1986 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1986 UK local government election

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8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)

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23 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Barry Brotherton	Colin Warbrick	John Golding
Party	Labour	Conservative	Alliance
Leader's seat	Sale Moor	Urmston	Priory
Last election	6 seats, 35.7%	9 seats, 42.2%	4 seats, 20.3%
Seats before	21	34	8
Seats won	14	6	3
Seats after	30	24	9
Seat change	9	10	1
Popular vote	31,703	30,087	17,808
Percentage	39.6%	37.6%	22.3%
Swing	3.9%	4.6%	2.0%

Map of results of 1986 election

Leader of the Council before election

Colin Warbrick
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Barry Brotherton
Labour

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.

Because the Conservative Candidate for Priory ward, G. V. Burrows, (presumably inadvertently) wrote his occupation in the description box of his nomination paper, his party allegiance is listed on all official records and press coverage of this election as "Taxi Driver". However, as he was, in fact, the official Conservative Candidate, and therefore would doubtless have taken the Conservative whip had he been elected, he is listed on this page as a Conservative, rather than an Independent.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	31,703 (39.6%)	3.9	14 (60.9%)	14 / 23	9	30 (47.6%)	30 / 63
Conservative Party	30,087 (37.6%)	4.6	6 (26.1%)	6 / 23	10	24 (38.1%)	24 / 63
Alliance	17,808 (22.3%)	2.0	3 (13.0%)	3 / 23	1	9 (14.3%)	9 / 63
Green Party	358 (0.4%)	0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 23		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent	13 (0.0%)	1.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 23		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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30	9	24

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. M. Evans	1,523	41.1	+2.3
	Conservative	B. L. Slater*	1,352	36.4	−7.2
	SDP	Barbara M. Keeley-Huggett	725	19.5	+19.5
	Green	N. J. Eadie	110	3.0	+1.4
Majority			171	4.6	−0.2
Turnout			3,710	46.1	+3.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Gill*	2,449	60.2	−12.9
	SDP	V. G. O'Hara	1,026	25.2	+25.2
	Labour	M. J. Hendrickson	434	10.7	−6.2
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	160	3.9	−6.1
Majority			1,423	35.0	−21.1
Turnout			4,069	44.9	−11.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. J. Hyland	1,387	38.9	+2.2
	Conservative	M. J. Barltrop	1,334	37.4	−8.8
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,308	36.7	−9.5
	Labour	J. B. Morton	1,300	36.5	−0.2
	SDP	D. E. Armstrong	948	26.6	+9.5
	SDP	R. C. Tweed	858	24.1	+7.0
Majority			26	0.7	−8.9
Turnout			3,565	45.9	+4.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Waterfall*	1,881	50.3	−1.2
	Alliance	Cecil Fink	1,354	36.2	−1.0
	Labour	E. D. Shaw	507	13.5	+2.2
Majority			527	14.1	−0.2
Turnout			3,742	46.0	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Holland*	1,747	80.0	+24.4
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	438	20.0	+7.2
Majority			1,309	59.9	+20.0
Turnout			2,185	31.7	−6.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. M. Sheehan	2,285	77.1	+6.1
	Conservative	M. Howard	680	22.9	−6.1
Majority			1,605	54.1	+12.1
Turnout			2,965	33.5	−4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Haigh*	1,812	50.2	+4.5
	Labour	J. B. Roberts	1,320	36.6	+1.8
	SDP	R. J. Thompson	474	13.1	+13.1
Majority			492	13.6	+2.7
Turnout			3,606	46.6	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,683	42.5	−4.9
	Conservative	P. Bates	1,421	35.9	−8.2
	Liberal	M. E. Clarke	856	21.6	+21.6
Majority			262	6.6	+3.3
Turnout			3,960	47.2	−1.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Flixton

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. J. Hughes	1,477	35.1	+11.0
	Conservative	C. A. Lord*	1,432	34.1	−3.4
	Liberal	P. I. M. Crompton	1,293	30.8	−7.6
Majority			45	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			4,202	52.4	+0.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hale

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Roberts	2,317	57.2	−5.7
	Liberal	J. H. Mulholland	1,383	34.1	+5.6
	Labour	C. E. Donegan	263	6.5	+0.4
	Green	J. S. Menzies	88	2.2	−0.4
Majority			934	23.1	−11.3
Turnout			4,051	45.7	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Longford (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. P. Hagan	1,824	53.2	−1.1
	Labour	P. J. Morgan	1,711	49.9	−4.4
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield*	1,292	37.7	−8.0
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	1,235	36.0	−9.7
	SDP	M. L. Kugler	313	9.1	N/A
Majority			419	12.2	+3.6
Turnout			3,426	45.7	+1.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. I. Carter	2,155	51.7	−7.2
	Liberal	A. Kelly	1,202	28.8	+4.5
	Labour	P. J. English	815	19.5	+2.7
Majority			953	22.8	−11.7
Turnout			4,172	43.4	+4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,551	64.4	+9.1
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	859	35.6	+1.0
Majority			692	28.7	+8.0
Turnout			2,410	38.3	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edna Mitchell	1,351	39.3	−0.4
	Labour	B. K. Lund	1,161	33.8	+8.1
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	926	26.9	−7.7
Majority			190	5.5	+0.4
Turnout			3,438	42.4	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Mee*	1,509	48.9	+7.2
	Conservative	E. A. Robinson	905	29.3	−5.7
	Liberal	Hilary Hughes	671	21.8	+21.8
Majority			604	19.6	+12.8
Turnout			3,085	39.9	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. T. Murkin	2,243	52.1	−0.5
	Conservative	M. E. King*	1,411	32.8	+1.3
	Liberal	T. J. P. Corbett	654	15.2	−0.7
Majority			832	19.3	−1.8
Turnout			4,308	45.2	+2.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Stretford

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Adshead	1,772	48.0	+5.6
	Conservative	M. Hindley*	1,483	40.2	−5.6
	SDP	L. L. Sumner	437	11.8	0
Majority			289	7.8	+4.4
Turnout			3,692	45.2	+1.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Talbot

Talbot
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			1,175	44.5	+5.9
Turnout			2,640	36.2	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Farnsworth	1,628	41.2	−3.9
	Conservative	Ken Davies*	1,534	38.8	+3.3
	Labour	A. D. McNee	792	20.0	+0.5
Majority			94	2.4	−7.2
Turnout			3,954	44.2	+5.1
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Hanrahan	1,572	43.2	+3.9
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,467	40.3	−3.7
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	603	16.6	−0.1
Majority			105	2.9	−1.7
Turnout			3,642	45.7	+1.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Village

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Cragg	1,780	44.1	−4.4
	Conservative	M. J. Booth	1,207	29.9	−1.5
	Labour	M. C. Jenkinson	1,052	26.0	+5.9
Majority			573	14.2	−2.9
Turnout			4,039	47.5	−2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

By-elections between 1986 and 1987

Talbot By-Election 6 November 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Lane	1,209	68.3	+1.1
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	562	31.7	+9.0
Majority			647	36.5	−8.0
Turnout			1,771	24.3	−11.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's By-Election 22 January 1987
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			927	32.6	+9.8
Turnout			2,843	29.6	−13.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

"Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 9 May 1986", Trafford M.B.C.(1986).

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