1991 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 2 May 1991. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1995. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party		Seats	+/-
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservative	34	-3
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Labour	25	+1
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" |	Liberal Democrat	3	+2
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservative hold

Summary

Altrincham

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

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Poole*	2,676	67.1	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Preston	657	16.5	+5.1
	Labour	S. Hesford	521	13.1	−5.3
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	133	3.3	−1.7
Majority			2,019	50.6	+28.5
Turnout			3,987	45.1	−3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,923	47.5	+6.4
	Labour	E. R. Holden	1,581	39.1	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. B. Weightman	542	13.4	+4.2
Majority			342	8.5	+4.9
Turnout			4,046	41.0	−7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. J. Hartland	2,596	63.7	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. F. Humber	862	21.2	+6.7
	Labour	W. Stennett	615	15.1	−4.8
Majority			1,734	42.6	+2.1
Turnout			4,073	50.7	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,263	54.6	+29.1
	Independent_(politician)	Y. S. Robertson	774	33.4	+33.4
	Conservative	B. J. Shannon	277	12.0	+0.1
Majority			489	21.1	−9.9
Turnout			2,314	34.9	−10.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Maher*	1,944	71.7	6.0
	Conservative	M. T. Wyne	767	28.3	+6.0
Majority			1,177	43.4	−12.1
Turnout			2,711	34.2	−5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. E. Crosbie*	1,907	52.2	−0.1
	Labour	G. Smethurst	1,292	35.4	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats	F. A. Cameron	271	7.4	+7.4
	Independent_(politician)	J. W. Rowton	181	5.0	+5.0
Majority			615	16.8	+6.1
Turnout			3,651	48.1	−5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Bates*	2,042	52.4	+2.2
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,445	37.1	−12.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. E. Clarke	408	10.5	+10.5
Majority			597	15.3	+14.9
Turnout			3,895	48.7	−2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,881	44.1	+1.8
	Labour	T. K. McDonald	1,257	29.5	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vernon	1,125	26.4	+7.3
Majority			624	14.6	+6.9
Turnout			4,263	55.2	−4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. J. Myers	2,714	67.8	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. C. R. Horstead	893	22.3	+13.3
	Labour	R. E. Lucas	396	9.9	−4.8
Majority			1,821	45.5	−11.5
Turnout			4,003	46.6	−1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. P. Jarman	1,750	51.2	−3.3
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield*	1,669	48.8	+9.9
Majority			81	2.4	−13.3
Turnout			3,419	45.6	−3.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Mersey St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Sharp*	2,884	63.5	+1.9
	Labour	B. D. Eckford	1,030	22.7	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. J. Thompson	629	13.8	+8.0
Majority			1,854	40.8	+24.8
Turnout			4,543	48.5	−1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Tully*	1,461	59.0	−5.0
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	1,017	41.0	+5.0
Majority			444	17.9	−10.0
Turnout			2,478	41.4	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Mitchell	1,442	37.0	+3.5
	Conservative	M. E. King*	1,251	32.1	+0.3
	Labour	P. Miller	1,207	30.9	−3.0
Majority			191	4.9	+4.4
Turnout			3,900	49.9	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. H. Merry*	1,608	43.9	−4.0
	Conservative	F. Leigh	1,373	37.5	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clarke	681	18.6	+9.2
Majority			235	6.4	−2.9
Turnout			3,662	47.4	−3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. A. Quayle	2,032	51.7	−8.6
	Conservative	J. Tolhurst	1,493	38.0	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. J. P. Corbett	402	10.2	+10.2
Majority			539	13.7	−12.9
Turnout			3,927	42.8	−4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford

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

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Lane*	1,731	69.1	−3.5
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	775	30.9	+10.2
Majority			956	38.1	−13.8
Turnout			2,506	37.2	−3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Scholar*	2,160	52.5	+5.7
	Labour	R. W. J. Small	1,021	24.8	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. E. Brophy	937	22.8	−3.4
Majority			1,139	27.7	+20.5
Turnout			4,118	47.3	−3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. May*	1,950	50.2	+8.0
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,935	49.8	−0.8
Majority			15	0.4	−8.0
Turnout			3,885	50.5	−2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. V. Ackroyd	1,675	38.3	+9.3
	Conservative	R. J. M. Bishop	1,586	36.2	+0.6
	Labour	D. R. Holland	1,115	25.5	−7.2
Majority			89	2.0	−0.8
Turnout			4,376	53.2	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing