# Altrincham (ward)

Altrincham is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the Town Centre and inner areas of Altrincham, Greater Manchester. It is represented by three local government councillors, each elected to serve a four-year term.

## Councillors

As of 2022, the councillors are Daniel Jerrome (Green), Michael Welton (Green), and Geraldine Coggins (Green).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | George Hoyle (Lab) | Kenneth Harrison (Con) | Raymond Littler (Con) |
| 1975 | George Hoyle (Lab) | Kenneth Harrison (Con) | Alan Whitehurst (Con) |
| 1976 | George Hoyle (Lab) | Catherine Gordon (Con) | Alan Whitehurst (Con) |
| 1978 | Marshall Rubin (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) | Alan Whitehurst (Con) |
| 1979 | Marshall Rubin (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) | Alan Whitehurst (Con) |
| 1980 | Marshall Rubin (Con) | Richard Finch (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1982 | B. Slater (Con) | Richard Finch (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1983 | B. Slater (Con) | Richard Finch (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1984 | B. Slater (Con) | Richard Finch (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| Mar 1986 | B. Slater (Con) | J. Wood (Lab) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1986 | Steve Evans (Lab) | J. Wood (Lab) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1987 | Steve Evans (Lab) | J. Wood (Lab) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1988 | Steve Evans (Lab) | Sheila O'Beirne (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1990 | E. Adams (Con) | Sheila O'Beirne (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1991 | E. Adams (Con) | Sheila O'Beirne (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1992 | E. Adams (Con) | Sheila O'Beirne (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1994 | Richard Mrozinski (Con) | Sheila O'Beirne (Con) | Catherine Gordon (Con) |
| 1995 | Richard Mrozinski (Con) | Sheila O'Beirne (Con) | T. Crewe (Lab) |
| 1996 | Richard Mrozinski (Con) | Sheila O'Beirne (Con) | T. Crewe (Lab) |
| 1998 | Susan Fildes (Con) | Sheila O'Beirne (Con) | T. Crewe (Lab) |
| 1999 | Susan Fildes (Con) | Sheila O'Beirne (Ind) | Deborah Lynch (Con) |
| 2000 | Susan Fildes (Con) | Paula Pearson (Con) | Deborah Lynch (Con) |
| 2002 | Susan Fildes (Con) | Paula Pearson (Con) | Deborah Lynch (Con) |
| 2003 | Susan Fildes (Con) | Paula Pearson (Con) | Alex Williams (Con) |
| 2004 | Susan Fildes (Con) | Alex Williams (Con) | Stephen Ogden (Con) |
| 2006 | Susan Fildes (Con) | Alex Williams (Con) | Michael Young (Con) |
| 2007 | Susan Fildes (Con) | Alex Williams (Con) | Michael Young (Con) |
| 2008 | Susan Williams, née Fildes (Con) | Alex Williams (Con) | Michael Young (Con) |
| 2010 | Susan Williams (Con) | Alex Williams (Con) | Michael Young (Con) |
| 2011 | Alex Williams (Con) | Matt Colledge (Con) | Michael Young (Con) |
| 2012 | Alex Williams (Con) | Matt Colledge (Con) | Michael Young (Con) |
| 2014 | Alex Williams (Con) | Michael Young (Con) | Matthew Sephton (Con) |
| 2015 | Alex Williams (Con) | Michael Young (Con) | Matthew Sephton (Con) |
| 2016 | Alex Williams (Con) | Michael Young (Con) | Matthew Sephton (Con) |
| 2017 | Alex Williams (Con) | Michael Young (Con) | Matthew Sephton (Ind) |
| 2018 | Geraldine Coggins (Green) | Michael Young (Con) | Daniel Jerrome (Green) |
| 2019 | Geraldine Coggins (Green) | Michael Welton (Green) | Daniel Jerrome (Green) |
| 2021 | Geraldine Coggins (Green) | Michael Welton (Green) | Daniel Jerrome (Green) |
| 2022 | Geraldine Coggins (Green) | Michael Welton (Green) | Daniel Jerrome (Green) |
| 2023 | Geraldine Coggins (Green) | Daniel Jerrome (Green) | Michael Welton (Green) |
| 2023 | Geraldine Coggins (Green) | Daniel Jerrome (Green) | Michael Welton (Green) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates the councillor became an independent councillor.  indicates seat up for election following resignation of sitting councillor.

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

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Michael Welton* | 1,927 | 57.0 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Julie Ashall | 810 | 23.9 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Will Franks | 518 | 15.3 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mario Miniaci | 103 | 3.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,117 | 33.0 | −4.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,383 | 43.0 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,876 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | -3.3 | |

### May 2023

2023 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Geraldine Coggins* | 1,980 | 61.5% |
| | Green | Dan Jerrome* | 1,947 | 60.4% |
| | Green | Michael Welton* | 1,896 | 58.8% |
| | Conservative | Richard Bliss | 704 | 21.8% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Myers** | 697 | 21.6% |
| | Conservative | Kamy Achanta | 664 | 20.6% |
| | Labour | Charlie Mayer | 410 | 12.7% |
| | Labour | Ben Slater | 364 | 11.3% |
| | Labour | William Weston | 321 | 10.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Brophy | 155 | 4.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hepburn | 103 | 3.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Kinsella | 103 | 3.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | 0.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3222 | 41.8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,709 | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Daniel Jerrome* | 2,354 | 60.6 |
| | Conservative | Anand Chinthala | 947 | 24.4 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Slater | 469 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lovell | 103 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1407 | 36.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,057 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3883 | 42.9 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Geraldine Coggins* | 2,387 | 55.5 | 16.3 |
| | Conservative | Shengke Zhi | 1,227 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ben Slater | 567 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 93 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,160 | 27.0 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 27 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,189 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,301 | 46.8 | 0.3 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

2019 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Michael Welton | 2,377 | 61.3 | 16.0 |
| | Conservative | Angela Stone | 1,057 | 27.3 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Ged Carter | 313 | 8.1 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 128 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,320 | 34.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,867 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,875 | 43.96 | 3.14 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | – | |

### May 2018

Alex Williams, elected in 2016, resigned from his seat, creating a second vacancy.
2018 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Daniel Jerrome | 1,944 | 47.0 | 23.3 |
| | Green | Geraldine Coggins | 1,621 | 39.2 | – |
| | Conservative | Constantine Biller | 1,386 | 33.5 | 13.2 |
| | Conservative | Angela Stone | 1,342 | 32.5 | – |
| | Labour | Stephane Savary | 846 | 20.5 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | Barry Winstanley | 655 | 15.8 | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 118 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 93 | 2.3 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,892 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,133 | 46.5 | 7.7 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.0 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | – | |

### May 2016

2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Williams* | 1,533 | 46.7 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Daniel Jerrome | 777 | 23.7 | 11.7 |
| | Labour | Amy Whyte | 763 | 23.3 | 0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 207 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 23.0 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 | 28.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.3 | |

### May 2015

2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Young* | 3,102 | 53.5 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | Waseem Hassan | 1,390 | 24.0 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Daniel Jerome | 694 | 12.0 | 2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 612 | 10.6 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | 29.5 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.8 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### May 2014

2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election (2) :
| 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 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Elliott | 251 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 22.3 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | – | |

### May 2012

2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Williams* | 1,446 | 51.3 | 1.3 |
| | Labour | Aidan Williams | 933 | 33.1 | 3.5 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 252 | 8.9 | 0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 190 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 18.2 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.8 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### May 2011

2011 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matt Colledge | 1,752 | 50.0 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | Alex Williams* | 1,563 | – | – |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Brock | 1,036 | 29.6 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Thom Shelton | 934 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karin Holden | 431 | 11.9 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 355 | – | – |
| | Green | Paul Bayliss | 286 | 8.2 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 238 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | 20.4 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.5 | 22.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | – | |
Matt Colledge replaced Susan Williams after she was made Baroness Williams of Trafford. Matthew Sephton subsequently replaced Matt Colledge, who stood down in 2014.

### May 2010

2010 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Young* | 2,366 | 44.0 | 12.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 1,404 | 26.1 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 1,250 | 23.2 | 11.8 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 190 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| | English Democrat | Steve Mills | 168 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 17.9 | 16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.5 | 29.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.3 | |

## Elections in the 2000s
### May 2008

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Williams* | 1,590 | 56.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Majella Kennedy | 620 | 22.0 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 323 | 11.4 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 155 | 5.5 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Sarah Walmsley | 137 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | 34.3 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,825 | 35.2 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Williams* | 1,618 | 56.0 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Graham Crean | 651 | 22.5 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Kelly | 413 | 14.3 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Liz O’Neill | 209 | 7.2 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | 33.4 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,819 | 38.1 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Fildes* | 1,837 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Williams* | 1,670 | 23.1 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ogden | 1,642 | 22.7 | |
| | Labour | John Graham | 1,137 | 15.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 949 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,235 | 47.2 | |
| | 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) |

### May 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Williams | 2,634 | 58.7 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | David Armstrong | 1,212 | 27.0 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 641 | 14.3 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 31.7 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,487 | 52.0 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2002

2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Fildes* | 2,503 | 54.5 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 1,472 | 32.0 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gaskell | 621 | 13.5 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 22.5 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,596 | 52.8 | +20.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paula Pearson | 1,689 | 59.1 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | David Armstrong | 774 | 27.1 | −16.0 |
| | Independent | Sheila O'Bierne* | 201 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 193 | 6.8 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 32.0 | +25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,857 | 32.4 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ms D. Lynch | 1,684 | 49.9 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | J. Graham | 1,455 | 43.1 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. M. Jones | 237 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 6.8 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,376 | 38.3 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. F. M. Fildes | 1,700 | 50.7 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | J. C. Graham | 1,501 | 44.8 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | P. J. Royle | 77 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | A. L. Brookes | 74 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 5.9 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,352 | 37.6 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. M. O'Bierne* | 1,676 | 49.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | S. D. McNee | 1,399 | 41.2 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. B. Weightman | 322 | 9.5 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 8.2 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,397 | 38.2 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. G. Crewe | 1,908 | 49.1 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | A. H. Wilson | 1,675 | 43.1 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Clarke | 322 | 8.3 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 6.0 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,887 | 44.1 | +0.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. Mrozinski | 1,642 | 43.5 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | J. Torpey | 1,573 | 41.6 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Clarke | 564 | 14.9 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 1.8 | −27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,779 | 43.4 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. M. O'Bierne* | 2,001 | 58.2 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | S. Hesford | 979 | 28.5 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. A. Stubbs | 357 | 10.4 | −1.4 |
| | Green | B. J. Edwards | 100 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,022 | 29.7 | +19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,437 | 40.8 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. S. Gordon* | 1,970 | 49.4 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | F. W. Bamford | 1,546 | 38.8 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. H. Cameron | 470 | 11.8 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 10.6 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,986 | 48.0 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. K. Adams | 1,876 | 44.6 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | F. W. Bamford | 1,818 | 43.3 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. B. Weightman | 267 | 6.4 | −6.2 |
| | Green | M. R. Rowtham | 241 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 1.4 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,202 | 50.0 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. M. O'Beirne | 1,934 | 49.0 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | D. Hinder | 1,516 | 38.4 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. H. Mulholland | 498 | 12.6 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 10.6 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,948 | 46.6 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. S. Gordon* | 2,128 | 51.7 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | D. Hinder | 1,318 | 32.0 | −9.1 |
| | SDP | C. F. Keeley-Huggett | 673 | 16.3 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 810 | 19.7 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,119 | 49.5 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. M. Evans | 1,523 | 41.1 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | B. L. Slater* | 1,352 | 36.4 | −7.2 |
| | SDP | B. M. Keeley-Huggett | 725 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Green | N. J. Eadie | 110 | 3.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 4.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,710 | 46.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
By-Election 6 March 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. F. L. Wood | 1,150 | 38.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | S. M. A. O' Beirne | 983 | 32.7 | −10.9 |
| | SDP | B. M. Keeley-Huggett | 793 | 26.4 | +26.4 |
| | Green | N. J. Eadie | 81 | 2.7 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 5.6 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 37.4 | −11.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. R. Finch* | 1,473 | 43.6 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | P. A. Baldwinson | 1,312 | 38.8 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | P. C. Barns | 540 | 16.0 | −2.5 |
| | Ecology | A. M. Wildbore | 53 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 4.8 | −12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,378 | 42.2 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. S. Gordon* | 1,662 | 49.3 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | P. A. Baldwinson | 1,087 | 32.2 | +8.1 |
| | Alliance | G. E. Evans | 622 | 18.5 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 17.1 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,371 | 41.2 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. L. Slater | 1,632 | 48.9 | +3.3 |
| | SDP | G. E. Evans | 901 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| | Labour | J. Koch | 803 | 24.1 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 | 21.9 | +19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,336 | 41.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1980 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. R. Finch | 1,472 | 24.0 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | C. S. Gordon* | 1,323 | 21.6 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | G. H. Mountain | 1,156 | 18.8 | +37.6 |
| | Labour | G. R. Scott | 1,102 | 18.0 | +36.0 |
| | Liberal | M. C. Booth | 593 | 9.7 | −27.4 |
| | Liberal | H. M. Hughes | 490 | 8.0 | −30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 2.7 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,136 | 39.8 | −29.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. E. A. Whitehurst* | 2,384 | 53.2 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | M. C. Booth | 2,093 | 46.8 | +29.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 6.5 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,477 | 69.5 | +36.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Rubin | 1,131 | 54.4 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | E. McPherson | 590 | 28.4 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | G. M. R. Willmott | 357 | 17.2 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 26.0 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,078 | 32.8 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. S. Gordon | 1,373 | 53.5 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | E. Axon | 687 | 26.8 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | P. C. Feanhley | 506 | 19.7 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 686 | 26.7 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 40.3 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. E. A. Whitehurst | 1,147 | 42.9 |
| | Liberal | J. B. Kenny | 806 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | R. Crossman | 721 | 27.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 41.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Hoyle | 1,265 | 48.6 | |
| | Conservative | K. A. Harrison | 1,240 | 47.6 | |
| | Conservative | A. R. Littler | 1,150 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Whitehurst | 1,140 | | |
| | Labour | H. Harmer | 1,102 | | |
| | Labour | A. Crossman | 1,075 | | |
| | Communist | J. Brennan | 99 | 3.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,504 | 36.4 | |
| | 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) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |