# Bowdon (ward)

Bowdon is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the Bowdon, Dunham Town and Dunham Massey areas of Altrincham, Greater Manchester, and the village of Warburton, Lymm.

## Councillors

As of 2022, the councillors are Shengke Zhi (Conservative), Lisa Hancock (Conservative), and Phil Eckersley (Conservative).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | J. Humphreys (Con) |
| 1975 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | J. Humphreys (Con) |
| 1976 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | J. Humphreys (Con) |
| 1978 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | J. Humphreys (Con) |
| 1979 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | J. Humphreys (Con) |
| 1980 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | J. Humphreys (Con) |
| 1982 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | J. Humphreys (Con) |
| 1983 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | Geoff Barker (Con) |
| 1984 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | Geoff Barker (Con) |
| 1986 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | Geoff Barker (Con) |
| 1987 | J. Gill (Con) | Barbara Hall (Con) | Geoff Barker (Con) |
| 1988 | J. Gill (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Geoff Barker (Con) |
| Jun 1989 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Geoff Barker (Con) |
| 1990 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 1991 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 1992 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 1994 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 1995 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 1996 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 1998 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 1999 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 2000 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 2002 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 2003 | Marie Harney (Con) | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) |
| 2004 | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) | Paula Pearson (Con) |
| 2006 | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) | Paula Pearson (Con) |
| 2007 | David Merrell (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) | Paula Pearson (Con) |
| 2008 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Stephanie Poole (Con) | Paula Pearson (Con) |
| 2010 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Michael Hyman (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2011 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Michael Hyman (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2012 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Michael Hyman (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2014 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Michael Hyman (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2015 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Michael Hyman (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2016 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Michael Hyman (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2018 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Michael Hyman (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2019 | Sean Anstee (Con) | Claire Churchill (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2021 | Mussadak Mirza (Con) | Michael Whetton (Con) | Karen Barclay (Con) |
| 2022 | Mussadak Mirza (Con) | Michael Whetton (Con) | Shengke Zhi (Con) |
| 2023 | Phil Eckersley (Con) | Shengke Zhi (Con) | Michael Whetton (Con) |
| 2024 | Phil Eckersley (Con) | Shengke Zhi (Con) | Lisa Hancock (Con) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat up for election following resignation of sitting councillor.

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

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lisa Hancock | 1,719 | 42.9 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 1,698 | 42.4 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Kate Lamerton | 322 | 8.0 | −1.1 |
| | Reform UK | Paul Swansborough | 174 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ludo Tolhust-Cleaver | 82 | 2.0 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 0.5 | −3.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,006 | 47.9 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,361 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.7 | |

### May 2023

2023 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Phil Eckersley | 1,806 | 46.9% |
| | Conservative | Shengke Zhi* | 1,756 | 45.6% |
| | Conservative | Michael Whetton* | 1,741 | 45.2% |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 1,584 | 41.1% |
| | Green | Kate Gilmartin | 1,580 | 41.0% |
| | Green | Gareth Twose | 1,431 | 37.2% |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 350 | 9.1% |
| | Labour | Kate Lamerton | 347 | 9.0% |
| | Labour | Josh Spindler | 261 | 6.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harvey Davies | 137 | 3.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mario Miniaci | 110 | 2.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Sellars | 95 | 2.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,851 | 45.9% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,396 | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Shengke Zhi | 1,628 | 51.9 |
| | Green | Gareth Twose | 826 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 450 | 14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver | 221 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 25.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,274 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3136 | 43.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mussadak Mirza | 1,814 | 53.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Michael Whetton | 1,763 | 51.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 684 | 20.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 672 | 19.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Charles Mayer | 471 | 13.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin Skelton | 331 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver | 226 | 6.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mario Miniaci | 216 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 36 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,316 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,396 | 46.4 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Churchill | 1,727 | 59.5 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver | 411 | 14.0 | 2.8 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 411 | 14.0 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 351 | 12.2 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,316 | 45.4 | 9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,171 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,929 | 40.4 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Barclay* | 2,130 | 68.4 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Waseem Hassan | 422 | 13.5 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver | 356 | 11.4 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Nigel Hennerley | 169 | 5.4 | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | Jim Cook | 39 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,708 | 54.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,116 | 42.5 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| 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 | 2,947 | 41.3 | −30.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hyman* | 3,700 | 70.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Tom Hague | 773 | 14.7 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Nicholas Davies | 398 | 7.6 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 370 | 7.1 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,927 | 55.8 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,241 | 72.0 | +23.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Barclay* | 2,042 | 69.5 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 428 | 11.2 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 273 | 9.3 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 197 | 6.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1614 | 54.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2940 | 40.4 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean Anstee* | 1,885 | 68.3 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 432 | 15.6 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 257 | 9.3 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 187 | 6.8 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,453 | 52.6 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,761 | 38.8 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hyman* | 2,497 | 70.7 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 541 | 15.3 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 251 | 7.1 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 242 | 6.9 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,956 | 55.4 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,531 | 48.6 | −21.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Barclay | 3,304 | 34.2 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hyman | 3,000 | 31.1 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Carter | 924 | 9.6 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 682 | 7.1 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 592 | 6.1 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Graham Crean | 566 | 5.9 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 329 | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Rosemary Graham | 261 | 2.7 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,076 | 43.0 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,658 | 70.4 | +30.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

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

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean Anstee | 2,187 | 73.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chappell | 334 | 11.3 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 255 | 8.6 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 190 | 6.4 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,853 | 62.5 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,966 | 39.9 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Poole* | 2,132 | 71.0 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chappell | 351 | 11.7 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 297 | 9.9 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 222 | 7.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,781 | 59.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,002 | 41.5 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Merrell* | 2,454 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Poole* | 2,402 | 26.0 | |
| | Conservative | Paula Pearson* | 2,345 | 25.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chappell | 899 | 9.7 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 590 | 6.4 | |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 546 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,236 | 53.7 | |
| | 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 | Stephanie Poole* | 3,475 | 65.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gaskill | 870 | 16.5 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Helen Walsh | 535 | 10.1 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 408 | 7.7 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,605 | 49.2 | +0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,288 | 57.1 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2002

2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marie Harney* | 3,345 | 63.9 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Helen Walsh | 771 | 14.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 762 | 14.6 | +0.0 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 359 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,574 | 49.2 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,237 | 56.7 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Merrell* | 2,219 | 73.0 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Musgrove | 445 | 14.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Dunnico | 375 | 12.3 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,774 | 58.4 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,039 | 32.5 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Poole* | 2,145 | 69.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Monkhouse | 527 | 17.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Musgrove | 416 | 13.5 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,618 | 52.4 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,088 | 32.9 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. C. Harney* | 2,042 | 66.3 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Musgrove | 550 | 17.9 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | R. G. Monkhouse | 486 | 15.8 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,492 | 48.4 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,078 | 32.7 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Merrell* | 2,150 | 61.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | M. A. Busteed | 692 | 19.8 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. M. Elliott | 668 | 19.0 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,458 | 41.5 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,510 | 38.2 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Poole* | 2,139 | 60.2 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | H. F. Busteed | 815 | 22.9 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Preston | 602 | 16.9 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,324 | 37.2 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,556 | 38.4 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. C. Harney* | 2,018 | 52.1 | −21.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. S. Harrison | 1,046 | 27.0 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | H. F. Busteed | 809 | 20.9 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 25.1 | −33.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,873 | 41.4 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Merrell* | 2,576 | 73.7 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Preston | 525 | 15.0 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | H. F. Busteed | 395 | 11.3 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,051 | 58.7 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,496 | 39.8 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Poole* | 2,676 | 67.1 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Preston | 657 | 16.5 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | S. Hesford | 521 | 13.1 | −5.3 |
| | Green | M. R. Rowtham | 133 | 3.3 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,019 | 50.6 | +28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,987 | 45.1 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1990 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. C. Harney* | 2,671 | 33.4 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | S. Poole | 2,561 | 32.0 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | H. F. Busteed | 794 | 9.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | S. Hinder | 679 | 8.5 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. P. Pawson | 492 | 6.2 | −1.2 |
| | Green | B. J. Edwards | 401 | 5.0 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Preston | 394 | 4.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,767 | 22.1 | −35.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,992 | 48.4 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 1980s

By-Election 15 June 1989 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. C. Harney | 2,582 | 59.6 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | H. F. Busteed | 674 | 15.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. P. Pawson | 567 | 13.1 | −0.5 |
| | Green | M. R. Rowtham | 506 | 11.7 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,908 | 44.1 | +3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,329 | 47.3 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Merrell | 2,790 | 70.8 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. A. Plummer | 535 | 13.6 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | B. Feeney | 474 | 12.0 | +3.4 |
| | Green | M. R. Rowtham | 139 | 3.5 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,255 | 57.3 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,938 | 43.0 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Barker* | 3,155 | 68.2 | +8.0 |
| | SDP | V. G. O'Hara | 938 | 20.3 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | H. F. Busteed | 398 | 8.6 | −2.1 |
| | Green | M. R. Rowtham | 132 | 2.9 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,217 | 48.0 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,623 | 50.6 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Gill* | 2,449 | 60.2 | −12.9 |
| | SDP | V. G. O'Hara | 1,026 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Labour | M. J. Hendrickson | 434 | 10.7 | −6.2 |
| | Green | M. R. Rowtham | 160 | 3.9 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,423 | 35.0 | −21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,069 | 44.9 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. S. Hall* | 2,563 | 73.1 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | J. B. Morton | 594 | 16.9 | +5.9 |
| | Ecology | J. S. Menzies | 350 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,969 | 56.1 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,507 | 39.6 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Barker | 2,956 | 67.9 | +5.4 |
| | Alliance | A. P. Ratcliff | 920 | 21.1 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | J. A. Schoua | 479 | 11.0 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,036 | 46.8 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,355 | 49.6 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Gill* | 2,703 | 62.5 | +2.0 |
| | SDP | D. L. Marlow | 1,310 | 30.3 | +30.3 |
| | Labour | T. A. O'Neill | 312 | 7.2 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,393 | 32.2 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,325 | 49.4 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. S. Hall* | 2,473 | 60.5 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal | R. B. Slack | 1,022 | 25.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | A. D. Johnson | 592 | 14.5 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,451 | 35.5 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,087 | 46.9 | −30.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Humphreys* | 3,721 | 64.7 | −12.9 |
| | Liberal | J. A. Willmott | 1,250 | 21.7 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | A. D. Johnson | 782 | 13.6 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,471 | 43.0 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,753 | 76.9 | +32.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Gill* | 2,572 | 77.6 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal | D. F. Mardon | 408 | 12.3 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | G. R. Scott | 333 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,164 | 65.3 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,313 | 44.7 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. S. Hall* | 2,948 | 84.7 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | J. Wynne | 534 | 15.3 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,414 | 69.3 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,482 | 48.6 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. B. Humphreys* | 2,520 | 71.9 |
| | Liberal | G. M. R. Willmott | 545 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | A. D. Johnson | 440 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,975 | 56.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,505 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Gill | 2,442 | 56.0 | |
| | Conservative | B. M. Hall | 2,332 | | |
| | Conservative | J. B. Humphreys | 2,262 | | |
| | Liberal | F. Vickery | 1,213 | 27.8 | |
| | Labour | A. Johnson | 702 | 16.1 | |
| | Labour | J. Kill | 543 | | |
| | Labour | A. Duxbury | 487 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,049 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,357 | 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) |