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.

St Mary's
St Mary's within Trafford
Population	11,795 [1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Altrincham and Sale West
Councillors	Rob Chilton (Conservative) Dan Bunting (Conservative) John Holden (Conservative)

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

• Rob Chilton (Conservative)[2]
• Dan Bunting (Conservative)[3]
• John Holden (Conservative)[4]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		John Tolhurst (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2006		John Tolhurst (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2007		John Tolhurst (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2008		John Tolhurst (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2010		Rob Chilton (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2011		Rob Chilton (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2012		Rob Chilton (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2014		Rob Chilton (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2015		Rob Chilton (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2016		Rob Chilton (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2018		Rob Chilton (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)
2019		Rob Chilton (Con)		Dan Bunting (Con)		John Holden (Con)

     indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dan Bunting*	1,527	49.1	-10.9
	Labour	Jill Axford	920	29.6	-1.2
	Green	James McGlashan	294	9.4	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Smith	188	6.0	+1.2
	UKIP	Kathy Mason	184	5.9	+5.9
Majority			607	19.5	-6.8
Turnout			3,113	36.3	-3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2018

2018[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rob Chilton*	2,053	60.0	+2.3
	Labour	Mal Choudhury	1,054	30.8	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Bird	167	4.9	+0.1
	Green	Nicholas Robertson-Brown	149	4.4	-1.7
Majority			999	29.2	+2.9
Turnout			3,423	39.9	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Holden*	1,772	57.7	+4.3
	Labour	Gary Keary	965	31.3	-3.2
	Green	Nicholas Robertson-Brown	187	6.1	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Bird	147	4.8	-0.4
Majority			807	26.3	+7.4
Turnout			3,071	37.6	-28.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dan Bunting*	2,911	53.4	+6.7
	Labour	Michael Melia	1,880	34.5	-0.3
	Green	Jane Leicester	381	7.0	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Martin	283	5.2	+2.2
Majority			1,031	18.9	+7.0
Turnout			5,455	65.9	+25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rob Chilton*	1,617	46.7	+3.4
	Labour	James Wright	1,206	34.8	-7.6
	UKIP	John Walsh	401	11.6	+7.5
	Green	Phil Kilburn	134	3.9	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	105	3.0	-16.9
Majority			411	11.9	-1.8
Turnout			3,463	40.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Holden*	1,285	43.0	-7.4
	Labour	Simon Buckley	1,266	42.4	+7.0
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	203	6.8	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jordan Cooper	122	4.1	-1.3
	Green	Joseph Ryan	111	3.7	+0.6
Majority			19	0.6	-14.4
Turnout			2,987	35.2	-4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Daniel Bunting*	1,773	50.4	+7.1
	Labour	Matthew Finnegan	1,246	35.4	+5.8
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	201	5.7	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jordan Cooper	190	5.4	-14.5
	Green	Iram Zaman	108	3.1	+0.1
Majority			527	15.0	+1.3
Turnout			3,518	40.0	-22.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rob Chilton	2,367	43.3	-12.7
	Labour	Thomas Tomkins	1,619	29.6	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Marjorie Rhodes	1,089	19.9	+10.4
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	223	4.1	-3.4
	Green	Zoe Power	165	3.0	-1.9
Majority			748	13.7	-20.2
Turnout			5,463	62.8	+28.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Holden*	1,659	56.0	+1.1
	Labour	Tom Tomkins	655	22.1	-4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Webster	280	9.5	-1.6
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	223	7.5	+4.2
	Green	Zoe Power	145	4.9	+0.4
Majority			1,004	33.9	+5.2
Turnout			2,962	34.3	-1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dan Bunting*	1,642	54.9	+2.7
	Labour	Tom Ross	783	26.2	-1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Webster	332	11.1	-2.1
	Green	Simon Campling	134	4.5	-2.2
	UKIP	Stephen Farndon	100	3.3	+3.3
Majority			859	28.7	+4.5
Turnout			2,991	36.2	-0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2006

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Tolhurst*	1,555	52.2	-4.9
	Labour	Tom Ross	833	28.0	-5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Hibberd	392	13.2	+6.7
	Green	Janet Jackson	199	6.7	+6.7
Majority			722	24.2	+8.4
Turnout			2,979	36.8	-10.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

June 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Holden	1,926	19.7
	Conservative	Daniel Bunting	1,912	19.5
	Conservative	John Tolhurst*	1,754	17.9
	Labour	Leonard Murkin*	1,237	12.6
	Labour	Sophie Taylor	1,073	10.9
	Labour	Angela Gray*	963	9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Hibberd	641	6.5
	BNP	Dorothy Gough	294	3.0
Turnout			9,800	47.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
2. "Councillor Rob Chilton". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
3. "Councillor Daniel Edward Bunting". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
4. "Councillor John Holden". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
5. Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Local Election 2018 Results". trafford.gov.uk. Trafford MBC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

External links

• Trafford Council