In the 1988 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election in Hale saw Conservative R. Godwin won with 2,930 which was 76.4% of the total votes, with the next runner, Liberal Democrat candidate 	J. J. Wharton with 481.
In the 1988 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election in Hale saw Conservative R. Godwin won with 2,930 which was 76.4% of the total votes, with the next runner, Liberal Democrat candidate 	J. J. Wharton with 481.