Village (ward)

Village is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of the village of Timperley, including the Village Centre, and part of Brooklands.

Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Bowker*	1,482	45.3	+23.9
	Conservative	Thomas Carey	1,050	32.1	-11.1
	Labour	William O'Brien	616	18.8	-11.3
	Green	Matthew Westbrook	123	3.8	-1.5
Majority			432	13.2	+0.1
Turnout			3,271	33.4	-34.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laura Evans*	2,246	43.2	+8.1
	Labour	Tony O'Brien	1,564	30.1	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Newgrosh	1,112	21.4	-12.0
	Green	Jennie Wadsworth	276	5.3	0
Majority			682	13.1	+11.3
Turnout			5,198	67.6	+23.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Fishwick*	1,087	36.5	-8.8
	Conservative	Andy Iredale	971	32.6	+3.7
	Labour	Tony O'Brien	662	22.2	+3.4
	Green	Michael Leigh	258	8.7	+2.5
Majority			116	3.9	-10.7
Turnout			2.978	38.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ray Bowker*	1,398	45.3	+11.9
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	893	28.9	-6.2
	Labour	Helen Boyle	604	19.6	-6.6
	Green	Michael Leigh	191	6.2	+0.9
Majority			505	16.4	+14.6
Turnout			3,086	41.0	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laura Evans	1,215	35.1	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	John Kenyon	1,154	33.4	-12.9
	Labour	Majella Kennedy	906	26.2	+7.3
	Green	Michael Leigh	183	5.3	+2.2
Majority			61	1.8	-12.8
Turnout			3,458	44.1	-22.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Fishwick*	2,399	46.3	-11.9
	Conservative	Richard Peers	1,644	31.7	+0.7
	Labour	Thom Shelton	977	18.9	+12.0
	Green	Michael Leigh	161	3.1	-0.8
Majority			755	14.6	-12.6
Turnout			5,181	66.3	+25.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ray Bowker*	1,883	58.2	+8.5
	Conservative	Jacki Wilkinson	1,003	31.0	-5.4
	Labour	Thomas Shelton	224	6.9	-2.8
	Green	Michael Leigh	126	3.9	-0.3
Majority			880	27.2	+14
Turnout			3,236	41.1	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Hazel Bowker	1,534	49.7	+0.4
	Conservative	Chris Candish	1,125	36.4	+2.3
	Labour	Leon Thomas	299	9.7	-1.9
	Green	Michael Leigh	130	4.2	-0.8
Majority			409	13.2	-2.0
Turnout			3,088	40.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Douglas Fishwick*	1,390	49.3	-9.0
	Conservative	Peter Cameron	962	34.1	-0.9
	Labour	Stephanie Crean	326	11.6	+4.8
	Green	Erica Wright	142	5.0	+5.0
Majority			428	15.2	-0.8
Turnout			2,820	38.2	-8.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2004 (after boundary changes)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Bowker*	1,875	21.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Brophy*	1,672	19.0
	Liberal Democrat	Douglas Fishwick*	1,589	18.0
	Conservative	Kenneth Bullman	1,119	12.7
	Conservative	David Pate	1,006	11.4
	Conservative	Clive Feingold	958	10.9
	Labour	Tom Ross	603	6.8
Turnout			8,822	47.1

2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Brophy	2,454	48.7	-16.4
	Conservative	David Pate	1,785	35.4	+0.5
	Labour	Martin Williams	800	15.9	+15.9
Majority			669	13.3	-16.9
Turnout			5,039	54.3	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Douglas Fishwick	3,070	65.1	+9.8
	Conservative	Patricia Morris	1,648	34.9	+0.5
Majority			1,422	30.2	+9.3
Turnout			4,718	50.6	+12.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Bowker*	1,932	55.3	+6.3
	Conservative	Ian Mullins	1,202	34.4	-0.2
	Labour	Andrew McNee	359	10.3	-6.1
Majority			730	20.9	+6.5
Turnout			3,493	38.1	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	BV Ackroyd*	1,640	49.0	+5.9
	Conservative	Scholar	1,158	34.6	-4.1
	Labour	Harrison	549	16.4	-1.8
Majority			482	14.4	+10.0
Turnout			3,347	35.6	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	M. D. Cragg	1,400	43.1	-16.4
	Conservative	R. G. Strafford	1,258	38.7	+14.6
	Labour	M. E. Rose	593	18.2	+1.8
Majority			142	4.4	-31.0
Turnout			3,251	34.4	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	R. Bowker*	2,377	59.5	+11.7
	Conservative	H. Scholar	961	24.1	-7.2
	Labour	S. N. Humby	657	16.4	-4.5
Majority			1,416	35.4	+19.0
Turnout			3,995	42.5	0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	B. V. Ackroyd*	2,075	47.8	+0.2
	Conservative	A. Bowker	1,361	31.3	-1.5
	Labour	S. N. Humby	909	20.9	+1.3
Majority			714	16.4	+1.6
Turnout			4,345	42.5	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J. E. Brophy	2,186	47.6	-0.9
	Conservative	A. Bowker*	1,505	32.8	+0.6
	Labour	S. N. Humby	899	19.6	+0.3
Majority			681	14.8	-1.5
Turnout			4,590	49.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	R. Bowker*	2,265	48.5	+10.2
	Conservative	M. E. King	1,505	32.2	-4.0
	Labour	R. W. J. Small	899	19.3	-6.2
Majority			760	16.3	+14.3
Turnout			4,669	47.7	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	B. V. Ackroyd	1,675	38.3	+9.3
	Conservative	R. J. M. Bishop	1,586	36.2	+0.6
	Labour	D. R. Holland	1,115	25.5	-7.2
Majority			89	2.0	-0.8
Turnout			4,376	53.2	-1.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Bowker	1,625	35.6	-0.9
	Labour	D. R. Holland	1,495	32.7	+13.8
	Liberal Democrat	C. S. Fink	1,326	29.0	-14.1
	Green	E. A. Wright	120	2.6	+1.1
Majority			130	2.8	-3.8
Turnout			4,566	55.0	+5.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	R. Bowker*	1,818	43.1	+5.1
	Conservative	R. G. B. Walsh	1,539	36.5	-4.5
	Labour	D. R. Holland	799	18.9	-1.0
	Green	E. A. Wright	64	1.5	+0.3
Majority			279	6.6	+3.6
Turnout			4,220	49.9	-4.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. J. Booth	1,875	41.0	+11.1
	Liberal	C. H. Gibson	1,737	38.0	-6.1
	Labour	M. C. Jenkinson	909	19.9	-6.1
	Green	K. R. Robinson	56	1.2	+1.2
Majority			138	3.0	-11.2
Turnout			4,577	54.0	+6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. D. Cragg	1,780	44.1	-4.4
	Conservative	M. J. Booth	1,207	29.9	-1.5
	Labour	M. C. Jenkinson	1,052	26.0	+5.9
Majority			573	14.2	-2.9
Turnout			4,039	47.5	-2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Bowker*	2,039	48.5	+13.4
	Conservative	J. F. Burke	1,320	31.4	-6.7
	Labour	E. A. Starkey	847	20.1	-6.7
Majority			719	17.1	+14.1
Turnout			4,206	49.7	-2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Merrell	1,643	38.1	+2.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R. B. Slack*	1,515	35.1	-9.2
	Labour	E. A. Starkey	1,157	26.8	+7.0
Majority			128	3.0	-5.4
Turnout			4,315	51.8	+8.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. V. Ackroyd	1,617	44.3	+7.8
	Conservative	W. J. Watkins*	1,312	35.9	+2.1
	Labour	R. Crewe	721	19.8	-9.9
Majority			305	8.4	+5.6
Turnout			3,650	43.3	-6.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

By-Election 18 March 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. B. Slack	1,338	38.6	+2.1
	Conservative	D. Merrell	1,138	32.9	-0.9
	Labour	R. Crewe	988	28.5	-1.2
Majority			200	5.8	+3.0
Turnout			3,464	41.2	-9.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Bowker	1,495	36.5	+16.4
	Conservative	A. R. Weedall*	1,382	33.8	-14.9
	Labour	R. J. Short	1,215	29.7	-1.5
Majority			113	2.8	-0.5
Turnout			4,092	50.2	+15.5
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. K. Toft	2,756	25.3	-18.6
	Conservative	W. J. Watkins	2,550	23.4	-22.4
	Liberal	R. Bowker	2,190	20.1	+20.1
	Labour	B. Brotherton	1,718	15.8	+0.8
	Labour	P. Pollard	1,680	15.4	0
Majority			360	3.3	-35.1
Turnout			10,894	65.7	+34.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. E. W. McCowatt	1,746	69.2	+21.6
	Labour	C. Moore	777	30.8	+6.0
Majority			969	38.4	+18.4
Turnout			2,523	31.2	-13.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-Election 14 October 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Holden	1,307	67.1	+19.5
	Labour	J. Gregory	640	32.9	+8.1
Majority			667	34.3	+11.5
Turnout			1,947	24.3	-20.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Weedall	1,695	47.6	-0.3
	Liberal	R. Bowker*	983	27.6	+5.8
	Labour	J. Gregory	884	24.8	-5.4
Majority			712	20.0	+2.3
Turnout			3,562	44.5	+1.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1975

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Robertson	1,626	47.9
	Labour	J. Webb	1,026	30.2
	Liberal	C. R. Gibson	741	21.8
Majority			600	17.7
Turnout			3,393	42.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Wharton	1,283	17.0
	Liberal	R. Bowker	1,168	15.5
	Labour	V. Collett	1,165	15.4

External links

• Trafford Council