# 1991 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 2 May 1991. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1995. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 35,971 (46.7%) | 1.4 | 12 (57.1%) | 12 / 21 | 3 | 34 (54.0%) | 34 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 28,572 (37.1%) | 2.3 | 7 (33.3%) | 7 / 21 | 1 | 25 (39.7%) | 25 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11,322 (14.7%) | 5.5 | 2 (9.5%) | 2 / 21 | 2 | 3 (4.8%) | 3 / 63 |
| Independent | 955 (1.2%) | 0.5 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 1 (1.6%) | 1 / 63 |
| Green Party | 133 (0.2%) | 4.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 25 | 1 | 3 | 34 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham

Altrincham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. S. Gordon* | 1,970 | 49.4 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | F. W. Bamford | 1,546 | 38.8 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. H. Cameron | 470 | 11.8 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 10.6 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,986 | 48.0 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon

Bowdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Poole* | 2,676 | 67.1 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Preston | 657 | 16.5 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | S. Hesford | 521 | 13.1 | −5.3 |
| | Green | M. R. Rowtham | 133 | 3.3 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,019 | 50.6 | +28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,987 | 45.1 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. M. L. Burton* | 1,923 | 47.5 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | E. R. Holden | 1,581 | 39.1 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. B. Weightman | 542 | 13.4 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 8.5 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,046 | 41.0 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. J. Hartland | 2,596 | 63.7 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. F. Humber | 862 | 21.2 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | W. Stennett | 615 | 15.1 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,734 | 42.6 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,073 | 50.7 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow

Bucklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Rogers* | 1,263 | 54.6 | +29.1 |
| | Independent | Y. S. Robertson | 774 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Conservative | B. J. Shannon | 277 | 12.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 21.1 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,314 | 34.9 | −10.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. S. Maher* | 1,944 | 71.7 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | M. T. Wyne | 767 | 28.3 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,177 | 43.4 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,711 | 34.2 | −5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. E. Crosbie* | 1,907 | 52.2 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | G. Smethurst | 1,292 | 35.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. A. Cameron | 271 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Independent | J. W. Rowton | 181 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 615 | 16.8 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,651 | 48.1 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Bates* | 2,042 | 52.4 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | A. G. Hodson | 1,445 | 37.1 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. E. Clarke | 408 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 15.3 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,895 | 48.7 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton

Flixton :
| 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 | | |

### Hale

Hale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. J. Myers | 2,714 | 67.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. C. R. Horstead | 893 | 22.3 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | R. E. Lucas | 396 | 9.9 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,821 | 45.5 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,003 | 46.6 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. P. Jarman | 1,750 | 51.2 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | K. G. Summerfield* | 1,669 | 48.8 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 2.4 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,419 | 45.6 | −3.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Sharp* | 2,884 | 63.5 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | B. D. Eckford | 1,030 | 22.7 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. J. Thompson | 629 | 13.8 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,854 | 40.8 | +24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,543 | 48.5 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully* | 1,461 | 59.0 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 1,017 | 41.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 18.0 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 41.4 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Mitchell | 1,442 | 37.0 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | M. E. King* | 1,251 | 32.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | P. Miller | 1,207 | 30.9 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 4.9 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,900 | 49.9 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. H. Merry* | 1,608 | 43.9 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | F. Leigh | 1,373 | 37.5 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Clarke | 681 | 18.6 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 6.4 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,662 | 47.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. A. Quayle | 2,032 | 51.7 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Tolhurst | 1,493 | 38.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. J. P. Corbett | 402 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 13.7 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,927 | 42.8 | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Walker* | 1,827 | 45.9 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | B. E. Garlick | 1,822 | 45.8 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. C. Beswick | 328 | 8.2 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.1 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,977 | 49.5 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Talbot

Talbot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. A. Lane* | 1,731 | 69.1 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 775 | 30.9 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 38.1 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,506 | 37.2 | −3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Scholar* | 2,160 | 52.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | R. W. J. Small | 1,021 | 24.8 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. E. Brophy | 937 | 22.8 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,139 | 27.7 | +20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,118 | 47.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Urmston

Urmston :
| 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 | | |

### Village

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. V. Ackroyd | 1,675 | 38.3 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | R. J. M. Bishop | 1,586 | 36.2 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | D. R. Holland | 1,115 | 25.5 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 2.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,376 | 53.2 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1991 and 1992

Stretford By-Election 5 December 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. E. Garlick | 1,656 | 48.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Walker* | 1,654 | 47.9 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. C. Beswick | 140 | 4.1 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 | +34.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,450 | 42.9 | −6.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |