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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Trafford Council. 

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.  

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.  

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Trafford. You can find out more about the review below. 

Review Dates
  Date from: Date to:
Consultation on warding arrangements 15 June 2021 23 August 2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 30 November 2021 07 February 2022
Final recommendations published 31 May 2022  
Latest information

On 31 May 2022, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Trafford Council. 

We have now completed our electoral review of Trafford.  

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available. 

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.  

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.  

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Trafford Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2023. 

Opinion Survey 

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.  

 

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvassing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain. 

Previous Steps

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Trafford Council closed on 7 February 2022. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority: 

Political Groups: 

Councillors: 

MPs: 

Local Organisations: 

Parish and Town Councils: 

Local Residents: [2] [3] 

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

This stage of the consultation closed on 7 February 2022. 

On 30 November 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Trafford Council. 

From 30 November 2021 to 8 February 2022, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Trafford Council.  

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Trafford electoral review:  

  1. through our consultation area,  
  1. by e-mailing [email protected], or 
  1. writing to the following address: 

   The Review Officer (Trafford) 

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England 

   1st Floor, Windsor House 

   50 Victoria Street 

   London 

   SW1H 0TL 

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under. 

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Trafford Council closed on 23 August 2021. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority: 

MPs: 

Political Groups: 

Local Organisations: 

Local Residents: 

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

The consultation on warding arrangements for Trafford Council closed on 23 August 2021 

From 15 June to 23 August 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Trafford Borough Council. 

The Commission is minded to recommend that Trafford Borough Council should have 63 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

The Commission has not yet proposed any new wards. We want to hear what you think of the existing wards and where new boundaries should go. The existing boundaries can be viewed from the links below.  

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Trafford to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 63 councillors. 

For more information, see our: 

 

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Trafford electoral review: 

  1. through our consultation area,  
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or  
  3. writing to the following address: 

   The Review Officer (Trafford) 

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England 

   1st Floor, Windsor House 

   50 Victoria Street 

   London 

   SW1H 0TL 

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here. 

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under. 

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

 

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Trafford Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received two submissions on council size: 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 63 councillors should serve Trafford Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

Previous reviews

The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE) began reviewing the electoral arrangements on 14 May 2002.

The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the final recommendations of this review can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. The current boundaries of the electoral wards and divisions can be viewed on Ordnance Survey's election maps website. Parish warding is not shown on the election maps website. It can be seen on the mapping from the Committee's final recommendations below; any modifications are listed in the Explanatory Note at the back of the Order.

Final recommendations, published on 14 October 2003.

Map 1 Existing wards in Trafford;

Map 2 The Committee's proposed final recommendations for Trafford;

Map A1 Illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail in the large maps;

Large map 1, large map 2, large map 3, illustrate the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Trafford.

Draft recommendations, published on 25 February 2003.

Map 1 Existing wards in Trafford;

Map 2 Our draft recommendations for Trafford;

Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail in the large maps;

Large map 1, large map 2 and large map 3 illustrate the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Trafford.