1992 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1992 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1991 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) 1994 →
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 Increase3 Decrease4 Steady
Popular vote 38,604 22,054 11,060
Percentage 53.4% 30.5% 15.3%
Swing Increase6.7% Decrease6.6% Increase0.6%
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.[1]

Election result

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

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