# Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the western half of Davyhulme and a small part of Flixton.

## Councillors

Since 2022, the councillors are Graham Whitham (Labour), Karina Carter (Labour) and Sue Maitland (Labour).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | George Carnall (Con) | Albert Williams (Con) | H. Liddiard (Con) |
| 1975 | George Carnall (Con) | Albert Williams (Con) | Donald Harding (Con) |
| 1976 | George Carnall (Con) | Albert Williams (Con) | Donald Harding (Con) |
| 1978 | George Carnall (Con) | Albert Williams (Con) | Donald Harding (Con) |
| 1979 | George Carnall (Con) | Albert Williams (Con) | Susan Hodgson (Lib) |
| Dec 1979 | George Carnall (Con) | Donald Harding (Con) | Susan Hodgson (Lib) |
| 1980 | George Carnall (Con) | A. Stringer (Lab) | Susan Hodgson (Lib) |
| Jun 1981 | George Carnall (Con) | A. Stringer (Lab) | Laura Seex (Lab) |
| 1982 | John Lamb (Con) | A. Stringer (Lab) | Laura Seex (Lab) |
| 1983 | John Lamb (Con) | A. Stringer (Lab) | Benita Dirikis (Con) |
| 1984 | John Lamb (Con) | Laura Seex (Lab) | Benita Dirikis (Con) |
| 1986 | Alan Hodson (Lab) | Laura Seex (Lab) | Benita Dirikis (Con) |
| 1987 | Alan Hodson (Lab) | Laura Seex (Lab) | Philip Bates (Con) |
| 1988 | Alan Hodson (Lab) | John Ackerley (Con) | Philip Bates (Con) |
| 1990 | M. Bates (Con) | John Ackerley (Con) | Philip Bates (Con) |
| 1991 | M. Bates (Con) | John Ackerley (Con) | Philip Bates (Con) |
| 1992 | M. Bates (Con) | John Ackerley (Con) | Philip Bates (Con) |
| 1994 | M. Bates (Con) | John Ackerley (Con) | Philip Bates (Con) |
| 1995 | M. Bates (Con) | John Ackerley (Con) | A. Stringer (Lab) |
| 1996 | M. Bates (Con) | John Ackerley (Con) | A. Stringer (Lab) |
| 1998 | Freda Mottley (Lab) | John Ackerley (Con) | A. Stringer (Lab) |
| 1999 | Freda Mottley (Lab) | John Ackerley (Con) | John Reilly (Con) |
| 2000 | Freda Mottley (Lab) | John Ackerley (Con) | John Reilly (Con) |
| 2002 | June Reilly (Con) | John Ackerley (Con) | John Reilly (Con) |
| 2003 | June Reilly (Con) | John Ackerley (Con) | John Reilly (Con) |
| Jun 2004 | John Ackerley (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| Nov 2004 | Nigel Hooley (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2006 | Nigel Hooley (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2007 | Nigel Hooley (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2008 | Brian Shaw (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2010 | Brian Shaw (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2011 | Brian Shaw (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2012 | Brian Shaw (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2014 | Brian Shaw (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2015 | Brian Shaw (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2016 | Brian Shaw (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | June Reilly (Con) |
| 2018 | Brian Shaw (Con) | John Reilly (Con) | Graham Whitham (Lab) |
| 2019 | Brian Shaw (Con) | Karina Carter (Lab) | Graham Whitham (Lab) |
| 2021 | Sue Maitland (Lab) | Karina Carter (Lab) | Graham Whitham (Lab) |
| 2022 | Sue Maitland (Lab) | Karina Carter (Lab) | Graham Whitham (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates by-election.

## Elections in the 2020s
### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Whitham* | 1,780 | 55.5 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Haworth | 1,094 | 34.1 |
| | Green | Kevin Chatterton | 185 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Zuk | 137 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 686 | 21.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,668 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,209 | 41.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Maitland | 1,837 | 53.0 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe | 1,378 | 39.8 | 8.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Horner | 146 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Zuk | 81 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,745 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,466 | 44.8 | 3.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.5 | |

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

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karina Carter | 1,704 | 53.5 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Cooke | 965 | 30.3 | 5.9 |
| | UKIP | Paul Regan | 279 | 8.7 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Ram Nachiappan | 150 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ged Zuk | 86 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | 23.2 | 6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,650 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,184 | 41.62 | 8.88 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Whitham | 2,230 | 57.5 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,403 | 36.2 | −11.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Regan | 96 | 2.6 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kierman | 81 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Rob Raikes | 71 | 1.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 827 | 17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,881 | 50.5 | +9.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| 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 | 3,065 | 41.1 | −29.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Reilly* | 2,701 | 50.9 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Jayne Dillon | 2,195 | 41.3 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Aleesha Coupland | 413 | 7.8 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 9.5 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,309 | 70.1 | +27.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Reilly* | 1,247 | 39.8 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | George Devlin | 1,164 | 37.1 | −6.3 |
| | UKIP | Paul Regan | 557 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Green | Luka Knezevic | 114 | 3.6 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 54 | 1.7 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 2.6 | −1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,136 | 42.9 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Shaw* | 1,345 | 47.1 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | George Devlin | 1,241 | 43.4 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Christine McLaughlin | 196 | 6.9 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 75 | 2.6 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 3.6 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,857 | 39.1 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Reilly* | 1,666 | 51.5 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Joyce Acton | 1,261 | 39.0 | +39.0 |
| | Green | Jonathan Carr | 189 | 5.8 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 119 | 3.7 | −30.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 12.5 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,235 | 42.9 | −21.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Reilly* | 2,678 | 55.0 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 1,648 | 33.9 | +23.7 |
| | Green | Joe Westbrook | 541 | 11.1 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 21.2 | −16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,867 | 64.7 | +27.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

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

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Shaw | 1,755 | 61.5 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter | 669 | 23.5 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wright | 292 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 137 | 4.8 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,086 | 38.1 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,853 | 37.0 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Reilly* | 1,784 | 60.6 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Philip Morgan | 891 | 30.3 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 267 | 9.1 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | 30.4 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | 39.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Reilly* | 1,735 | 61.4 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter | 801 | 28.3 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 292 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 | 33.1 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 38.7 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### November 2004 (by-election)

By-Election 25 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Hooley | 1,070 | 52.2 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Bill Clarke | 757 | 36.9 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Vernon | 222 | 10.8 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 15.3 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | 27.2 | −21.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ackerley* | 1,977 | 21.1 | |
| | Conservative | John Reilly* | 1,948 | 20.8 | |
| | Conservative | June Reilly* | 1,921 | 20.5 | |
| | Labour | Freda Mottley | 1,024 | 10.9 | |
| | Labour | Philip Morgan | 1,002 | 10.7 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter | 930 | 9.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wright | 555 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,357 | 48.5 | |
| | 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 | John Reilly* | 2,525 | 60.1 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan | 1,674 | 39.9 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 851 | 20.2 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,199 | 55.9 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2002

2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Reilly | 2,189 | 51.7 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Freda Mottley* | 2,049 | 48.4 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 3.3 | −22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,238 | 56.6 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### May 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ackerley* | 1,931 | 63.0 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | Karina Carter | 1,135 | 37.0 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 796 | 26.0 | +25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,066 | 40.2 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reilly | 1,536 | 48.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Gray | 1,523 | 47.9 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | ME Clarke | 120 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,179 | 41.5 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Mottley | 1,449 | 48.6 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | J. R. Reilly | 1,438 | 48.2 | −2.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | J. D. Flannery | 95 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,982 | 38.4 | −4.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. K. Ackerley* | 1,697 | 50.2 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | F. Mottley | 1,686 | 49.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.3 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,383 | 43.0 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Stringer | 1,849 | 50.2 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | P. Bates* | 1,565 | 42.5 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. M. Browne | 267 | 7.3 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 7.7 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,681 | 46.8 | +0.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Bates* | 1,653 | 45.7 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | A. Stringer | 1,578 | 43.6 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. M. Browne | 388 | 10.7 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 2.1 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,619 | 45.9 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. K. Ackerley* | 2,162 | 56.6 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | A. Stringer | 1,445 | 37.8 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. E. Clarke | 211 | 5.5 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 18.8 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,818 | 43.2 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Bates* | 2,042 | 52.4 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | A. G. Hodson | 1,445 | 37.1 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. E. Clarke | 408 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 15.3 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,895 | 48.7 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Bates | 2,033 | 50.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | A. G. Hodson* | 2,015 | 49.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.4 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,048 | 50.8 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. K. Ackerley | 2,117 | 50.1 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex* | 1,818 | 43.0 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. J. Martin | 291 | 6.9 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 7.1 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,226 | 51.5 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Bates | 2,314 | 48.6 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | F. Mottley | 1,490 | 31.3 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal | M. E. Clarke | 958 | 20.1 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 17.3 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,762 | 56.5 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. G. Hodson | 1,683 | 42.5 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | P. Bates | 1,421 | 35.9 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal | M. E. Clarke | 856 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 6.6 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,960 | 47.2 | −1.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,997 | 47.4 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Makin | 1,857 | 44.1 | −1.3 |
| | SDP | K. W. Bower | 358 | 8.5 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 3.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,212 | 48.9 | −2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. M. Dirikis | 1,950 | 45.4 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex* | 1,805 | 42.0 | +12.6 |
| | SDP | K. W. Bower | 539 | 12.6 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 3.4 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,294 | 51.1 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. T. Lamb | 1,781 | 44.9 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | A. G. Hodson | 1,168 | 29.4 | −9.3 |
| | SDP | H. Laffey | 1,020 | 25.7 | +25.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 15.4 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,969 | 47.5 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-Election 11 June 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,417 | 43.3 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | D. P. Harding | 1,242 | 37.9 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | J. A. Cottrell | 617 | 18.8 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 5.3 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,276 | 39.7 | −4.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Stringer | 1,411 | 38.7 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | D. P. Harding* | 1,378 | 37.8 | +37.8 |
| | Liberal | L. O'Rourke | 856 | 23.5 | −37.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 0.9 | −20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,645 | 44.5 | −30.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

By-Election 13 December 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. P. Harding | 858 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| | Labour | A. Stringer | 752 | 36.2 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | L. O'Rourke | 466 | 22.4 | −38.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 5.1 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,076 | 20.0 | −55.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | S. Hodgson | 4,748 | 60.7 | +60.7 |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully | 3,071 | 39.3 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,677 | 21.4 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,819 | 75.0 | +39.2 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. H. Carnall* | 2,291 | 62.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,370 | 37.4 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | 25.2 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 35.8 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. E. Williams* | 2,432 | 60.4 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,212 | 30.1 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | D. J. Gilbert | 384 | 9.5 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,220 | 30.3 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,028 | 41.2 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. P. Harding | 2,414 | 58.9 |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,088 | 26.5 |
| | Liberal | E. F. Teal | 598 | 14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,326 | 32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,100 | 43.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. H. Carnall | 1,964 | 54.6 | |
| | Conservative | A. E. Williams | 1,908 | | |
| | Conservative | H. P. Liddiard | 1,897 | | |
| | Labour | B. Elliott | 1,636 | 45.4 | |
| | Labour | A. Stringer | 1,538 | | |
| | Labour | R. Taylor | 1,479 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,600 | 37.6 | |
| | 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) |