Broadheath (Trafford ward)

Broadheath is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, covering the Broadheath area of Altrincham, part of Timperley, and a small part of Sale.

Broadheath
Broadheath within Trafford
Population	13,069 [1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Altrincham and Sale West
Councillors	Amy Whyte (Labour) Serena Carr (Labour) Denise Western (Labour)

Councillors

• 
  Amy Whyte (Labour)[2]
• 
  Serena Carr (Labour)[3]
• 
  Denise Western (Labour)[4]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		James Pearson (Con)		Ken Weston (Con)		Brenda Houraghan (Con)
2006		James Pearson (Con)		Ken Weston (Con)		Brenda Houraghan (Con)
2007		James Pearson (Con)		Ken Weston (Con)		Brenda Houraghan (Con)
2008		James Pearson (Con)		Ken Weston (Con)		Brenda Houraghan (Con)
2010		Jacki Wilkinson (Con)		Ken Weston (Con)		Brenda Houraghan (Con)
2011		Jacki Wilkinson (Con)		Ken Weston (Con)		Brenda Houraghan (Con)
2012		Jacki Wilkinson (Con)		Ken Weston (Con)		Denise Western (Lab)
By-election 16 January 2014		Jacki Wilkinson (Con)		Helen Boyle (Lab)[5][6]		Denise Western (Lab)
May 2014		Louise Dagnall (Lab)		Helen Boyle (Lab)		Denise Western (Lab)
2015		Louise Dagnall (Lab)		Stephen Anstee (Con)		Denise Western (Lab)
2016		Louise Dagnall (Lab)		Stephen Anstee (Con)		Denise Western (Lab)
By-election 4 May 2017		Amy Whyte (Lab)[7][8]		Stephen Anstee (Con)		Denise Western (Lab)
2018		Amy Whyte (Lab)		Stephen Anstee (Con)		Denise Western (Lab)
2019		Amy Whyte (Lab)		Serena Carr (Lab)		Denise Western (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates by-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Serena Carr	1,904	47.3	2.0
	Conservative	Shengke Zhi	1,219	30.3	10.4
	Green	Daniel Gresty	346	8.6	4.8
	UKIP	Norine Napier	255	6.3	5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Marritt	219	5.4	1.4
	Independent	Stephen Farndon	87	2.1	1.3
Majority			685	16.9	8.3
Registered electors			9,960
Turnout			4,030	40.64	2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2018

2018[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amy Whyte*	2,077	49.3	+3.3
	Conservative	Kate Burke	1,716	40.7	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Marriott	170	4.0	-2.2
	Green	Daniel Gresty	160	3.8	+2.0
	UKIP	Mike Bayley-Sanderson	56	1.3	-0.8
	Independent	Stephen Farndon	33	0.8	0
Majority			361	8.6	+1.5
Turnout			4,212	42.6	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2017 (by-election)

By-election 4 May 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amy Marie Whyte	2,086	46.0	-1.2
	Conservative	Dave Morgan	1,778	40.9	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Alexander Latham	271	6.2	+1.1
	UKIP	Mike Bayley-Sanderson	91	2.1	+2.1
	Green	Joe Ryan	80	1.8	-2.0
	Independent	Stephen John Farndon	36	0.8	-1.8
Majority			308	7.1	+1.2
Turnout			4342	44.3	+2.5

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Western*	1,877	47.2	+7.4
	Conservative	Neil Ferguson	1,641	41.2	-7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	204	5.1	-2.2
	Green	Owain Sutton	152	3.8	0
	Independent	Stephen Farndon	105	2.6	+2.6
Majority			236	5.9	-2.3
Turnout			3,979	41.8	-27.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Anstee	3,274	49.0	+11.6
	Labour	Aidan Williams	2,659	39.8	-3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	489	7.3	+3.3
	Green	David Eatock	254	3.8	-1.1
Majority			615	8.2	+5.4
Turnout			6,676	69.0	+23.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Dagnall	1,660	43.4	-2.9
	Conservative	Jacki Wilkinson*	1,431	37.4	-1.5
	UKIP	Ron George	413	10.8	+4.6
	Green	Sara Ahsan	191	4.9	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	William Jones	129	3.3	-0.9
Majority			229	5.9	-1.5
Turnout			3,824	41.4	+2.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

January 2014 (by-election)

By-election 16 January 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Boyle	1,377	44.5	-1.8
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan	1,258	40.6	+1.8
	UKIP	Ron George	234	7.5	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Will Jones	150	4.8	+0.4
	Green	Joe Ryan	67	2.2	-2.1
Majority			119	3.8	-3.6
Turnout			3,097	30.3	-8.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Western	1,662	46.3	+5.9
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan*	1,397	38.9	-4.3
	UKIP	John Walsh	221	6.2	+1.5
	Green	Sara Ahsan	156	4.3	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	152	4.2	-2.9
Majority			265	7.4	+4.6
Turnout			3,588	38.8	-7.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Weston*	1,879	43.2	+1.3
	Labour	Andrew Leask	1,757	40.4	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Taylor	307	7.1	-17.7
	UKIP	John Walsh	205	4.7	+4.7
	Green	Sara Ahsan	202	4.6	+0.6
Majority			122	2.8	-9.8
Turnout			4,350	45.9	-20.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacki Wilkinson	2,569	41.9	-12.2
	Labour	Andrew Western	1,799	29.3	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Wilson	1,519	24.8	+14.0
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	247	4.0	-4.2
Majority			770	12.6	-14.6
Turnout			6,134	66.2	+30.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan*	1,681	54.1	+2.9
	Labour	Andrew Western	836	26.9	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Armaan Chohan	334	10.8	-2.5
	Green	Martin Bate	255	8.2	-0.6
Majority			845	27.2	+3.9
Turnout			3,106	35.5	-0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Weston*	1,530	51.2	+1.6
	Labour	Peter Baugh	834	27.9	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	397	13.3	-1.9
	Green	Martin Bate	226	7.6	-1.8
Majority			696	23.3	-0.5
Turnout			2,987	36.4	-9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2006

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Pearson*	1,392	49.6	-8.8
	Labour	Ian Golding	725	25.8	-9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Cliff	428	15.2	+8.5
	Green	Martin Bate	263	9.4	+9.4
Majority			667	23.8	-7.9
Turnout			2,808	35.8	-9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan*	1,905	20.5
	Conservative	Kenneth Weston*	1,833	19.7
	Conservative	James Pearson	1,686	18.2
	Labour	Ian Golding	1,193	12.8
	Labour	Helen Walsh	1,081	11.6
	Labour	Martin Williams	968	10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Bryn Mallion	621	6.7
Turnout			9,287	45.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

May 2003

2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Houraghan	2,271	51.5	+9.6
	Labour	Ian Golding	2,137	48.5	-1.4
Majority			134	3.0
Turnout			4,408	51.9	-5.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Baugh*	2,454	49.9	+6.0
	Conservative	Alexander Williams	2,060	41.9	-6.7
	Independent	Guy Morgan	404	8.2	+8.2
Majority			394	8.0
Turnout			4,918	57.3	+19.8
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2000

2000

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

Elections in 1990s

1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chapman-Barker*	1,575	48.7	-2.6
	Conservative	Cohen	1,409	43.5	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Brookes	252	7.8	+0.6
Majority			166	5.2	-4.5
Turnout			3,236	37.1	-1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Baugh*	1,704	51.3	+6.9
	Conservative	D. C. Simm	1,383	41.6	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Jones	238	7.2	-1.2
Majority			321	9.7	+6.8
Turnout			3,325	38.3	-5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Bullock*	1,767	47.2	+9.5
	Labour	H. K. Western	1,660	44.4	-9.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. A. Stubbs	314	8.4	-0.3
Majority			107	2.9	-13.0
Turnout			3,741	43.7	-1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Chapman-Barker	2,064	53.6	+4.5
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,451	37.7	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. A. Stubbs	333	8.7	-6.1
Majority			613	15.9	-2.9
Turnout			3,848	44.8	-2.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Baugh*	2,068	49.1	+17.2
	Conservative	L. Leggett	1,522	36.1	-18.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. C. Lynch	623	14.8	+1.5
Majority			546	13.0	-9.9
Turnout			4,213	47.0	+6.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Bullock	1,963	54.8	+7.3
	Labour	E. R. Holden	1,141	31.9	-7.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. C. Lynch	478	13.3	-0.1
Majority			822	22.9	+14.4
Turnout			3,582	41.0	0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,923	47.5	+6.4
	Labour	E. R. Holden	1,581	39.1	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. B. Weightman	542	13.4	+4.2
Majority			342	8.5	+4.9
Turnout			4,046	41.0	-7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Baugh	1,908	44.7	+8.0
	Conservative	A. Rhodes	1,754	41.1	-10.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. J. Chapman	391	9.2	-2.2
	Green	M. Fielding	212	5.0	+5.0
Majority			154	3.6	-11.6
Turnout			4,265	48.0	+1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1980s

1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. J. Barltrop*	2,084	51.9	+2.7
	Labour	J. E. Baugh	1,472	36.7	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	F. A. Cameron	459	11.4	-10.6
Majority			612	15.2	-5.3
Turnout			4,015	46.3	-5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	2,203	49.2	+12.2
	Labour	J. B. Morton	1,286	28.7	-8.9
	SDP	N. Royle	986	22.0	-3.3
Majority			917	20.5	+20.1
Turnout			4,475	51.8	+5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. J. Hyland	1,387	19.4	+2.1
	Conservative	M. J. Barltrop	1,334	18.7	-8.8
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,308	18.3	-9.6
	Labour	J. B. Morton	1,300	18.2	-0.3
	SDP	D. E. Armstrong	948	13.3	+9.5
	SDP	R. C. Tweed	858	12.0	+6.9
Majority			26	0.4	-9.2
Turnout			7,135	45.9	+4.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. G. Lawton	1,579	46.2	-2.6
	Labour	G. Woodburn	1,252	36.7	+5.1
	SDP	G. E. Evans	585	17.1	-2.5
Majority			327	9.6	-7.6
Turnout			3,416	41.5	-5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,833	48.8	+4.1
	Labour	R. J. Short	1,187	31.6	+4.0
	Alliance	D. E. Armstrong	736	19.6	-8.1
Majority			646	17.2	+0.2
Turnout			3,756	46.5	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,633	44.7	+3.8
	SDP	M. J. Roberts	1,012	27.7	+27.7
	Labour	N. P. Cooper	1,009	27.6	-16.5
Majority			621	17.0	+13.8
Turnout			3,654	45.8	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. B. Dolan	1,470	44.1	+13.8
	Conservative	A. K. Davies	1,363	40.9	-4.7
	Liberal	B. Gaylard	499	15.0	-9.1
Majority			107	3.2	-12.0
Turnout			3,332	42.0	-35.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in 1970s

1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	2,336	45.6	-10.0
	Labour	E. Smith	1,555	30.3	+4.7
	Liberal	B. Gaylard	1,236	24.1	+5.3
Majority			781	15.2	+1.6
Turnout			5,127	77.3	+41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,264	28.7	+3.1
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton	1,187	26.9	-0.5
	Labour	E. Smith	587	13.3	+5.2
	Labour	G. R. Gould	542	12.3	+3.2
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	488	11.1	-2.1
	Liberal	B. Gaylard	341	7.7	-8.9
Majority			600	13.6	-16.5
Turnout			4,409	35.5	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-Election 24 March 1977

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. G. Currie	1,183	56.7	+2.4
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	579	27.7	-3.4
	Labour	P. B. Ayo	325	15.6	-5.8
Majority			604	28.9	-1.2
Turnout			2,087	31.7	-13.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. R. Finch	1,610	54.3	+6.4
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	719	24.3	-3.4
	Labour	A. J. Hadley	635	21.4	-2.9
Majority			891	30.1	+9.9
Turnout			2,964	45.0	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Harrison	1,387	47.9
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	803	27.7
	Labour	B. E. Jones	704	24.3
Majority			584	20.2
Turnout			2,894	44.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Metcalf	1,093	16.4
	Conservative	D. W. Stroud	1,070	33.3
	Conservative	O. Wilson	1,054
	Labour	B. Jones	1,040	31.7
	Liberal	E. Faulkner	1,020	31.1
	Labour	J. Webb	974
	Liberal	B. Lynch	966
	Labour	M. Oliver	952
	Liberal	R. Allen	833
	Communist	E. Sheldon	129	3.9
Majority			14
Turnout			3,282	45.7
	Conservative 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 Amy Whyte". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
3. "Councillor Dr. Serena Carr". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
4. "Councillor Denise Western". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
5. Dorsett, Bethan (6 November 2013). "Tributes paid to 'dedicated' ex-Trafford mayor Ken Weston who has died suddenly". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
6. Banks, Kate (24 January 2014). "Labour believe they can take back control of Trafford Council after by-election win". Sale & Altrincham Messenger. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
7. Prior, David (20 March 2017). "Broadheath set for by-election after ill health forces councillor's resignation". Altrincham Today. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
8. Staff writer (5 May 2017). "Labour candidate Amy Whyte wins seat in Broadheath by-election". Sale & Altrincham Messenger. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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.

External links

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