Altrincham (ward)

Altrincham
Altrincham
	Altrincham within Trafford
Population	11,873
Metropolitan borough	Trafford;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Altrincham and Sale West;
Councillors	Matthew Sephton (Conservative); Michael Young (Conservative); Alexander Williams (Conservative);
	List of places UK England

Altrincham is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the Town Centre and inner areas of Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Councillors

Matthew Sephton (independent)
Michael Young (Conservative)
Alexander Williams (Conservative)

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Susan Fildes (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Stephen Ogden (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2006	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Susan Fildes (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2007	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Susan Fildes (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2008	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Susan Williams, née Fildes (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2010	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Susan Williams (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2011	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Matt Colledge (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2012	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Matt Colledge (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2014	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Matthew Sephton (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2015	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Matthew Sephton (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)
2016	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Matthew Sephton (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Michael Young (Con)	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	Alex Williams (Con)

indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Williams*	1,533	46.7	−6.8
	Green	Daniel Jerrome	777	23.7	+11.7
	Labour	Amy Whyte	763	23.3	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	207	6.3	−4.3
Majority			756	23.0	−6.5
Turnout			3,280	38.8	−28.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Young*	3,102	53.5	+3.2
	Labour	Waseem Hassan	1,390	24.0	−5.9
	Green	Daniel Jerome	694	12.0	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Elliott	612	10.6	−1.3
Majority			1,712	29.5	+13.5
Turnout			5,798	66.8	+24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2014

2014 (two vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	1,515
	Conservative	Michael Young*	1,371
	Labour	Aidan Williams	823
	Labour	Waseem Hassan	584
	Green	Nick Davies	447
	Green	Caroline Robertson-Brown	347
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	322
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Elliott	251
Majority			548
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,446	51.3	+0.9
	Labour	Aidan Williams	933	33.1	+3.2
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	252	8.9	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	190	6.7	−5.2
Majority			513	18.2	−1.7
Turnout			2,821	34.8	−7.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2011

2011^[2]
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			716	19.9	−17.4
Turnout			3,597	42.5	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matt Colledge replaced Susan Williams after she was made Baroness Williams.^[3] Matthew Sephton subsequently replaced Matt Colledge who stood down in 2014.^[2]

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Young*	2,366	44.0	−12.3
	Labour	Peter Baugh	1,404	26.1	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	1,250	23.2	+8.1
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	190	3.5	−4.9
	English Democrat	Steve Mills	168	3.1	N/A
Majority			962	17.9	−12.8
Turnout			5378	64.5	+28.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Williams	1,590	56.3	+0.3
	Labour	Majella Kennedy	620	22.0	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	323	11.4	−2.9
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	155	5.5	−1.7
	Independent	Sarah Walmsley	137	4.9	+4.9
Majority			970	34.3	+0.9
Turnout			2,825	35.2	−2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,618	56.0	+2.4
	Labour	Graham Crean	651	22.5	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Kelly	413	14.3	−0.8
	Green	Liz O’Neill	209	7.2	−1.2
Majority			967	33.4	+2.7
Turnout			2,819	38.1	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Young	1,430	53.6	−17.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	611	22.9	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	404	15.1	+2.0
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	225	8.4	+8.4
Majority			819	30.7	+2.8
Turnout			2,670	35.7	−11.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Susan Fildes*	1,837	25.4
	Conservative	Alexander Williams*	1,670	23.1
	Conservative	Stephen Ogden	1,642	22.7
	Labour	John Graham	1,137	15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	949	13.1
Turnout			7,235	47.2

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Williams	2,634	58.7	+4.2
	Labour	David Armstrong	1,212	27.0	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	641	14.3	+0.8
Majority			1,422	31.7	+9.2
Turnout			4,487	52.0	−0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Fildes*	2,503	54.5	−4.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	1,472	32.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Gaskell	621	13.5	+6.7
Majority			1,031	22.5	−9.5
Turnout			4,596	52.8	+20.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paula Pearson	1,689	59.1	+9.2
	Labour	David Armstrong	774	27.1	−16.0
	Independent_(politician)	Sheila O'Bierne*	201	7.0	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	193	6.8	−0.2
Majority			915	32.0	+25.2
Turnout			2,857	32.4	−5.9
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Elections in 1990s

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynch	1,684	49.9	−0.8
	Labour	Graham	1,455	43.1	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	DM Jones	237	7.0	+7.0
Majority			229	6.8	+0.9
Turnout			3,376	38.3	+0.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. F. M. Fildes	1,700	50.7	+1.4
	Labour	J. C. Graham	1,501	44.8	−3.6
	Independent	P. J. Royle	77	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	A. L. Brookes	74	2.2	+2.2
Majority			199	5.9	−2.3
Turnout			3,352	37.6	−0.6
	Conservative gain from Independent_(politician)		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. M. O'Bierne*	1,676	49.3	+6.2
	Labour	S. D. McNee	1,399	41.2	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. B. Weightman	322	9.5	+1.2
Majority			277	8.2	+2.2
Turnout			3,397	38.2	−5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. G. Crewe	1,908	49.1	+7.5
	Conservative	A. H. Wilson	1,675	43.1	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clarke	322	8.3	−6.6
Majority			233	6.0	+4.2
Turnout			3,887	44.1	+0.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Mrozinski	1,642	43.5	−14.7
	Labour	J. Torpey	1,573	41.6	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clarke	564	14.9	+4.5
Majority			69	1.8	−27.9
Turnout			3,779	43.4	+2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1992
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

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	1,970	49.4	+4.8
	Labour	F. W. Bamford	1,546	38.8	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. H. Cameron	470	11.8	+5.4
Majority			424	10.6	+9.2
Turnout			3,986	48.0	−2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. K. Adams	1,876	44.6	−4.4
	Labour	F. W. Bamford	1,818	43.3	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. B. Weightman	267	6.4	−6.2
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	241	5.7	+5.7
Majority			58	1.4	−9.2
Turnout			4,202	50.0	+3.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in 1980s

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. M. O'Beirne	1,934	49.0	−2.7
	Labour	D. Hinder	1,516	38.4	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. H. Mulholland	498	12.6	−3.7
Majority			418	10.6	−9.1
Turnout			3,948	46.6	−2.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	2,128	51.7	+15.3
	Labour	D. Hinder	1,318	32.0	−9.1
	SDP	C. F. Keeley-Huggett	673	16.3	−3.2
Majority			810	19.7	+15.1
Turnout			4,119	49.5	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. M. Evans	1,523	41.1	+2.3
	Conservative	B. L. Slater*	1,352	36.4	−7.2
	SDP	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	725	19.5	+19.5
	Green	N. J. Eadie	110	3.0	+1.4
Majority			171	4.6	−0.2
Turnout			3,710	46.1	+3.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

By-Election 6 March 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. F. L. Wood	1,150	38.2	−0.6
	Conservative	S. M. A. O' Beirne	983	32.7	−10.9
	SDP	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	793	26.4	+26.4
	Green	N. J. Eadie	81	2.7	+1.1
Majority			167	5.6	+0.8
Turnout			3,007	37.4	−11.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. R. Finch*	1,473	43.6	−5.7
	Labour	P. A. Baldwinson	1,312	38.8	+6.6
	Liberal	P. C. Barns	540	16.0	−2.5
	Ecology	A. M. Wildbore	53	1.6	+1.6
Majority			161	4.8	−12.3
Turnout			3,378	42.2	+1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	1,662	49.3	+0.4
	Labour	P. A. Baldwinson	1,087	32.2	+8.1
	Alliance	G. E. Evans	622	18.5	−8.5
Majority			575	17.1	−4.8
Turnout			3,371	41.2	−0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. L. Slater	1,632	48.9	+3.3
	SDP	G. E. Evans	901	27.0	+27.0
	Labour	J. Koch	803	24.1	−12.7
Majority			731	21.9	+19.2
Turnout			3,336	41.6	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. R. Finch	1,472	24.0	−5.2
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	1,323	21.6	−10.0
	Labour	G. H. Mountain	1,156	18.8	+37.6
	Labour	G. R. Scott	1,102	18.0	+36.0
	Liberal	M. C. Booth	593	9.7	−27.4
	Liberal	H. M. Hughes	490	8.0	−30.8
Majority			167	2.7	−3.8
Turnout			6,136	39.8	−29.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. A. Whitehurst*	2,384	53.2	−1.2
	Liberal	M. C. Booth	2,093	46.8	+29.6
Majority			291	6.5	−19.5
Turnout			4,477	69.5	+36.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rubin	1,131	54.4	+0.9
	Labour	E. McPherson	590	28.4	+1.6
	Liberal	G. M. R. Willmott	357	17.2	−2.5
Majority			541	26.0	−0.7
Turnout			2,078	32.8	−7.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon	1,373	53.5	+10.6
	Labour	E. Axon	687	26.8	−0.2
	Liberal	P. C. Feanhley	506	19.7	−10.4
Majority			686	26.7	+13.9
Turnout			2,566	40.3	−1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. E. A. Whitehurst	1,147	42.9
	Liberal	J. B. Kenny	806	30.1
	Labour	R. Crossman	721	27.0
Majority			341	12.8
Turnout			2,674	41.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	G. Hoyle	1,265	19.5
Conservative	K. A. Harrison	1,240	19.2
Conservative	A. R. Littler	1,150	17.8

References

^ "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b Williams, Jennifer (5 January 2014). "Trafford Tory council leader Matthew Colledge to stand down before elections". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ Vine, Katherine (1 August 2013). "Ex-Trafford Council leader Susan Williams given seat in House of Lords". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

External links

Trafford Council

[1] "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[Stand_down-2] Williams, Jennifer (5 January 2014). "Trafford Tory council leader Matthew Colledge to stand down before elections". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[Lords-3] Vine, Katherine (1 August 2013). "Ex-Trafford Council leader Susan Williams given seat in House of Lords". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

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v t e Electoral wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
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