The top team on Trafford Council is to remain the same for at least another year after its reappointment by leader Tom Ross.

Cllr Ross reappointed the deputy leader and eight other councillors after he himself was reappointed at the AGM last week.

There are no changes to the councillors' portfolios, other than one councillor's portfolio which is changing its name to reflect its responsibilities. 

Jane Slater is no longer the executive member for Health and Care and she is now the executive member for Healthy and Independent Lives.

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Cllr Ross said: "The executive is responsible for the delivery of our priorities from ensuring we continue to give children and young people the best start to building a thriving economy and homes for the future. 

"The executive worked extremely well as a team during the last year and each member brings an element of outside expertise as well as existing experience. I am grateful to be able to work alongside them."

The Labour Group is at its largest in half a century of Trafford Council history after the local elections at the start of the month.

The leading group retained all of its seats and took two seats from the Conservative Group in Broadheath Ward by a margin of six votes and in Manor Ward by a margin of 30 votes.

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Ulrich Savary unseated Kaushik Chakraborty in Broadheath Ward while Keleigh Glenton unseated Rupali Paul in Manor Ward leaving the official opposition with eight seats in total.

As recently as 2018 they were in control of the council with 34 seats in total before collapsing over the course of six years.

Here is the executive:

Leader - Tom Ross
Deputy Leader - Catherine Hynes 
Children and Young People - Karina Carter
Climate Change - Aidan Williams
Communities and Safety - Rose Thompson
Economy and Regeneration - Liz Patel
Finance and Governance - Joanne Harding
Healthy and Independent Lives - Jane Slater 
Highways, Environmental and Traded Services - Stephen Adshead
Housing and Advice - James Wright 

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.