# 2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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 2020. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 26,162 (39.3%) | 4.7 | 10 (47.6%) | 10 / 21 | | 34 (54.0%) | 34 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 26,633 (40.0%) | | 9 (42.9%) | 9 / 21 | | 26 (41.3%) | 26 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,391 (9.6%) | 2.7 | 2 (9.5%) | 2 / 21 | | 3 (4.8%) | 3 / 63 |
| Green Party | 4,290 (6.4%) | 1.7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| UKIP | 2,472 (3.7%) | 2.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| Independent | 622 (0.9%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 26 | 3 | 34 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham ward

Altrincham :
| 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 | 3,280 | 38.8 | −28.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Rigby* | 1,642 | 52.9 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Hartley | 1,079 | 34.8 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 231 | 7.4 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marritt | 151 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | 18.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,103 | 42.9 | −30.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon ward

Bowdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean Anstee* | 2,090 | 71.0 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Charles Mayer | 452 | 15.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 235 | 8.0 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Daniel Wadsworth | 168 | 5.7 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,638 | 55.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,945 | 41.3 | −30.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath ward

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Western* | 1,877 | 47.2 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Neil Ferguson | 1,641 | 41.2 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 204 | 5.1 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Owain Sutton | 152 | 3.8 | 0 |
| | Independent | Stephen Farndon | 105 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 5.9 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,979 | 41.8 | −27.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brooklands ward

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Boyes* | 1,766 | 51.8 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Serena Carr | 1,256 | 36.8 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Meenakshi Minnis | 287 | 8.4 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 100 | 2.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 15.0 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,409 | 44.2 | −27.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Wright | 835 | 38.4 | −24.5 |
| | Independent | Anthony Rudden | 517 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Turner | 371 | 17.1 | −10.8 |
| | UKIP | Steven Jones | 290 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Green | Thea Johnson | 98 | 4.5 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 64 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 14.6 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,175 | 32.7 | −24.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford ward

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eunice Whitfield Stennett* | 2,374 | 79.6 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Jessica Mayo | 351 | 11.8 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Finney | 195 | 6.5 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wright | 63 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,023 | 67.8 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,983 | 40.3 | −24.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Blackburn* | 1,401 | 45.2 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Jayne Dillon | 1,172 | 37.8 | −3.6 |
| | UKIP | Ian Royle | 321 | 10.4 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Steven Tennant-Smythe | 128 | 4.1 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kierman | 79 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 7.4 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,101 | 41.9 | −27.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Shaw* | 1,468 | 47.9 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Sally Carr | 1,047 | 34.2 | −7.1 |
| | UKIP | Paul Regan | 388 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Green | Paul Syrett | 97 | 3.2 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 62 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 13.7 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,062 | 41.1 | −29.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton ward

Flixton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally* | 1,475 | 41.4 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Simon Thomas | 1,415 | 39.8 | −3.5 |
| | UKIP | Michael Bayley-Sanderson | 422 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Green | Christine McLaughlin | 157 | 4.4 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 90 | 2.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 1.7 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,559 | 44.1 | −28.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,760 | 65.9 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Lijo John | 440 | 16.5 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Pauline Royle | 261 | 9.8 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 146 | 5.5 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 65 | 2.4 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,320 | 49.4 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,672 | 34.5 | −28.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Myers* | 2.030 | 69.9 | +2.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Barbara Twiney | 509 | 17.5 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 225 | 7.7 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 141 | 4.9 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,521 | 52.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,905 | 40.4 | −30.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Central ward

Hale Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denise Haddad | 1,614 | 58.1 | −4.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 683 | 24.6 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Harrison | 278 | 10.0 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Giulio Forcolin | 201 | 7.2 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 931 | 33.5 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,776 | 38.7 | −34.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford ward

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 2,311 | 67.9 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Conchie | 487 | 14.3 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 314 | 9.2 | −5.1 |
| | UKIP | Valerie Bayley-Sanderson | 214 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lovell | 78 | 2.3 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,824 | 53.6 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | 40.1 | −26.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory ward

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Brotherton* | 1,702 | 55.0 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Jay | 822 | 26.6 | −12.7 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Grime | 236 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Macdonald | 173 | 5.6 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Amanda King | 161 | 5.2 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | 28.4 | +24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,094 | 39.9 | −30.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Freeman* | 1,547 | 55.7 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen McHugh | 902 | 32.5 | −6.7 |
| | Green | Jane Leicester | 192 | 6.9 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 134 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 23.2 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,775 | 38.0 | −28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Holden* | 1,772 | 57.7 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Gary Keary | 965 | 31.3 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Nicholas Robertson-Brown | 187 | 6.1 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 147 | 4.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | 26.3 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,071 | 37.6 | −28.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford ward

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Ross* | 2,004 | 66.6 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hooley | 656 | 21.8 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Elizabeth O'Neill | 249 | 8.3 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Ennis | 100 | 3.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,348 | 44.8 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,009 | 40.0 | −26.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley ward

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy* | 2,176 | 52.1 | +23.1 |
| | Conservative | Carol Mounfield | 1,388 | 33.3 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ahmed | 436 | 10.4 | −8.5 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 173 | 4.1 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 18.9 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,173 | 50.2 | −24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Urmston ward

Urmston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Hynes* | 1,830 | 47.9 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,419 | 37.1 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Beaumont | 340 | 8.9 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Geraldine Coggins | 144 | 3.8 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 91 | 2.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 10.7 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,824 | 46.7 | −23.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village ward

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Bowker* | 1,482 | 45.3 | +23.9 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Carey | 1,050 | 32.1 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Tony O'Brien | 616 | 18.8 | −11.3 |
| | Green | Matthew Westbrook | 123 | 3.8 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 13.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,271 | 43.4 | −34.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018

Broadheath By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amy Marie Whyte | 2,086 | 46.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Dave Morgan | 1,778 | 40.9 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Alexander Latham | 271 | 6.2 | +1.1 |
| | UKIP | Mike Bayley-Sanderson | 91 | 2.1 | |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 80 | 1.8 | −2.0 |
| | Independent | Stephen John Farndon | 36 | 0.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 7.1 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4342 | 44.3 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bucklow-St. Martins By-Election 14 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aidan Williams | 1,050 | 64.7 | +26.3 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Marland | 456 | 28.1 | +11.0 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Beaumont | 65 | 4.0 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 33 | 2.0 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 18 | 1.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 35.7 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,662 | 22.0 | −10.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |