1992 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1992 UK local government election

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7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

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

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Colin Warbrick	Barry Brotherton	Ray Bowker
Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat	Urmston	Sale Moor (defeated)	Village
Last election	12 seats, 46.7%	8 seats, 37.1%	2 seats, 14.7%
Seats before	34	26	4
Seats won	17	4	1
Seats after	37	22	4
Seat change	3	4
Popular vote	38,604	22,054	11,060
Percentage	53.4%	30.5%	15.3%
Swing	6.7%	6.6%	0.6%

Map of results of 1992 election

Leader of the Council before election

Colin Warbrick
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Colin Warbrick
Conservative

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 7 May 1992. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1996. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	38,604 (53.4%)	6.7	17 (77.3%)	17 / 22	3	37 (58.7%)	37 / 63
Labour Party	22,054 (30.5%)	6.6	4 (18.2%)	4 / 22	1	22 (34.9%)	22 / 63
Liberal Democrats	11,060 (15.3%)	0.6	1 (4.5%)	1 / 22		4 (6.3%)	4 / 63
Green Party	535 (0.7%)	0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent	21 (0.0%)	1.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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22	4	37

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. M. O'Bierne*	2,001	58.2	+8.8
	Labour	S. Hesford	979	28.5	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. A. Stubbs	357	10.4	−1.4
	Green	B. J. Edwards	100	2.9	+2.9
Majority			1,022	29.7	+19.1
Turnout			3,437	40.8	−7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Merrell*	2,576	73.7	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Preston	525	15.0	−1.5
	Labour	H. F. Busteed	395	11.3	−1.8
Majority			2,051	58.7	−8.1
Turnout			3,496	39.8	−5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Bullock	1,963	54.8	+7.3
	Labour	E. R. Holden	1,141	31.9	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. C. Lynch	478	13.3	−0.1
Majority			822	22.9	+14.4
Turnout			3,582	41.0	0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands (2 Councillors)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taylor	2,302	34.5	+2.7
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	2,264	34.0	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Rhodes	544	8.2	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	W. Rhodes	541	8.1	−2.5
	Labour	D. G. Kirkland	455	6.8	−0.8
	Labour	P. Miller	420	6.3	−1.3
	Green	V. Birdsall	141	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,720	51.6	+9.0
Turnout			6,667	43.1	−0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Faulkner	1,263	68.9	+14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Y. S. Robertson	569	31.1	+31.1
Majority			694	37.9	+16.8
Turnout			1,832	29.0	−5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Rogers*	1,317	62.1	−9.6
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	683	32.2	+3.9
	Green	D. W. Alexander	120	5.7	+5.7
Majority			634	29.9	−13.5
Turnout			2,120	26.9	−7.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. H. Eadie*	2,023	66.7	+14.5
	Labour	A. P. Roberts	821	27.1	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. J. Storey	187	6.2	−1.2
Majority			1,202	39.7	+22.9
Turnout			3,031	40.6	−7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Ackerley*	2,162	56.6	+4.2
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,445	37.8	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. E. Clarke	211	5.5	−5.0
Majority			717	18.8	+3.5
Turnout			3,818	43.2	−5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. V. Ward	1,989	52.2	+8.1
	Labour	G. A. Carter	936	24.6	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vernon	883	23.2	−3.2
Majority			1,053	27.7	+13.1
Turnout			3,808	48.6	+6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	2,541	69.9	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. C. R. Horstead	840	23.1	+0.8
	Labour	H. Baker	256	7.0	−2.9
Majority			1,701	46.8	+1.3
Turnout			3,637	42.7	−3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield	1,615	53.6	+4.8
	Labour	K. Birchenough	1,309	43.4	−7.8
	Green	D. Glazier	91	3.0	+3.0
Majority			306	10.1	+7.7
Turnout			3,015	40.9	−4.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Tolhurst	2,732	69.6	+6.1
	Labour	B. D. Eckford	774	19.7	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. M. Elliott	419	10.7	−3.1
Majority			1,958	49.9	+9.1
Turnout			3,925	42.0	−6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park
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			27	1.3	−16.6
Turnout			2,015	34.0	−7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. P. Flynn*	1,586	43.6	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Smith	1,097	30.2	−6.8
	Labour	G. Smethurst	952	26.2	−4.7
Majority			489	13.5	+8.6
Turnout			3,635	47.0	−2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. R. Baldwin	1,419	44.1	+6.6
	Labour	B. Brotherton*	1,269	39.4	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. P. Sutherland	530	16.5	−2.1
Majority			150	4.7	−1.7
Turnout			3,218	42.2	−5.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Nicholas	1,564	47.5	+9.5
	Labour	K. Harper	1,502	45.6	−6.1
	Liberal Democrats	T. J. P. Corbett	230	7.0	−3.2
Majority			62	1.9	−11.8
Turnout			3,296	36.6	−6.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Stretford

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Walker	2,048	53.2	+7.3
	Labour	J. T. Beer*	1,643	42.7	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. D. Bowater	125	3.2	−5.0
	Green	C. I. Kirby	36	0.9	+0.9
Majority			405	10.5	+10.4
Turnout			3,852	48.4	−1.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Talbot

Talbot
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			585	30.0	−8.1
Turnout			1,953	29.1	−8.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. K. Davies*	2,052	55.9	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. E. Brophy	984	26.8	+4.0
	Labour	T. G. Crewe	637	17.3	−7.5
Majority			1,068	29.1	+1.4
Turnout			3,673	42.0	−5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	2,001	55.7	+5.5
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,451	40.4	−9.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. J. Kelly	143	4.0	+4.0
Majority			550	15.3	+14.9
Turnout			3,595	47.5	−3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Bowker*	2,265	48.5	+10.2
	Conservative	M. E. King	1,505	32.2	−4.0
	Labour	R. W. J. Small	899	19.3	−6.2
Majority			760	16.3	+14.3
Turnout			4,669	47.7	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

By-elections between 1992 and 1994

Clifford By-Election 16 December 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. W. Stennett	1,207	78.8	+16.7
	Conservative	C. H. Davenport	226	14.8	−17.4
	Liberal Democrats	F. C. Beswick	99	6.5	+6.5
Majority			981	64.0	+34.1
Turnout			1,532	17.9
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 7 May 1992", Trafford M.B.C.(1992).

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