# 2002 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 52.3%.

## Election result

Trafford Council Election 2002 :
| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Labour Party | 34,670 (41.2%) | 4.2 | 11 (52.4%) | 11 / 21 | | 32 (50.8%) | 32 / 63 |
| Conservative Party | 37,938 (45.1%) | 6.4 | 9 (42.9%) | 9 / 21 | 1 | 28 (44.4%) | 28 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10,071 (12.0%) | 0.9 | 1 (4.8%) | 1 / 21 | | 3 (4.8%) | 3 / 63 |
| Green Party | 653 (0.8%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| Independent | 636 (0.8%) | 0.4 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| Socialist Labour Party | 189 (0.2%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 1 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 32 | 3 | 28 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham

Altrincham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Fildes* | 2,503 | 54.5 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 1,472 | 32.0 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gaskell | 621 | 13.5 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 22.5 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,596 | 52.8 | +20.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon

Bowdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marie Harney* | 3,345 | 63.9 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Helen Walsh | 771 | 14.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Legge | 762 | 14.6 | +0.0 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 359 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,574 | 49.2 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,237 | 56.7 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Baugh* | 2,454 | 49.9 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Williams | 2,060 | 41.9 | −6.7 |
| | Independent | Guy Morgan | 404 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,918 | 57.3 | +19.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Higgins* | 2,378 | 56.6 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Philip Morgan | 1,086 | 25.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 737 | 17.5 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,292 | 30.7 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,201 | 54.3 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow

Bucklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Kanes* | 1,759 | 75.3 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | James Davies | 576 | 24.7 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,183 | 50.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 41.0 | +22.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Mitchell* | 2,256 | 75.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Kelly | 428 | 14.4 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Anne Power | 294 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,828 | 61.4 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,978 | 40.0 | +17.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edith Eadie* | 2,126 | 57.4 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Nigel Roberts | 1,581 | 42.7 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 14.7 | −19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,707 | 52.2 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Reilly | 2,189 | 51.7 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Freda Mottley* | 2,049 | 48.4 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 3.3 | −22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,238 | 56.6 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Flixton

Flixton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Summerfield | 2,070 | 51.5 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Karina Carter | 1,946 | 48.5 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 3.0 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,016 | 53.8 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale

Hale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Mullins | 3,333 | 69.1 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Beverly Harrison | 828 | 17.2 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 664 | 13.8 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,505 | 51.9 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,825 | 58.0 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 2,174 | 62.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | John Schofield | 1,318 | 37.7 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 856 | 24.6 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,492 | 48.5 | +13.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Rigby* | 2,914 | 55.8 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Sophie Taylor | 1,621 | 31.0 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 687 | 13.2 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,293 | 24.8 | −17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,222 | 54.6 | +22.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| 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 | | |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Brotherton* | 1,909 | 48.5 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Garner | 1,183 | 30.0 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Riley | 846 | 21.5 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 18.5 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,938 | 51.3 | +10.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Gratrix* | 1,906 | 47.5 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Lynch | 1,311 | 32.7 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Hurst | 564 | 14.1 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Majorie Hepburn | 232 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 14.8 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,013 | 53.2 | +19.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leonard Murkin* | 2,737 | 66.4 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | Dilraz Butt | 1,386 | 33.6 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,351 | 32.8 | +32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,123 | 49.8 | +19.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Adshead* | 2,224 | 58.3 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | John Lamb | 1,403 | 36.8 | −6.3 |
| | Socialist Labour | Prudence Hibberd | 189 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | 21.5 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,816 | 50.8 | +18.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Talbot

Talbot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Beaumont* | 1,824 | 77.2 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | George Manley | 538 | 22.8 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,286 | 54.4 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,362 | 37.9 | +16.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Bowker* | 2,426 | 53.4 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 2,120 | 46.6 | +18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 6.8 | −18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,546 | 52.4 | +18.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Urmston

Urmston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Acton* | 2,323 | 56.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 1,765 | 43.2 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 13.6 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,088 | 54.0 | +12.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Fishwick | 3,070 | 65.1 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Morris | 1,648 | 34.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 30.2 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,718 | 50.6 | +12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2002 and 2003

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 | | |