Elections to
Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of in . It covers and includes the area of Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Partington and Sa ...
Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Trafford since it received its Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Districts and Municipal Boroughs) in 1974. The
Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
["Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1975", Trafford M.B.C.(1975).]
Election result
Ward results
No.1 (Altrincham South West)
No.2 (Altrincham East)
No.3 (Altrincham North)
No.4 (Timperley)
No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s)
No.6 (St. Martin’s)
No.7 (Sale Moor)
No.8 (St. Anne’s)
No.9 (Brooklands)
No.10 (Talbot North)
No.11 (Clifford)
No.12 (Longford)
No.13 (Stretford)
No.14 (Park)
No.15 (Bowdon)
No.16 (Hale)
No.17 (Partington)
No.18 (Urmston West East)
No.19 (Flixton East Central)
No.20 (Flixton West)
No.21 (Davyhulme East)
References
{{Greater Manchester elections
1975 English local elections
1975
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