# Hale (Trafford ward)

Hale was an electoral ward of Trafford covering the villages of Hale and Hale Barns.
The ward was abolished in 2004 and its area split between the new Hale Central and Hale Barns wards.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Brian Adams (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) |
| 1975 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1976 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1978 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1979 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con |
| 1980 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1982 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1983 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con |
| 1984 | Marjorie Hinchcliffe (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1986 | Alan Roberts (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1987 | Alan Roberts (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con |
| 1988 | Alan Roberts (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1990 | Alan Roberts (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Norman Barrett (Con) |
| 1991 | Alan Roberts (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Patrick Myers (Con |
| 1992 | Alan Roberts (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Patrick Myers (Con) |
| 1994 | Marilyn Lucas (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Patrick Myers (Con) |
| 1995 | Marilyn Lucas (Con) | Roy Godwin (Con) | Patrick Myers (Con |
| 1996 | Marilyn Lucas (Con) | Barry Hepburn (Con) | Patrick Myers (Con) |
| 1998 | Ian Mullins (Con) | Barry Hepburn (Con) | Patrick Myers (Con) |
| 1999 | Ian Mullins (Con) | Barry Hepburn (Con) | Ralph Strafford (Con |
| 2000 | Ian Mullins (Con) | Barry Hepburn (Con) | Ralph Strafford (Con) |
| 2002 | Ian Mullins (Con) | Barry Hepburn (Con) | Ralph Strafford (Con) |
| 2003 | Ian Mullins (Con) | Barry Hepburn (Con) | Patricia Morris (Con |
| May 2004 | Ian Mullins (Con) | Barry Hepburn (Lib Dem) | Patricia Morris (Con |

## Elections in the 2000s

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Morris | 3,078 | 64.5 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 794 | 16.7 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Weightman | 676 | 14.2 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 222 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,288 | 47.8 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,770 | 57.1 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Mullins | 3,333 | 69.1 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 828 | 17.2 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 664 | 13.8 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,505 | 51.9 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,825 | 58.0 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Hepburn* | 2,148 | 75.1 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gaskell | 358 | 12.5 | −7.5 |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 355 | 12.4 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,790 | 62.6 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,861 | 33.8 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Strafford | 1,998 | 66.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Horstead | 597 | 20.0 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | McNee | 395 | 13.2 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,401 | 46.8 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,990 | 35.3 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Lucas* | 2,069 | 70.7 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. M. Elliott | 438 | 15.0 | −12.0 |
| | Labour | A. D . McNee | 420 | 14.4 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,631 | 55.7 | +23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,927 | 34.0 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. L. Hepburn | 2,119 | 59.7 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. S. Fink | 960 | 27.0 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | R. E. Lucas | 473 | 13.3 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,159 | 32.6 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,552 | 42.1 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. J. Myers* | 2,012 | 57.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. S. Fink | 1,251 | 35.9 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | R. E. Lucas | 509 | 14.6 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,159 | 33.3 | +21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,481 | 44.3 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Lucas | 2,015 | 51.0 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. S. Fink | 1,528 | 38.7 | +15.6 |
| | Labour | R. E. Lucas | 409 | 10.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | 12.3 | −34.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,952 | 46.2 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Godwin* | 2,541 | 69.9 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. C. R. Horstead | 840 | 23.1 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | H. Baker | 256 | 7.0 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,701 | 46.8 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,637 | 42.7 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. J. Myers | 2,714 | 67.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. C. R. Horstead | 893 | 22.3 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | R. E. Lucas | 396 | 9.9 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,821 | 45.5 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,003 | 46.6 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. Roberts* | 3,002 | 71.7 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | R. E. Lucas | 616 | 14.7 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. A. Cameron | 376 | 9.0 | −3.5 |
| | Green | H. A. Eadie | 190 | 4.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,386 | 57.0 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,184 | 48.0 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Godwin* | 2,930 | 76.4 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. P. Pawson | 481 | 12.5 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | R. E. Adams | 314 | 8.2 | +2.4 |
| | Green | J. J. Wharton | 112 | 2.9 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,449 | 63.8 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,837 | 43.5 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. W. Barrett* | 3,359 | 70.6 | +13.4 |
| | Liberal | G. P. Pawson | 1,035 | 21.8 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | G. P. F. Williams | 274 | 5.8 | −0.7 |
| | Green | J. J. Wharton | 88 | 1.9 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,324 | 48.9 | +25.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,756 | 53.2 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. Roberts | 2,317 | 57.2 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Mulholland | 1,383 | 34.1 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | C. E. Donegan | 263 | 6.5 | +0.4 |
| | Green | J. S. Menzies | 88 | 2.2 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 | 23.1 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,051 | 45.7 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Godwin* | 2,444 | 62.9 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Mulholland | 1,108 | 28.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | M. A. Busteed | 236 | 6.1 | −1.7 |
| | Ecology | J. J. Wharton | 100 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,336 | 34.4 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,888 | 44.2 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. W. Barrett* | 2,444 | 69.2 | +3.1 |
| | Alliance | H. E. Bayliss | 991 | 23.0 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | K. O'Hagan | 337 | 7.8 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,994 | 46.2 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,313 | 48.4 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hinchcliffe* | 2,709 | 66.1 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | J. Wilson | 1,134 | 27.7 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | E. A. Starkey | 253 | 6.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,575 | 38.5 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,096 | 46.6 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Godwin* | 2,596 | 69.2 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | C. G. Ball | 852 | 22.7 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully | 305 | 8.1 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,744 | 46.5 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,753 | 43.4 | −35.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. W. Barrett* | 5,098 | 69.3 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal | J. S. Whittingham | 1,361 | 18.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | O. J. Spencer | 897 | 12.2 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,737 | 50.8 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,356 | 78.8 | +38.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hinchcliffe* | 2,812 | 75.7 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal | J. S. Whittingham | 501 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | A. D. Johnson | 400 | 10.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,311 | 62.2 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,713 | 39.9 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Godwin* | 3,807 | 87.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | P. Scott | 560 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,247 | 74.4 | +46.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,367 | 47.4 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1975 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | N. W. Barrett | 3,208 | 43.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Godwin* | 3,058 | 41.8 |
| | Liberal | R. Allen | 1,047 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,011 | 27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,313 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hinchcliffe | 2,814 | 64.9 | |
| | Conservative | B. H. Adams | 2,734 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Godwin | 2,726 | | |
| | Liberal | C. Ball | 1,016 | 23.4 | |
| | Liberal | B. Judson | 941 | | |
| | Liberal | R. Rivera | 897 | | |
| | Labour | J. Cope | 508 | 11.7 | |
| | Labour | E. Donnelly | 407 | | |
| | Labour | M. Green | 379 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,710 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,338 | 44.9 | |
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