# St Mary's (Trafford ward)

St. Mary's is an electoral ward of Trafford covering most of the southern half of Ashton upon Mersey in Sale.
The ward was created in 2004 largely from the old St. Martin's ward and parts of the old Mersey St. Mary's ward.

## Councillors

As of 2022, the councillors are Rob Duncan (Conservative), Dan Bunting (Conservative), and John Holden (Conservative).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | John Tolhurst (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2006 | John Tolhurst (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2007 | John Tolhurst (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2008 | John Tolhurst (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2010 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2011 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2012 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2014 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2015 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2016 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2018 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2019 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2021 | Rob Chilton (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
| 2022 | Rob Duncan (Con) | Dan Bunting (Con) | John Holden (Con) |
indicates seat up for re-election.

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

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rob Duncan | 1,513 | 47.6 |
| | Labour | Eve Parker | 1,152 | 36.3 |
| | Green | James McGlashan | 188 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 183 | 5.8 |
| | Women's Equality | Lucy Wood | 127 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,607 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,177 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Holden* | 1,729 | 47.5 | 9.9 |
| | Labour | James Mills | 1,317 | 36.2 | 4.9 |
| | Green | James McGlashan | 235 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 174 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| | Women's Equality | Lucy Wood | 134 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 23 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,671 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,638 | 42.0 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

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

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Bunting* | 1,527 | 49.1 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Jill Axford | 920 | 29.6 | −1.2 |
| | Green | James McGlashan | 294 | 9.4 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Smith | 188 | 6.0 | +1.2 |
| | UKIP | Kathy Mason | 184 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 19.5 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,113 | 36.3 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Chilton* | 2,053 | 60.0 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Mal Choudhury | 1,054 | 30.8 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 167 | 4.9 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Nicholas Robertson-Brown | 149 | 4.4 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999 | 29.2 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,423 | 39.9 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Holden* | 1,772 | 57.4 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Gary Keary | 965 | 31.3 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Nicholas Robertson-Brown | 187 | 6.1 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 147 | 4.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | 26.2 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,085 | 37.6 | −28.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Chilton* | 1,617 | 46.7 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | James Wright | 1,206 | 34.8 | −7.6 |
| | UKIP | John Walsh | 401 | 11.6 | +7.5 |
| | Green | Phil Kilburn | 134 | 3.9 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 105 | 3.0 | −16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 11.9 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,463 | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Holden* | 1,285 | 43.0 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Simon Buckley | 1,266 | 42.4 | +7.0 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 203 | 6.8 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jordan Cooper | 122 | 4.1 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 111 | 3.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.6 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,987 | 35.2 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bunting* | 1,773 | 50.4 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Finnegan | 1,246 | 35.4 | +5.8 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 201 | 5.7 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jordan Cooper | 190 | 5.4 | −14.5 |
| | Green | Iram Zaman | 108 | 3.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 15.0 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,518 | 40.0 | −22.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Chilton | 2,367 | 43.3 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Thomas Tomkins | 1,619 | 29.6 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Rhodes | 1,089 | 19.9 | +10.4 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 223 | 4.1 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Zoe Power | 165 | 3.0 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 748 | 13.7 | −20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,463 | 62.8 | +28.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

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

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Holden* | 1,659 | 56.0 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Tom Tomkins | 655 | 22.1 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Webster | 280 | 9.5 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 223 | 7.5 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Zoe Power | 145 | 4.9 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,004 | 33.9 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,962 | 34.3 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Bunting* | 1,642 | 54.9 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Tom Ross | 783 | 26.2 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Webster | 332 | 11.1 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Simon Campling | 134 | 4.5 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 100 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 859 | 28.7 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,991 | 36.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Tolhurst* | 1,555 | 52.2 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Tom Ross | 833 | 28.0 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Hibberd | 392 | 13.2 | +6.7 |
| | Green | Janet Jackson | 199 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 24.2 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,979 | 36.8 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### June 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Holden | 1,926 | 19.7 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bunting | 1,912 | 19.5 |
| | Conservative | John Tolhurst* | 1,754 | 17.9 |
| | Labour | Leonard Murkin* | 1,237 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Sophie Taylor | 1,073 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Angela Gray* | 963 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Hibberd | 641 | 6.5 |
| | BNP | Dorothy Gough | 294 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,800 | 47.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |