Ben Hartley: councillor for Ashton Upon Mersey Ward, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Ben Hartley is a Labour councillor for the Ashton Upon Mersey Ward ward on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Ben Hartley is also Chair of Planning and Development Management Committee / Mental Health Lead Member. Their current term began on 2 May 2019.

Council: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Ashton Upon Mersey Ward
Party: Labour
Posts: Chair of Planning and Development Management Committee / Mental Health Lead Member
Term began: 2 May 2019
Official profile: democratic.trafford.gov.uk
Source: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Ben Hartley

These are the details Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Ben Hartley, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: benjamin.hartley@trafford.gov.uk
Phone: 07971 344499
Post: Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0TH
Official profile: democratic.trafford.gov.uk

Who else represents Ashton Upon Mersey Ward

Shona Gilbert Labour Chair of Standards Committee
Tony O'Brien Labour

Labour on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Labour holds 35 of the 63 seats on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 35, Conservative 12, Green Party 7, Liberal Democrats 7, Reform UK 2.

Leaders and post holders on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Geraldine Coggins Leader of the Green Party Group
Shona Gilbert Chair of Standards Committee
Phil Eckersley Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group and Shadow Executive Member for Economy & Regeneration
Shengke Zhi Shadow Executive Member for Climate Change / Vice-Chair of Standards Committee
Will Jones Chair of Scrutiny Committee
Frances Cosby Vice-Chair of Licensing Committee
Charlotte Waterworth Leader of the Reform UK Group
Billy Burke Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group

All 63 councillors of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Ashton Upon Mersey Ward

Ben Hartley sits on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Trafford, each with its own page:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority led by Bev Craig
Greater Manchester Police led by Stephen Watson
Altrincham and Sale West: Mr Connor Rand (Labour) MP
Stretford and Urmston: Andrew Western (Labour) MP
Wythenshawe and Sale East: Mike Kane (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Trafford, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.