| Election Name: | 2000 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Flag Image: | Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | 21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Election: | David Acton |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
| After Election: | David Acton |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 33 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seats After1: | 33 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,410 |
| Percentage1: | 37.0% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 25 |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seats After2: | 26 |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,389 |
| Percentage2: | 51.5% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,108 |
| Percentage3: | 11.1% |
Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2004. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Labour Party | 20,410 (37.0%) | 4.5 | 10 (47.6%) | 33 (52.4%) | ||||||
| Conservative Party | 28,389 (51.5%) | 6.0 | 10 (47.6%) | 1 | 27 (41.3%) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 6,108 (11.1%) | 1.3 | 1 (4.8%) | 3 (4.8%) | ||||||
| Independent | 201 (0.4%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 1 (1.6%) | |||||
| 33 | 3 | 1 | 26 |