Brooklands (ward)

Brooklands is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the south-east of the town of Sale, including most of the Brooklands area.

Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Boyes*	1,766	51.8	-0.3
	Labour	Serena Carr	1,256	36.8	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Meenakshi Minnis	287	8.4	+0.1
	Green	Joseph Ryan	100	2.9	-3.8
Majority			510	15.0	-4.2
Turnout			3,409	44.2	-27.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hopps	2,952	52.1	+0.3
	Labour	Gary Keary	1,868	32.9	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	472	8.3	-0.8
	Green	Joseph Ryan	378	6.7	+0.3
Majority			1,084	19.2	+1.1
Turnout			5,670	71.8	+24.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Dixon*	1,627	51.8	+3.7
	Labour	Mike Green	1,052	33.5	+0.6
	Green	Joe Ryan	286	9.1	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	James Eisen	200	6.4	-0.3
Majority			575	18.3	+3.1
Turnout			3,139	41	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Boyes	1,421	48.1	-4.6
	Labour	Louise Dagnall	972	32.9	+1.9
	Green	David Eatock	247	8.4	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Michael McDonald	197	6.7	-3.7
	Independent	Colin Bearfield	117	4.0	+4.0
Majority			449	15.2	-6.5
Turnout			2,954	38.6	-9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Higgins*	1,995	52.7	+5.9
	Labour	Lewis Dagnall	1,172	31.0	+5.5
	Liberal Democrat	John O'Connor	393	10.4	-14.1
	Green	Joseph Ryan	226	6.0	+2.8
Majority			823	21.7	+0.4
Turnout			3,786	47.7	-23.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Dixon*	2,648	46.8	-13.7
	Labour	Angela Gratrix	1,444	25.5	+7.7
	Liberal Democrat	John O'Connor	1,389	24.5	+8.0
	Green	Joseph Ryan	179	3.2	-3.1
Majority			1,204	21.3	-22.4
Turnout			5,660	71.0	+32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathy Bullock*	1,883	60.5	+4.3
	Labour	Angela Gratrix	522	17.8	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	514	16.5	-3.0
	Green	Barbara Jarkowski	196	6.3	-1.0
Majority			1,361	43.7	+7.0
Turnout			3,115	38.9	+2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Higgins*	1,769	56.2	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	614	19.5	-4.3
	Labour	David Hampson	536	17.0	+0.2
	Green	Nicola Campling	229	7.3	+7.3
Majority			1,155	36.7	+1.0
Turnout			3,148	40.3	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Dixon*	1,808	59.5	-20.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	722	23.8	+7.3
	Labour	Angela Gratrix	509	16.8	+16.8
Majority			1,086	35.7	+10.3
Turnout			3,039	38.9	-10.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2004 (after boundary changes)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathleen Bullock*	2,196	27.9
	Conservative	David Higgins*	2,154	27.4
	Conservative	Pamela Dixon*	1,962	24.9
	Liberal Democrat	David Rhodes	1,296	16.5
	BNP	Andrew Harris	260	3.3
Turnout			7,868	49.4

2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Dixon*	2,247	47.6	-9.0
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	1,149	24.3	+6.8
	Labour	Joanne Bennett	1,083	22.9	-3.0
	Green	Stephen Parker	245	5.2	+5.2
Majority			1,098	23.3	-7.4
Turnout			4,724	61.3	+7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Higgins*	2,378	56.6	-9.7
	Labour	Philip Morgan	1,086	25.9	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	737	17.5	+4.4
Majority			1,292	30.7	-15.0
Turnout			4,201	54.3	+16.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathleen Bullock	1,986	66.3	+5.2
	Labour	Ian McDermott	618	20.6	-6.2
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Clarke	393	13.1	+1.0
Majority			1,368	45.7	+11.4
Turnout			2,997	37.9	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dixon*	1,779	61.1	-0.8
	Labour	Bennett	780	26.8	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat	YR Clarke	353	12.1	+1.5
Majority			999	34.3	-0.1
Turnout			2,912	36.8	-1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. R. Higgins	1,879	61.9	+12.9
	Labour	J. Bagnoli	833	27.5	-8.3
	Liberal Democrat	Y. R. Clarke	322	10.6	-4.6
Majority			1,046	34.4	-21.3
Turnout			3,034	38.3	-3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. J. J. Lynch	1,626	49.0	-0.9
	Labour	J. A. Lloyd	1,190	35.8	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	K. Clarke	505	15.2	+1.6
Majority			436	13.1	-9.7
Turnout			3,321	42.1	-2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. A. Dixon	1,815	49.9	+1.5
	Labour	P. Frizzby	986	27.1	+6.1
	Liberal Democrat	C. Marchbank-Smith	493	13.6	-16.9
	Independent	D. F. Cockayne	343	9.4	+9.4
Majority			829	22.8	+4.9
Turnout			3,637	44.8	-0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Barber	1,736	48.4	-20.1
	Liberal Democrat	A. Rhodes	1,095	30.5	+14.2
	Labour	T. G. Crewe	754	21.0	+7.9
Majority			641	17.9	-33.7
Turnout			3,585	45.3	-6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

1992 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taylor	2,302	34.5	+2.7
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	2,264	34.0	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	A. Rhodes	544	8.2	-2.4
	Liberal Democrat	W. Rhodes	541	8.1	-2.5
	Labour	D. G. Kirkland	455	6.8	-0.8
	Labour	P. Miller	420	6.3	-1.3
	Green	V. Birdsall	141	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,720	51.6	+9.0
Turnout			6,667	43.1	-0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. J. Hartland	2,596	63.7	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	K. F. Humber	862	21.2	+6.7
	Labour	W. Stennett	615	15.1	-4.8
Majority			1,734	42.6	+2.1
Turnout			4,073	50.7	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Chesney	2,467	60.5	-8.5
	Labour	W. Stennett	813	19.9	+5.0
	Liberal Democrat	K. F. Humber	590	14.5	-1.6
	Green	R. I. Unsworth	209	5.1	+5.1
Majority			1,654	40.5	-10.3
Turnout			4,079	50.3	+2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

1988 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Barber*	2,630	35.2	+12.1
	Conservative	M. C. R. Cox	2,528	33.8	+9.3
	Liberal Democrat	C. A. Bearfield	630	8.4	-14.6
	Liberal Democrat	K. F. Humber	579	7.7	-16.0
	Labour	L. J. Hargadon	565	7.6	+4.9
	Labour	E. D. Shaw	543	7.3	+4.3
Majority			1,898	25.4	-1.4
Turnout			7,475	48.1	-8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taylor*	2,679	58.3	+8.0
	Social Democratic	B. M. Keeley-Huggett	1,445	31.4	-4.8
	Labour	E. D. Shaw	474	10.3	-3.2
Majority			1,234	26.8	+12.7
Turnout			4,598	56.7	+10.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. E. Waterfall*	1,881	50.3	-1.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	C. S. Fink	1,354	36.2	-1.0
	Labour	E. D. Shaw	507	13.5	+2.2
Majority			527	14.1	-0.2
Turnout			3,742	46.0	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Barber	1,892	51.5	-11.8
	Liberal	C. S. Fink	1,365	37.2	+12.4
	Labour	L. T. Murkin	416	11.3	-0.7
Majority			527	14.3	-24.2
Turnout			3,673	45.6	-6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taylor*	2,630	63.3	-0.1
	Liberal	G. M. R. Willmott	1,029	24.8	-0.7
	Labour	R. P. F. Phillips	497	12.0	+0.9
Majority			1,601	38.5	+0.6
Turnout			4,156	51.6	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. E. Waterfall*	2,489	63.4	+10.9
	Liberal	C. A. Bearfield	1,000	25.5	-9.4
	Labour	H. Davies	437	11.1	-1.5
Majority			1,489	37.9	+20.3
Turnout			3,926	49.1	-1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Ludlam*	2,107	52.5	-11.3
	Liberal	C. A. Bearfield	1,401	34.9	+8.8
	Labour	J. Shaw	507	12.6	+2.5
Majority			706	17.6	+3.3
Turnout			4,015	50.2	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taylor*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. E. Waterfall	2,685	63.8	-1.0
	Liberal	C. S. Fink*	1,098	26.1	-9.1
	Labour	A. J. Hadley	426	10.1	+10.1
Majority			1,587	37.7	+8.2
Turnout			4,209	47.1	+1.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Ludlam	2,393	64.8	+6.8
	Liberal	H. Hughes	1,302	35.2	+1.5
Majority			1,091	29.5	+5.3
Turnout			3,695	45.2	-0.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1975

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taylor	2,362	58.0
	Liberal	S. Evans*	1,375	33.7
	Labour	E. P. M. Wollaston	338	8.3
Majority			987	24.2
Turnout			4,075	45.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. S. Fink	2,073	23.4
	Liberal	M. Horlock	2,027	22.9
	Liberal	S. Evans	1,905	21.5

External links

• Trafford Council