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How you voted in Trafford's elections
Update - The Election results.
Altrincham
Kennedy,Majella Teresa, Labour 620
Leftwich, Deborah Jean, Green Party 155
Legge,Roger Downing, Liberal Democrat 323
Walmsley, Sarah Elizabeth, Independent 137
Williams, Susan Frances Maria, Conservative 1590
Tory hold
Ashton Upon Mersey
Corbett, Terence John Patrick, Liberal Democrat 389
Rigby, Brian Dean, Conservative 1762
Sudbury, Marian Kathryn, Green Party 244
Wilton, Michael Thomas Courtney, Labour 535
Tory hold
Bowdon
Anstee, Sean Brian,Conservative 2187
Chappell, Ian Stuart, Liberal Democrat 334
Green, Bridget Mary, Green Party 190
Hague,Thomas Robert Bauer, Labour 255
Tory hold
Broadheath
Bate, Martin Daniel, Green Party 255
Chohan, Armaan Kuneel, Liberal Democrat 334
Houraghan, Brenda Margaret, Conservative 1681
Western, Andrew Howard, Labour 836
Tory hold
Brooklands
Bullock,Kathy,Conservative 1883
Clarke, Kenneth, Liberal Democrats 514
Gratrix,Angela, Labour 522
Jarkowski, Barbara Anne, Green Party 196
Tory Hold
Bucklow-St Martins
Bell, Melanie, Green Party 182
Hogg, Elizabeth Barbour, Liberal Democrat 183
Hooley, Anne, Conservative 592
Platt,Ian John, Labour 961
Labour hold
Clifford (two vacancies)
Bird, Louise Claire, Liberal Democrat 264
Blackburn, John Cyril Arthur, Conservative 318
Hurst, Derek John, Liberal Democrat 220
Power, Anne Vivienne, Green Party313
Rawson, Christine Lesley, Green Party 377
Schofield, John Alan, Conservative 338
Stennett, Eunice Whitfield, Labour 1434
Taylor,Sophie Rachel,Labour 1212
Lab hold
Davyhulme East
Blackburn, Linda Louise, Conservative 1728
Carter, Gerard Anthony, Labour 703
Gander, Jennie, Green Party 150
Rogers, Graham Peter, Liberal Democrat 286
Tory Hold
Davyhulme West
Procter, Kevin Alan, Labour 669
Ryan, Joseph Damien, Green Party 137
Shaw, Brian, Conservative 1755
Wright, Simon Andrew, Liberal Democrat 292
Tory hold
Flixton
Elliott, Richard Martin, Liberal Democrat 321
O'Sullivan, Dolores, Labour 890
Summerfield, Keith Gordon,Conservative 1785
Syrett, Paul Barry, Green Party 213
Tory hold
Gorse Hill
Beswick, Francis Cyril, Liberal Democrat 262
Leape, Philip, Green Party 189
Levenston, Colin John, Conservative 617
Walsh,Laurence James,Labour 1170
Lab hold
Hale Barns
Gratton,Andrew William, Green Party 125
Myers, Patrick John, Conservative 2,216
Spurrell, Emily Elizabeth, Labour 290
Taylor, Sandra, Liberal Democrat 437
Tory Hold
Hale Central
Candish, Christopher James,Conservative 1861
Cliff, Pauline Anne, Liberal Democrat 338
Harrison, Beverly Jill, Labour and Co-Operative Party 379
McIlroy, Sarah Marri-Louise, Green Party 231
Tory hold
Longford
Allan, Roderick John, Conservative 931
Lloyd, Judith Ann, Labour 1167
Rhodes, David Arthur, Liberal Democrat 282
Westbrook, Margaret Emily, Green Party 448
Lab hold
Priory
Brotherton, Barry, Labour and Co-Operative Party 1225
Chilton, Robert Philip,Conservative 1013
Davis, Philip Andrew, British National Party 144
Eisen, James Adam, Liberal Democrats 358
Handley, Kathryn Emma, Green Party 253
Lab hold
Sale Moor
Battye, Bridget Mary, Green Party 218
Clarke, Margaret Elizabeth, Liberal Democrats 351
Gratrix,Philip,Labour 1116
Hooley,Nigel William, Conservative 1120
Tory gain
St Mary's
Farndon, Stephen John, UK Independence Party 223
Holden, John Charles, Conservative 1659
Power, Zoe Louise, Green Party 145
Tomkins, Thomas, Labour 655
Webster, Diane, Liberal Democrat 280
Tory hold
Stretford
Hooley, Colin Ralph, Conservative 896
O'Connor,John Robert, Liberal Democrat 218
O'Neill, Elizabeth Ann Mary, Green Party 247
Ross,Tom William, Labour 1345
Lab hold
Timperley
Baugh, Peter John, Labour 247
Brophy, Jane Elisabeth, Liberal Democrat 2196
Leigh, Jadwiga Teresa, Green Party 97
Storey,Darren James,Conservative 1864
Lib Dem gain
Urmston
Acton,Joyce, Labour 1129
Jocys,Helen Elizabeth, Green Party 191
Murray, Bernard Joseph, Liberal Democrat 714
Turner,Christine, Conservative 1346
Tory hold
Village
Bowker, Raymond, Liberal Democrat 1883
Leigh, Michael John, Green Party 126
Shelton, Thomas Roland Philip, Labour 224
Wilkinson,Jacqueline, Conservative 1003
Lib Dem hold
1:22am Friday 2nd May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Enoch Powell, UK on 9:46am Fri 2 May 08
Vote Labour and youll get an asian for a neighbour.
Vote Labour and youll get an asian for a neighbour.
Posted by: Matt, Altrincham on 9:47am Fri 2 May 08
I detest council elections. For a start, the only way we in trafford could have removed the conservatives from the number one party in the council was to vote 100% for one of the other parties. So the vote could never have actually changed the makup of the council that much.
In general elections, I usually get some sort of leaflet explaining the policies of the party and what the specific candidate can offer. In local elections, the candidates don't bother to canvas for support. Nobody asked me to vote for them, not even the council leader who was standing in a traditionally conservative ward, and so it was almost impossible that my vote would actually be relevant.
So I was resigned to spoiling my ballot paper and registering my distain for voting for people who certainly don't deserve it.
Then I spotted the independant candidate was a single issue candidate: Stop the Altair Development. I knew they wouldnt win, but any vote for them must be seen as a vote against the development, and is actually the only way I decided my vote was worth casting.
So through process of elimination, I worked out who to vote for.
(Oh and Susan won with over 1000 votes, my vote against her wouldn't have helped.)
I detest council elections. For a start, the only way we in trafford could have removed the conservatives from the number one party in the council was to vote 100% for one of the other parties. So the vote could never have actually changed the makup of the council that much.
In general elections, I usually get some sort of leaflet explaining the policies of the party and what the specific candidate can offer. In local elections, the candidates don't bother to canvas for support. Nobody asked me to vote for them, not even the council leader who was standing in a traditionally conservative ward, and so it was almost impossible that my vote would actually be relevant.
So I was resigned to spoiling my ballot paper and registering my distain for voting for people who certainly don't deserve it.
Then I spotted the independant candidate was a single issue candidate: Stop the Altair Development. I knew they wouldnt win, but any vote for them must be seen as a vote against the development, and is actually the only way I decided my vote was worth casting.
So through process of elimination, I worked out who to vote for.
(Oh and Susan won with over 1000 votes, my vote against her wouldn't have helped.)
Posted by: voter, trafford on 11:17am Fri 2 May 08
Sale Moor Ward.
At last we will be able to get some help from the Councillor , he might listen to the voters and not just take the job for granted.
Sale Moor Ward.
At last we will be able to get some help from the Councillor , he might listen to the voters and not just take the job for granted.
Posted by: zoe, broadheath on 12:38pm Fri 2 May 08
and the asian gets a racist for a neighbour.....
and the asian gets a racist for a neighbour.....
Posted by: TC, Stretford on 4:48pm Fri 2 May 08
[quote][bold]Enoch Powell[/bold] wrote:
Vote Labour and youll get an asian for a neighbour.[/quote] I already do and we get on just fine.
[italic]PS (it's you'll) If you're going to be racist at least use the correct grammar.[/italic]
Enoch Powell wrote:
Vote Labour and youll get an asian for a neighbour.
I already do and we get on just fine.
PS (it's you'll) If you're going to be racist at least use the correct grammar. Posted by: Sarah Walmsley, Altrincham on 2:39pm Sat 3 May 08
As the Independent 'Against Altair' candidate, I would like to thank every one of the 137 people who voted for me, whether in support of our campaign, or as a general protest against Trafford's Tory majority. I am gratified that in a national context of Tory gains, Trafford's Tories made absolutely no progress whatsoever. They won Sale Moor by a pitiful 4 votes, but they lost Timperley by hundreds! They must be very disappointed that even with all those anti-government votes, they didn't manage to increase their majority. Those who voted Conservative in the Altrincham ward this time should consider that they have supported a party which thinks it's fine to force an enormous town centre development onto an established residential neighbourhood and to ignore residents' concerns. Perhaps Altair will not directly affect those people. All I can say to them is if Altair goes ahead, those voters had better not complain when Moss Lane closes, when they can't park affordably in Altrincham or drive through and around the town with ease. We weren't able to resource an election campaign like a political party might. We didn't produce any leaflets or go canvassing or electioneering. We just put a few posters up and allowed people to vote for someone other than the usual suspects. The oods were stacked against us from the start - our campaign name wasn't even allowed on the ballot paper and still we got 137 votes! Just think what we could've done with more time and resources! The elections may be over now, but our campaign is gearing up so watch this space. There is plenty more we can do to further our campaign, and will be doing in the coming months, so please continue to back us and hopefully we will persuade Trafford to see sense eventually. Thanks once again to the 35.15% of people who bothered to vote on May 1st and to those who used their vote to take a stand Against Altair!
As the Independent 'Against Altair' candidate, I would like to thank every one of the 137 people who voted for me, whether in support of our campaign, or as a general protest against Trafford's Tory majority. I am gratified that in a national context of Tory gains, Trafford's Tories made absolutely no progress whatsoever. They won Sale Moor by a pitiful 4 votes, but they lost Timperley by hundreds! They must be very disappointed that even with all those anti-government votes, they didn't manage to increase their majority. Those who voted Conservative in the Altrincham ward this time should consider that they have supported a party which thinks it's fine to force an enormous town centre development onto an established residential neighbourhood and to ignore residents' concerns. Perhaps Altair will not directly affect those people. All I can say to them is if Altair goes ahead, those voters had better not complain when Moss Lane closes, when they can't park affordably in Altrincham or drive through and around the town with ease. We weren't able to resource an election campaign like a political party might. We didn't produce any leaflets or go canvassing or electioneering. We just put a few posters up and allowed people to vote for someone other than the usual suspects. The oods were stacked against us from the start - our campaign name wasn't even allowed on the ballot paper and still we got 137 votes! Just think what we could've done with more time and resources! The elections may be over now, but our campaign is gearing up so watch this space. There is plenty more we can do to further our campaign, and will be doing in the coming months, so please continue to back us and hopefully we will persuade Trafford to see sense eventually. Thanks once again to the 35.15% of people who bothered to vote on May 1st and to those who used their vote to take a stand Against Altair!
Posted by: Suzie, Sale on 2:49pm Mon 5 May 08
Sarah misses the point if we had not lost to the Tories in 2004 and labour had continue to control the council there would been no Altair development, no closures of old peoples homes no cutting of library hours and loss of library staff ,no cuts in the the youth service,no cut backs in parks funding,etcThe Tories have two years in Trafford to do their damnest before the next elections with no local elections next year.Those that supported them deserve what they get,but unfortunately it is not the well heeled that will suffer but the old vulnerable and poor
Sarah misses the point if we had not lost to the Tories in 2004 and labour had continue to control the council there would been no Altair development, no closures of old peoples homes no cutting of library hours and loss of library staff ,no cuts in the the youth service,no cut backs in parks funding,etcThe Tories have two years in Trafford to do their damnest before the next elections with no local elections next year.Those that supported them deserve what they get,but unfortunately it is not the well heeled that will suffer but the old vulnerable and poor
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