Bucklow-St. Martins Explained

Official Name:	Bucklow-St. Martins
Static Image Name:	Bucklow St Martins (Trafford Council Ward).png
Static Image Caption:	Bucklow-St. Martins within Trafford
Metropolitan Borough:	Trafford
Metropolitan County:	Greater Manchester
Region:	North West
Country:	England
Constituency Westminster:	Stretford and Urmston
Councillor1:	Frances Cosby
Party1:	Labour
Councillor2:	Aidan Williams
Party2:	Labour
Councillor3:	James Wright
Party3:	Labour
Population:	10540
Population Ref:	^[1]
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Bucklow-St. Martins is an electoral ward of Trafford covering the town of Partington, the village of Carrington and a small part of Sale.

The ward was created in 2004 from parts of the former Bucklow and St. Martin's wards.

Councillors

The councillors are Frances Cosby (Labour),^[2] Aidan Williams (Labour),^[3] and James Wright (Labour).^[4]

Election
2004	David Quayle (Lab)	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2006	David Quayle (Lab)	Graham Kanes (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2007	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2008	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2010	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2011	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2012	David Quayle (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
2014	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
May 2015	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Lab)
Late 2015	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	Ian Platt (Independent)^[5]
5 May 2016	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
18 May 2016	Karina Carter (Lab)	John Smith (Con)	James Wright (Lab)
2017	Karina Carter (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)^[6]	James Wright (Lab)
2018	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2019	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2021	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2022	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2023	Adele New (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2 Nov 2023	Frances Cosby (Lab)^[7]	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
2024	Frances Cosby (Lab)	Aidan Williams (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. indicates a by-election.

NOTE: John Smith defected to the Conservative Party in May 2016.

Web site: Area profiles: demographics . infotrafford.org.uk . Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab . 2013 . 8 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602185727/http://www.infotrafford.org.uk/lab/portfolio/area-profiles-demographics?ward=E05000819 . 2 June 2016 . dead .
Web site: Councillor Frances Cosby . democratic.trafford.gov.uk . . 3 Nov 2023.
Web site: Councillor Aidan Williams . democratic.trafford.gov.uk . . 7 October 2017.
Web site: Councillor James Alexander Wright . democratic.trafford.gov.uk . . 7 October 2017.
News: Staff writer . Trafford Labour councillor moves over to the Tory group . . 18 May 2016 . 7 October 2017.
News: Staff writer. 15 September 2017. Labour win the Bucklow St Martins by-election. Sale & Altrincham Messenger. 7 October 2017.
News: Staff writer. 3 November 2023. New councillor for Trafford's Bucklow St Martins ward is Labour's Frances Cosby. Manchester Evening News. 3 November 2023.