2026 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

2026 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)

21 out of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Tom Ross Nathan Evans
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 43 seats, 41.9% 8 seats, 25.2%
Current seats 41 10

 
Leader Shaun Ennis Geraldine Coggins
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 6 seats, 11.4% 6 seats, 17.8%
Current seats 7 5

Incumbent Leader

Tom Ross
Labour



The 2026 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council elections will be held on Thursday, 7 May 2026 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of the 63 seats will be contested, with each successful candidate elected to serve a four-year term of office expiring in 2030.