Elections to
Trafford 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
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retained overall control of the council.
["Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1975", Trafford M.B.C.(1975).]
Election Result
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Ward results
Altrincham
Bowdon
Broadheath
Brooklands
Bucklow
Clifford
Davyhulme East
Davyhulme West
Flixton
Hale
Longford
Mersey-St. Mary's
Park
Priory
Sale Moor
St. Martin's
Stretford
Talbot
Timperley
Urmston
Village
References
{{Greater Manchester elections
1975 English local elections
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
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1970s in Greater Manchester