| Election Name: | 1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Flag Image: | Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Seats For Election: | 22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Election: | Mike King |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
| After Election: | Mike King |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 34 |
| Seats1: | 14 |
| Seats After1: | 36 |
| Popular Vote1: | 37,733 |
| Percentage1: | 45.1% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 22 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 21 |
| Popular Vote2: | 26,819 |
| Percentage2: | 32.0% |
| Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Seats Before3: | 7 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 6 |
| Popular Vote3: | 19,156 |
| Percentage3: | 22.9% |
Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 37,733 (45.1%) | 1.0 | 14 (63.6%) | 2 | 36 (57.1%) | |||||
| Labour Party | 26,819 (32.0%) | 5.6 | 6 (27.3%) | 1 | 21 (33.3%) | |||||
| Alliance | 19,156 (22.9%) | 4.6 | 2 (9.1%) | 1 | 6 (9.5%) | |||||
| 21 | 6 | 36 |