Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester,England,with an estimated population of 235,546 in 2021. 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.
Altrincham and Sale West is a constituency in Greater Manchester. Since its creation in 1997 it has been represented by Sir Graham Brady,a member of the Conservative Party.
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.
The City of Manchester forms part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester,which had its county council abolished in 1986. Manchester consists of several districts,but these districts do not represent a tier of government.
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.
Timperley is an electoral ward of Trafford,Greater Manchester,covering the western part of Timperley.
Village was an electoral ward of Trafford,Greater Manchester,covering the eastern part of the village of Timperley,including the Village Centre,and part of Brooklands.
Phillip Bennion is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands from 2012 to 2014,and then from 2019 to 2020.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected mayor of Greater Manchester,responsible for strategic governance in the region that includes health,transport,housing,strategic planning,waste management,policing,the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and skills. The creation of the Mayor of Greater Manchester was agreed between the then Chancellor of the Exchequer,George Osborne,and Greater Manchester's 10 district council leaders. As well as having specific powers,the mayor chairs the Greater Manchester Combined Authority,also assuming the powers of the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner.
On 3 December 2015,a by-election was held in the UK Parliamentary constituency of Oldham West and Royton in Greater Manchester. This was the first by-election of the 56th UK Parliament.
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 2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Greater Manchester. This election,alongside other local and mayoral elections across England and Wales,was originally scheduled to take place on 7 May 2020,but was delayed by the UK Government on 13 March 2020,due to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. 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 elections across England and Wales. It was the second election to the position of mayor. It used the supplementary vote as its electoral system.
A by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Manchester Gorton was scheduled to take place on 4 May 2017,following the death of the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP),Sir Gerald Kaufman. It was cancelled on 20 April following the announcement of the 2017 general election. At the general election in June,most of the candidates who were due to stand in the by-election contested the seat,and the Labour candidate,Afzal Khan,retained the seat for his party with a large majority.
Luisa Manon Porritt is a British Liberal Democrat politician.
Irina Stephanie von Wiese und Kaiserswaldau is a British politician,who was a Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London between 2019 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.
Caroline Jane Voaden is a British politician and international journalist,who served as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020,and was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South West England and Gibraltar constituency from 2019 to 2020.
Andrew Howard Western is a British politician of the Labour Party who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston at the 2022 by-election. He had been the leader of Trafford Council since 2018,a post he vacated upon his election to parliament.
The 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election is due to be held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of Greater Manchester. The election will take place 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.
