Ashton upon Mersey (ward)
Ashton upon Mersey | |
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![]() Ashton upon Mersey within Trafford | |
Population | 9,726 [1] |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors |
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Ashton upon Mersey is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the northern part of Ashton upon Mersey in Sale, Greater Manchester, including Ashton Village.
The ward was created in 2004Mersey St. Mary's and St. Martin's wards.
from parts of the formerCouncillors[]
As of 2021, the councillors are John Lamb (Conservative),[2] Ben Hartley (Labour),[3] and Shona Gilbert (Labour).[4]
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2006 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2007 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2008 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2010 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2011 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2012 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2014 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2015 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2016 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2018 | John Lamb (Con) | Mike Whetton (Con) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2019 | John Lamb (Con) | Ben Hartley (Lab) | Brian Rigby (Con) | |||
2021 | John Lamb (Con) | Ben Hartley (Lab) | Shona Gilbert (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in the 2020s[]
May 2021[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shona Gilbert | 1,938 | 47.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Kay Dwyer | 1,722 | 41.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 314 | 7.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lovell | 122 | 3.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 216 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Rejected ballots | 23 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,699 | ||||
Turnout | 4,121 | 53.5 | ![]() | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s[]
May 2019[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ben Hartley | 1,535 | 42.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mike Whetton* | 1,398 | 39.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 273 | 7.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Elliott | 247 | 6.9 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Brian Johnson | 127 | 3.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 137 | 3.83 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,500 | ||||
Turnout | 3,580 | 47.84 | ![]() | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
May 2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,677 | 46.8 | -6.1 | |
Labour | Ben Hartley | 1,568 | 43.8 | +9.0 | |
Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 148 | 4.1 | -3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Power | 138 | 3.9 | -1.0 | |
UKIP | Kevin Grime | 53 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 109 | 3.0 | -15.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,584 | 47.1 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Rigby* | 1,642 | 52.8 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Benjamin Hartley | 1,079 | 34.7 | +1.0 | |
Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 231 | 7.4 | -1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marritt | 151 | 4.9 | 1.1 | |
Majority | 563 | 18.1 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,110 | 42.9 | -30.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2015[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Whetton* | 2,759 | 51.4 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Ben Hartley | 1,815 | 33.8 | +4.4 | |
Green | Caroline Robertson-Brown | 478 | 8.9 | -5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Marritt | 320 | 6.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 944 | 17.4 | -3.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,372 | 73.1 | +26.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,505 | 50.5 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Luckson Francis-Augustine | 877 | 29.4 | -6.2 | |
Green | Nick Robertson-Brown | 431 | 14.5 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Marritt | 167 | 5.6 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 628 | 21.1 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,980 | 41.7 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Rigby* | 1,396 | 50.1 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Michael Wilton | 992 | 35.6 | +1.4 | |
Green | Joseph Westbrook | 235 | 8.4 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marritt | 161 | 5.8 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 404 | 14.5 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,784 | 39.0 | -7.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Whetton* | 1,715 | 50.5 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Michael Wilton | 1,162 | 34.2 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marritt | 288 | 8.5 | -12.7 | |
Green | Joseph Westbrook | 229 | 6.7 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 553 | 16.3 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,394 | 46.3 | -25.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lamb* | 2,325 | 44.5 | -15.6 | |
Labour | Michael Wilton | 1,568 | 30.0 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Corbett | 1,107 | 21.2 | +7.9 | |
Green | Sara Ahsan | 224 | 4.3 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 757 | 14.5 | -27.4 | ||
Turnout | 5224 | 71.5 | +31.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s[]
May 2008[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Rigby* | 1,762 | 60.1 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Michael Wilton | 535 | 18.3 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Corbett | 389 | 13.3 | +0.7 | |
Green | Marian Sudbury | 244 | 8.3 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 1,227 | 41.9 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,930 | 40.4 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Whetton* | 1,646 | 55.3 | -3.1 | |
Labour | Sophie Taylor | 631 | 21.2 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Duncan Irving | 376 | 12.6 | +12.6 | |
Green | Marian Sudbury | 342 | 10.9 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 1,015 | 34.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,977 | 42.1 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2006[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,645 | 58.4 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Sophie Taylor | 728 | 25.9 | -4.0 | |
Green | Daniel Leach | 442 | 15.7 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 917 | 32.5 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,815 | 39.4 | -10.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2004[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Rigby* | 1,817 | 19.9 | ||
Conservative | Michael Whetton | 1,680 | 18.4 | ||
Conservative | John Lamb* | 1,534 | 16.8 | ||
Labour | Simon Beaumont* | 969 | 10.6 | ||
Labour | Joyce Eaton | 968 | 10.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Terence Corbett | 798 | 8.7 | ||
Labour | Tahira Rasul | 798 | 8.7 | ||
Green | Michael Addelman | 585 | 6.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,149 | 49.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
References[]
- ^ "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Councillor John Lamb". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Councillor Ben Hartley". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Shona Gilbert". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Local election results". www.trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Change compared to 2016, when the seat was last up for election.
- ^ Staff writer (3 May 2019). "Local Election 2019 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Local Election 2016 Results". www.trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Wards of Trafford
- 2004 establishments in England