# Hale Central

Hale Central is an electoral ward of Trafford covering most of the village of Hale and a small part of Altrincham Town Centre.
The ward was created in 2004 largely from the Hale and Bowdon wards, as well as parts of Altrincham and Timperley.

## Councillors

As of 2022, the councillors are Jane Leicester (Green), Patricia Young (Conservative), and Daniel Chalkin (Conservative).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Colin Foster (Con) |
| 2006 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Colin Foster (Con) |
| 2007 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Colin Foster (Con) |
| 2008 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Chris Candish (Con) |
| 2010 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Chris Candish (Con) |
| 2011 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Chris Candish (Con) |
| 2012 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Chris Candish (Con) |
| 2014 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Chris Candish (Con) |
| 2015 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Chris Candish (Con) |
| 2016 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Denise Haddad (Con) |
| 2018 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Denise Haddad (Con) |
| 2019 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Denise Haddad (Con) |
| 2021 | Alan Mitchell (Con) | Patricia Young (Con) | Daniel Chalkin (Con) |
| 2022 | Jane Leicester (Green) | Patricia Young (Con) | Daniel Chalkin (Con) |
indicates seat up for re-election.

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

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jane Leicester | 1,776 | 50.0 | 37.8 |
| | Conservative | John Brodie | 1,255 | 35.3 | 18.3 |
| | Labour | Charles Mayer | 324 | 9.1 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Ramsbottom | 200 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 14.5 | −12.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,429 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,565 | 48.0 | +7.7 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Chalkin | 1,499 | 37.7 | 20.2 |
| | Green | Jane Leicester | 1,307 | 32.9 | 25.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Frass | 737 | 18.5 | 8.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen Little | 415 | 10.4 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 4.8 | 28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,978 | 53.1 | 14.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 23.0 | |

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

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Young* | 1,430 | 48.1 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Frass | 555 | 18.7 | +6.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Leicester | 512 | 17.2 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Slater | 447 | 15.0 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 875 | 29.4 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,973 | 40.2 | −0.09 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 1,604 | 53.6 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Jill Axford | 809 | 27.0 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Frass | 364 | 12.2 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Stephen Leicester | 166 | 5.5 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal | Wayne Harrison | 49 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 795 | 26.6 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,992 | 40.3 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denise Haddad | 1,614 | 57.9 | −4.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 683 | 24.5 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Harrison | 278 | 10.0 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Giulio Forcolin | 201 | 7.2 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 931 | 33.4 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,788 | 38.7 | −34.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 1,646 | 57.9 | −0.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 647 | 22.7 | 0.4 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 325 | 11.4 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Birtwistle | 221 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999 | 35.2 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2839 | 38.7 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Candish* | 1,484 | 58.1 | −0.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 569 | 22.3 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 303 | 11.9 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Birtwistle | 200 | 7.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 35.8 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,556 | 34.9 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Young* | 2,040 | 59.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 751 | 21.7 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 339 | 9.8 | −12.3 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 327 | 9.5 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,289 | 37.3 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,457 | 45.9 | −25.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 2,961 | 54.9 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 1,191 | 22.1 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Brock | 915 | 17.0 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Sam Little | 328 | 6.1 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,770 | 32.8 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,395 | 71.8 | +33.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

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

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Candish | 1,861 | 66.3 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 379 | 13.5 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 338 | 12.0 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Sarah McIlroy | 231 | 8.2 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,482 | 52.8 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,809 | 38.1 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Young* | 1,813 | 63.2 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 395 | 13.8 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 364 | 12.7 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Armaan Chohan | 299 | 10.4 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,418 | 49.4 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,871 | 40.5 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 1,641 | 61.0 | −14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Mills | 418 | 15.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 335 | 12.5 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 295 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,223 | 45.5 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,689 | 38.6 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Foster | 2,069 | 26.3 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Young | 1,967 | 25.0 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Mitchell | 1,912 | 24.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 1,042 | 13.2 | |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 880 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,870 | 51.6 | |
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