Local government body in Greater Manchester, England
Trafford Council
Type
Type
Metropolitan borough council
History
Founded
1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor
Amy Whyte, Labour since 22 May 2024[1][2]
Leader
Tom Ross, Labour since 17 December 2022[3]
Chief Executive
Sara Todd since 1 February 2019
Structure
Seats
63 councillors
Political groups
Administration (43)
Labour (43)
Other parties (20)
Conservative (8)
Green (6)
Liberal Democrats (6)
Joint committees
Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Elections
Voting system
First-past-the-post
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M320TH
Website
trafford.gov.uk
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.
^"Council meeting, 22 May 2024". Trafford Council. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^"Have your say on our country's future, urges Trafford's new Mayor". Trafford Council. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^"New Trafford Council leader announced after by-election". 18 December 2022.
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