Trafford Council

Trafford Council
Type
Type	Metropolitan district council of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	Dolores O'Sullivan, Labour since 25 May 2023[1]
Leader	Tom Ross, Labour since 17 December 2022[2]
Chief executive	Sara Todd since 1 February 2019
Structure
Seats	63 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Labour (43) Opposition   Conservative (8)   Liberal Democrat (6)   Green Party (6)
Joint committees	Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post, third of council elected three years out of four
Last election	2022 (one third of councillors) 2023 (all councillors) 2024 (one third of councillors)
Next election	2026 (one third of councillors) 2027 (one third of councillors) 2028 (one third of councillors)
Meeting place
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford
Website
trafford.gov.uk

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.