1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Introduction '''Elections to Trafford Council''' were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975.One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979.These were the first Borough elections to be held in Trafford since it received its Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Districts and Municipal Boroughs) in 1974.The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull Council'''Conservative Party'''39,914 (56.1%)  11.121 (95.5%)  942 (66.7%)'''Labour Party'''15,821 (22.2%)  10.91 (4.5%)  5 13 (20.6%)'''Liberal Party'''15,170 (21.3%)  0.4 0  (0.0%)  4 8 (12.7%)'''Communist Party'''262 (0.4%)  0.2 0  (0.0%)   0 (0.0%)+ ↓ '''13''' '''8''' '''42'''
Ward results ===No.1 (Altrincham South West)======No.2 (Altrincham East)======No.3 (Altrincham North)======No.4 (Timperley)======No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s)======No.6 (St. Martin’s)======No.7 (Sale Moor)======No.8 (St. Anne’s)======No.9 (Brooklands)======No.10 (Talbot North)======No.11 (Clifford)======No.12 (Longford)======No.13 (Stretford)======No.14 (Park)======No.15 (Bowdon)======No.16 (Hale)======No.17 (Partington)======No.18 (Urmston West East)======No.19 (Flixton East Central)======No.20 (Flixton West)======No.21 (Davyhulme East)===
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