Flixton
Flixton within Trafford
Population10,828 [1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

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

Councillors

Since 2022, the councillors are Simon Thomas (Labour),[2] Dolores O'Sullivan (Labour),[3] and Ged Carter (Labour).[4]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1973 William Wroe (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) Gordon Lumby (Con)
1975 William Wroe (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) Gordon Lumby (Con)
1976 William Wroe (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) Gordon Lumby (Con)
1978 William Wroe (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) Gordon Lumby (Con)
1979 William Wroe (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) Gordon Lumby (Con)
1980 William Wroe (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) Gordon Lumby (Con)
Jul 1981 William Wroe (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) D. Earl (Lib)
1982 C. Lord (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) D. Earl (Lib)
1983 C. Lord (Con) Neil Fitzpatrick (Con) D. Earl (Lib)
1984 C. Lord (Con) Alan Vernon (Lib) D. Earl (Lib)
May 1985 C. Lord (Con) Alan Vernon (Lib) J. Parry (Lib)
1986 Beverley Hughes (Lab) Alan Vernon (Lib) J. Parry (Lib)
1987 Beverley Hughes (Lab) Alan Vernon (Lib) Allan Coupe (Con)
1988 Beverley Hughes (Lab) Ron Robinson (Con) Allan Coupe (Con)
1990 Roy Seddon (Con) Ron Robinson (Con) Allan Coupe (Con)
1991 Roy Seddon (Con) Ron Robinson (Con) J. Graham (Con)
1992 Roy Seddon (Con) Viv Ward (Con) J. Graham (Con)
1994 Roy Seddon (Con) Viv Ward (Con) J. Graham (Con)
1995 Roy Seddon (Con) Viv Ward (Con) A. Jones (Lab)
1996 Roy Seddon (Con) Viv Ward (Con) A. Jones (Lab)
1998 Roy Seddon (Con) Viv Ward (Con) A. Jones (Lab)
1999 Roy Seddon (Con) Viv Ward (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con)
2000 Roy Seddon (Con) Viv Ward (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con)
2002 Keith Summerfield (Con) Viv Ward (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con)
2003 Keith Summerfield (Con) Viv Ward (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con)
2004 Keith Summerfield (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2006 Keith Summerfield (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2007 Keith Summerfield (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2008 Keith Summerfield (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2010 Keith Summerfield (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2011 Keith Summerfield (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2012 Paul Lally (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2014 Paul Lally (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2015 Paul Lally (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2016 Paul Lally (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Viv Ward (Con)
2018 Paul Lally (Con) Jonathan Coupe (Con) Simon Thomas (Lab)
2019 Paul Lally (Con) Shirley Procter (Lab) Simon Thomas (Lab)
2021 Ged Carter (Lab) Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab) Simon Thomas (Lab)
2022 Ged Carter (Lab) Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab) Simon Thomas (Lab)
2023 Ged Carter (Lab) Dolores O'Sullivan (Lab) Simon Thomas (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat up for election following resignation of sitting councillor.

Elections in the 2020s

May 2023

2023 (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ged Carter* 1,927 58.8%
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan* 1,750 53.4%
Labour Simon Thomas* 1,703 51.9%
Conservative Paul Lally 858 26.2%
Conservative Michelle McGrath 697 21.3%
Conservative Susan Taylor 688 21.0%
Green Katrin Cotter 412 12.7%
Green Timothy Woodward 345 10.5%
Green Alison Cavanagh 298 9.1%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Kinsella 187 5.7%
Majority
Rejected ballots 40 1.2%
Turnout 3,280 38.4%
Registered electors 8,532

May 2022

2022[5] [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Thomas* 2,152 59.4
Conservative Jonathan Coupe 1,051 29.0
Green Katrin Cotter 285 7.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Campion 117 3.2
Majority 1,101 30.0
Registered electors 8,266
Turnout 3,622 43.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ged Carter 2,202 53.9 N/A
Labour Dolores O'Sullivan 1,900 46.5 N/A
Conservative Susan Taylor 1,293 31.6 N/A
Conservative Gary Towers 871 21.3 N/A
Green Katrin Cotter 399 9.8 N/A
Green Alison Cavanagh 280 6.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Kinsella 179 4.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Norman Sutherland 110 2.7 N/A
UKIP Paul Swansborough 75 1.8 N/A
Majority N/A
Rejected ballots 14
Registered electors 8,383
Turnout 4,089 48.8 N/A
Labour gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shirley Procter 2,203 58.4 Decrease1.5
Conservative Jonathan Coupe* 915 24.2 Decrease9.3
UKIP James Cook 287 7.6 Increase5.6
Green Tim Woodward 217 5.7 Increase3.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Sutherland 152 4.0 Increase2.2
Majority 1,288 34.2 Increase7.8
Registered electors 8,322
Turnout 3,774 45.51 Decrease9.49
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2018

2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Thomas 2,732 59.9 +20.1
Conservative Viv Ward* 1,528 33.5 -7.9
Green Christine McLaughlin 125 2.7 -1.7
UKIP Andrew Beaumont 91 2.0 -9.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Sutherland 84 1.8 -0.7
Majority 1,204 26.4 +24.7
Turnout 4,560 55.0 +5.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 the 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats Alan Vernon 819 8.1
Turnout 10,068 48.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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 the 1990s

1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Coupe 1,603 49.2 -4.2
Labour AS Jones* 1,473 45.2 -1.4
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 the 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 % ±%
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
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 the 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Wroe 1,877 45.2
Conservative N. J. Fitzpatrick 1,755
Conservative G. B. W. Lumby 1,737
Liberal N. Heywood 1,539 37.1
Liberal M. Willis 1,431
Liberal A. Hannett 1,415
Labour D. Hall 735 17.7
Labour R. Phillips 727
Labour K. Barnes 658
Majority 198
Turnout 4,151 43.1
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 Simon Thomas". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Dolores O'Sullivan". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Ged Carter". democratic.trafford.gov.uk. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Tooth, Jack. "LIVE: Trafford Council election results for 2022". Messenger Newspapers. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022 Local election results". Trafford Council. Government of the United Kingdom. May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021 Local election results". www.trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Shirley Procter, elected in 2019, resigned from their seat, creating a second vacancy. Change unavailable due to nature of the election.
  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 6 May 2018.
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