Election Name: | 2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Flag Image: | Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | 22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 32 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council | |
Before Election: | Sean Anstee |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Election: | Sean Anstee |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 33 |
Seats1: | 12 |
Seats After1: | 33 |
Popular Vote1: | 26,427 |
Percentage1: | 39.4% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 26 |
Seats2: | 9 |
Seats After2: | 27 |
Popular Vote2: | 25,221 |
Percentage2: | 37.6% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 4 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 5,311 |
Percentage3: | 7.9% |
A Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 26,427 (39.4%) | 0.1 | 12 (54.5%) | 33 (52.4%) | ||||||
Labour Party | 25,221 (37.6%) | 4.2 | 9 (40.9%) | 1 | 27 (42.9%) | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 5,311 (7.9%) | 1.4 | 1 (4.5%) | 1 | 3 (4.8%) | |||||
Green Party | 6,275 (9.4%) | 1.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||||||
UKIP | 3,841 (5.7%) | 4.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
27 | 3 | 33 |