Tom Ross
Leader of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Assumed office
4 January 2023
Preceded byAndrew Western
Member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Assumed office
January 2023
Preceded byAndrew Western
Member of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council for Stretford
Assumed office
1 May 2008
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Tom Ross (born 1981) is a British Labour politician and leader of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester. As leader he is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for the Green City-Region.[1]

Prior to becoming leader, he was the council's executive member for finance and governance and was Mayor of Trafford, a ceremonial position, during the 2018–2019 municipal year.[2]

First elected to the council in 2008, Ross is the councillor for Stretford and Humphrey Park. He was elected as council leader on 4 January 2023, following his predecessor Andrew Western's election as Member of Parliament for Stretford and Urmston.[3]

Early life

Ross was educated at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.[4]

Outside politics

In February 2023, Ross was one of the first people to complete the 186-mile (299 km) GM Ringway long-distance walking trail in its entirety, over the course of around one year.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Councillor Tom Ross". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Trafford Council: New MP's replacement as leader confirmed". BBC News. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Tooth, Jack (5 January 2023). "New Trafford Council leader confirmed as Tom Ross". Messenger. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Lythgoe, George (4 January 2023). "New council leader for Trafford appointed to succeed newly elected MP Andrew Western". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Tooth, Jack (28 February 2023). "Trafford Council leader one of the first to take on GM Ringway". The Messenger. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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