Elections to Trafford Council in the United Kingdom were held on 5 May 1988. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control.[1]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 39,639 (48.9%)
Increase 1.2 13 (59.1%)
13 / 22
 Increase 4 32 (50.8%)
32 / 63
Labour Party 29,169 (36.0%)
Increase 5.4 8 (36.4%)
8 / 22
 Decrease 1 27 (42.9%)
27 / 63
SLD 11,536 (14.2%)
Decrease 6.8 1 (4.5%)
1 / 22
 Decrease 3 4 (6.3%)
4 / 63
Green Party 494 (0.6%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
SDP 207 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
27 4 32

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheila O'Beirne 1,934 49.0 −2.7
Labour David Hinder 1,516 38.4 +6.4
SLD John Mulholland 498 12.6 −3.7
Majority 418 10.6 −9.1
Turnout 3,948 46.6 −2.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Merrell 2,790 70.8 +2.6
SLD Vivian Plummer 535 13.6 −6.7
Labour Bernardette Feeney 474 12.0 +3.4
Green Mark Rowtham 139 3.5 +0.6
Majority 2,255 57.3 +9.3
Turnout 3,938 43.0 −7.6
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Barltrop* 2,084 51.9 +2.7
Labour Jane Baugh 1,472 36.7 +8.0
SLD Frank Cameron 459 11.4 −10.6
Majority 612 15.2 −5.3
Turnout 4,015 46.3 −5.5
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands (2 Councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rita Barber* 2,630 70.3 +12.0
Conservative Margaret Cox 2,528 67.6 +9.3
SLD Colin Bearfield 630 16.8 −14.6
SLD Kenneth Humber 579 15.5 −15.9
Labour Liam Hargadon 565 15.1 +4.8
Labour Eric Shaw 543 14.5 +4.2
Majority 1,898 50.7 +23.9
Turnout 3,740 48.1 −8.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Paul* 1,456 79.5 +16.4
SLD Martin Elliott 376 20.5 +6.4
Majority 1,080 59.0 +18.7
Turnout 1,832 27.3 −11.2
Labour hold Swing

Clifford

Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean Rogers* 2,379 74.8 +2.4
Conservative Mary Wynn 800 25.2 −2.4
Majority 1,579 49.7 +4.8
Turnout 3,179 37.8 −0.9
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Eadie* 2,108 61.5 +4.9
Labour Freda Mottley 1,022 29.8 +1.4
SLD Colin Hedley 296 8.6 −6.4
Majority 1,086 31.7 +3.5
Turnout 3,426 44.1 −10.2
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ackerley 2,117 50.1 +1.5
Labour Laura Seex* 1,818 43.0 +11.7
SLD David Martin 291 6.9 −13.2
Majority 299 7.1 −10.2
Turnout 4,226 51.5 −5.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Flixton

Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Robinson 2,052 44.6 −0.5
Labour Philip Dowland 1,289 28.0 +3.8
SLD Alan Vernon* 1,265 27.5 −3.2
Majority 763 16.6 +2.3
Turnout 4,606 57.5 −5.7
Conservative gain from SLD Swing

Hale

Hale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Godwin* 2,930 76.4 +5.8
SLD Gillian Pawson 481 12.5 −9.3
Labour Rosemary Adams 314 8.2 +2.4
Green John Wharton 112 2.9 +1.0
Majority 2,449 63.8 +14.9
Turnout 3,837 43.5 −9.7
Conservative hold Swing

Longford

Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Ryan 1,934 54.7 +11.7
Conservative Shirley Dirikis 1,604 45.3 −0.5
Majority 330 9.3 +6.5
Turnout 3,538 47.4 −5.3
Labour hold Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Silverman* 2,613 60.5 +1.2
Labour Peter Miller 1,017 23.6 +6.3
SLD Ray Thompson 687 15.9 −7.4
Majority 1,596 37.0 +1.0
Turnout 4,317 45.0 −5.0
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Morgan 1,521 57.7 +13.9
Conservative David Meadowcroft 942 35.7 −3.1
SLD Francis Beswick 174 6.6 −10.8
Majority 579 22.0 +17.0
Turnout 2,637 43.3 −2.6
Labour hold Swing

Priory

Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Flynn 1,426 38.2 +0.2
SLD John Golding* 1,190 31.9 −3.5
Labour Robin Joinson 1,113 29.8 +3.2
Majority 236 6.3 +3.7
Turnout 3,729 45.8 −5.8
Conservative gain from SLD Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Brotherton* 1,679 46.8 +7.8
Conservative Graham Burrows 1,526 42.5 +6.4
SLD John Hunter 386 10.7 −12.4
Majority 153 4.3 +1.5
Turnout 3,591 45.4 −3.1
Labour hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul English 2,030 51.8 +7.6
Conservative Robert Maley 1,471 37.6 +0.3
SLD Terence Corbett 334 8.5 −7.7
Green John Bowden 82 2.1 −0.2
Majority 559 14.3 +7.4
Turnout 3,917 41.3 −6.4
Labour hold Swing

Stretford

Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Beer 1,872 47.9 +10.0
Conservative Frank Redfern* 1,826 46.8 −2.0
SDP Lesley Sumner 207 5.3 −8.0
Majority 46 1.2 −9.7
Turnout 3,905 47.8 −3.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Talbot

Talbot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Larry Sullivan* 1,775 70.8 +9.1
Conservative Colin Levenston 731 29.2 −6.9
Majority 1,044 41.7 +16.1
Turnout 2,506 34.8 −5.0
Labour hold Swing

Timperley

Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Davies 2,075 50.1 +1.3
SLD John Davenport* 1,242 30.0 −5.6
Labour Mary Atherton 726 17.5 +3.6
Green Keith Robinson 97 2.3 +0.2
Majority 833 20.1 +6.9
Turnout 4,140 46.5 −7.1
Conservative gain from SLD Swing

Urmston

Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Warbrick* 1,913 47.2 −1.0
Labour David Acton 1,847 45.5 +5.9
SLD Peter Carlon 295 7.3 −7.9
Majority 66 1.6 −6.9
Turnout 4,055 50.9 −4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Village

Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Ray Bowker* 1,818 43.1 +5.1
Conservative Robert Walsh 1,539 36.5 −4.5
Labour David Holland 799 18.9 −1.0
Green Erica Wright 64 1.5 +0.3
Majority 279 6.6 +3.6
Turnout 4,220 49.9 −4.1
SLD hold Swing

By-elections between 1988 and 1990

Urmston By-Election 24 November 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Acton 1,563 52.6 +7.1
Conservative J. G. Graham 1,406 47.4 +0.2
Majority 157 5.3 +3.7
Turnout 2,969 37.2 +14.3
Labour hold Swing
Bowdon By-Election 15 June 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. C. Harney 2,582 59.6 −11.2
Labour H. F. Busteed 674 15.6 +3.6
Liberal Democrats G. P. Pawson 567 13.1 −0.5
Green M. R. Rowtham 506 11.7 +8.2
Majority 1,908 44.1 +3
Turnout 4,329 47.3 +14.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 6 May 1988", Trafford M.B.C.(1988).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
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