Talbot (ward)

Talbot was an electoral ward of Trafford covering parts of Stretford and Old Trafford.

The ward was abolished in 2004, and most of its area incorporated into the new Gorse Hill Ward.

Councillors

Election
1973	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1975	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1976	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1978	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1979	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1980	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1982	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1983	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1984	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
1986	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Cliff Cronshaw (Lab)
Nov 1986	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1987	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1988	George Marland (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1990	Beverley Hughes (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1991	Beverley Hughes (Lab)	Larry Sullivan (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1992	Beverley Hughes (Lab)	Alf Bates (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1994	Beverley Hughes (Lab)	Alf Bates (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1995	Beverley Hughes (Lab)	Alf Bates (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1996	Beverley Hughes (Lab)	Alf Bates (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
Sep 1997	Simon Beaumont (Lab)	Alf Bates (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1998	Simon Beaumont (Lab)	Alf Bates (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
1999	Simon Beaumont (Lab)	Alf Bates (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
2000	Simon Beaumont (Lab)	Laurence Walsh (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
2002	Simon Beaumont (Lab)	Laurence Walsh (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)
2003	Simon Beaumont (Lab)	Laurence Walsh (Lab)	Pauleen Lane (Lab)

Elections in the 2000s

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauleen Lane*	1,505	60.8	−16.4
	Conservative	Colin Levenston	570	23.0	+0.2
	Green	Angela Hall	401	16.2	+16.2
Majority			935	37.8	−16.6
Turnout			2,476	40.2	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Beaumont*	1,824	77.2	+10.6
	Conservative	George Manley	538	22.8	−2.8
Majority			1,286	54.4	+13.4
Turnout			2,362	37.9	+16.4
	Labour hold		Swing

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Walsh	906	66.6	−9.7
	Conservative	Colin Levenston	349	25.6	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Shacklock	106	7.8	+2.1
Majority			557	41.0	−17.3
Turnout			1,361	21.5	−0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lane*	1,038	76.3	+4.0
	Conservative	Levenston	245	18.0	−9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Shacklock	77	5.7	+5.7
Majority			793	58.3	+13.7
Turnout			1,360	21.8	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Beaumont*	944	72.3	−4.0
	Conservative	S. M. Dirikis	361	27.7	+5.5
Majority			583	44.6	−9.5
Turnout			1,305	20.9	−7.1
	Labour hold		Swing

By-Election 18 September 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. A. Beaumont	935	81.8	+5.5
	Conservative	M. Ali	144	12.6	−9.6
	Liberal Democrats	F. C. Beswick	64	5.6	+5.6
Majority			791	69.2	+15.1
Turnout			1,143	17.9	−10.1
	Labour hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bates*	1,312	76.3	−1.9
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	381	22.2	+2.0
	Independent	K. J. Martin	27	1.6	+0.1
Majority			931	54.1	−3.9
Turnout			1,720	28.0	−5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Lane*	1,642	78.2	+0.6
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	425	20.2	−2.2
	Independent	K. J. Martin	32	1.5	+1.5
Majority			1,217	58.0	+2.9
Turnout			2,099	33.5	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. J. Hughes*	1,779	77.6	+14.4
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	515	22.4	−10.9
Majority			1,264	55.1	+25.1
Turnout			2,294	35.4	+6.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bates	1,235	63.2	−5.9
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	650	33.3	+2.4
	Green	J. H. Piprani	47	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	K. J. Martin	21	1.1	+1.1
Majority			585	30.0	−8.1
Turnout			1,953	29.1	−8.1
	Labour hold		Swing

1991
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

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. J. Hughes	2,026	72.6	+1.8
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	578	20.7	−8.5
	Green	D. Glazier	187	6.7	+6.7
Majority			1,448	51.9	+10.2
Turnout			2,791	40.3	+5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. F. Sullivan*	1,775	70.8	+9.1
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	731	29.2	−6.9
Majority			1,044	41.7	+16.1
Turnout			2,506	34.8	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Lane*	1,760	61.7	−5.5
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	1,030	36.1	+13.4
	Independent	K. J. Martin	61	2.1	+1.6
Majority			730	25.6	−18.9
Turnout			2,851	39.8	+3.6
	Labour hold		Swing

By-Election 6 November 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Lane	1,209	68.3	+1.1
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	562	31.7	+9.0
Majority			647	36.5	−8.0
Turnout			1,771	24.3	−11.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Marland*	1,775	67.2	−0.4
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	600	22.7	−6.2
	SDP	K. Clarke	252	9.5	+9.5
	Independent	K. J. Martin	13	0.5	−3.0
Majority			1,175	44.5	+5.9
Turnout			2,640	36.2	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. L. Sullivan*	1,744	67.6	+5.5
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	747	28.9	+2.6
	Independent	K. J. Martin	90	3.5	+3.5
Majority			997	38.6	+2.8
Turnout			2,581	35.2	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. C. Cronshaw*	1,843	62.1	+3.5
	Conservative	S. M. Dirikis	781	26.3	+0.8
	Alliance	R. J. Allan	346	11.6	−4.3
Majority			1,062	35.8	+2.8
Turnout			2,970	39.6	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Marland*	1,721	58.6	−15.8
	Conservative	B. M. Dirikis	750	25.5	−0.1
	SDP	S. Everett	467	15.9	+15.9
Majority			971	33.0	−15.8
Turnout			2,938	39.0	−0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. F. Sullivan*	2,192	74.4	+17.9
	Conservative	B. M. Dirikis	754	25.6	−9.3
Majority			1,438	48.8	+27.3
Turnout			2,946	39.1	−29.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. C. Cronshaw*	3,339	56.5	−5.0
	Conservative	J. R. Gregory	2,065	34.9	−3.6
	Liberal	W. A. Munden	509	8.6	+8.6
Majority			1,274	21.5	−1.6
Turnout			5,913	69.0	+35.7
	Labour hold		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Marland*	1,780	61.5	+8.7
	Conservative	W. Outhwaite	1,113	38.5	+4.7
Majority			667	23.1	+4.1
Turnout			2,893	33.3	−4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. F. Sullivan*	1,786	52.8	+7.2
	Conservative	T. W. Thompson	1,143	33.8	+3.0
	Liberal	T. A. Dixon	451	13.3	−10.3
Majority			643	19.0	+4.2
Turnout			3,380	37.9	+3.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. C. Cronshaw*	1,406	45.6
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	950	30.8
	Liberal	T. A. Dixon	729	23.6
Majority			456	14.8
Turnout			3,085	34.9
	Labour hold		Swing

1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Marland	1,755	60.5
	Labour	D. F. Sullivan	1,715
	Labour	H. C. Cronshaw	1,694
	Conservative	J. Schofield	956	33.0
	Conservative	F. Warbrick	905
	Conservative	G. Miles	843
	Communist	A. Ironmonger	190	6.5
Majority			738
Turnout			2,901	30.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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