Altrincham (ward)

Altrincham is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the Town Centre and inner areas of Altrincham, Greater Manchester. It is represented by three local government councillors, each elected to serve a four-year term.

This article is about the electoral ward of Altrincham. For other uses, see Altrincham (disambiguation).

Altrincham
Altrincham within Trafford
Population	11,873 [1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Altrincham and Sale West
Councillors	Daniel Jerrome (Green) Michael Welton (Green) Geraldine Coggins (Green)

Councillors

As of 2020, the councillors are Daniel Jerrome (Green),[2] Michael Welton (Green), and Geraldine Coggins (Green).[3]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Susan Fildes (Con)		Stephen Ogden (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)
2006		Susan Fildes (Con)		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)
2007		Susan Fildes (Con)		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)
2008		Susan Williams, née Fildes (Con)		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)
2010		Susan Williams (Con)		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)
2011		Matt Colledge (Con)		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)[4]
2012		Matt Colledge (Con)[5]		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)
2014		Matthew Sephton (Con)		Michael Young (Con)[4]		Alex Williams (Con)
2015		Matthew Sephton (Con)		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)
2016		Matthew Sephton (Con)		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)
June 2017		Matthew Sephton (Ind)[6][7]		Michael Young (Con)		Alex Williams (Con)[8]
2018		Daniel Jerrome (Green)		Michael Young (Con)		Geraldine Coggins (Green)
2019		Daniel Jerrome (Green)		Michael Welton (Green)		Geraldine Coggins (Green)

     indicates seat up for re-election.      indicates the councillor became an independent councillor.      indicates seat up for election following resignation of sitting councillor.

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Michael Welton	2,377	61.3	16.0
	Conservative	Angela Stone	1,057	27.3	5.0
	Labour	Ged Carter	313	8.1	11.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Martin	128	3.3	0.7
Majority			1,320	34.1	N/A
Registered electors			8,867
Turnout			3,875	43.96	3.14
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	–

May 2018

Alex Williams, elected in 2016, resigned from his seat, creating a second vacancy.[8]

2018 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election (2)[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Daniel Jerrome	1,944	45.3	21.6
	Green	Geraldine Coggins	1,621	–	–
	Conservative	Constantine Biller	1,386	32.3	14.4
	Conservative	Angela Stone	1,342	–	–
	Labour	Stephane Savary	846	19.7	3.6
	Labour	Barry Winstanley	655	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	118	2.6	3.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Martin	93	–	–
Majority			558	13.0	N/A
Registered electors			8,892
Turnout				46.5	7.7
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	18.0
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	–

May 2016

2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alexander Williams*	1,533	46.7	6.8
	Green	Daniel Jerrome	777	23.7	11.7
	Labour	Amy Whyte	763	23.3	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	207	6.3	4.3
Majority			756	23.0	6.5
Turnout				38.8	28.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

May 2015

2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Young*	3,102	53.5	4.7
	Labour	Waseem Hassan	1,390	24.0	2.5
	Green	Daniel Jerome	694	12.0	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Elliott	612	10.6	0.2
Majority			1,712	29.5	7.2
Turnout				66.8	30.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

May 2014

2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	1,515	48.8	2.5
	Conservative	Michael Young*	1,371	–	–
	Labour	Aidan Williams	823	26.5	6.6
	Labour	Waseem Hassan	584	–	–
	Green	Nick Davies	447	14.4	5.5
	Green	Caroline Robertson-Brown	347	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	322	10.4	3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Elliott	251	–	–
Majority			692	22.3	4.1
Turnout				36.7	1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	–

May 2012

2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,446	51.3	1.3
	Labour	Aidan Williams	933	33.1	3.5
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	252	8.9	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newgrosh	190	6.7	5.6
Majority			513	18.2	2.2
Turnout				34.8	7.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

May 2011

2011 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election (2)[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Matt Colledge	1,752	50.0	6.0
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,563	–	–
	Labour	Gwyneth Brock	1,036	29.6	3.5
	Labour	Thom Shelton	934
	Liberal Democrats	Karin Holden	431	11.9	10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	355	–	–
	Green	Paul Bayliss	286	8.2	4.7
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	238	–	–
Majority			716	20.4	2.5
Turnout				42.5	22.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	–

Matt Colledge replaced Susan Williams after she was made Baroness Williams of Trafford.[12] Matthew Sephton subsequently replaced Matt Colledge who stood down in 2014.[11]

May 2010

2010 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Young*	2,366	44.0	12.3
	Labour	Peter Baugh	1,404	26.1	4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	1,250	23.2	11.8
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	190	3.5	2.0
	English Democrat	Steve Mills	168	3.1	New
Majority			962	17.9	16.5
Turnout				64.5	29.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Susan Williams*	1,590	56.3	+0.3
	Labour	Majella Kennedy	620	22.0	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	323	11.4	-2.9
	Green	Deborah Leftwich	155	5.5	-1.7
	Independent	Sarah Walmsley	137	4.9	+4.9
Majority			970	34.3	+0.9
Turnout			2,825	35.2	-2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alex Williams*	1,618	56.0	+2.4
	Labour	Graham Crean	651	22.5	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Kelly	413	14.3	-0.8
	Green	Liz O’Neill	209	7.2	-1.2
Majority			967	33.4	+2.7
Turnout			2,819	38.1	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2006

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Young	1,430	53.6	-17.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	611	22.9	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	404	15.1	+2.0
	Green	Jadwiga Leigh	225	8.4	+8.4
Majority			819	30.7	+2.8
Turnout			2,670	35.7	-11.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Susan Fildes*	1,837	25.4
	Conservative	Alexander Williams*	1,670	23.1
	Conservative	Stephen Ogden	1,642	22.7
	Labour	John Graham	1,137	15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	949	13.1
Turnout			7,235	47.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

May 2003

2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alexander Williams	2,634	58.7	+4.2
	Labour	David Armstrong	1,212	27.0	-5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Legge	641	14.3	+0.8
Majority			1,422	31.7	+9.2
Turnout			4,487	52.0	-0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2002

2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Susan Fildes*	2,503	54.5	-4.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	1,472	32.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Gaskell	621	13.5	+6.7
Majority			1,031	22.5	-9.5
Turnout			4,596	52.8	+20.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2000

2000

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

Elections in 1990s

1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Lynch	1,684	49.9	-0.8
	Labour	Graham	1,455	43.1	-1.7
	Liberal Democrats	DM Jones	237	7.0	+7.0
Majority			229	6.8	+0.9
Turnout			3,376	38.3	+0.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. F. M. Fildes	1,700	50.7	+1.4
	Labour	J. C. Graham	1,501	44.8	-3.6
	Independent	P. J. Royle	77	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	A. L. Brookes	74	2.2	+2.2
Majority			199	5.9	-2.3
Turnout			3,352	37.6	-0.6
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. M. O'Bierne*	1,676	49.3	+6.2
	Labour	S. D. McNee	1,399	41.2	-7.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. B. Weightman	322	9.5	+1.2
Majority			277	8.2	+2.2
Turnout			3,397	38.2	-5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	T. G. Crewe	1,908	49.1	+7.5
	Conservative	A. H. Wilson	1,675	43.1	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clarke	322	8.3	-6.6
Majority			233	6.0	+4.2
Turnout			3,887	44.1	+0.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. A. Mrozinski	1,642	43.5	-14.7
	Labour	J. Torpey	1,573	41.6	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clarke	564	14.9	+4.5
Majority			69	1.8	-27.9
Turnout			3,779	43.4	+2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. M. O'Bierne*	2,001	58.2	+8.8
	Labour	S. Hesford	979	28.5	-10.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. A. Stubbs	357	10.4	-1.4
	Green	B. J. Edwards	100	2.9	+2.9
Majority			1,022	29.7	+19.1
Turnout			3,437	40.8	-7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	1,970	49.4	+4.8
	Labour	F. W. Bamford	1,546	38.8	-4.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. H. Cameron	470	11.8	+5.4
Majority			424	10.6	+9.2
Turnout			3,986	48.0	-2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	E. K. Adams	1,876	44.6	-4.4
	Labour	F. W. Bamford	1,818	43.3	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. B. Weightman	267	6.4	-6.2
	Green	M. R. Rowtham	241	5.7	+5.7
Majority			58	1.4	-9.2
Turnout			4,202	50.0	+3.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in 1980s

1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. M. O'Beirne	1,934	49.0	-2.7
	Labour	D. Hinder	1,516	38.4	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. H. Mulholland	498	12.6	-3.7
Majority			418	10.6	-9.1
Turnout			3,948	46.6	-2.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	2,128	51.7	+15.3
	Labour	D. Hinder	1,318	32.0	-9.1
	SDP	C. F. Keeley-Huggett	673	16.3	-3.2
Majority			810	19.7	+15.1
Turnout			4,119	49.5	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. M. Evans	1,523	41.1	+2.3
	Conservative	B. L. Slater*	1,352	36.4	-7.2
	SDP	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	725	19.5	+19.5
	Green	N. J. Eadie	110	3.0	+1.4
Majority			171	4.6	-0.2
Turnout			3,710	46.1	+3.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

By-Election 6 March 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. F. L. Wood	1,150	38.2	-0.6
	Conservative	S. M. A. O' Beirne	983	32.7	-10.9
	SDP	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	793	26.4	+26.4
	Green	N. J. Eadie	81	2.7	+1.1
Majority			167	5.6	+0.8
Turnout			3,007	37.4	-11.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. R. Finch*	1,473	43.6	-5.7
	Labour	P. A. Baldwinson	1,312	38.8	+6.6
	Liberal	P. C. Barns	540	16.0	-2.5
	Ecology	A. M. Wildbore	53	1.6	+1.6
Majority			161	4.8	-12.3
Turnout			3,378	42.2	+1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	1,662	49.3	+0.4
	Labour	P. A. Baldwinson	1,087	32.2	+8.1
	Alliance	G. E. Evans	622	18.5	-8.5
Majority			575	17.1	-4.8
Turnout			3,371	41.2	-0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B. L. Slater	1,632	48.9	+3.3
	SDP	G. E. Evans	901	27.0	+27.0
	Labour	J. Koch	803	24.1	-12.7
Majority			731	21.9	+19.2
Turnout			3,336	41.6	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. R. Finch	1,472	24.0	-5.2
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	1,323	21.6	-10.0
	Labour	G. H. Mountain	1,156	18.8	+37.6
	Labour	G. R. Scott	1,102	18.0	+36.0
	Liberal	M. C. Booth	593	9.7	-27.4
	Liberal	H. M. Hughes	490	8.0	-30.8
Majority			167	2.7	-3.8
Turnout			6,136	39.8	-29.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. E. A. Whitehurst*	2,384	53.2	-1.2
	Liberal	M. C. Booth	2,093	46.8	+29.6
Majority			291	6.5	-19.5
Turnout			4,477	69.5	+36.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Rubin	1,131	54.4	+0.9
	Labour	E. McPherson	590	28.4	+1.6
	Liberal	G. M. R. Willmott	357	17.2	-2.5
Majority			541	26.0	-0.7
Turnout			2,078	32.8	-7.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon	1,373	53.5	+10.6
	Labour	E. Axon	687	26.8	-0.2
	Liberal	P. C. Feanhley	506	19.7	-10.4
Majority			686	26.7	+13.9
Turnout			2,566	40.3	-1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. E. A. Whitehurst	1,147	42.9
	Liberal	J. B. Kenny	806	30.1
	Labour	R. Crossman	721	27.0
Majority			341	12.8
Turnout			2,674	41.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Hoyle	1,265	48.6
	Conservative	K. A. Harrison	1,240	47.6
	Conservative	A. R. Littler	1,150
	Conservative	A. Whitehurst	1,140
	Labour	H. Harmer	1,102
	Labour	A. Crossman	1,075
	Communist	J. Brennan	99	3.8
Majority			10
Turnout			2,504	36.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
2. "Councillor Daniel Jerrome". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
3. "Councillor Geraldine Coggins". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
4. Although this was an incumbent councillor who was seeking re-election at the end of their term, they received fewer votes and so were elected to the remaining term of the vacated seat.
5. Williams, Jennifer (5 January 2014). "Trafford Tory council leader Matthew Colledge to stand down before elections". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
6. Britton, Paul (16 June 2017). "Former Tory councillor charged with making and distributing indecent images of children". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
7. Greaney, Johnny (26 January 2018). "Disgraced councillor and teacher swapped vile images of child abuse with another shamed former Tory pervert". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
8. Pidd, Helen (15 April 2018). "Labour sets its sights on the only Tory borough in Greater Manchester". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
9. Staff writer (3 May 2019). "Local Election 2019 Results". Trafford MBC. Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
10. Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". Trafford MBC. Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
11. Williams, Jennifer (5 January 2014). "Trafford Tory council leader Matthew Colledge to stand down before elections". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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External links

• Trafford Council