2008 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Elections to Trafford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: Summary The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party. Ward results Altrincham ward Ashton upon Mersey ward Bowdon ward Broadheath ward Brooklands ward Bucklow-St. Martins ward Clifford ward Davyhulme East ward Davyhulme West ward Flixton ward Gorse Hill ward Hale Barns ward Hale Central ward Longford ward Priory ward Sale Moor ward St. Mary's ward Stretford ward Timperley ward Urmston ward ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers Retrieved on 13 December 2007. and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of six former districts and part of a seventh. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. Trafford is the fifth-most populous district in Greater Manchester. There is evidence of Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Roman activity in the area, two castles – one of them a Scheduled Ancient Monument – and over 200 listed buildings. In the late 19th century, the population rapidly expanded with the arrival of the railway. Trafford is the home of Altrincham Football Club, Trafford Football Club, Manchester United F.C. and Lancashire County Cricket Club and since 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gorse Hill (ward)
Gorse Hill is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It covers parts of Stretford, including Gorse Hill, most of Trafford Park and a small part of Old Trafford. The ward was created in 2004 largely from parts of the old Park and Talbot Talbot was an automobile marque introduced in 1902 by English-French company Clément-Talbot. The founders, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury and Adolphe Clément-Bayard, reduced their financial interests in their Clément-Talbot ... wards. Gorse Hill ward has always elected Labour councillors by a large margin. Councillors As of 2022, the councillors are David Acton ( Labour), Fianna Hornby ( Labour), and Laurence Walsh ( Labour). indicates seat up for re-election. Elections in the 2020s May 2022 May 2021 Elections in the 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008 English Local Elections
The 2008 United Kingdom local elections were held on 1 May 2008. These elections took place in 137 English Local Authorities and all Welsh Councils. There were also extraordinary elections held for four of the new unitary authorities being created, in Northumberland, County Durham and Cheshire (two councils – Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester). Scheduled elections for Penwith in Cornwall, Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, Bedford and South Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire and five district councils in Cheshire were cancelled, due to the up-coming unitary authorities being established in those counties. The Labour Party finished in 3rd place by vote share, trailing the Conservatives by 20%, the largest such margin ever between the two main parties. Aside from the strong showing for David Cameron's Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems each made net gains of over 30 seats and the BNP made 10 net gains to finish with over 30 seats. The strong showing for the Cons ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Village (ward)
Village is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of the village of Timperley, including the Village Centre, and part of Brooklands. Upon the seat's creation in 1973, the slate was split between 2 Labour councillors and 1 Liberal. At elections during the rest of the 1970s, the Conservatives eventually gained all three seats. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Conservatives fared less well while they were in Government, and the Liberals (latterly the Liberal Democrats) won the seat at most elections until 2010, the exceptions being 1983, 1987 and 1990. In 2011, The Conservative candidate Laura Evans won in the ward for her party for the first time in 21 years. Though she successfully defended her seat in 2015, the Conservatives wouldn't make a gain in the ward until 2018, despite losing seats in other wards on the authority. Incumbent Councillor Ray Bowker, first elected in 1973, died in January 2020. Councillors Three councillors serve the ward ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Urmston (ward)
Urmston is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering most of the town of Urmston Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the ..., including the Town Centre, and a small part of Flixton. Councillors * Kevin Procter (Labour) * Joanne Harding (Labour) * Catherine Hynes (Labour) indicates seat up for re-election. Elections in the 2020s May 2023 May 2022 May 2021 Elections in the 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Elections in the 2000s May 2008 May 2007 May 2006 May 2004 May 2003 May 2002 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jane Brophy
Jane Elisabeth Brophy (born 27 August 1963) is a British politician who was a Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North West England between 2019 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020. She sat as a full member on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil. Brophy also sat as a substitute member on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Delegation for relations with Afghanistan. She is a councillor and Liberal Democrat Deputy Group Leader on Trafford Council and was the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election, coming third with 6% of the vote. She is a member of the executive of Green Liberal Democrats. She stood as a Liberal Democrat in parliamentary elections for Eccles in 2005, Altrincham and Sale West in 2010, 2015 and 2017, and a by-election in Oldham West and Royton in 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Timperley (ward)
Timperley is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the western part of Timperley. Councillors File:blank.png, Will Frass (Liberal Democrat) File:blank.png, Meena Minnis (Liberal Democrat) File:Jane MMU for Wiki.jpg, Jane Brophy (Liberal Democrat Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties usually follow a liberal democratic ideology. Active parties Former parties See also *Liberal democracy *Lib ...) indicates seat up for re-election. indicates by-election. Elections in the 2020s May 2022 May 2021 Elections in 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Elections in 2000s May 2008 May 2007 May 2006 November 2004 (by-election) May 2004 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stretford (ward)
Stretford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester,England, covering the south-west part of Stretford, including the town centre. Councillors As of 2022, the councillors are Jane Slater (Labour), Stephen Adshead (Labour), and Tom Ross (Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...). indicates seat up for re-election. Elections in the 2020s May 2022 May 2021 Elections in the 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Elections in the 2000s May 2008 May 2007 May 2006 May 2004 May 2003 May 2002 May 2000 Ele ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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St Mary's (Trafford Ward)
St. Mary's is an electoral ward of Trafford covering most of the southern half of Ashton upon Mersey in Sale. The ward was created in 2004 largely from the old St. Martin's ward and parts of the old Mersey St. Mary's ward. Councillors As of 2022, the councillors are Rob Duncan (Conservative), Dan Bunting (Conservative), and John Holden (Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...). indicates seat up for re-election. Elections in the 2020s May 2022 May 2021 Elections in the 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Elections in the 2000s May 2008 May 2007 May 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sale Moor (ward)
Sale Moor is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of Sale, including Sale Moor Village. Councillors As of 2022, the councillors are Liz Patel (Labour), Joanne Bennett (Labour Co-op), and Mike Freeman (Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...). indicates seat up for re-election. Elections in the 2020s May 2022 May 2021 Elections in the 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Elections in the 2000s May 2008 May 2007 May 2006 May 2004 May 2003 May 2002 May 2000 Elections i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Priory (Trafford Ward)
Priory is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the northern and central part of Sale, including the Town Centre. Councillors As of 2021, the councillors are Louise Dagnall (Labour), Andrew Western (Labour), and Barry Brotherton (Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...). indicates seat up for re-election. indicates vacant seat. indicates a by-election. Elections in the 2020s May 2022 May 2021 Elections in the 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Elections in the 2000s May 2008 May 2007 May 2006 May 2004 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Longford, Greater Manchester
Longford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the Firswood area of Stretford and a small part of the Old Trafford area. It is bordered by the Clifford ward to the northeast, the Gorse Hill ward to the northwest, the Stretford ward to the southwest and Priory to the south. Councillors As of 2021, the councillors are David Jarman (Labour), Judith Lloyd (Labour), and Sarah Haughey (Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...). indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation of sitting councillor. Elections in the 2020s May 2022 May 2021 Elections in the 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |