# Urmston (ward)

Urmston is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering most of the town of Urmston, including the Town Centre, and a small part of Flixton.

## Councillors

* Kevin Procter (Labour)
* Joanne Harding (Labour)
* Catherine Hynes (Labour)
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | Allan Coupe (Con) | Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con) | Gwen Davies (Lib) |
| 1975 | Allan Coupe (Con) | Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con) | Anthony Platt (Con) |
| 1976 | Allan Coupe (Con) | Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con) | Anthony Platt (Con) |
| 1978 | Allan Coupe (Con) | Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con) | Anthony Platt (Con) |
| 1979 | Allan Coupe (Con) | Ruth Royle-Higginson (Con) | Anthony Platt (Con) |
| 1980 | Allan Coupe (Con) | D. Horner (Lab) | Anthony Platt (Con) |
| 1982 | Allan Coupe (Con) | D. Horner (Lab) | Anthony Platt (Con) |
| 1983 | Allan Coupe (Con) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | A. Brown (Con) |
| 1984 | Allan Coupe (Con) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | A. Brown (Con) |
| Mar 1986 | Allan Coupe (Con) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | David Acton (Lab) |
| 1986 | James Hanrahan (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | David Acton (Lab) |
| 1987 | James Hanrahan (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | Eric May (Con) |
| 1988 | James Hanrahan (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | Eric May (Con) |
| Nov 1988 | David Acton (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | Eric May (Con) |
| 1990 | David Acton (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | Eric May (Con) |
| 1991 | David Acton (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | Eric May (Con) |
| 1992 | David Acton (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | Eric May (Con) |
| 1994 | David Acton (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | Eric May (Con) |
| 1995 | David Acton (Lab) | Colin Warbrick (Con) | Joyce Acton (Lab) |
| 1996 | David Acton (Lab) | Bill Clarke (Lab) | Joyce Acton (Lab) |
| 1998 | David Acton (Lab) | Bill Clarke (Lab) | Joyce Acton (Lab) |
| 1999 | David Acton (Lab) | Bill Clarke (Lab) | Joyce Acton (Lab) |
| 2000 | David Acton (Lab) | Bill Clarke (Lab) | Joyce Acton (Lab) |
| 2002 | David Acton (Lab) | Bill Clarke (Lab) | Joyce Acton (Lab) |
| 2003 | David Acton (Lab) | Bill Clarke (Lab) | Joyce Acton (Lab) |
| 2004 | Christine Turner (Con) | Angela Roberts (Con) | James Wibberley (Con) |
| 2006 | Christine Turner (Con) | Angela Roberts (Con) | James Wibberley (Con) |
| 2007 | Christine Turner (Con) | Eddie Kelson (Con) | James Wibberley (Con) |
| 2008 | Christine Turner (Con) | Eddie Kelson (Con) | James Wibberley (Con) |
| 2010 | Christine Turner (Con) | Eddie Kelson (Con) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2011 | Christine Turner (Con) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2012 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2014 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2015 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2016 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2018 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2019 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2021 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2022 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2023 | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
| 2024 | Catherine Hynes (Lab) | Joanne Harding (Lab) | Kevin Procter (Lab) |
Indicates seat up for re-election.  Indicates a by-election.

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

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter* | 1,975 | 57.1 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Ali Aydogdu | 471 | 13.6 | −9.7 |
| | Green | Steven Tennant | 354 | 10.2 | −4.3 |
| | Reform UK | Steve Dillon | 278 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Andrew Beaumont | 236 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Franklin-Johnston | 135 | 3.9 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,504 | 43.5 | +14.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,461 | 40.5 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,543 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |

### May 2023

2023 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joanne Harding* | 2,044 | 62.9% |
| | Labour | Catherine Hynes* | 1,889 | 57.2% |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter* | 1,743 | 52.8% |
| | Conservative | Christine Mitchell | 770 | 23.3% |
| | Conservative | Lijo John | 685 | 20.8% |
| | Conservative | Julius Sulle | 628 | 19.0% |
| | Green | Kate Westbrook | 478 | 14.5% |
| | Green | Steven Tennant-Smythe | 301 | 9.1% |
| | Green | Luciya Whyte | 298 | 9.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Franklin-Johnston | 227 | 6.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 39 | 1.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,300 | 38.8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,507 | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter* | 2,043 | 59.4 |
| | Conservative | Veja Gorania | 894 | 26.0 |
| | Green | Luciya Whyte | 291 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Franklin-Johnston | 192 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,149 | 33.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,439 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,440 | 40.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Cath Hynes* | 2,214 | 58.1 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative | Anand Chinthala | 1,101 | 28.8 | 7.4 |
| | Green | Luciya Whyte | 324 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Franklin-Johnston | 141 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,113 | 29.2 | 4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,496 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,813 | 44.9 | 4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

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

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jo Harding* | 1,844 | 54.6 | 3.2 |
| | Conservative | John Lijo | 724 | 21.4 | 9.9 |
| | UKIP | Krissy Douglas | 340 | 10.1 | 6.5 |
| | Green | Luciya Whyte | 290 | 8.6 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Ennis | 179 | 5.3 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,120 | 33.2 | 6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,472 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,394 | 40.06 | 5.24 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter* | 2,243 | 57.8 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Michelle McGrath | 1,217 | 31.3 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Timothy Woodward | 155 | 4.0 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Krissy Douglas | 138 | 3.6 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 130 | 3.3 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,026 | 26.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,883 | 45.3 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Harding* | 2,506 | 43.6 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 2,146 | 37.3 | +2.7 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Beaumont | 621 | 10.8 | −7.1 |
| | Green | Paul Syrett | 318 | 5.5 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 162 | 2.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 6.3 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,753 | 70.6 | +24.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter* | 1,327 | 39.1 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,175 | 34.6 | −5.4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Killick | 608 | 17.9 | +11.7 |
| | Green | Geraldine Coggins | 214 | 6.3 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Harrison | 69 | 2.0 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 4.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,393 | 42.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Hynes | 1,453 | 45.6 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner* | 1,304 | 41.0 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert | 196 | 6.2 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Paul Syrett | 145 | 4.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sherliker | 86 | 2.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 4.7 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,184 | 40.4 | −5.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Harding | 1,786 | 48.3 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Kelson* | 1,441 | 38.9 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 196 | 5.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hurst | 142 | 3.8 | −11.4 |
| | UKIP | Robert | 136 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 9.3 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,701 | 46.0 | −21.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter | 2,292 | 42.4 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | James Wibberley* | 2,042 | 37.8 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 821 | 15.2 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 252 | 4.7 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 4.6 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,407 | 67.5 | +25.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

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

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner* | 1,346 | 39.8 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Joyce Acton | 1,129 | 33.4 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Murray | 714 | 21.1 | +12.9 |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 191 | 5.7 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 6.4 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,380 | 41.9 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eddie Kelson | 1,450 | 43.6 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | William Clarke | 1,308 | 39.3 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 296 | 8.9 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 272 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 4.3 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,326 | 42.7 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Wibberley* | 1,507 | 46.4 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | William Clarke | 1,299 | 40.0 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 442 | 13.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 6.4 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,248 | 42.4 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,747 | 17.2 | |
| | Conservative | Angela Roberts | 1,678 | 16.5 | |
| | Conservative | James Wibberley | 1,658 | 16.3 | |
| | Labour | Joyce Acton* | 1,549 | 15.3 | |
| | Labour | William Clarke* | 1,434 | 14.1 | |
| | Labour | Ian McDermott* | 1,366 | 13.5 | |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 715 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,147 | 50.9 | |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joyce Acton* | 1,912 | 45.6 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,808 | 43.2 | +0.0 |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 470 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 2.4 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,190 | 56.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2002

2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Acton* | 2,323 | 56.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,765 | 43.2 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 13.6 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,088 | 54.0 | +12.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Clarke* | 1,679 | 53.9 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | David Nicklin | 1,439 | 46.2 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 7.7 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,118 | 41.3 | +4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J Acton* | 1,420 | 51.7 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicklin | 1,184 | 43.1 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elliot | 142 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 8.6 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,746 | 36.7 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Acton* | 1,645 | 58.9 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | D. M. H. Nicklin | 1,068 | 38.3 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | N. J. Barrett | 78 | 2.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 577 | 20.6 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,791 | 37.1 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Clarke | 1,961 | 61.9 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Smith | 1,208 | 38.1 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 23.8 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,169 | 43.1 | −4.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Acton | 2,221 | 62.5 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | E. May* | 1,335 | 37.5 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 24.9 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,556 | 48.0 | −1.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Acton* | 2,244 | 60.6 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Smith | 1,461 | 39.4 | −16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 783 | 21.1 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,705 | 49.8 | +2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Warbrick* | 2,001 | 55.7 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,451 | 40.4 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. J. Kelly | 143 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 15.3 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,595 | 47.5 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. May* | 1,950 | 50.2 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,935 | 49.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.4 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,885 | 50.5 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Acton* | 2,105 | 50.6 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | J. G. Graham | 1,754 | 42.2 | −5.0 |
| | Green | H. E. Jocys | 297 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 8.4 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,156 | 53.1 | +2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

By-Election 24 November 1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 1,563 | 52.6 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | J. G. Graham | 1,406 | 47.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 5.3 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,969 | 37.2 | +14.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Warbrick* | 1,913 | 47.2 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 1,847 | 45.5 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. J. Carlon | 295 | 7.3 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 1.6 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,055 | 50.9 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. May | 2,076 | 46.7 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | D. Acton* | 1,708 | 38.5 | −4.7 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 657 | 14.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 8.3 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,441 | 55.8 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. G. Hanrahan | 1,572 | 43.2 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | A. R. Coupe* | 1,467 | 40.3 | −3.7 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 603 | 16.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 2.9 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,642 | 45.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
By-Election 6 March 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 1,321 | 44.7 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | E. May | 871 | 29.5 | −14.5 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 762 | 25.8 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 15.2 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,954 | 37.1 | −6.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Warbrick* | 1,515 | 44.0 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 1,355 | 39.3 | +7.1 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 576 | 16.7 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,446 | 44.0 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1983 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. L. Brown | 1,706 | 23.2 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | C. Warbrick | 1,600 | 21.8 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 1,269 | 17.3 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | A. G. Hodson | 1,095 | 14.9 | +3.0 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 867 | 11.8 | −2.9 |
| | SDP | H. Laffey | 815 | 11.1 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 4.5 | −15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,352 | 50.2 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. R. Coupe* | 1,736 | 46.7 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 994 | 26.8 | −25.4 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 985 | 26.5 | +26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 20.0 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,715 | 47.5 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Horner | 1,686 | 52.2 | +25.1 |
| | Conservative | R. V. Royle-Higginson* | 1,546 | 47.8 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 4.3 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,232 | 42.2 | −35.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. H. Platt* | 3,381 | 50.8 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | D. Horner | 1,801 | 27.1 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | D. E. Unwin | 1,469 | 22.1 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,580 | 23.8 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,651 | 77.7 | +43.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. R. Coupe* | 1,725 | 58.8 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | D. Horner | 842 | 28.7 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | D. E. Unwin | 367 | 12.5 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 883 | 30.1 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,934 | 34.6 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. V. Royle-Higginson* | 1,798 | 56.8 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | D. T. Taylor | 763 | 24.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | A. Scanlon | 604 | 19.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,035 | 32.7 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,165 | 37.6 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. H. Platt | 1,968 | 54.5 |
| | Labour | D. T. Taylor | 854 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal | G. Davies* | 790 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,114 | 30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,612 | 43.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. R. Coupe | 1,323 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative | R. V. Royle-Higginson | 1,270 | | |
| | Liberal | G. Davies | 1,262 | 36.8 | |
| | Liberal | J. Tame | 1,261 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Platt | 1,208 | | |
| | Liberal | A. Dickinson | 1,169 | | |
| | Labour | D. O'Kelly | 849 | 24.7 | |
| | Labour | D. Watts | 772 | | |
| | Labour | W. Williams | 769 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,434 | 39.3 | |
| | 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) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |