# 2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2016. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 23,689 (39.5%) | 3.6 | 10 (47.6%) | 10 / 21 | 3 | 34 (54.0%) | 34 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 25,100 (41.8%) | 2.4 | 9 (42.9%) | 9 / 21 | 3 | 25 (39.7%) | 25 / 63 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,605 (9.3%) | 0.6 | 2 (9.5%) | 2 / 21 | | 4 (6.3%) | 4 / 63 |
| Green Party | 4,505 (7.5%) | 0.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| UKIP | 1,001 (1.7%) | 1.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| Independent | 117 (0.2%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 25 | 4 | 34 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham ward

Altrincham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Williams* | 1,446 | 51.3 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Aidan Williams | 933 | 33.1 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Deborah Leftwich | 252 | 8.9 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Newgrosh | 190 | 6.7 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 18.2 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,821 | 34.8 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Rigby* | 1,396 | 50.1 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Wilton | 992 | 35.6 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Joseph Westbrook | 235 | 8.4 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marritt | 161 | 5.8 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 14.5 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,784 | 39.0 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon ward

Bowdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean Anstee* | 1,885 | 68.3 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Hague | 432 | 15.6 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Bridget Green | 257 | 9.3 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstie Davidson | 187 | 6.8 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,453 | 52.6 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,761 | 38.8 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath ward

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Western | 1,662 | 46.3 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Houraghan* | 1,397 | 38.9 | −4.3 |
| | UKIP | John Walsh | 221 | 6.2 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Sara Ahsan | 156 | 4.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 152 | 4.2 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 7.4 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,588 | 38.8 | −7.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Brooklands ward

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Boyes | 1,421 | 48.1 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Louise Dagnall | 972 | 32.9 | +1.9 |
| | Green | David Eatock | 247 | 8.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael McDonald | 197 | 6.7 | −3.7 |
| | Independent | Colin Bearfield | 117 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 15.2 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,954 | 38.6 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Platt* | 1,238 | 67.1 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Lee Peck | 393 | 21.3 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Daniel Wadsworth | 110 | 6.0 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Rogers | 105 | 5.7 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 45.8 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,846 | 27.8 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford ward

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eunice Whitfield Stennett* | 2,035 | 79.8 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Anne Power | 284 | 11.1 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | James Heywood | 173 | 6.8 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bird | 59 | 2.3 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,751 | 68.6 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,551 | 35.4 | −4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Blackburn* | 1,480 | 49.3 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Helen Simpson | 1,295 | 43.1 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 155 | 5.2 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Clarke | 75 | 2.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 6.2 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,005 | 40.6 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Shaw* | 1,345 | 47.1 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | George Devlin | 1,241 | 43.4 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Christine McLaughlin | 196 | 6.9 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogg | 75 | 2.6 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 3.6 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,857 | 39.1 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton ward

Flixton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 1,481 | 46.3 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Freda Mottley | 1,330 | 41.6 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Alison Cavanagh | 294 | 9.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Elliott | 94 | 2.9 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 4.7 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,199 | 39.5 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,633 | 71.7 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Martin | 368 | 16.2 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Philip Leape | 196 | 8.6 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Renee Matthews | 81 | 3.6 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,265 | 55.5 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,278 | 31.1 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Myers* | 1,774 | 62.8 | −5.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Barbara Twiney | 438 | 15.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Taylor | 256 | 9.1 | −1.9 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Weighell | 214 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Green | Sarah McIlroy | 142 | 5.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,336 | 47.3 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,824 | 38.7 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale Central ward

Hale Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Candish* | 1,484 | 58.1 | −0.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Beverley Harrison | 569 | 22.3 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Samuel Little | 303 | 11.9 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Birtwistle | 200 | 7.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 35.8 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,556 | 34.9 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford ward

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 1,885 | 65.3 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Alex Finney | 532 | 18.4 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 375 | 13.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Doyle | 96 | 3.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,353 | 46.8 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 | 35.0 | −4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory ward

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Barry Brotherton* | 1,471 | 51.8 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Dave Hopps | 879 | 31.0 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 255 | 9.0 | −8.8 |
| | Green | Paul Bayliss | 235 | 8.3 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 20.8 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,840 | 37.4 | −6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Freeman | 1,355 | 49.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Hooley* | 1,032 | 37.4 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Nigel Woodcock | 205 | 7.4 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Carter | 168 | 6.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 11.7 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,760 | 37.9 | −3.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Holden* | 1,285 | 43.0 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Simon Buckley | 1,266 | 42.4 | +7.0 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Farndon | 203 | 6.8 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jordan Cooper | 122 | 4.1 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Joseph Ryan | 111 | 3.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.6 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,987 | 35.2 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford ward

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Ross* | 1,666 | 62.4 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Parris | 475 | 17.8 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Liz O'Neill | 266 | 10.0 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | Jan Brzozowski | 167 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cullen | 95 | 3.6 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 | 44.6 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,669 | 35.6 | −4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley ward

Timperley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy* | 1,553 | 43.4 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Mal Choudhury | 1,246 | 34.8 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Majella Dalton-Bartley | 630 | 17.6 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 150 | 4.2 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 8.6 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,579 | 42.9 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Urmston ward

Urmston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Hynes | 1,453 | 45.6 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner* | 1,304 | 41.0 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert Rawcliffe | 196 | 6.2 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Paul Syrett | 145 | 4.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sherliker | 86 | 2.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 4.7 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,184 | 40.4 | −5.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Village ward

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Bowker* | 1,398 | 45.3 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Sephton | 893 | 28.9 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Helen Boyle | 604 | 19.6 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Michael Leigh | 191 | 6.2 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | 16.4 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,086 | 41.0 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2012 and 2014

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 | | |