- Clifford (ward)
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Clifford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering most of Old Trafford.
Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows:[1]
2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ejaz Malik* 2,310 76.2 +9.3 Green Anne Power 354 11.7 +4.5 Conservative Alex Finney 247 8.1 -0.2 Liberal Democrat Alan Sherliker 121 4.0 -13.6 Majority 1,956 64.5 +15.2 Turnout 3,032 39.6 -22.8 Labour hold Swing 2010 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sophie Taylor* 3,192 66.9 +7.8 Liberal Democrat Simon Wright 840 17.6 +6.8 Conservative Lee Peck 395 8.3 -6.4 Green Anne Power 343 7.2 -8.2 Majority 2,352 49.3 +12.0 Turnout 4,770 62.4 +29.8 Labour hold Swing 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Whit Stennett* 1,434 32.0 +4.8 Labour Sophie Taylor 1,212 27.1 -5.0 Green Christine Rawson 377 8.4 +1.5 Conservative John Schofield 338 7.6 +2.5 Conservative John Blackburn 318 7.1 +1.5 Green Anne Power 313 7.0 -1.3 Liberal Democrat Louise Bird 264 5.9 -1.1 Liberal Democrat Derek Hurst 220 4.9 -3.1 Majority 835 37.3 -6.6 Turnout 4,476 32.6 -0.8 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing 2007 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ejaz Malik* 1,364 59.2 -4.8 Green Sarah Bailey 352 15.3 -3.9 Liberal Democrat Matthew Adams 297 12.9 +12.9 Conservative Eleanor Heaton 292 12.7 -4.0 Majority 1,012 43.9 -0.9 Turnout 2,305 33.4 +1.5 Labour hold Swing 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Andrea Jones* 1,375 64.0 +17.7 Green Anne Power 413 19.2 +7.5 Conservative Edward Kelson 359 16.7 +5.7 Majority 962 44.8 +32.9 Turnout 2,147 31.9 -9.8 Labour hold Swing 2004 (after boundary changes) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Eunice Stennett* 1,155 16.0 Labour Ejaz Malik 1,122 15.5 Labour Andrea Jones* 1,071 14.8 Liberal Democrat Mohammad Butt 785 10.9 Liberal Democrat Victor De Souza 741 10.2 Liberal Democrat Choudhrry Yousaf 704 9.7 Green John Westbrook 350 4.8 Green Bridget Green 289 4.0 Conservative John Gregory 288 4.0 Conservative Shirley Dirikis 269 3.6 Conservative Martin Massey 248 3.4 Green Samuel Little 212 2.9 Turnout 7,234 41.7 2003 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Eunice Stennett* 1,714 55.3 -20.5 Green Anne Power 854 27.6 +17.7 Conservative Roderick Allan 532 17.2 +2.8 Majority 860 27.7 -33.7 Turnout 3,100 41.9 +1.9 Labour hold Swing 2002 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Mitchell* 2,256 75.8 -0.1 Conservative Alexander Kelly 428 14.4 -3.2 Green Anne Power 294 9.9 +9.9 Majority 1,828 61.4 +3.1 Turnout 2,978 40.0 +17.6 Labour hold Swing 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Andrea Jones 1,278 75.9 +11.4 Conservative Elliott Wood 297 17.6 +5.0 Liberal Democrat John Hunter 109 6.5 +2.7 Majority 981 58.3 +12.9 Turnout 1,684 22.4 -3.2 Labour hold Swing 1999 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stennett* 1,225 64.5 -4.1 Socialist Labour Ali 362 19.1 +19.1 Conservative Wood 240 12.6 -0.1 Liberal Democrat Hunter 72 3.8 +3.8 Majority 863 45.4 -4.5 Turnout 1,899 25.6 -1.9 Labour hold Swing 1998 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. W. Mitchell* 1,384 68.6 +3.8 Independent M. Ali 377 18.7 +1.0 Conservative L. G. Peck 256 12.7 -4.8 Majority 1,007 49.9 +2.9 Turnout 2,017 27.5 -1.7 Labour hold Swing 1996 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. A. Dunnico 1,367 64.8 -15.9 Independent M. Ali 374 17.7 +17.7 Conservative A. J. McDonald 370 17.5 -1.8 Majority 993 47.0 -14.5 Turnout 2,111 29.2 -3.8 Labour hold Swing 1995 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. W. Stennett* 2,122 80.7 +3.9 Conservative W. R. Monaghan 506 19.3 +1.6 Majority 1,616 61.5 +2.4 Turnout 2,628 33.0 +1.9 Labour hold Swing 1994 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. W. Mitchell 1,879 76.8 +14.7 Conservative J. M. Ansari 434 17.7 -14.5 Green D. W. Alexander 134 5.5 -0.2 Majority 1,445 59.1 +29.2 Turnout 2,447 31.1 +4.2 Labour hold Swing By-Election 16 December 1993 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. W. Stennett 1,207 78.8 +16.7 Conservative C. H. Davenport 226 14.8 -17.4 Liberal Democrat F. C. Beswick 99 6.5 +6.5 Majority 981 64.0 +34.1 Turnout 1,532 17.9 Labour hold Swing 1992 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Rogers* 1,317 62.1 -9.6 Conservative M. T. Wyne 683 32.2 +3.9 Green D. W. Alexander 120 5.7 +5.7 Majority 634 29.9 -13.5 Turnout 2,120 26.9 -7.3 Labour hold Swing 1991 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. S. Maher* 1,944 71.7 6.0 Conservative M. T. Wyne 767 28.3 +6.0 Majority 1,177 43.4 -12.1 Turnout 2,711 34.2 -5.4 Labour hold Swing 1990 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. E. Atherton 2,474 77.7 +2.9 Conservative M. T. Wyne 709 22.3 -2.9 Majority 1,765 55.5 +5.8 Turnout 3,183 39.6 +1.8 Labour hold Swing 1988 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Rogers* 2,379 74.8 +2.4 Conservative M. T. Wyne 800 25.2 -2.4 Majority 1,579 49.7 +4.8 Turnout 3,179 37.8 -0.9 Labour hold Swing 1987 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. S. Maher* 2,452 72.4 -4.7 Conservative M. T. Wyne 933 27.6 +4.7 Majority 1,519 44.9 -9.2 Turnout 3,385 38.7 +5.2 Labour hold Swing 1986 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. M. Sheehan 2,285 77.1 +6.1 Conservative M. Howard 680 22.9 -6.1 Majority 1,605 54.1 +12.1 Turnout 2,965 33.5 -4.2 Labour hold Swing 1984 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Rogers 2,306 71.0 +12.5 Conservative P. S. G. Westwell 943 29.0 -2.1 Majority 1,363 42.0 +14.7 Turnout 3,249 37.7 -5.6 Labour hold Swing 1983 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. S. Maher* 2,141 58.5 +4.7 Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,140 31.1 -0.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance W. C. Sumner 379 10.4 -4.5 Majority 1,001 27.3 +4.7 Turnout 3,660 43.3 +2.4 Labour hold Swing 1982 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. J. Geoghegan 1,830 53.8 -12.9 Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,063 31.3 -2.0 Social Democrat W. C. Sumner 506 14.9 +14.9 Majority 767 22.6 -10.8 Turnout 3,399 40.9 -2.3 Labour gain from Conservative Swing 1980 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. J. Lloyd* 2,241 66.7 +15.3 Conservative T. J. Lamb 1,119 33.3 -2.9 Majority 1,122 33.4 +30.3 Turnout 3,360 43.2 -16.9 Labour hold Swing 1979 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. S. Maher 2,129 26.1 +2.2 Labour A. J. Lloyd 2,066 25.3 +0.6 Conservative R. W. Corke* 1,809 22.1 -5.9 Conservative M. Shafi 1,154 14.1 -21.9 Liberal D. A. Curley 563 6.9 +13.8 Liberal A. Scanlon 451 5.5 +11.0 Majority 257 3.1 +3.1 Turnout 8,172 60.1 +20.5 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour hold Swing 1978 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative K. G. Summerfield 1,319 50.1 +7.2 Labour J. S. Maher 1,318 50.0 +0.4 Majority 1 0.03 -6.7 Turnout 2,637 39.6 -1.9 Conservative gain from Labour Swing 1976 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour V. J. Wynne* 1,355 49.6 +6.8 Conservative E. J. Kelson 1,172 42.9 -14.3 Liberal R. N. Stott 206 7.5 +7.5 Majority 183 6.7 -7.6 Turnout 2,733 41.5 +6.6 Labour hold Swing 1975 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative R. W. Corke 1,309 57.2 Labour J. S. Maher 981 42.8 Majority 328 14.3 Turnout 2,290 34.9 Conservative gain from Labour Swing 1973 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Davies 1,445 21.4 Labour V. J. Wynne 1,346 20.0 Labour R. A. Tully 1,295 19.2 References
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