Trafford Council is responsible for the following areas within the Stretford and Urmston constituency:

• Housing – social housing allocations and problems with landlords
• Planning – planning permission, planning appeals and regeneration
• Waste – rubbish collection, fly tipping, recycling and street cleaning
• Schools – the allocation of school places and complaints
• Finance – council tax, council tax benefit and social housing rent arrears
• Social services – child protection and carers
• Environmental health – noise complaints, public health and trading standards
• Public highways – traffic issues, road repairs, potholes and street lighting
• Parking and enforcement – tickets and fines, parking schemes and blue badges
• Leisure facilities – leisure centres, parks and libraries

Useful Contacts

Local Councillors: Your ward councillors have been elected to help improve the quality of life within your area. Click here to find out who you local representatives are.

One Trafford: (for issues regarding waste and recycling, bulky item collection, fly-tipping, graffiti, highways; including potholes, road signs and worn road markings, street cleaning, street furniture, street lighting and street signs; parks and open spaces, grass and hedge cutting). Report the issue online, or call: 03330 035 865 (open 8:30am-5:30pm; Monday-Friday).

Access Trafford: (for issues regarding pest control, Blue Car Badges, and the tree unit). Call: 0161 912 2000 (open 8:30am-5:30pm; Monday-Friday).

Council emergency line: call 0161 912 1111 / 0161 912 2020 (for out-of-hours assistance)

Noise complaints: Read this page to find out what to do.