Election Name: | 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Flag Image: | Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2016 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | 21 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: | 13 |
Seats After1: | 34 |
Popular Vote1: | 49,901 |
Percentage1: | 44.0% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 27 |
Seats2: | 8 |
Seats After2: | 26 |
Popular Vote2: | 45,352 |
Percentage2: | 40.0% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 3 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Seats After3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 7,838 |
Percentage3: | 6.9% |
The 2015 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election was scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 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 2019. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 26,427 (44.0%) | 4.6 | 13 (61.9%) | 1 | 34 (54.0%) | |||||
Labour Party | 45,352 (40.0%) | 2.4 | 8 (38.1%) | 1 | 26 (41.3%) | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 7,838 (6.9%) | 1.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (4.8%) | ||||||
Green Party | 9,207 (8.1%) | 1.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||||||
UKIP | 1,202 (1.1%) | 4.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
26 | 3 | 34 |