# 2010 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 46,332 (40.3%) | 7.0 | 12 (54.5%) | 12 / 22 | 2 | 37 (58.7%) | 37 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 36,382 (31.7%) | 4.1 | 8 (36.4%) | 8 / 22 | 2 | 21 (33.3%) | 21 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 26,136 (22.8%) | 5.9 | 2 (9.1%) | 2 / 22 | | 5 (7.9%) | 5 / 63 |
| Green Party | 5,395 (4.7%) | 2.7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| UKIP | 476 (0.4%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| English Democrats | 168 (0.1%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 21 | 5 | 37 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham ward

Altrincham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Young* | 2,366 | 44.0 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 1,404 | 26.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 1,250 | 23.2 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 190 | 3.5 | −4.9 |
| | English Democrat | Steve Mills | 168 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 17.9 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5378 | 64.5 | +28.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lamb* | 2,325 | 44.5 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Wilton | 1,568 | 30.0 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Corbett | 1,107 | 21.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Sara Ahsan | 224 | 4.3 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 757 | 14.5 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5224 | 71.5 | +32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon ward

Bowdon (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Barclay | 3,304 | 34.2 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hyman | 3,000 | 31.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Carter | 924 | 9.6 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eisen | 682 | 7.1 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 592 | 6.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Graham Crean | 566 | 5.9 | |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 329 | 3.4 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Rosemary Graham | 261 | 2.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,076 | 43.0 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,658 | 70.4 | +28.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath ward

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacki Wilkinson | 2,569 | 41.9 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Western | 1,799 | 29.3 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Wilson | 1,519 | 24.8 | +9.6 |
| | Green | Christine McLaughlin | 247 | 4.0 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 12.6 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,134 | 66.2 | +30.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brooklands ward

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam Dixon* | 2,648 | 46.8 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Angela Gratrix | 1,444 | 25.5 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John O'Connor | 1,389 | 24.5 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 179 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 21.3 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,660 | 71.0 | +32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Quayle* | 1,972 | 51.2 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Cooke | 1,025 | 26.6 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 743 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Daniel Wadsworth | 115 | 3.0 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 947 | 24.6 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,855 | 53.5 | +25.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford ward

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sophie Taylor* | 3,192 | 66.9 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wright | 840 | 17.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lee Peck | 395 | 8.3 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Anne Power | 343 | 7.2 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,352 | 49.3 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,770 | 62.4 | +30.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Cornes* | 2,232 | 43.3 | −19.8 |
| | Labour | Helen Simpson | 1,969 | 38.2 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 801 | 15.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 157 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 5.1 | −21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,159 | 66.5 | +30.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Reilly* | 2,678 | 55.0 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 1,648 | 33.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Joe Westbrook | 541 | 11.1 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 21.2 | −11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,867 | 64.7 | +26.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton ward

Flixton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Viv Ward* | 2,541 | 43.2 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | Tom McDonald | 2,214 | 37.6 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 915 | 15.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Paul Syrett | 218 | 3.7 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 5.6 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,888 | 70.8 | +32.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Acton* | 2,721 | 58.6 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Levenston | 913 | 19.6 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Beswick | 801 | 17.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Philip Leape | 212 | 4.6 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,808 | 38.9 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,647 | 58.2 | +30.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dylan Butt* | 3,279 | 61.5 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Taylor | 1,240 | 23.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Joyce Acton | 663 | 12.4 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Sarah McIlroy | 150 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,039 | 38.2 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,332 | 69.7 | +30.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Central ward

Hale Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Mitchell* | 2,961 | 54.9 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 1,191 | 22.1 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Brock | 915 | 17.0 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Sam Little | 328 | 6.1 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,770 | 32.8 | −12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,395 | 71.8 | +33.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford ward

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 2,908 | 53.5 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 1,181 | 21.7 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rhodes | 881 | 16.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 463 | 8.5 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,727 | 31.8 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,433 | 62.5 | +28.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory ward

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Baugh* | 2,087 | 39.3 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | James Callaghan | 1,618 | 30.5 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Jones | 1,345 | 25.3 | +7.5 |
| | Green | Emma Handley | 263 | 5.0 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 8.8 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,313 | 66.7 | +27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Gratrix | 2,032 | 40.9 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Christine Bailey* | 1,668 | 33.6 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Hurst | 1,068 | 21.5 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Bridget Battye | 198 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,966 | 65.2 | +28.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Chilton | 2,367 | 43.3 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Thomas Tomkins | 1,619 | 29.6 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Rhodes | 1,089 | 19.9 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 223 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Zoe Power | 165 | 3.0 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 748 | 13.7 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,463 | 62.8 | +26.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford ward

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dolores O'Sullivan | 2,585 | 53.0 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Benita Dirikis | 1,192 | 24.4 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 845 | 17.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Liz O'Neill | 255 | 5.2 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,393 | 28.6 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,877 | 62.0 | +25.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley ward

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor* | 2,638 | 42.0 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Angela Bruer-Morris | 2,384 | 37.9 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Margaret Westhead | 863 | 13.7 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | Ken Bullman | 253 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 144 | 2.3 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 4.0 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,282 | 74.8 | +30.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Urmston ward

Urmston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Procter | 2,292 | 42.4 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | James Wibberley* | 2,042 | 37.8 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 821 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 252 | 4.7 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,407 | 67.5 | +25.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Village ward

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Fishwick* | 2,399 | 46.3 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Peers | 1,644 | 31.7 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Thom Shelton | 977 | 18.9 | +7.3 |
| | Green | Michael Leigh | 161 | 3.1 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 14.6 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,181 | 66.3 | +28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |