Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2004. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:[1]
Party
Seats
+/-
Labour
33
0
Conservative
26
+1
Liberal Democrat
3
0
Independent
1
-1
Labour hold
Summary [ ]
Trafford Local Election Result 2000
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
10
1
0
+1
47.6
51.5
28,389
+6.0%
Labour
10
0
0
0
47.6
37.0
20,410
-4.5%
Liberal Democrats
1
0
0
0
4.8
11.1
6,108
-1.3%
Independent
0
0
1
-1
0
0.4
201
+0.4%
Ward results [ ]
Altrincham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Paula Pearson
1,689
59.1
+9.2
Labour
David Armstrong
774
27.1
-16.0
Independent
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
Bowdon
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
David Merrell*
2,219
73.0
+3.5
Liberal Democrats
Christine Musgrove
445
14.6
+1.1
Labour
Peter Dunnico
375
12.3
-4.8
Majority
1,774
58.4
+6.0
Turnout
3,039
32.5
-0.4
Conservative hold
Swing
Broadheath
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Kenneth Weston
1,588
48.6
+5.1
Labour
Joanne Bennett
1,435
43.9
-4.8
Liberal Democrats
Alan Brookes
243
7.4
-0.4
Majority
153
4.7
Turnout
3,266
37.5
+0.4
Conservative hold
Swing
Brooklands
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Kathleen Bullock
1,986
66.3
+5.2
Labour
Ian McDermott
618
20.6
-6.2
Liberal Democrats
Kenneth Clarke
393
13.1
+1.0
Majority
1,368
45.7
+11.4
Turnout
2,997
37.9
+1.1
Conservative hold
Swing
Bucklow
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Harry Faulkner*
800
72.7
-8.0
Conservative
Alexander Kelly
300
27.3
+13.3
Majority
500
45.4
-21.3
Turnout
1,100
18.6
-1.2
Labour hold
Swing
Clifford
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Andrea Jones
1,278
75.9
+11.4
Conservative
Elliott Wood
297
17.6
+5.0
Liberal Democrats
John Hunter
109
6.5
+2.7
Majority
981
58.3
+12.9
Turnout
1,684
22.4
-3.2
Labour hold
Swing
Davyhulme East
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Frank Eadie*
1,587
67.1
+6.4
Labour
Jeanette McLaughlin
780
33.0
-2.0
Majority
807
34.1
+8.4
Turnout
2,367
32.5
+0.1
Conservative hold
Swing
Davyhulme West
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
John Ackerley*
1,931
63.0
+14.7
Labour
Karina Carter
1,135
37.0
-10.9
Majority
796
26.0
+25.6
Turnout
3,066
40.2
-1.3
Conservative hold
Swing
Flixton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Vivienne Ward*
1,755
60.5
+11.3
Labour
Jennifer Carroll
1,148
39.6
-5.6
Majority
607
20.9
+16.9
Turnout
2,903
38.0
-4.4
Conservative hold
Swing
Hale
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Barry Hepburn*
2,148
75.1
+8.3
Liberal Democrats
Christopher Gaskell
358
12.5
-7.5
Labour
Beverly Harrison
355
12.4
-0.8
Majority
1,790
62.6
+15.8
Turnout
2,861
33.8
-1.5
Conservative hold
Swing
Longford
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Margaret Barker
1,393
54.5
+0.8
Conservative
Keith Summerfield
1,164
45.5
+5.3
Majority
229
9.0
-4.5
Turnout
2,557
34.6
+3.9
Labour hold
Swing
Mersey St. Marys
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
John Tolhurst*
2,048
64.8
+6.1
Labour
Tamira Rasul
720
22.8
-9.3
Liberal Democrats
Graham Rogers
395
12.5
+3.3
Majority
1,328
42.0
+15.5
Turnout
3,163
32.5
-1.2
Conservative hold
Swing
Park
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Justine Williams*
835
55.4
-4.0
Conservative
Pervez Nakvi
672
44.6
+10.9
Majority
153
10.8
-14.9
Turnout
1,507
24.8
+1.0
Labour hold
Swing
Priory
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Roland Griffin*
1,560
49.0
+0.8
Conservative
Alexander Williams
1,077
33.9
-1.5
Liberal Democrats
Michael Riley
545
17.1
+0.7
Majority
483
15.1
+2.3
Turnout
3,182
40.9
+4.3
Labour hold
Swing
Sale Moor
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Helen Busteed*
1,143
44.5
-4.6
Conservative
Marjorie Hepburn
1,121
43.7
+6.2
Liberal Democrats
Derek Hurst
303
11.8
-1.6
Majority
22
0.8
-10.8
Turnout
2,567
33.6
+2.1
Labour hold
Swing
St. Martins
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Angela Gray
1,153
45.5
-9.1
Conservative
William Cole
1,140
45.0
+8.7
Liberal Democrats
Richard Elliott
241
9.5
+0.4
Majority
13
0.5
-17.8
Turnout
2,535
29.9
+3.8
Labour hold
Swing
Stretford
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Paul Dolan*
1,406
56.9
-0.6
Conservative
John Schofield
1,066
43.1
+5.2
Majority
340
13.8
-5.8
Turnout
2,472
32.5
-1.4
Labour hold
Swing
Talbot
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
Timperley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Arthur Davies*
1,611
53.5
+7.3
Liberal Democrats
Catherine Smith
845
28.0
-1.5
Labour
Mary Atherton
558
18.5
-5.9
Majority
766
25.5
+8.8
Turnout
3,014
34.0
-1.2
Conservative hold
Swing
Urmston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
William Clarke*
1,679
53.9
+2.2
Conservative
David Nicklin
1,439
46.2
+3.1
Majority
240
7.7
-0.9
Turnout
3,118
41.3
+4.6
Labour hold
Swing
Village
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Raymond Bowker*
1,932
55.3
+6.3
Conservative
Ian Mullins
1,202
34.4
-0.2
Labour
Andrew McNee
359
10.3
-6.1
Majority
730
20.9
+6.5
Turnout
3,493
38.1
+2.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
References [ ]
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