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1988 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990 →
22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Colin Warbrick Barry Brotherton John Davenport
Party Conservative Labour SLD
Leader's seat Urmston Sale Moor Timperley
(defeated)
Last election 15 seats,
47.7% 		6 seats,
30.6% 		0 seats,
21.0%
Seats before 28 28 7
Seats won 13 8 1
Seats after 32 27 4
Seat change Increase4 Decrease1 Decrease3
Popular vote 39,639 29,169 11,743
Percentage 48.9% 36.0% 14.5%
Swing Increase1.2% Increase5.4% Decrease6.5%
Map of results of 1988 election
Leader of the Council before election

Barry Brotherton
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Colin Warbrick
Conservative

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

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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

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Altrincham

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 6 May 1988", Trafford M.B.C.(1988).
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