Stretford (ward)

Stretford
Stretford within Trafford
Population	11,318 ^[1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	North West
UK Parliament	Stretford and Urmston
Councillors	Dolores O'Sullivan (Labour)
	Stephen Adshead (Labour)
	Tom Ross (Labour)
List of places UK England

Stretford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the south-west part of Stretford, including the town centre.

Councillors

Dolores O'Sullivan (Labour)
Stephen Adshead (Labour)
Tom Ross (Labour)

Election
2004	Karina Carter (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Bernice Garlick (Lab)
2006	Karina Carter (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Bernice Garlick (Lab)
2007	Karina Carter (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Bernice Garlick (Lab)
2008	Karina Carter (Lab))	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Tom Ross (Lab)
2010	Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Tom Ross (Lab)
2011	Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Tom Ross (Lab)
2012	Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Tom Ross (Lab)
2014	Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Tom Ross (Lab)
2015	Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Tom Ross (Lab)
2016	Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab)	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Tom Ross (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tom Ross*	2,004	66.6	+6.6
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	656	21.8	-1.7
	Green	Elizabeth O'Neill	249	8.3	-4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Shaun Ennis	100	3.3	-0.6
Majority			1,348	44.8	+8.3
Turnout			3,009	66.5	+26.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Stephen Adshead*	3,084	60.0	+2.0
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	1,207	23.5	+0.8
	Green	Liz O'Neill	649	12.6	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Craig Thomas	203	3.9	+0.5
Majority			1,877	36.5	+1.3
Turnout			5,143	66.5	+27.8
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dolores O'Sullivan*	1,718	58.0	-4.4
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	674	22.7	+4.9
	Green	Liz O'Neill	471	15.9	+5.9
	Liberal Democrat	David Martin	100	3.4	-0.2
Majority			1,044	35.2	-9.4
Turnout			2,963	38.7
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
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 Democrat	Kirsty Cullen	95	3.6	-1.3
Majority			1,191	44.6	+7.8
Turnout			2,669	35.6	-4.7
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Stephen Adshead*	1,923	61.2	+8.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	766	24.4	0
	Green	Liz O'Neill	299	9.5	+4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Shaw	154	4.9	-12.4
Majority			1,157	36.8	+8.2
Turnout			3,142	40.3	-21.7
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dolores O'Sullivan	2,585	53.0	+3.3
	Conservative	Benita Dirikis	1,192	24.4	-8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	845	17.3	+9.2
	Green	Liz O'Neill	255	5.2	-3.9
Majority			1,393	28.6	+12.0
Turnout			4,877	62.0	+27.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tom Ross	1,345	49.7	-1.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	896	33.1	+2.2
	Green	Liz O'Neill	247	9.1	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat	John O'Connor	218	8.1	-1.5
Majority			449	16.6	-3.4
Turnout			2,706	35.0	-1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Steve Adshead*	1,398	50.9	+1.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	849	30.9	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat	John O’Connor	263	9.6	+9.6
	Green	Joe Ryan	237	8.6	-7.7
Majority			549	20.0	+4.3
Turnout			2,747	36.9	-0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Karina Carter*	1,355	49.7	-2.2
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	926	34.0	-7.5
	Green	Jennie Gander	445	16.3	+16.3
Majority			429	15.7	+12.6
Turnout			2,726	37.0	-0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bernice Garlick*	1,299	18.9
	Labour	Stephen Adshead*	1,242	18.0
	Labour	Karina Carter	1,036	15.0
	Conservative	Benita Dirikis	966	14.0
	Conservative	George Manley	948	13.8
	Conservative	Colin Hooley	945	13.7
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Mian	449	6.5
Turnout			6,885	37.1

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Bernice Garlick*	1,987	54.2	-4.1
	Conservative	George Manley	1,331	36.3	-0.5
	Green	Antony Quinn	350	9.5	+9.5
Majority			656	17.9	-3.6
Turnout			3,668	49.1	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Stephen Adshead*	2,224	58.3	+1.4
	Conservative	John Lamb	1,403	36.8	-6.3
	Socialist Labour	Prudence Hibberd	189	5.0	+5.0
Majority			821	21.5	+7.7
Turnout			3,816	50.8	+18.3
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Paul Dolan*	1,406	56.9	-0.6
	Conservative	John Schofield	1,066	43.1	+5.2
Majority			340	13.8	-5.8
Turnout			2,472	32.5	-1.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1990s

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Garlick*	1,475	57.5	-2.0
	Conservative	Schofield	973	37.9	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Rogers	118	4.6	+4.6
Majority			502	19.6	-4.9
Turnout			2,566	33.9	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. A. Adshead*	1,449	59.5	-2.8
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield	851	35.0	-2.7
	Socialist Labour	P. J. Hibberd	135	5.5	+5.5
Majority			598	24.5	0
Turnout			2,435	32.0	-8.1
	Labour hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P. Dolan	1,899	62.3	-3.9
	Conservative	H. Walker*	1,151	37.7	+3.9
Majority			748	24.5	-7.9
Turnout			3,050	40.1	-2.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. E. Garlick*	2,176	66.2	+8.2
	Conservative	J. T. Kelly	1,110	33.8	+0.5
Majority			1,066	32.4	+7.6
Turnout			3,286	42.9	-3.7
	Labour hold		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. A. Adshead*	2,105	58.0	+15.3
	Conservative	J. T. Kelly	1,207	33.3	-19.9
	Liberal Democrat	J. M. Walmsley	316	8.7	+5.5
Majority			898	24.8	+14.3
Turnout			3,628	46.6	-1.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Walker	2,048	53.2	+7.3
	Labour	J. T. Beer*	1,643	42.7	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat	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

By-Election 5 December 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. E. Garlick	1,656	48.0	+2.2
	Conservative	H. Walker*	1,654	47.9	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	F. C. Beswick	140	4.1	-4.1
Majority			2	0.1	+34.1
Turnout			3,450	42.9	-6.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Walker*	1,827	45.9	+5.8
	Labour	B. E. Garlick	1,822	45.8	-5.8
	Liberal Democrat	F. C. Beswick	328	8.2	+3.4
Majority			5	0.1	-11.3
Turnout			3,977	49.5	-1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. Adshead*	2,097	51.6	+3.7
	Conservative	F. D. Redfern	1,632	40.1	-6.7
	Liberal Democrat	F. C. Beswick	194	4.8	-0.5
	Green	E. M. Jocys	143	3.5	+3.5
Majority			465	11.4	+10.2
Turnout			4,066	50.5	+2.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1980s

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. T. Beer	1,872	47.9	+10.0
	Conservative	F. D. Redfern*	1,826	46.8	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	L. L. Sumner	207	5.3	-8.0
Majority			46	1.2	-9.7
Turnout			3,905	47.8	-3.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Walker*	2,042	48.8	+8.6
	Labour	J. T. Beer	1,587	37.9	-10.1
	Social Democratic	L. L. Sumner	559	13.3	+1.5
Majority			455	10.9	+3.1
Turnout			4,188	50.9	+5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. A. Adshead	1,772	48.0	+5.6
	Conservative	M. Hindley*	1,483	40.2	-5.6
	Social Democratic	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

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	F. D. Redfern	1,616	45.8	-1.6
	Labour	J. F. L. Wood	1,496	42.4	+2.3
	Social Democratic	L. L. Sumner	416	11.8	-0.7
Majority			120	3.4	-3.8
Turnout			3,528	43.3	-4.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Walker*	1,886	47.4	-3.9
	Labour	J. F. L. Wood	1,598	40.1	+9.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	L. L. Sumner	498	12.5	-6.0
Majority			288	7.2	-14.1
Turnout			3,982	48.0	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Hindley*	1,886	51.3	+5.9
	Labour	G. Woodburn	1,107	30.2	-24.4
	Social Democratic	L. L. Sumner	679	18.5	+18.5
Majority			779	21.3	+12.1
Turnout			3,664	44.6	+1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C. Reid	1,952	54.6	+19.7
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	1,623	45.4	-8.4
Majority			329	9.2	-9.7
Turnout			3,575	43.3	-34.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in 1970s

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Walker*	2,480	53.8	-14.7
	Labour	C. Reid	1,608	34.9	+3.4
	Liberal	R. J. Allan	521	11.3	+11.3
Majority			872	18.9	-18.1
Turnout			4,609	78.0	+38.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Hindley*	1,591	68.5	+4.1
	Labour	R. A. Tully	732	31.5	+3.2
Majority			859	37.0	+0.9
Turnout			2,323	40.0	-2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	1,587	64.4	+1.2
	Labour	G. R. Scott	698	28.3	+3.0
	Liberal	C. R. Hedley	181	7.3	-4.2
Majority			889	36.1	-1.8
Turnout			2,466	42.3	+3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Walker*	1,468	63.2
	Labour	G. R. Scott	588	25.3
	Liberal	R. K. Sangster	268	11.5
Majority			880	37.9
Turnout			2,324	39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	M. Hindley	1,583	26.8
Conservative	C. Warbrick	1,493	25.3
Conservative	H. Walker	1,492	25.3

References

↑ "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
↑ http://trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/elections/parliamentary-and-local-election-2015-results.aspx

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