Trafford Council

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, M32 0TH
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.