Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester,England,with an estimated population of 236,301 in 2022. It covers 106 square kilometres (41 sq mi) and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham,Stretford,Urmston,Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of six former districts and part of a seventh. The River Mersey flows through the borough,separating North Trafford from South Trafford,and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. Trafford is the seventh-most populous district in Greater Manchester.
Beverley June Hughes,Baroness Hughes of Stretford is a British politician who most recently served as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime between 2017 and 2023. A member of the Labour Party,Hughes was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston from 1997 to 2010. In 2004,she was appointed to the Privy Council. From 2005 to 2009,she served in the Government as the Minister of State for Children,Young People and Families.
Sir Anthony Joseph Lloyd was a British Labour politician. He served as a member of Parliament (MP) for 36 years,making him one of the longest-serving MPs in recent history. He served as MP for Stretford from 1983 to 1997,Manchester Central from 1997 to 2012,and represented Rochdale from 2017 until his death in 2024. He was Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner between 2012 and 2017 and served as the interim Mayor of Greater Manchester in his last two years in the role.
Stretford is a market town in Trafford,Greater Manchester,England,sited on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal;the Bridgewater Canal bisects the town. The town is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Manchester,3 miles (4.8 km) south of Salford and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Altrincham. Stretford borders Chorlton-cum-Hardy to the east,Moss Side and Whalley Range to the south-east,Hulme to the north-east,Urmston to the west,Salford to the north and Sale to the south.
Urmston is a town in Trafford,Greater Manchester,England,which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire,it is 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey,with Stretford lying to the east and Flixton to the west. Davyhulme lies to the north of the town centre. Urmston covers an area of 4,799 acres (19.42 km2).
Altrincham and Sale West is a constituency in the House of Commons.
Stretford and Urmston is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since a 2022 by-election by Andrew Western,a Labour MP.
Flixton is a suburb and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford,Greater Manchester,England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,786. It lies six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Manchester city centre,in the historic county of Lancashire.
Trafford Council,or Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
Katherine Anne Green OBE JP is a British politician serving as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime since 2023. She previously served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston between 2010 and 2022. A member of the Labour Party,she served as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities from 2015 to 2016,Chair of the Committees on Privileges and Standards from 2018 to 2020,and Shadow Secretary of State for Education from 2020 to 2021.
Broadheath is an electoral ward of Trafford,Greater Manchester,England,covering the Broadheath area of Altrincham,part of Timperley,and a small part of Sale.
Davyhulme East is an electoral ward of Trafford,Greater Manchester,covering Dumplington,the eastern half of Davyhulme and a small part of Urmston.
Gorse Hill was an electoral ward of Trafford,Greater Manchester,England. It covered parts of Stretford,including Gorse Hill,most of Trafford Park and a small part of Old Trafford.
Priory is an electoral ward of Trafford,Greater Manchester,covering the northern and central part of Sale,including the Town Centre.
The inaugural Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Mayor of Greater Manchester. The next successive election was due to be held on 7 May 2020,but due to that year's outbreak of the novel Coronavirus,the election was postponed until May 2021. Subsequent elections are legislatively required to be held every four years thereafter. The electoral system used for the election is the supplementary vote (SV).
The 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of Greater Manchester. The election took place on the same day as council elections within the city region,including the election for the mayor of Salford,as well as local elections across England and Wales.
A by-election was held in the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Stretford and Urmston on 15 December 2022,following the appointment of sitting Labour MP Kate Green as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester. Green was appointed as Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 10 November,giving effect to her resignation as a member of Parliament.
Tom Ross is a British Labour politician and leader of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester. As leader he is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for the Green City-Region.
The 2023 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other elections in the United Kingdom. Due to boundary changes,all 63 seats were contested.
