Elections to
Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The
Conservative Party
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retained overall control of the council.
["Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 7 May 1976", Trafford M.B.C.(1976).]
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
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