# 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election was scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 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 2019. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 26,427 (44.0%) | 4.6 | 13 (61.9%) | 13 / 21 | 1 | 34 (54.0%) | 34 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 45,352 (40.0%) | 2.4 | 8 (38.1%) | 8 / 21 | 1 | 26 (41.3%) | 26 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,838 (6.9%) | 1.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 3 (4.8%) | 3 / 63 |
| Green Party | 9,207 (8.1%) | 1.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| UKIP | 1,202 (1.1%) | 4.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 26 | 3 | 34 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham ward

Altrincham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Young* | 3,102 | 53.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Waseem Hassan | 1,390 | 24.0 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Daniel Jerome | 694 | 12.0 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 612 | 10.6 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | 29.5 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,798 | 66.8 | +24.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Whetton* | 2,759 | 51.4 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Ben Hartley | 1,815 | 33.8 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 478 | 8.9 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Marritt | 320 | 6.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 944 | 17.4 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,372 | 73.1 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon ward

Bowdon :
| 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 | | |

### Broadheath ward

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Anstee | 3,274 | 49.0 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | Aidan Williams | 2,659 | 39.8 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 489 | 7.3 | +3.3 |
| | Green | David Eatock | 254 | 3.8 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 615 | 8.2 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,676 | 69.0 | +23.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Brooklands ward

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hopps | 2,952 | 52.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Gary Keary | 1,868 | 32.9 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 472 | 8.3 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 378 | 6.7 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 19.2 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,670 | 71.8 | +24.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Smith* | 2,441 | 62.9 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Neil Ferguson | 1,082 | 27.9 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Daniel Wadsworth | 357 | 9.2 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,359 | 35.0 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,880 | 57.2 | +25.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford ward

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ejaz Malik* | 3,504 | 72.2 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Jess Mayo | 877 | 18.1 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Chacko Luke | 471 | 9.7 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,627 | 54.1 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,852 | 64.4 | +24.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Cawdrey | 2,218 | 42.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Anna Booth | 2,160 | 41.4 | +8.7 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 581 | 11.1 | −6.0 |
| | Green | Steven Tennant-Smythe | 254 | 4.9 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 1.1 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,213 | 69.1 | +24.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West :
| 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 | | |

### Flixton ward

Flixton :
| 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 | | |

### Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Cordingley* | 3,078 | 63.4 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Lijo John | 1,225 | 25.2 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Nigel Woodcock | 551 | 11.4 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,853 | 38.2 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,854 | 62.7 | +29.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Sharp* | 3,499 | 67.8 | +3.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Barbara Twiney | 851 | 16.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Taylor | 484 | 9.4 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Rozina Chaudry | 325 | 6.3 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,648 | 51.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,159 | 70.6 | +23.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Central ward

Hale Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Young* | 3,394 | 62.1 | +3.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 1,126 | 20.6 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 482 | 8.8 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 463 | 8.5 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,268 | 41.5 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,465 | 73.5 | +27.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford ward

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Duffield* | 3,763 | 64.8 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Edward Kelson | 1,212 | 20.9 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 831 | 14.3 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,551 | 43.9 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,806 | 66.8 | +26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory ward

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Western* | 2,407 | 42.9 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Taylor | 2,200 | 39.4 | +10.8 |
| | Green | Mark Hamer | 595 | 10.6 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Macdonald | 392 | 7.0 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 3.6 | −21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,594 | 70.5 | +31.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Bennett* | 2,512 | 50.7 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Tony Field | 1,939 | 39.2 | +10.6 |
| | Green | Paul Bayliss | 499 | 10.1 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 11.5 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,950 | 66.1 | +29.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Bunting* | 2,911 | 53.4 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Melia | 1,880 | 34.5 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Jane Leicester | 381 | 7.0 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 283 | 5.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 18.9 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,455 | 65.9 | +25.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford ward

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Adshead* | 3,084 | 60.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hooley | 1,207 | 23.5 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Liz O'Neill | 649 | 12.6 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Thomas | 203 | 3.9 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,877 | 36.5 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,143 | 66.5 | +26.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley ward

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Bruer-Morris* | 2,911 | 46.2 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 1,827 | 29.0 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Mal Choudhury | 1,189 | 18.9 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Jad Leigh | 368 | 5.8 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 17.2 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,295 | 74.9 | +24.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Urmston ward

Urmston :
| 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 | | |

### Village ward

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura Evans* | 2,246 | 43.2 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Tony O'Brien | 1,564 | 30.1 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 1,112 | 21.4 | −12.0 |
| | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 276 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 13.1 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,198 | 67.6 | +23.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |