The 2019 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election to elect members of
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England took place on 2 May 2019.
This was on the same day as other
local elections
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One third of the council stood for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2023. Prior to the election the Council had been in a state of
no overall control, with the Labour Party running a minority administration through a
confidence and supply
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arrangement with The Liberal Democrats. In the election the Labour Party gained six seats and were therefore capable of forming a majority administration thereafter.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election Results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with
2018
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By ward
Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.
Altrincham ward
Ashton upon Mersey ward
Bowdon ward
Broadheath ward
Brooklands ward
Bucklow-St. Martins ward
Clifford ward
Davyhulme East ward
Davyhulme West ward
Flixton ward
Gorse Hill ward
Hale Barns ward
Hale Central ward
Longford ward
Priory ward
Sale Moor ward
St. Mary's ward
Stretford ward
Timperley ward
Urmston ward
Village ward
References
{{Greater Manchester elections
2019 English local elections
2019
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2010s in Greater Manchester
May 2019 events in the United Kingdom