Elections to the Council of the metropolitan borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 32,376 (43.1%)
Increase 2.8 14 (63.6%)
14 / 22
Steady 37 (58.7%)
37 / 63
Labour Party 29,596 (39.4%)
Increase 7.7 8 (36.4%)
8 / 22
Increase 1 22 (34.9%)
22 / 63
Liberal Democrats 7,459 (9.9%)
Decrease 12.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Decrease 1 4 (6.3%)
4 / 63
Green Party 5,172 (6.9%)
Increase 2.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
UKIP 542 (0.7%)
Increase 0.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
22 4 37

Ward results

Altrincham ward

Altrincham (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Colledge 1,752 50.3 −5.7
Conservative Alex Williams* 1,563
Labour Gwyneth Brock 1,036 29.9 +7.4
Labour Thom Shelton 934
Liberal Democrats Karin Holden 431 11.9 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Legge 355
Green Paul Bayliss 286 7.9 −0.7
Green Deborah Leftwich 238
Majority 527 16.0 −17.4
Turnout 6,595 42.5 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Ashton upon Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whetton* 1,715 50.5 −4.8
Labour Michael Wilton 1,162 34.2 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Marritt 288 8.5 −4.1
Green Joseph Westbrook 229 6.7 −4.2
Majority 553 16.3 −17.8
Turnout 3,394 46.3 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon ward

Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Hyman* 2,497 70.7 −0.3
Labour Thomas Hague 541 15.3 +5.4
Green Bridget Green 251 7.1 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Kirstie Davidson 242 6.9 −4.8
Majority 1,956 55.4 −3.9
Turnout 3,531 48.6 +7.1
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath ward

Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Weston* 1,879 43.2 −8.0
Labour Andrew Leask 1,757 40.4 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Sandra Taylor 307 7.1 −6.2
UKIP John Walsh 205 4.7 N/A
Green Sara Ahsan 202 4.6 −3.0
Majority 122 2.8 −20.5
Turnout 4,350 45.9 +9.5
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands ward

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Higgins* 1,995 52.7 −3.5
Labour Lewis Dagnall 1,172 31.0 +14.0
Liberal Democrats John O'Connor 393 10.4 −9.1
Green Joseph Ryan 226 6.0 −1.3
Majority 823 21.7 −15.0
Turnout 3,786 47.7 +7..3
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Bucklow-St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith* 1,432 63.3 +10.7
Conservative Lee Peck 553 24.5 −0.1
Green Daniel Wadsworth 153 6.8 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers 123 5.4 N/A
Majority 879 38.9 +10.9
Turnout 2,261 31.6 +0.2
Labour hold Swing

Clifford ward

Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ejaz Malik* 2,310 76.2 +17.0
Green Anne Power 354 11.7 −3.6
Conservative Alex Finney 247 8.1 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Sherliker 121 4.0 −8.9
Majority 1,956 64.5 +20.6
Turnout 3,032 39.6 +6.2
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East ward

Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lisa Cooke 1,759 51.0 −7.4
Labour Helen Simpson 1,448 42.0 +10.6
Green Jennie Wadsworth 134 3.9 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Louise Bird 105 3.0 N/A
Majority 311 9.0 −18.0
Turnout 3,446 44.7 +6.5
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West ward

Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Reilly* 1,666 51.5 −9.1
Labour Joyce Acton 1,261 39.0 +8.7
Green Jonathan Carr 189 5.8 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hogg 119 3.7 N/A
Majority 405 12.5 −17.9
Turnout 3,235 42.9 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton ward

Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Coupe* 1,754 47.9 −2.8
Labour Freda Mottley 1,473 40.2 +7.8
Green Alison Cavanagh 284 7.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott 150 4.1 −6.0
Majority 281 7.7 −10.7
Turnout 3,661 43.8 +3.6
Conservative hold Swing

Gorse Hill ward

Gorse Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Cordingley* 1,787 67.8 −9.8
Conservative Samuel Martin 515 19.5 −3.6
Green Philip Leape 198 7.5 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Renee Matthews 137 5.2 −2.0
Majority 1,272 48.3
Turnout 2,637 32.9 +4.1
Labour hold Swing

Hale Barns ward

Hale Barns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Sharp* 2,439 68.5 −1.3
Labour Co-op Barbara Twiney 549 15.4 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Barbara Doyle 391 11.0 −5.4
Green Sarah McIlroy 180 5.1 +0.4
Majority 1,890 53.1 −0.3
Turnout 3,559 46.8 +4.6
Conservative hold Swing

Hale Central ward

Hale Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Young* 2,040 59.0 −4.2
Labour Co-op Beverley Harrison 751 21.7 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Julian Newgrosh 339 9.8 −0.6
Green Samuel Little 327 9.5 −3.2
Majority 1,289 37.3 −12.1
Turnout 3,457 45.9 +5.4
Conservative hold Swing

Longford ward

Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Duffield 2,194 63.0 +17.5
Conservative Paul Lally 734 21.1 −8.9
Green Margaret Westbrook 389 11.2 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Dawn Carberry-Power 164 4.7 −6.3
Majority 1,460 41.9 +26.5
Turnout 3,481 39.9 +4.8
Labour hold Swing

Priory ward

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Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Western 1,510 43.3 +1.3
Conservative Zubair Ali 993 28.5 −3.3
Liberal Democrats William Jones 620 17.8 +3.6
Green Emma Handley 364 10.4 −1.6
Majority 517 14.8 +4.6
Turnout 3,487 43.9 +4.3
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor ward

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Joanne Bennett* 1,494 47.3 +6.7
Conservative Michael Parris 1,260 39.9 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Joseph Carter 216 6.8 −3.8
Green Nigel Woodcock 191 6.0 −0.8
Majority 234 7.4 +1.8
Turnout 3,161 41.7 +2.5
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Bunting* 1,773 50.4 −4.5
Labour Matthew Finnegan 1,246 35.4 +9.2
UKIP Stephen Farndon 201 5.7 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Jordan Cooper 190 5.4 −5.7
Green Iram Zaman 108 3.1 +1.4
Majority 527 15.0 −13.7
Turnout 3,518 40.0 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford ward

Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Adshead* 1,923 61.2 +10.3
Conservative Colin Hooley 766 24.4 −6.5
Green Liz O'Neill 299 9.5 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Louise Shaw 154 4.9 −4.7
Majority 1,157 36.8 +16.8
Turnout 3,142 40.3 +3.4
Labour hold Swing

Timperley ward

Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Bruer-Morris 1,820 42.8 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Pauline Cliff 1,318 31.0 −16.5
Labour Peter Baugh 924 21.7 N/A
Green Jadwiga Leigh 191 4.5 +0.3
Majority 502 11.8 +11.0
Turnout 4,253 50.6 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing

Urmston ward

Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Harding 1,786 48.3 +9.0
Conservative Eddie Kelson* 1,441 38.9 −4.7
Green Helen Jocys 196 5.3 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Hurst 142 3.8 −4.4
UKIP Robert Rawcliffe 136 3.7 N/A
Majority 345 9.4
Turnout 3,701 46.0 +3.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Village ward

Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laura Evans 1,215 35.1 −1.3
Liberal Democrats John Kenyon 1,154 33.4 −16.3
Labour Majella Kennedy 906 26.2 +16.5
Green Michael Leigh 183 5.3 +1.1
Majority 61 1.7
Turnout 3,458 44.1 −4.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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