title: Gorse Hill (ward)
text: # Gorse Hill (ward)
  
  Gorse Hill is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It covers parts of Stretford, including Gorse Hill, most of Trafford Park and a small part of Old Trafford.
  
  The ward was created in 2004 largely from parts of the old Park and Talbot wards. Gorse Hill ward has always elected Labour councillors by a large margin.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  As of 2022, the councillors are David Acton (Labour), Fianna Hornby (Labour), and Laurence Walsh (Labour).
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | David Acton (Lab) | Mary Strickland (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2006 | David Acton (Lab) | Mary Strickland (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2007 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2008 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2010 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2011 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2012 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2014 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2015 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2016 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2018 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2019 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2021 | David Acton (Lab) | Mike Cordingley (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  | 2022 | David Acton (Lab) | Fianna Hornby (Lab) | Laurence Walsh (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election.
  
  ## Elections in the 2020s
  
  ### May 2022
  
  2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Acton* | 1,871 | 67.6 |
  | | Labour | Fianna Hornby | 1,611 | 58.2 |
  | | Conservative | Stuart Donnelly | 454 | 16.4 |
  | | Conservative | Lijo John | 353 | 12.8 |
  | | Green | Laura Clitheroe | 286 | 10.3 |
  | | Independent | Hazel Gibb | 188 | 6.8 |
  | | Green | Sanjai Patel | 182 | 6.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Chris Butler | 141 | 5.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 124 | 4.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,733 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,768 | 31.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2021
  
  2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 2,114 | 70.3 | 4.6 |
  | | Conservative | Ivan Voronov | 513 | 17.1 | 0.7 |
  | | Green | Sanjai Patel | 212 | 7.1 | 1.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 140 | 4.7 | 2.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,601 | 53.2 | 3.9 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28 | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,666 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 34.7 | 0.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
  
  ## Elections in the 2010s
  
  ### May 2019
  
  2019 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mike Cordingley* | 1,703 | 65.3 | 7.7 |
  | | Conservative | Gareth Parker | 310 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
  | | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 252 | 9.6 | 5.5 |
  | | UKIP | Seamus Martin | 212 | 8.1 | 5.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Adam Dean | 129 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,393 | 53.4 | 2.2 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,391 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,606 | 31.22 | 2.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Acton* | 2,039 | 73.0 | +7.1 |
  | | Conservative | Lijo John | 485 | 17.4 | +0.9 |
  | | Green | Joe Ryan | 115 | 4.1 | -1.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 88 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
  | | UKIP | Seamus Martin | 66 | 2.4 | -7.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,554 | 55.6 | +6.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,793 | 33.5 | -1.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,760 | 65.7 | +2.5 |
  | | Conservative | Lijo John | 440 | 16.4 | -8.7 |
  | | UKIP | Pauline Royle | 261 | 9.7 | -1.6 |
  | | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 146 | 5.5 | -5.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 65 | 2.4 | -3.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,320 | 49.3 | +11.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,678 | 34.5 | -28.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mike Cordingley* | 3,078 | 63.4 | -4.4 |
  | | Conservative | Lijo John | 1,225 | 25.2 | +5.7 |
  | | Green | Nigel Woodcock | 551 | 11.4 | +3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,853 | 38.2 | -10.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,854 | 62.7 | +29.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Acton* | 1,666 | 63.6 | -8.1 |
  | | Conservative | Mark Cawdrey | 496 | 18.9 | +2.7 |
  | | Green | Nigel Woodcock | 346 | 13.2 | +4.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Renee Matthews | 111 | 4.2 | +0.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 953 | 35.8 | -19.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,619 | 36.4 | +4.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,633 | 71.7 | +3.9 |
  | | Conservative | Samuel Martin | 368 | 16.2 | -3.3 |
  | | Green | Philip Leape | 196 | 8.6 | +1.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Renee Matthews | 81 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,265 | 55.5 | +7.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,278 | 31.1 | -1.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Michael Cordingley* | 1,787 | 67.8 | +9.2 |
  | | Conservative | Samuel Martin | 515 | 19.5 | -0.1 |
  | | Green | Philip Leape | 198 | 7.5 | +2.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Renee Matthews | 137 | 5.2 | -12.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 48.2 | +9.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,637 | 32.9 | -25.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Acton* | 2,721 | 58.6 | +6.3 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Levenston | 913 | 19.6 | -8.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Frank Beswick | 801 | 17.2 | +5.5 |
  | | Green | Philip Leape | 212 | 4.6 | -3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,808 | 38.9 | +14.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,647 | 58.2 | +30.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## Elections in the 2000s
  
  ### May 2008
  
  2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,170 | 52.3 | -5.6 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Levenston | 617 | 27.6 | +4.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Francis Beswick | 262 | 11.7 | +4.5 |
  | | Green | Philip Leape | 189 | 8.5 | -3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 24.7 | -6.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,238 | 27.7 | -1.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2007
  
  2007 (2 vacancies) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mike Cordingley | 1,211 | 30.0 | +4.5 |
  | | Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,125 | 27.9 | +0.3 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Levenston | 502 | 12.5 | +0.2 |
  | | Conservative | Graeme Levenston | 431 | 10.7 | -3.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Francis Beswick | 290 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
  | | Green | Sarah King | 264 | 6.6 | +1.3 |
  | | Green | Philip Leape | 208 | 5.2 | -1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 30.9 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,031 | 28.8 | +1.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2006
  
  2006 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Acton* | 1,112 | 55.5 | -3.4 |
  | | Conservative | George Manley | 496 | 24.8 | -7.1 |
  | | Green | Philip Leape | 238 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
  | | Independent | Colin Hendrie | 156 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 30.7 | +8.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | 27.3 | -5.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2004
  
  2004 (after boundary changes) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mary Strickland* | 1,245 | 20.4 | |
  | | Labour | Laurence Walsh* | 1,222 | 19.9 | |
  | | Labour | David Acton* | 1,139 | 18.6 | |
  | | Conservative | Alison Levenston | 687 | 11.2 | |
  | | Conservative | Colin Levenston | 654 | 10.7 | |
  | | Conservative | Graeme Levenston | 614 | 10.0 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Shacklock | 573 | 9.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,134 | 32.8 | |
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