# Flixton (ward)

Flixton is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering most of the village of Flixton.

## Councillors

Since 2022, the councillors are Simon Thomas (Labour), Dolores O'Sullivan (Labour), and Ged Carter (Labour).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | William Wroe (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | Gordon Lumby (Con) |
| 1975 | William Wroe (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | Gordon Lumby (Con) |
| 1976 | William Wroe (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | Gordon Lumby (Con) |
| 1978 | William Wroe (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | Gordon Lumby (Con) |
| 1979 | William Wroe (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | Gordon Lumby (Con) |
| 1980 | William Wroe (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | Gordon Lumby (Con) |
| Jul 1981 | William Wroe (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | D. Earl (Lib) |
| 1982 | C. Lord (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | D. Earl (Lib) |
| 1983 | C. Lord (Con) | Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) | D. Earl (Lib) |
| 1984 | C. Lord (Con) | Alan Vernon (Lib) | D. Earl (Lib) |
| May 1985 | C. Lord (Con) | Alan Vernon (Lib) | J. Parry (Lib) |
| 1986 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Alan Vernon (Lib) | J. Parry (Lib) |
| 1987 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Alan Vernon (Lib) | Allan Coupe (Con) |
| 1988 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Ron Robinson (Con) | Allan Coupe (Con) |
| 1990 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Ron Robinson (Con) | Allan Coupe (Con) |
| 1991 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Ron Robinson (Con) | J. Graham (Con) |
| 1992 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | J. Graham (Con) |
| 1994 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | J. Graham (Con) |
| 1995 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | A. Jones (Lab) |
| 1996 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | A. Jones (Lab) |
| 1998 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | A. Jones (Lab) |
| 1999 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) |
| 2000 | Roy Seddon (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) |
| 2002 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) |
| 2003 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) |
| 2004 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2006 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2007 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2008 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2010 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2011 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2012 | Paul Lally (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2014 | Paul Lally (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2015 | Paul Lally (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2016 | Paul Lally (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Viv Ward (Con) |
| 2018 | Paul Lally (Con) | Jonathan Coupe (Con) | Simon Thomas (Lab) |
| 2019 | Paul Lally (Con) | Shirley Procter (Lab) | Simon Thomas (Lab) |
| 2021 | Ged Carter (Lab) | Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab) | Simon Thomas (Lab) |
| 2022 | Ged Carter (Lab) | Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab) | Simon Thomas (Lab) |
| 2023 | Ged Carter (Lab) | Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab) | Simon Thomas (Lab) |
| 2024 | Ged Carter (Lab) | Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab) | Simon Thomas (Lab) |
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 | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Thomas* | 1,936 | 56.3 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | John Lijo | 718 | 20.9 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Katrin Cotter | 425 | 12.4 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Paul Regan | 200 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 132 | 3.8 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,218 | 35.4 | +9.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,441 | 40.2 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,564 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

### May 2023

2023 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ged Carter* | 1,927 | 58.8% |
| | Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan* | 1,750 | 53.4% |
| | Labour | Simon Thomas* | 1,703 | 51.9% |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 858 | 26.2% |
| | Conservative | Michelle McGrath | 697 | 21.3% |
| | Conservative | Susan Taylor | 688 | 21.0% |
| | Green | Katrin Cotter | 412 | 12.7% |
| | Green | Timothy Woodward | 345 | 10.5% |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 298 | 9.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Kinsella | 187 | 5.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 40 | 1.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,280 | 38.4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,532 | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Thomas* | 2,152 | 59.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe | 1,051 | 29.0 |
| | Green | Katrin Cotter | 285 | 7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Campion | 117 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,101 | 30.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,266 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,622 | 43.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ged Carter | 2,202 | 53.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan | 1,900 | 46.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Susan Taylor | 1,293 | 31.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Gary Towers | 871 | 21.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Katrin Cotter | 399 | 9.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 280 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Kinsella | 179 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Sutherland | 110 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Paul Swansborough | 75 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,383 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,089 | 48.8 | N/A |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shirley Procter | 2,203 | 58.4 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 915 | 24.2 | 9.3 |
| | UKIP | James Cook | 287 | 7.6 | 5.6 |
| | Green | Tim Woodward | 217 | 5.7 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Sutherland | 152 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,288 | 34.2 | 7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,322 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,774 | 45.51 | 9.49 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Thomas | 2,732 | 59.9 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | Viv Ward* | 1,528 | 33.5 | −7.9 |
| | Green | Christine McLaughlin | 125 | 2.7 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Beaumont | 91 | 2.0 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Sutherland | 84 | 1.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 26.4 | +24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,560 | 55.0 | +5.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 2,753 | 46.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Ged Carter | 2,586 | 43.3 | +5.8 |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 440 | 7.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Harrison | 197 | 3.3 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 2.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,976 | 72.6 | +28.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Viv Ward* | 1,427 | 38.6 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Ged Carter | 1,388 | 37.5 | −4.1 |
| | UKIP | Chris Frost | 610 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 188 | 5.0 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 86 | 2.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 1.1 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,699 | 45.6 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 1,481 | 46.3 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Freda Mottley | 1,330 | 41.6 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 294 | 9.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 94 | 2.9 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 4.7 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,199 | 39.5 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 1,754 | 47.9 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Freda Mottley | 1,473 | 40.2 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 284 | 7.8 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 150 | 4.1 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 7.7 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 43.8 | −27.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Viv Ward* | 2,541 | 43.2 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Tom McDonald | 2,214 | 37.6 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 915 | 15.5 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Paul Syrett | 218 | 3.7 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 5.6 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,888 | 70.8 | +32.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

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

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Summerfield* | 1,785 | 55.6 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan | 890 | 27.7 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 321 | 10.0 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Paul Syrett | 213 | 6.6 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 895 | 27.9 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,209 | 38.2 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 1,652 | 50.7 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Dolores O’Sullivan | 1,054 | 32.4 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Elliott | 330 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Green | Anne Power | 220 | 6.8 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 18.4 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,256 | 40.2 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Viv Ward* | 1,644 | 53.4 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Joyce Acton | 1,030 | 33.4 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Christopher Webb | 406 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 20.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,080 | 38.4 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Summerfield* | 1,952 | 19.4 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 1,915 | 19.0 | |
| | Conservative | Viv Ward* | 1,885 | 18.7 | |
| | Labour | Gerard Carter | 1,227 | 12.2 | |
| | Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan | 1,175 | 11.7 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Roberts | 1,095 | 10.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Vernon | 819 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,068 | 48.6 | |
| | 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) |

### May 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 2,130 | 51.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Karina Carter | 1,652 | 39.5 | −9.0 |
| | Independent | Paul Pickford | 398 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 11.5 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,180 | 57.1 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2002

2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Summerfield | 2,070 | 51.5 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Karina Carter | 1,946 | 48.5 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 3.0 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,016 | 53.8 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Ward* | 1,755 | 60.5 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Carroll | 1,148 | 39.6 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 20.9 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,903 | 38.0 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Coupe | 1,603 | 49.2 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | AS Jones* | 1,473 | 45.2 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Smith | 181 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 4.0 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,257 | 42.4 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. R. Seddon* | 1,754 | 53.4 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | M. G. H. Barker | 1,532 | 46.6 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 6.8 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,286 | 42.8 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. V. Ward* | 1,534 | 42.5 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | M. G. H. Barker | 1,506 | 41.7 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon | 571 | 15.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 0.8 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,611 | 46.2 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. S. Jones | 1,688 | 43.6 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | M. P. Whetton | 1,539 | 39.8 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon | 643 | 16.6 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 3.9 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,870 | 49.6 | −4.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. R. Seddon* | 1,625 | 40.8 | −11.4 |
| | Labour | J. D. Chapman-Barker | 1,238 | 31.1 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon | 1,115 | 28.0 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 9.7 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,978 | 53.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. V. Ward | 1,989 | 52.2 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | G. A. Carter | 936 | 24.6 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon | 883 | 23.2 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,053 | 27.7 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,808 | 48.6 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. G. Graham | 1,881 | 44.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | T. K. McDonald | 1,257 | 29.5 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon | 1,125 | 26.4 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | 14.6 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,263 | 55.2 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. R. Seddon | 1,989 | 42.3 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | J. Moore | 1,625 | 34.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon | 898 | 19.1 | −8.4 |
| | Green | N. M. Smith | 187 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 7.7 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,699 | 59.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. W. Robinson | 2,052 | 44.6 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | P. G. Dowland | 1,289 | 28.0 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon* | 1,265 | 27.5 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | 16.6 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,606 | 57.5 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. R. Coupe | 2,294 | 45.1 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | P. I. M. Crompton | 1,565 | 30.7 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | P. G. Dowland | 1,231 | 24.2 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | 14.3 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,090 | 63.2 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. J. Hughes | 1,477 | 35.1 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | C. A. Lord* | 1,432 | 34.1 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal | P. I. M. Crompton | 1,293 | 30.8 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,202 | 52.4 | +0.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
By-Election 23 May 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. E. Parry | 1,608 | 40.5 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | A. M. Durbin | 1,213 | 30.6 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | M. J. Goggins | 1,146 | 28.9 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 10.0 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,967 | 49.4 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. Vernon | 1,590 | 38.4 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick* | 1,551 | 37.5 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | M. J. Goggins | 996 | 24.1 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,137 | 51.7 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | D. E. Earl* | 1,885 | 41.8 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | P. Schofield | 1,819 | 40.3 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | G. Woodburn | 807 | 17.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 1.5 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,511 | 56.0 | +3.5 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. A. Lord | 1,856 | 44.5 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal | A. Vernon | 1,585 | 38.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | H. Pollard | 726 | 17.4 | −16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 6.5 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,167 | 52.5 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-Election 9 July 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. E. Earl | 1,400 | 40.1 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | P. Schofield | 1,199 | 34.3 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully | 895 | 25.6 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 5.8 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,494 | 44.4 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick* | 1,403 | 38.2 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | J. D. Brown | 1,245 | 33.9 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | D. E. Earl | 1,183 | 32.2 | +15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 4.3 | −18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,673 | 48.8 | −32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. B. W. Lumby* | 4,023 | 53.3 | −18.8 |
| | Labour | J. D. Brown | 2,295 | 30.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | R. K. Sangster | 1,226 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,728 | 22.9 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,544 | 80.9 | +47.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Wroe* | 2,205 | 72.1 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | J. Shaw | 853 | 27.9 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,352 | 44.2 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,058 | 33.2 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick* | 2,492 | 62.9 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | D. J. Watts | 894 | 22.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | M. G. Maxfield | 575 | 14.5 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,598 | 40.3 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,961 | 42.9 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. B. W. Lumby* | 2,363 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal | D. J. Gilbert | 1,123 | 25.9 |
| | Labour | C. Nightingale | 851 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,240 | 28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,337 | 47.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Wroe | 1,877 | 45.2 | |
| | Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick | 1,755 | | |
| | Conservative | G. B. W. Lumby | 1,737 | | |
| | Liberal | N. Heywood | 1,539 | 37.1 | |
| | Liberal | M. Willis | 1,431 | | |
| | Liberal | A. Hannett | 1,415 | | |
| | Labour | D. Hall | 735 | 17.7 | |
| | Labour | R. Phillips | 727 | | |
| | Labour | K. Barnes | 658 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,151 | 43.1 | |
| | 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) |