# 2011 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to the Council of the metropolitan borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 32,376 (43.1%) | 2.8 | 14 (63.6%) | 14 / 22 | | 37 (58.7%) | 37 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 29,596 (39.4%) | 7.7 | 8 (36.4%) | 8 / 22 | 1 | 22 (34.9%) | 22 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,459 (9.9%) | 12.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | 1 | 4 (6.3%) | 4 / 63 |
| Green Party | 5,172 (6.9%) | 2.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| UKIP | 542 (0.7%) | 0.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 22 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 22 | 4 | 37 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham ward

Altrincham (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matt Colledge | 1,752 | 50.3 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Alex Williams* | 1,563 | | |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Brock | 1,036 | 29.9 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Thom Shelton | 934 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karin Holden | 431 | 11.9 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 355 | | |
| | Green | Paul Bayliss | 286 | 7.9 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 238 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 16.0 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,595 | 42.5 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Whetton* | 1,715 | 50.5 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Wilton | 1,162 | 34.2 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marritt | 288 | 8.5 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Joseph Westbrook | 229 | 6.7 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 16.3 | −17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,394 | 46.3 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon ward

Bowdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hyman* | 2,497 | 70.7 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 541 | 15.3 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 251 | 7.1 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 242 | 6.9 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,956 | 55.4 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,531 | 48.6 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath ward

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Weston* | 1,879 | 43.2 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Leask | 1,757 | 40.4 | +12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Taylor | 307 | 7.1 | −6.2 |
| | UKIP | John Walsh | 205 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Sara Ahsan | 202 | 4.6 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 2.8 | −20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,350 | 45.9 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brooklands ward

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Higgins* | 1,995 | 52.7 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Lewis Dagnall | 1,172 | 31.0 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John O'Connor | 393 | 10.4 | −9.1 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 226 | 6.0 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 21.7 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,786 | 47.7 | +7..3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Smith* | 1,432 | 63.3 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Lee Peck | 553 | 24.5 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Daniel Wadsworth | 153 | 6.8 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 123 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | 38.9 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,261 | 31.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford ward

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ejaz Malik* | 2,310 | 76.2 | +17.0 |
| | Green | Anne Power | 354 | 11.7 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Alex Finney | 247 | 8.1 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sherliker | 121 | 4.0 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,956 | 64.5 | +20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,032 | 39.6 | +6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lisa Cooke | 1,759 | 51.0 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Helen Simpson | 1,448 | 42.0 | +10.6 |
| | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 134 | 3.9 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 105 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 9.0 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,446 | 44.7 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Reilly* | 1,666 | 51.5 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Joyce Acton | 1,261 | 39.0 | +8.7 |
| | Green | Jonathan Carr | 189 | 5.8 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 119 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 12.5 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,235 | 42.9 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton ward

Flixton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Coupe* | 1,754 | 47.9 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Freda Mottley | 1,473 | 40.2 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 284 | 7.8 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 150 | 4.1 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 7.7 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 43.8 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Cordingley* | 1,787 | 67.8 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Martin | 515 | 19.5 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Philip Leape | 198 | 7.5 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Renee Matthews | 137 | 5.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 48.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,637 | 32.9 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Sharp* | 2,439 | 68.5 | −1.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Barbara Twiney | 549 | 15.4 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Doyle | 391 | 11.0 | −5.4 |
| | Green | Sarah McIlroy | 180 | 5.1 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,890 | 53.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,559 | 46.8 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Central ward

Hale Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Young* | 2,040 | 59.0 | −4.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 751 | 21.7 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 339 | 9.8 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 327 | 9.5 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,289 | 37.3 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,457 | 45.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford ward

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Duffield | 2,194 | 63.0 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 734 | 21.1 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 389 | 11.2 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 164 | 4.7 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,460 | 41.9 | +26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,481 | 39.9 | +4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory ward

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Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Western | 1,510 | 43.3 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Zubair Ali | 993 | 28.5 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 620 | 17.8 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Emma Handley | 364 | 10.4 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 517 | 14.8 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,487 | 43.9 | +4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joanne Bennett* | 1,494 | 47.3 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Parris | 1,260 | 39.9 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Carter | 216 | 6.8 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Nigel Woodcock | 191 | 6.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 7.4 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,161 | 41.7 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bunting* | 1,773 | 50.4 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Matthew Finnegan | 1,246 | 35.4 | +9.2 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 201 | 5.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jordan Cooper | 190 | 5.4 | −5.7 |
| | Green | Iram Zaman | 108 | 3.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 15.0 | −13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,518 | 40.0 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford ward

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Adshead* | 1,923 | 61.2 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hooley | 766 | 24.4 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Liz O'Neill | 299 | 9.5 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Shaw | 154 | 4.9 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,157 | 36.8 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,142 | 40.3 | +3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley ward

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Bruer-Morris | 1,820 | 42.8 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 1,318 | 31.0 | −16.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 924 | 21.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 191 | 4.5 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 11.8 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,253 | 50.6 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Urmston ward

Urmston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Harding | 1,786 | 48.3 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Kelson* | 1,441 | 38.9 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Helen Jocys | 196 | 5.3 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hurst | 142 | 3.8 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Robert Rawcliffe | 136 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,701 | 46.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Village ward

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura Evans | 1,215 | 35.1 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kenyon | 1,154 | 33.4 | −16.3 |
| | Labour | Majella Kennedy | 906 | 26.2 | +16.5 |
| | Green | Michael Leigh | 183 | 5.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,458 | 44.1 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |