Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA