# Talbot (ward)

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

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1975 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1976 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1978 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1979 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1980 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1982 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1983 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1984 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| 1986 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Cliff Cronshaw (Lab) |
| Nov 1986 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1987 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1988 | George Marland (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1990 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1991 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Larry Sullivan (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1992 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Alf Bates (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1994 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Alf Bates (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1995 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Alf Bates (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1996 | Beverley Hughes (Lab) | Alf Bates (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| Sep 1997 | Simon Beaumont (Lab) | Alf Bates (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1998 | Simon Beaumont (Lab) | Alf Bates (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 1999 | Simon Beaumont (Lab) | Alf Bates (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 2000 | Simon Beaumont (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 2002 | Simon Beaumont (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |
| 2003 | Simon Beaumont (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) |

## Elections in the 2000s

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauleen Lane* | 1,505 | 60.8 | −16.4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Levenston | 570 | 23.0 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Angela Hall | 401 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | 37.8 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,476 | 40.2 | +2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2002 :
| 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 | | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurence Walsh | 906 | 66.6 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Colin Levenston | 349 | 25.6 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Shacklock | 106 | 7.8 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 41.0 | −17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,361 | 21.5 | −0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lane* | 1,038 | 76.3 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Levenston | 245 | 18.0 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shacklock | 77 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 58.3 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,360 | 21.8 | +0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Beaumont* | 944 | 72.3 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | S. M. Dirikis | 361 | 27.7 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 44.6 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,305 | 20.9 | −7.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
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 | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Bates* | 1,312 | 76.3 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 381 | 22.2 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | K. J. Martin | 27 | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 931 | 54.1 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,720 | 28.0 | −5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. A. Lane* | 1,642 | 78.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 425 | 20.2 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | K. J. Martin | 32 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,217 | 58.0 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,099 | 33.5 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. J. Hughes* | 1,779 | 77.6 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 515 | 22.4 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,264 | 55.1 | +25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,294 | 35.4 | +6.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Bates | 1,235 | 63.2 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 650 | 33.3 | +2.4 |
| | Green | J. H. Piprani | 47 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | K. J. Martin | 21 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 30.0 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 29.1 | −8.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. A. Lane* | 1,731 | 69.1 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 775 | 30.9 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 38.1 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,506 | 37.2 | −3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. J. Hughes | 2,026 | 72.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 578 | 20.7 | −8.5 |
| | Green | D. Glazier | 187 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,448 | 51.9 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,791 | 40.3 | +5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. F. Sullivan* | 1,775 | 70.8 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 731 | 29.2 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,044 | 41.7 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,506 | 34.8 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. A. Lane* | 1,760 | 61.7 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 1,030 | 36.1 | +13.4 |
| | Independent | K. J. Martin | 61 | 2.1 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 25.6 | −18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | 39.8 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
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 | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Marland* | 1,775 | 67.2 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 600 | 22.7 | −6.2 |
| | SDP | K. Clarke | 252 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| | Independent | K. J. Martin | 13 | 0.5 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,175 | 44.5 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,640 | 36.2 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. L. Sullivan* | 1,744 | 67.6 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 747 | 28.9 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | K. J. Martin | 90 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 38.6 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,581 | 35.2 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. C. Cronshaw* | 1,843 | 62.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | S. M. Dirikis | 781 | 26.3 | +0.8 |
| | Alliance | R. J. Allan | 346 | 11.6 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | 35.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,970 | 39.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Marland* | 1,721 | 58.6 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | B. M. Dirikis | 750 | 25.5 | −0.1 |
| | SDP | S. Everett | 467 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 971 | 33.0 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,938 | 39.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. F. Sullivan* | 2,192 | 74.4 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | B. M. Dirikis | 754 | 25.6 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | 48.8 | +27.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,946 | 39.1 | −29.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. C. Cronshaw* | 3,339 | 56.5 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | J. R. Gregory | 2,065 | 34.9 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal | W. A. Munden | 509 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,274 | 21.5 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,913 | 69.0 | +35.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Marland* | 1,780 | 61.5 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | W. Outhwaite | 1,113 | 38.5 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | 23.1 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,893 | 33.3 | −4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. F. Sullivan* | 1,786 | 52.8 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | T. W. Thompson | 1,143 | 33.8 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | T. A. Dixon | 451 | 13.3 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 19.0 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,380 | 37.9 | +3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. C. Cronshaw* | 1,406 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 950 | 30.8 |
| | Liberal | T. A. Dixon | 729 | 23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,085 | 34.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Marland | 1,755 | 60.5 | |
| | Labour | D. F. Sullivan | 1,715 | | |
| | Labour | H. C. Cronshaw | 1,694 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Schofield | 956 | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative | F. Warbrick | 905 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Miles | 843 | | |
| | Communist | A. Ironmonger | 190 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,901 | 30.1 | |
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