A Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Trafford Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and pr ...
in England.
This was on the same day as other
local elections
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. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018. The
Conservative
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Party held overall control of the council.
The current composition of the Council is as follows:
Results
By ward
Altrincham ward
In June 2017 Councillor Matthew Sephton was suspended from the
Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
after being arrested and charged with making and sharing indecent images of children. He continued to serve as an independent councillor until January 2018 upon his being found guilty and sentenced to two years, nine months imprisonment.
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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
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2014 English local elections
2014
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2010s in Greater Manchester