Flixton (ward)

Flixton
Flixton within Trafford
Population	10,828 ^[1]
Metropolitan borough	Trafford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	North West
UK Parliament	Stretford and Urmston
Councillors	Viv Ward (Conservative)
	Jonathan Coupe (Conservative)
	Paul Lally (Conservative)
List of places UK England

Flixton is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the most of the village of Flixton.

Councillors

Viv Ward (Conservative)
Jonathan Coupe (Conservative)
Paul Lally (Conservative)

Election
2004	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Keith Summerfield (Con)
2006	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Keith Summerfield (Con)
2007	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Keith Summerfield (Con)
2008	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Keith Summerfield (Con)
2010	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Keith Summerfield (Con)
2011	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Keith Summerfield (Con)
2012	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Paul Lally (Con)
2014	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Paul Lally (Con)
2015	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Paul Lally (Con)
2016	Viv Ward (Con)	Jonathan Coupe (Con)	Paul Lally (Con)

indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paul Lally*	1,475	41.4	-4.7
	Labour	Simon Thomas	1,415	39.8	-3.5
	UKIP	Michael Bayley-Sanderson	422	11.9	+11.9
	Green	Christine McLaughlin	157	4.4	-3.0
	Liberal Democrat	David Martin	90	2.5	-0.8
Majority			60	1.7	-1.1
Turnout			3,559	44.1	-28.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	2,753	46.1	+7.5
	Labour	Ged Carter	2,586	43.3	+5.8
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	440	7.4	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Wayne Harrison	197	3.3	+1.0
Majority			167	2.8	+1.7
Turnout			5,976	72.6	+28.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Viv Ward*	1,427	38.6	-7.7
	Labour	Ged Carter	1,388	37.5	-4.1
	UKIP	Chris Frost	610	16.5	+16.5
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	188	5.0	-4.2
	Liberal Democrat	Kirsty Cullen	86	2.3	-0.6
Majority			39	1.1	-3.6
Turnout			3,699	45.6	+5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paul Lally	1,481	46.3	-1.6
	Labour	Freda Mottley	1,330	41.6	+1.4
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	294	9.2	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	94	2.9	-1.2
Majority			151	4.7	-3.0
Turnout			3,199	39.5	-4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	1,754	47.9	+4.7
	Labour	Freda Mottley	1,473	40.2	+2.6
	Green	Alison Cavanagh	284	7.8	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	150	4.1	-11.4
Majority			281	7.7	+2.1
Turnout			3,661	43.8	-27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Viv Ward*	2,541	43.2	-12.4
	Labour	Tom McDonald	2,214	37.6	+9.9
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	915	15.5	+5.5
	Green	Paul Syrett	218	3.7	-2.9
Majority			327	5.6	-22.3
Turnout			5,888	70.8	+32.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Keith Summerfield*	1,785	55.6	+4.9
	Labour	Dolores O'Sullivan	890	27.7	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Elliott	321	10.0	-0.1
	Green	Paul Syrett	213	6.6	-0.2
Majority			895	27.9	+9.5
Turnout			3,209	38.2	-2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	1,652	50.7	-2.7
	Labour	Dolores O’Sullivan	1,054	32.4	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Elliott	330	10.1	+10.1
	Green	Anne Power	220	6.8	-6.4
Majority			598	18.4	-1.6
Turnout			3,256	40.2	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Viv Ward*	1,644	53.4	-3.7
	Labour	Joyce Acton	1,030	33.4	-1.4
	Green	Christopher Webb	406	13.2	+13.2
Majority			614	20.0	+0.4
Turnout			3,080	38.4	-10.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Summerfield*	1,952	19.4
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	1,915	19.0
	Conservative	Viv Ward*	1,885	18.7
	Labour	Gerard Carter	1,227	12.2
	Labour	Dolores O'Sullivan	1,175	11.7
	Labour	Nigel Roberts	1,095	10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Vernon	819	8.1
Turnout			10,068	48.6

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Coupe*	2,130	51.0	-0.5
	Labour	Karina Carter	1,652	39.5	-9.0
	Independent	Paul Pickford	398	9.5	+9.5
Majority			478	11.5	+8.5
Turnout			4,180	57.1	+3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Keith Summerfield	2,070	51.5	-9.0
	Labour	Karina Carter	1,946	48.5	+8.9
Majority			124	3.0	-17.9
Turnout			4,016	53.8	+15.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Vivienne Ward*	1,755	60.5	+11.3
	Labour	Jennifer Carroll	1,148	39.6	-5.6
Majority			607	20.9	+16.9
Turnout			2,903	38.0	-4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1990s

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Coupe	1,603	49.2	-4.2
	Labour	AS Jones*	1,473	45.2	-1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Smith	181	5.6	+5.6
Majority			130	4.0	-2.8
Turnout			3,257	42.4	-0.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	T. R. Seddon*	1,754	53.4	+10.9
	Labour	M. G. H. Barker	1,532	46.6	+4.9
Majority			222	6.8	+6.0
Turnout			3,286	42.8	-3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	E. V. Ward*	1,534	42.5	+2.7
	Labour	M. G. H. Barker	1,506	41.7	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	571	15.8	-0.8
Majority			28	0.8	-3.1
Turnout			3,611	46.2	-3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A. S. Jones	1,688	43.6	+12.5
	Conservative	M. P. Whetton	1,539	39.8	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	643	16.6	-11.4
Majority			149	3.9	-5.8
Turnout			3,870	49.6	-4.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	T. R. Seddon*	1,625	40.8	-11.4
	Labour	J. D. Chapman-Barker	1,238	31.1	+6.5
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	1,115	28.0	+4.8
Majority			387	9.7	-18.0
Turnout			3,978	53.7	+5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	E. V. Ward	1,989	52.2	+8.1
	Labour	G. A. Carter	936	24.6	-4.9
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	883	23.2	-3.2
Majority			1,053	27.7	+13.1
Turnout			3,808	48.6	+6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. G. Graham	1,881	44.1	+1.8
	Labour	T. K. McDonald	1,257	29.5	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	1,125	26.4	+7.3
Majority			624	14.6	+6.9
Turnout			4,263	55.2	-4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	T. R. Seddon	1,989	42.3	-2.3
	Labour	J. Moore	1,625	34.6	+6.6
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon	898	19.1	-8.4
	Green	N. M. Smith	187	4.0	+4.0
Majority			364	7.7	-8.9
Turnout			4,699	59.8	+2.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in 1980s

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. W. Robinson	2,052	44.6	-0.5
	Labour	P. G. Dowland	1,289	28.0	+3.8
	Liberal Democrat	A. Vernon*	1,265	27.5	-3.2
Majority			763	16.6	+2.3
Turnout			4,606	57.5	-5.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe	2,294	45.1	+11.0
	Liberal	P. I. M. Crompton	1,565	30.7	-0.1
	Labour	P. G. Dowland	1,231	24.2	-10.9
Majority			729	14.3	+13.2
Turnout			5,090	63.2	+10.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. J. Hughes	1,477	35.1	+11.0
	Conservative	C. A. Lord*	1,432	34.1	-3.4
	Liberal	P. I. M. Crompton	1,293	30.8	-7.6
Majority			45	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			4,202	52.4	+0.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

By-Election 23 May 1985
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	J. E. Parry	1,608	40.5	+2.1
	Conservative	A. M. Durbin	1,213	30.6	-6.9
	Labour	M. J. Goggins	1,146	28.9	+4.8
Majority			395	10.0	+9.1
Turnout			3,967	49.4	+2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	A. Vernon	1,590	38.4	-3.4
	Conservative	N. J. Fitzpatrick*	1,551	37.5	-2.8
	Labour	M. J. Goggins	996	24.1	+6.2
Majority			39	0.9	-0.6
Turnout			4,137	51.7	-4.3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	D. E. Earl*	1,885	41.8	+3.8
	Conservative	P. Schofield	1,819	40.3	-4.2
	Labour	G. Woodburn	807	17.9	+0.5
Majority			66	1.5	-5.0
Turnout			4,511	56.0	+3.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing

1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. A. Lord	1,856	44.5	+6.3
	Liberal	A. Vernon	1,585	38.0	+5.8
	Labour	H. Pollard	726	17.4	-16.5
Majority			271	6.5	+2.2
Turnout			4,167	52.5	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-Election 9 July 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	D. E. Earl	1,400	40.1	+9.2
	Conservative	P. Schofield	1,199	34.3	-2.3
	Labour	R. A. Tully	895	25.6	-6.9
Majority			201	5.8	-1.7
Turnout			3,494	44.4	-4.4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	N. J. Fitzpatrick*	1,403	38.2	-15.1
	Labour	J. D. Brown	1,245	33.9	+3.5
	Liberal	D. E. Earl	1,183	32.2	+15.9
Majority			158	4.3	-18.6
Turnout			3,673	48.8	-32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. B. W. Lumby*	4,023	53.3	-18.8
	Labour	J. D. Brown	2,295	30.4	+2.5
	Liberal	R. K. Sangster	1,226	16.3	+16.3
Majority			1,728	22.9	-21.3
Turnout			7,544	80.9	+47.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	W. Wroe*	2,205	72.1	+9.2
	Labour	J. Shaw	853	27.9	+5.3
Majority			1,352	44.2	+3.9
Turnout			3,058	33.2	-9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	N. J. Fitzpatrick*	2,492	62.9	+8.4
	Labour	D. J. Watts	894	22.6	+3.0
	Liberal	M. G. Maxfield	575	14.5	-11.4
Majority			1,598	40.3	+11.7
Turnout			3,961	42.9	-4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. B. W. Lumby*	2,363	54.5
	Liberal	D. J. Gilbert	1,123	25.9
	Labour	C. Nightingale	851	19.6
Majority			1,240	28.6
Turnout			4,337	47.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1973
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	W. Wroe	1,877	20.4
Conservative	N. J. Fitzpatrick	1,755	19.1
Conservative	G. B. W. Lumby	1,737	18.9

References

↑ "Area profiles: demographics". infotrafford.org.uk. Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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