Trafford Council
Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Trafford Council, or Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2019. It is based at Trafford Town Hall in Stretford.
History
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford and its council were created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of ten metropolitan districts within the new metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. The first election was held in 1973. For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's seven outgoing authorities, being the borough councils of Altrincham, Sale and Stretford, the urban district councils of Bowdon, Hale, and Urmston, and the Bucklow Rural District Council (in respect of four of its parishes only). The new metropolitan district and its council formally came into being on 1 April 1974, at which point the old districts and their councils were abolished.[1]
The metropolitan district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[2] The council styles itself Trafford Council rather than its full formal name of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.[3][4]
From 1974 until 1986 the council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater Manchester County Council. The county council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to Greater Manchester's ten borough councils, including Trafford, with some services provided through joint committees.[5]
Since 2011 the council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which has been led by the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. The combined authority provides strategic leadership and co-ordination for certain functions across Greater Manchester, notably regarding transport and town planning, but Trafford Council continues to be responsible for most local government functions.[6][7]
Governance
Trafford Council provides metropolitan borough services. Some strategic functions in the area are provided by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority; the leader of Trafford Council sits on the combined authority as Trafford's representative.[8] There are four civil parishes in the borough at Carrington, Dunham Massey, Partington and Warburton, which form an additional tier of local government for their areas; the rest of the borough is unparished.[9]
Political control
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2019.
Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms took effect has been as follows:[10][11]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1974–1986 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1986–1988 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1988–1995 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1995–1996 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1996–2003 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2003–2004 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2004–2018 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2018–2019 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2019–present | |
Leadership
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Trafford. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1974 have been:[12]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Littler | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1 April 1974 | 22 May 1974 | |
| Frank Eadie | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 22 May 1974 | 1975 | |
| Michael King | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1975 | 1976 | |
| Colin Warbrick | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1976 | 1977 | |
| Michael King | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1977 | 1978 | |
| Jonathan Taylor | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1978 | 1982 | |
| Michael King | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1982 | 1985 | |
| Colin Warbrick | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1985 | 1986 | |
| Barry Brotherton | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1986 | 1988 | |
| Colin Warbrick | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1988 | 1993 | |
| Frank Eadie | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1993 | 1995 | |
| Beverley Hughes | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1995 | 1997 | |
| David Acton | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1997 | 2004 | |
| Susan Williams | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2004 | 19 May 2009 | |
| Matthew Colledge | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 19 May 2009 | 13 Mar 2014 | |
| Sean Anstee | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 13 Mar 2014 | 23 May 2018 | |
| Andrew Western | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 23 May 2018 | 4 Jan 2023 | |
| Tom Ross | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 4 Jan 2023 | ||
Composition
Following the 2024 election, the composition of the council was:[13]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 43 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 6 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 6 | |
| Total | 63 | |
The next election is due in May 2026.
Elections
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 63 councillors representing 21 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office.[14]
Wards and councillors
Each ward is represented by three councillors.[15]
| Parliamentary constituency | Ward | Councillor | Party | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham & Sale West constituency |
Altrincham | Geraldine Coggins | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | |
| Daniel Jerrome | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Michael Welton | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024–28 | |||
| Ashton upon Mersey | Shona Gilbert | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Ben Hartley | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Tony O'Brien | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Bowdon | Phil Eckersley | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Shengke Zhi | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Lisa Hancock | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Broadheath | Denise Western | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Amy Whyte | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Ulrich Savary | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Hale Barns & Timperley South | Dylan Butt | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Nathan Evans | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Michael Taylor | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Hale | Jane Leicester | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Hannah Spencer | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Owain Sutton | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Manor | Rob Duncan | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| John Holden | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Keleigh Glenton | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Timperley Central | Shaun Ennis | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Julian Newgrosh | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Simon Lepori | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Timperley North | Jane Brophy | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Will Frass | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Meena Minnis | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Stretford & Urmston constituency |
Bucklow-St. Martins | Frances Cosby | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | |
| Aidan Williams | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| James Wright | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Davyhulme | Sue Maitland | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Karina Carter | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Barry Winstanley | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Flixton | Ged Carter | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Dolores O'Sullivan | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Simon Thomas | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Gorse Hill & Cornbrook | David Acton | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Fianna Hornby | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| George Devlin | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Longford | Sarah Haughey | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Judith Lloyd | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Dave Jarman | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Lostock & Barton | Jill Axford | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Mike Cordingley | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Shirley Procter | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Old Trafford | Waseem Hassan | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Emma Hirst | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Sophie Taylor | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Stretford & Humphrey Park | Stephen Adshead | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Jane Slater | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Tom Ross | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Urmston | Joanne Harding | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Catherine Hynes | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Kevin Procter | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Wythenshawe & Sale East constituency |
Brooklands | Will Jones | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | |
| Rose Thompson | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Bilal Babar | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Sale Central | Barry Brotherton | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Eve Parker | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Zak Deakin | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
| Sale Moor | Joanne Bennett | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–27 | ||
| Liz Patel | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2023–26 | |||
| Olly Baskerville | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 2024-28 | |||
Premises
The council is based at Trafford Town Hall, on Talbot Road in Stretford. The building was originally called Stretford Town Hall, having been completed in 1933 for the former Stretford Borough Council, one of Trafford Council's predecessors.[16] Most of the council's offices are in a modern extension to the rear of the building which opened in 2013, replacing an earlier office extension of 1983 on the same site.[17]
References
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