THE leader of Trafford Labour group is calling on Trafford Council to review its top tier pay following research showing the number of staff earning more than £100,000 almost doubled in 2011/12.

A survey conducted by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) indicates that three staff members were earning more than £100,000 in 2010/11, a number which had increased to seven by 2011/2.

Trafford Council confirmed that its chief executive, Theresa Grant, currently earns £155,000, while TPA figures show that last year the corporate director for children and young people earned £122,000 and the corporate director of communities and wellbeing earned £110,000.


Labour Group leader, Cllr David Acton, said: “The Labour Group has actually raised, during council budget meetings, that we want to review the top tier staff because we do think that we need to look at how much they are paid and whether the number of staff that we’ve got on top pay reflects the job that needs to be done.

“We’ve expressed our concern about that previously and we believe it needs to be reviewed to see if we can bring down the cost.”

However, the council executive has hit back, stating that it recruited to three vacant posts part way through 2010/11 which is the why the numbers look as if they have increased.

The council spokesman added: “Since then one corporate director post has been removed and the salary of the chief executive post has been reduced."


Trafford Council confirmed that its previous chief executive, Janet Callender, received 170,000 per year, however, as she left partway through 2011/12, she did not receive her full salary and was paid £111,000.


The salary for the current chief executive Theresa Grant is £155,000.

Matthew Sinclair, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance said: “While Trafford Council may have fewer officers on six figure pay deals than surrounding councils, that’s still no excuse for its increase.


“Councils need to get senior exec pay under control at a time when budgets are tight and many are pleading poverty.

“After a decade of pay rises for council staff, residents need fewer high-priced chiefs and lower Council Tax bills instead."