# Park (Trafford ward)

Park was an electoral ward of Trafford covering Trafford Park and part of Stretford.
The ward was abolished in 2004, and most of its area incorporated into the new Gorse Hill Ward.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | J. Hurst (Lab) | Herbert Pyper (Lab) | James Haydock (Lab) |
| 1975 | J. Hurst (Lab) | Herbert Pyper (Lab) | J. Schofield (Con) |
| 1976 | J. Hurst (Lab) | Herbert Pyper (Lab) | J. Schofield (Con) |
| 1978 | James Haydock (Lab) | Herbert Pyper (Lab) | J. Schofield (Con) |
| 1979 | James Haydock (Lab) | Herbert Pyper (Lab) | A. Davies (Lab) |
| 1980 | James Haydock (Lab) | Herbert Pyper (Lab) | A. Davies (Lab) |
| 1982 | James Haydock (Lab) | Herbert Pyper (Lab) | A. Davies (Lab) |
| 1983 | James Haydock (Lab) | Herbert Pyper (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1984 | James Haydock (Lab) | Chris Reid (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1986 | James Haydock (Lab) | Chris Reid (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1987 | James Haydock (Lab) | Chris Reid (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1988 | James Haydock (Lab) | Philip Morgan (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1990 | James Haydock (Lab) | Philip Morgan (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1991 | James Haydock (Lab) | Philip Morgan (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1992 | James Haydock (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1994 | James Haydock (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1995 | James Haydock (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1996 | James Haydock (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1998 | James Haydock (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 1999 | James Haydock (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 2000 | James Haydock (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 2002 | Ian McDermott (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Ray Tully (Lab) |
| 2003 | Ian McDermott (Lab) | Justine Williams (Lab) | Margaret Strickland (Lab) |

## Elections in the 2000s

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Strickland | 1,604 | 61.5 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | John Schofield | 1,006 | 38.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 23.0 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,610 | 44.0 | −2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian McDermott | 1,750 | 62.8 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Pervez Nakvi | 1,038 | 37.2 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 25.6 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,788 | 46.8 | +22.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Justine Williams* | 835 | 55.4 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Pervez Nakvi | 672 | 44.6 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 10.8 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 24.8 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tully* | 858 | 59.4 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Nakvi | 487 | 33.7 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | JAD Ackroyd | 99 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 25.7 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,444 | 23.8 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock* | 956 | 64.3 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 531 | 35.7 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 28.6 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,487 | 24.4 | −8.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Williams* | 1,307 | 66.8 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 650 | 33.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 33.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,957 | 32.4 | −4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully* | 1,481 | 66.7 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 739 | 33.3 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 33.4 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,220 | 37.0 | −3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock* | 1,415 | 58.8 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | C. H. Davenport | 772 | 32.1 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. O. Bowater | 218 | 9.1 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 26.7 | +25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,405 | 40.6 | +6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Williams | 955 | 47.4 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 928 | 46.1 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. R. Hedley | 132 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.3 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,015 | 34.0 | −7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| 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 | 17.9 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 41.4 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock* | 1,813 | 64.0 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 1,022 | 36.0 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 791 | 27.9 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | 46.4 | +3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. J. Morgan | 1,521 | 57.7 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Meadowcroft | 942 | 35.7 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. C. Beswick | 174 | 6.6 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 22.0 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,637 | 43.3 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully* | 1,254 | 43.8 | −20.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Meadowcroft | 1,111 | 38.8 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | F. C. Beswick | 497 | 17.4 | +17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 5.0 | −23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,862 | 45.9 | +7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock* | 1,551 | 64.4 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | D. Meadowcroft | 859 | 35.6 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 28.7 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,410 | 38.3 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Reid | 1,413 | 55.3 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Meadowcroft | 883 | 34.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | C. R. Hedley | 259 | 10.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 20.7 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,555 | 40.2 | −5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully | 1,435 | 49.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | D. Meadowcroft | 1,097 | 37.7 | −1.9 |
| | Alliance | C. R. Hedley | 377 | 13.0 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 11.6 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,909 | 45.7 | +7.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock* | 1,046 | 41.5 | −23.5 |
| | Conservative | F. D. Redfern | 998 | 39.6 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal | C. R. Hedley | 475 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 1.9 | −29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,519 | 38.5 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Pyper* | 1,981 | 65.0 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | W. P. Coates | 1,027 | 33.7 | −5.3 |
| | Communist | E. H. Hook | 40 | 1.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 954 | 31.3 | +18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,048 | 42.9 | −32.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. R. Davies | 2,198 | 51.7 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | J. A. Schofield* | 1,659 | 39.0 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal | C. R. Hedley | 354 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Communist | E. H. Hook | 41 | 1.0 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 12.7 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,252 | 75.2 | +36.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock | 1,118 | 49.9 | 0 |
| | Conservative | L. Sherwood | 1,076 | 48.0 | +0.7 |
| | Communist | W. Hudson | 47 | 2.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,241 | 39.1 | −4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Pyper* | 1,353 | 49.9 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | W. Matthews | 1,282 | 47.3 | +4.5 |
| | Communist | M. A. Murray | 75 | 2.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 2.6 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,710 | 43.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. A. Schofield | 1,061 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock* | 1,032 | 41.6 |
| | Liberal | W. A. Munden | 324 | 13.1 |
| | Communist | A. Jarratt | 61 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Shaw | 1,530 | 57.8 | |
| | Labour | H. Pyper | 1,503 | | |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock | 1,484 | | |
| | Conservative | W. Matthews | 936 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative | Evans | 886 | | |
| | Conservative | Jaminson | 860 | | |
| | Communist | Jarrett | 181 | 6.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,647 | 39.2 | |
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