The 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election was scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 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

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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 2019. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council. The current composition of the Council is as follows:

Results

By ward

Altrincham ward

Ashton upon Mersey ward

Bowdon ward

Broadheath ward

Brooklands ward

Bucklow-St. Martins ward

Cllr. John Smith defected from the Labour Party to the

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

in May 2016 and stood down in 2017 forcing a by-election which saw Aidan Williams regain the seat for Labour.

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 2015 English local elections May 2015 events in the United Kingdom 2015 2010s in Greater Manchester