch (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2000 | David Higgins (Con) | Kathy Bullock (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2002 | David Higgins (Con) | Kathy Bullock (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2003 | David Higgins (Con) | Kathy Bullock (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2004 | Kathy Bullock (Con) | David Higgins (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2006 | Kathy Bullock (Con) | David Higgins (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2007 | Kathy Bullock (Con) | David Higgins (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2008 | Kathy Bullock (Con) | David Higgins (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2010 | Kathy Bullock (Con) | David Higgins (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2011 | Kathy Bullock (Con) | David Higgins (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2012 | Chris Boyes (Con) | David Higgins (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2014 | Chris Boyes (Con) | David Higgins (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2015 | Chris Boyes (Con) | David Hopps (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2016 | Chris Boyes (Con) | David Hopps (Con) | Pam Dixon (Con) |
| 2018 | Chris Boyes (Con) | David Hopps (Con) | Steven Longden (Lab) |
| 2019 | Chris Boyes (Con) | Rose Thompson (Lab) | Steven Longden (Lab) |
| 2021 | Chris Boyes (Con) | Rose Thompson (Lab) | Steven Longden (Lab) |
| 2022 | Chris Boyes (Con) | Rose Thompson (Lab) | Will Jones (Lab) |
| 2023 | Will Jones (Lab) | Rose Thompson (Lab) | Bilal Babar (Lab) |
| 2024 | Will Jones (Lab) | Rose Thompson (Lab) | Bilal Babar (Lab) |
Indicates seat up for election.

## Elections in the 2020s
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bilal Babar* | 1,819 | 47.3 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Halliday | 1,184 | 30.8 | −7.2 |
| | Green | Renate Aspden | 354 | 9.2 | −0.8 |
| | Reform UK | Dan Barker | 255 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 218 | 5.7 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 16.5 | +10.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,848 | 49.7 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,738 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

### May 2023

2023 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Will Jones* | 1,852 | 47.1% |
| | Labour | Rose Thompson* | 1,850 | 47.1% |
| | Labour | Bilal Babar | 1,749 | 44.5% |
| | Conservative | Chris Boyes* | 1,494 | 38.0% |
| | Conservative | Dan Barker | 1,459 | 37.1% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Hart | 1,370 | 34.9% |
| | Green | Renate Aspden | 393 | 10.0% |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 382 | 9.7% |
| | Green | Robert Cutforth | 315 | 8.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 301 | 7.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,930 | 51.2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,678 | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Will Jones | 1,953 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Hart | 1,501 | 38.3 |
| | Green | Renate Aspden | 247 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 202 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 11.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,717 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,915 | 50.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Boyes* | 1,894 | 44.5 | 7.2 |
| | Labour | Fianna Hornby | 1,875 | 44.1 | 7.4 |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 255 | 6.0 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 206 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.4 | 14.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,831 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,255 | 54.3 | 10.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |

## Elections in the 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rose Thompson | 1,587 | 43.3 | 10.4 |
| | Conservative | Michelle McGrath | 1,295 | 35.4 | 16.7 |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 309 | 8.4 | 1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 298 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
| | UKIP | Tony Nayler | 174 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 3.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,735 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,663 | 47.6 | 24.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.6 | |
Change in vote share compared to May 2015.

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Longden | 1,939 | 47.6 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Mike Jefferson | 1,755 | 43.1 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Meenakshi Minnis | 170 | 4.2 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Mandy King | 155 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| | UKIP | Tony Nayler | 55 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 4.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,844 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,080 | 52.0 | 11.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.4 | |
Change in vote share compared to May 2014.

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Boyes* | 1,766 | 51.7 | 3.7 |
| | Labour | Serena Carr | 1,256 | 36.7 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Meenakshi Minnis | 287 | 8.4 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 100 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 14.9 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,419 | 44.2 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 | |
Change in vote share compared to May 2012.

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hopps | 2,952 | 52.1 | 0.6 |
| | Labour | Gary Keary | 1,868 | 32.9 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 472 | 8.3 | 2.1 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 378 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 19.2 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,670 | 71.8 | 24.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
Change in vote share compared to May 2011.

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam Dixon* | 1,627 | 51.8 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Mike Green | 1,052 | 33.5 | 8.0 |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 286 | 9.1 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 200 | 6.4 | 18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 18.3 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,139 | 41.0 | 30.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Change in vote share compared to May 2010.

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Boyes | 1,421 | 48.1 | 12.4 |
| | Labour | Louise Dagnall | 972 | 32.9 | 15.1 |
| | Green | David Eatock | 247 | 8.4 | 2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael McDonald | 197 | 6.7 | 9.8 |
| | Independent | Colin Bearfield | 117 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 15.2 | 28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,954 | 38.6 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.8 | |
Change in vote share compared to May 2008.

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Higgins* | 1,995 | 52.7 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Lewis Dagnall | 1,172 | 31.0 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John O'Connor | 393 | 10.4 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 226 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 21.7 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,786 | 47.7 | 7.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.9 | |
Change in vote share compared to May 2007.

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam Dixon* | 2,648 | 46.8 | 12.7 |
| | Labour | Angela Gratrix | 1,444 | 25.5 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John O'Connor | 1,389 | 24.5 | 0.7 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 179 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 21.3 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,660 | 71.0 | 32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.7 | |
Change in vote share compared to May 2006.

## Elections in the 2000s

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathy Bullock* | 1,883 | 60.5 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Angela Gratrix | 522 | 17.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 514 | 16.5 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Barbara Jarkowski | 196 | 6.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,361 | 43.7 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,115 | 38.9 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Higgins* | 1,769 | 56.2 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 614 | 19.5 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | David Hampson | 536 | 17.0 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Nicola Campling | 229 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,155 | 36.7 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,148 | 40.3 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2006 :
| 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 | | |
2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Bullock* | 2,196 | 27.9 | |
| | Conservative | David Higgins* | 2,154 | 27.4 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Dixon* | 1,962 | 24.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rhodes | 1,296 | 16.5 | |
| | BNP | Andrew Harris | 260 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,868 | 49.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela Dixon* | 2,247 | 47.6 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 1,149 | 24.3 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Joanne Bennett | 1,083 | 22.9 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Parker | 245 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | 23.3 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,724 | 61.3 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Higgins* | 2,378 | 56.6 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Philip Morgan | 1,086 | 25.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 737 | 17.5 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,292 | 30.7 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,201 | 54.3 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Bullock | 1,986 | 66.3 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Ian McDermott | 618 | 20.6 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 393 | 13.1 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,368 | 45.7 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,997 | 37.9 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dixon* | 1,779 | 61.1 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Bennett | 780 | 26.8 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | YR Clarke | 353 | 12.1 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999 | 34.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,912 | 36.8 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. R. Higgins | 1,879 | 61.9 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | J. Bagnoli | 833 | 27.5 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Y. R. Clarke | 322 | 10.6 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,046 | 34.4 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,034 | 38.3 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. J. J. Lynch | 1,626 | 49.0 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | J. A. Lloyd | 1,190 | 35.8 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Clarke | 505 | 15.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 13.1 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,321 | 42.1 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. A. Dixon | 1,815 | 49.9 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | P. Frizzby | 986 | 27.1 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Marchbank-Smith | 493 | 13.6 | −16.9 |
| | Independent | D. F. Cockayne | 343 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 829 | 22.8 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,637 | 44.8 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Barber | 1,736 | 48.4 | −20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Rhodes | 1,095 | 30.5 | +14.2 |
| | Labour | T. G. Crewe | 754 | 21.0 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 17.9 | −33.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,585 | 45.3 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1992 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Taylor | 2,302 | 34.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | D. F. Silverman | 2,264 | 34.0 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Rhodes | 544 | 8.2 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Rhodes | 541 | 8.1 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | D. G. Kirkland | 455 | 6.8 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | P. Miller | 420 | 6.3 | −1.3 |
| | Green | V. Birdsall | 141 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,720 | 51.6 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,667 | 43.1 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. J. Hartland | 2,596 | 63.7 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. F. Humber | 862 | 21.2 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | W. Stennett | 615 | 15.1 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,734 | 42.6 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,073 | 50.7 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Chesney | 2,467 | 60.5 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | W. Stennett | 813 | 19.9 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. F. Humber | 590 | 14.5 | −1.6 |
| | Green | R. I. Unsworth | 209 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,654 | 40.5 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,079 | 50.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Barber* | 2,630 | 35.2 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | M. C. R. Cox | 2,528 | 33.8 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. A. Bearfield | 630 | 8.4 | −14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. F. Humber | 579 | 7.7 | −16.0 |
| | Labour | L. J. Hargadon | 565 | 7.6 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | E. D. Shaw | 543 | 7.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,898 | 25.4 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,475 | 48.1 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Taylor* | 2,679 | 58.3 | +8.0 |
| | SDP | B. M. Keeley-Huggett | 1,445 | 31.4 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | E. D. Shaw | 474 | 10.3 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,234 | 26.8 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,598 | 56.7 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. A. E. Waterfall* | 1,881 | 50.3 | −1.2 |
| | Alliance | C. S. Fink | 1,354 | 36.2 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | E. D. Shaw | 507 | 13.5 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 14.1 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,742 | 46.0 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Barber | 1,892 | 51.5 | −11.8 |
| | Liberal | C. S. Fink | 1,365 | 37.2 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | L. T. Murkin | 416 | 11.3 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 14.3 | −24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,673 | 45.6 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Taylor* | 2,630 | 63.3 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | G. M. R. Willmott | 1,029 | 24.8 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | R. P. F. Phillips | 497 | 12.0 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,601 | 38.5 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,156 | 51.6 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. A. E. Waterfall* | 2,489 | 63.4 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal | C. A. Bearfield | 1,000 | 25.5 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | H. Davies | 437 | 11.1 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,489 | 37.9 | +20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,926 | 49.1 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Ludlam* | 2,107 | 52.5 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal | C. A. Bearfield | 1,401 | 34.9 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | J. Shaw | 507 | 12.6 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 706 | 17.6 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,015 | 50.2 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Taylor* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. A. E. Waterfall | 2,685 | 63.8 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal | C. S. Fink* | 1,098 | 26.1 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | A. J. Hadley | 426 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,587 | 37.7 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,209 | 47.1 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Ludlam | 2,393 | 64.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | H. Hughes | 1,302 | 35.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,091 | 29.5 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,695 | 45.2 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Taylor | 2,362 | 58.0 |
| | Liberal | S. Evans* | 1,375 | 33.7 |
| | Labour | E. P. M. Wollaston | 338 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 987 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,075 | 45.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. S. Fink | 2,073 | 50.9 | |
| | Liberal | M. Horlock | 2,027 | | |
| | Liberal | S. Evans | 1,905 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Goodliffe | 1,878 | 46.1 | |
| | Conservative | J. Fergusson | 1,796 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Long | 1,723 | | |
| | Communist | B. Panter | 120 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,071 | 43.4 | |
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| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |