Trafford Council
Trafford Council | |
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| Arms of Trafford Council | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Mayor of Trafford | Cllr Laurence Walsh, Labour since 25 November 2020 |
Leader of the Council | |
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 and Crime Panel |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post, third of council elected three years out of four | |
Last election | 2016 (one third of councillors) 2018 (one third of councillors) 2019 (one third of councillors) |
Next election | 2021b (one third of councillors) 2022 (one third of councillors) 2023 (one third of councillors) |
| Meeting place | |
| Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford | |
| Website | |
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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.
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).[1]
Wards and councillors
Each ward is represented by three councillors.[2]
1 Altrincham
2 Ashton on Mersey
3 Bowdon
4 Broadheath
5 Hale Barns
6 Hale Central
7 St Mary's
8 Timperley
9 Village
10 Bucklow St Martins
11 Clifford
12 Davyhulme East
13 Davyhulme West
14 Flixton
15 Gorse Hill
16 Longford
17 Stretford
18 Urmston
19 Brooklands
20 Priory
21 Sale Moor
| Parliamentary constituency | Ward | Councillor | Party | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham & Sale West constituency |
Altrincham | Daniel Jerrome
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Green | 2018-22 | |
| Michael Welton
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Green | 2019-23 | |||
| Geraldine Coggins
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Green | 2016-21b | |||
| Ashton on Mersey | John Lamb
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Conservative | 2018-22 | ||
| Ben Hartley
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Brian Rigby
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Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| Bowdon | Karen Barclay
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Conservative | 2018-22 | ||
| Claire Churchill
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Conservative | 2019-23 | |||
| Sean Anstee
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Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| Broadheath | Amy Whyte
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Serena Carr
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Denise Western
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Labour | 2016-21b | |||
| Hale Barns | Dylan Butt
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Conservative | 2018-22 | ||
| Dave Morgan
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Conservative | 2019-23 | |||
| Patrick Myers
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Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| Hale Central | Alan Mitchell
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Conservative | 2018-22 | ||
| Patricia Young
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Conservative | 2019-23 | |||
| Denise Haddad
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Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| St Mary's | Rob Chilton
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Conservative | 2018-22 | ||
| Dan Bunting
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Conservative | 2019-23 | |||
| John Holden
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Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| Timperley | Nathan Evans
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | 2018-22 | ||
| Meena Minnis
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats | 2019-23 | |||
| Jane Brophy
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Liberal Democrats | 2016-21b | |||
| Village | Thomas Carey
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Conservative | 2018-22 | ||
| Julian Newgrosh
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Liberal Democrats | 2019-23 | |||
| Vacant[3] | 2016-21b | ||||
| Stretford & Urmston constituency |
Bucklow-St. Martins | Adele New
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Labour | 2018-22 | |
| Aidan Williams
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| James Wright
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Labour | 2016-21b | |||
| Clifford | Sophie Taylor
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Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Akilah Akinola
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Whit Stennett
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Labour | 2016-21b | |||
| Davyhulme East | Jayne Dillon
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Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Barry Winstanley
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Linda Blackburn
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Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| Davyhulme West | Graham Whitham
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Karina Carter
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Brian Shaw
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| Flixton | Simon Thomas
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Shirley Procter
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Paul Lally
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| Gorse Hill | David Acton
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Mike Cordingley
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Laurence Walsh
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Labour | 2016-21b | |||
| Longford | David Jarman
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Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Vacant[4]
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Judith Lloyd
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Labour | 2016-21b | |||
| Stretford | Jane Slater
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Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Stephen Adshead
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Tom Ross
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | 2016-21b | |||
| Urmston | Kevin Procter
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Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Joanne Harding
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Catherine Hynes
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Labour | 2016-21b | |||
| Wythenshawe & Sale East constituency |
Brooklands | Steven Longden
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Labour | 2018-22 | |
| Rose Thompson
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Christopher Boyes
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Conservative | 2016-21b | |||
| Priory | Vacant[5] | 2018-22 | |||
| Andrew Western
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Barry Brotherton
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Labour | 2016-21b | |||
| Sale Moor | Liz Patel
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Labour | 2018-22 | ||
| Joanne Bennett
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Labour | 2019-23 | |||
| Michael Freeman
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Labour | 2016-21b | |||
See also
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ Richardson, Alice (14 January 2020). "Tributes as long-serving Trafford councillor Ray Bowker dies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "localcouncils.co.uk December 2020 updates".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Prior, David (28 February 2020). "Tributes paid to "incredibly committed and passionate" former Broadheath councillor". Altrincham Today. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
