# Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Trafford Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.

## Council elections

One third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
* 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 10 May.
* 1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 1 May.
* 1976 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May.
* 1978 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.
* 1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
* 1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 1 May.
* 1982 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May.
* 1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
* 1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
* 1986 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 8 May.
* 1987 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 7 May.
* 1988 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
* 1990 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.
* 1991 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.
* 1992 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 7 May.
* 1994 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
* 1995 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.
* 1996 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.
* 1998 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 7 May.
* 1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May.
* 2000 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.
* 2002 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.
* 2003 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 1 May.
* 2004 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 10 June. (All seats contested due to boundary changes)
* 2006 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May.
* 2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
* 2008 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 1 May
* 2010 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May
* 2011 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May
* 2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
* 2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 22 May.
* 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 7 May.
* 2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
* 2018 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 3 May.
* 2019 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.
* 2021 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 6 May (delayed from May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic).
* 2022 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 5 May.
* 2023 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 4 May (All seats contested due to boundary changes).
* 2024 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, held Thursday 2 May.

## Results maps

* 1973 results map
* 1975 results map
* 1976 results map
* 1978 results map
* 1979 results map
* 1980 results map
* 1982 results map
* 1983 results map
* 1984 results map
* 1986 results map
* 1987 results map
* 1988 results map
* 1990 results map
* 1991 results map
* 1992 results map
* 1994 results map
* 1995 results map
* 1996 results map
* 1998 results map
* 1999 results map
* 2000 results map
* 2002 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### By-elections in the 2020s

Bucklow-St. Martins By-Election 2 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frances Cosby | 794 | 62.0 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 284 | 22.0 | 1.7 |
| | Reform UK | Paul Swansborough | 82 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Rodrigo Capucho Paulo | 80 | 6.2 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Sellars | 36 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 39.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,325 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 17.5 | 7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### By-elections in the 2010s

Bucklow-St. Martins By-Election 14 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aidan Williams | 1,050 | 64.7 | +26.3 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Marland | 456 | 28.1 | +11.0 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Beaumont | 65 | 4.0 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 33 | 2.0 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 18 | 1.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 35.7 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,662 | 22.0 | −10.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Broadheath By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amy Marie Whyte | 2,086 | 46.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Dave Morgan | 1,778 | 40.9 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Alexander Latham | 271 | 6.2 | +1.1 |
| | UKIP | Mike Bayley-Sanderson | 91 | 2.1 | |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 80 | 1.8 | −2.0 |
| | Independent | Stephen John Farndon | 36 | 0.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 7.1 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4342 | 44.3 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Broadheath By-Election 16 January 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Boyle | 1,377 | 44.5 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Houraghan | 1,258 | 40.6 | +1.8 |
| | UKIP | Ron George | 234 | 7.5 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Jones | 150 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Joe Ryan | 67 | 2.2 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 3.8 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,097 | 30.3 | −8.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### By-elections in the 2000s

Davyhulme West By-Election 25 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Hooley | 1,070 | 52.2 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Bill Clarke | 757 | 36.9 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Vernon | 222 | 10.8 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 15.3 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | 27.2 | −21.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Timperley By-Election 25 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Bullman | 1,152 | 51.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chappell | 750 | 33.3 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Tom Ross | 349 | 15.5 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 17.9 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,251 | 27.3 | −25.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Davyhulme East By-Election 28 November 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. D. Cornes | 2,030 | 57.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | N. K. Roberts | 1,493 | 42.4 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 15.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,523 | 50.0 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### By-elections in the 1990s

Talbot By-Election 18 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. A. Beaumont | 935 | 81.8 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Ali | 144 | 12.6 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. C. Beswick | 64 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 791 | 69.2 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,143 | 17.9 | −10.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Clifford By-Election 16 December 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. W. Stennett | 1,207 | 78.8 | +16.7 |
| | Conservative | C. H. Davenport | 226 | 14.8 | −17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. C. Beswick | 99 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 981 | 64.0 | +34.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,532 | 17.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
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 | | |

### By-elections in the 1980s

Bowdon By-Election 15 June 1989 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. C. Harney | 2,582 | 59.6 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | H. F. Busteed | 674 | 15.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. P. Pawson | 567 | 13.1 | −0.5 |
| | Green | M. R. Rowtham | 506 | 11.7 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,908 | 44.1 | +3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,329 | 47.3 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Urmston By-Election 24 November 1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 1,563 | 52.6 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | J. G. Graham | 1,406 | 47.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 5.3 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,969 | 37.2 | +14.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mersey St. Marys By-Election 22 January 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. G. Brownhill | 1,610 | 56.7 | +5.0 |
| | SDP | R. J. Thompson | 683 | 24.0 | +24.0 |
| | Labour | P. Miller | 550 | 19.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 927 | 32.6 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,843 | 29.6 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Talbot By-Election 6 November 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. A. Lane | 1,209 | 68.3 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 562 | 31.7 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 647 | 36.5 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,771 | 24.3 | −11.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Altrincham By-Election 6 March 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. F. L. Wood | 1,150 | 38.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | S. M. A. O'Beirne | 983 | 32.7 | −10.9 |
| | SDP | B. M. Keeley-Huggett | 793 | 26.4 | +26.4 |
| | Green | N. J. Eadie | 81 | 2.7 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 5.6 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 37.4 | −11.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Urmston By-Election 6 March 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 1,321 | 44.7 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | E. May | 871 | 29.5 | −14.5 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 762 | 25.8 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 15.2 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,954 | 37.1 | −6.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Flixton By-Election 23 May 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. E. Parry | 1,608 | 40.5 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | A. M. Durbin | 1,213 | 30.6 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | M. J. Goggins | 1,146 | 28.9 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 10.0 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,967 | 49.4 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Timperley By-Election 8 July 1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. J. Watkins | 1,433 | 47.3 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal | G. K. Stuart | 1,388 | 45.8 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | R. J. Short | 208 | 6.9 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.5 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,029 | 33.8 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Village By-Election 18 March 1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. B. Slack | 1,338 | 38.6 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | D. Merrell | 1,138 | 32.9 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | R. Crewe | 988 | 28.5 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 5.8 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,464 | 41.2 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Flixton By-Election 9 July 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. E. Earl | 1,400 | 40.1 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | P. Schofield | 1,199 | 34.3 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully | 895 | 25.6 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 5.8 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,494 | 44.4 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Davyhulme West By-Election 11 June 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,417 | 43.3 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | D. P. Harding | 1,242 | 37.9 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | J. A. Cottrell | 617 | 18.8 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 5.3 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,276 | 39.7 | −4.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### By-elections in the 1970s

Davyhulme West By-Election 13 December 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. P. Harding | 858 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| | Labour | A. Stringer | 752 | 36.2 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | L. O'Rourke | 466 | 22.4 | −38.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 5.1 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,076 | 20.0 | −55.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Longford By-Election 30 August 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. E. Cottam | 1,187 | 42.7 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | J. A. Schofield | 1,127 | 40.5 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | H. D. Locksley | 466 | 16.8 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 2.2 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,780 | 29.1 | −43.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Broadheath By-Election 24 March 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. G. Currie | 1,183 | 56.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | E. H. Faulkner | 579 | 27.7 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | P. B. Ayo | 325 | 15.6 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 28.9 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,087 | 31.7 | −13.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Martins By-Election 24 March 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Almond | 1,862 | 58.7 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | B. Brotherton | 744 | 23.5 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal | W. J. Golding | 566 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,118 | 35.2 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | 28.1 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Village By-Election 14 October 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Holden | 1,307 | 67.1 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | J. Gregory | 640 | 32.9 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | 34.3 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 24.3 | −20.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St. Martins By-Election 18 July 1974 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. A. G. Morgan Evans | 1,752 | 46.2 | −13.8 |
| | Labour | T. J. Packham | 1,191 | 31.4 | |
| | Liberal | M. Wood | 849 | 22.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,792 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |