Trafford Council
Trafford Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England.a It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Trafford.
Trafford Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Chief executive | Sara Todd since 1 February 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 63 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post, third of council elected three years out of four | |
Last election | 2021 (one third of councillors) 2022 (one third of councillors) 2023 (all councillors) |
Next election | 2024 (one third of councillors) 2026 (one third of councillors) 2027 (one third of councillors) |
| Meeting place | |
| Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford | |
| Website | |
| trafford | |
Parliamentary representation
Trafford is currently covered by three constituencies: Altrincham and Sale West (nine wards), Stretford and Urmston (nine wards) and Wythenshawe and Sale East (three wards).[3]
Wards and councillors
Each ward is represented by three councillors.[4]
| Parliamentary constituency | Ward | Councillor | Party | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham & Sale West constituency |
Altrincham | Geraldine Coggins | Green | 2023-27 | |
| Daniel Jerrome | Green | 2023–26 | |||
| Michael Welton | Green | 2023-24 | |||
| Ashton upon Mersey | Shona Gilbert | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Ben Hartley | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Tony O'Brien | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Bowdon | Phil Eckersley | Conservative | 2023-27 | ||
| Shengke Zhi | Conservative | 2023–26 | |||
| Michael Whetton | Conservative | 2023–24 | |||
| Broadheath | Denise Western | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Amy Whyte | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Kaushik Chackraborty | Conservative | 2023-24 | |||
| Hale Barns & Timperley South | Dylan Butt | Conservative | 2023-27 | ||
| Nathan Evans | Conservative | 2023-26 | |||
| Michael Taylor | Conservative | 2023-24 | |||
| Hale | Jane Leicester | Green | 2023–27 | ||
| Hannah Spencer | Green | 2023–26 | |||
| Owain Sutton | Green | 2023–24 | |||
| Manor | Rob Duncan | Conservative | 2023-27 | ||
| John Holden | Conservative | 2023–26 | |||
| Rupali Paul | Conservative | 2013-24 | |||
| Timperley Central | Shaun Ennis | Liberal Democrats | 2023-27 | ||
| Julian Newgrosh | Liberal Democrats | 2023-26 | |||
| Simon Lepori | Liberal Democrats | 2021–25 | |||
| Timperley North | Jane Brophy | Liberal Democrats | 2023-27 | ||
| Will Frass | Liberal Democrats | 2023-26 | |||
| Meena Minnis | Liberal Democrats | 2023-24 | |||
| Stretford & Urmston constituency |
Bucklow-St. Martins | Adele New | Labour | 2023-27 | |
| Aidan Williams | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| James Wright | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Davyhulme | Sue Maitland | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Karina Carter | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Barry Winstanley | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Flixton | Ged Carter | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Dolores O'Sullivan | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Simon Thomas | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Gorse Hill & Cornbrook | David Acton | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Fianna Hornby | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Laurence Walsh | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Longford | Sarah Haughey | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Judith Lloyd | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Dave Jarman | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Lostock & Barton | Jill Axford | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Mike Cordingley | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Shirley Procter | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Old Trafford | Waseem Hassan | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Emma Hirst | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Sophie Taylor | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Stretford & Humphrey Park | Stephen Adshead | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Jane Slater | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Tom Ross | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Urmston | Joanne Harding | Labour | 2023–27 | ||
| Catherine Hynes | Labour | 2023–26 | |||
| Kevin Procter | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Wythenshawe & Sale East constituency |
Brooklands | Will Jones | Labour | 2023-27 | |
| Rose Thompson | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Bilal Babar | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Sale Central | Barry Brotherton | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Eve Parker | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Zak Deakin | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
| Sale Moor | Joanne Bennett | Labour | 2023-27 | ||
| Liz Patel | Labour | 2023-26 | |||
| Olly Baskerville | Labour | 2023-24 | |||
Notes
- a The short name of Trafford Council is currently used by the authority for most purposes, however the longer names of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council and Trafford Borough Council are commonly used in relation to the council.
- b Delayed from 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- References to Note 1
- The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2006, SI 2006/3096, art 5.
- "CONSTITUTION FOR EXECUTIVE GOVERNANCE" (PDF). Trafford Council. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- References to Note 2
- "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- "May's local and mayoral elections postponed for a year due to coronavirus". ITV News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
References
- "Council minutes, 25 May 2022" (PDF). Trafford Council. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "New Trafford Council leader announced after by-election".
- "Wards in Trafford". Trafford MBC. Government of the United Kingdom. May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- "Your Councillors". Trafford MBC. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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