| Election Name: | 1982 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Flag Image: | Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Seats For Election: | 22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Election: | Jonathan Taylor |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
| After Election: | Mike King |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 37 |
| Seats1: | 15 |
| Seats After1: | 34 |
| Popular Vote1: | 36,657 |
| Percentage1: | 46.1% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 21 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 22 |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,968 |
| Percentage2: | 26.4% |
| Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Seats Before3: | 5 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 7 |
| Popular Vote3: | 21,892 |
| Percentage3: | 27.5% |
Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1986. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 36,657 (46.1%) | 4.2 | 15 (68.2%) | 3 | 34 (54.0%) | |||||
| Labour Party | 20,968 (26.4%) | 14.0 | 5 (22.7%) | 1 | 22 (34.9%) | |||||
| Alliance | 21,892 (27.5%) | 9.8 | 2 (9.1%) | 2 | 7 (11.1%) | |||||
| 22 | 7 | 34 |