Stretford was, from 1868 to 1974, a local government district coterminate with the town of Stretford, Lancashire, England.
Stretford Borough Council arms
Sir Thomas Robinson was an English industrialist, Liberal politician and Member of Parliament, who late in his career sat in the House of Commons as an Independent.
Municipal Borough of Stretford
…Earl officially opened the Town Hall. The borough council consisted of a mayor, eight aldermen and twenty-four councillors. The charter mayor was Sir Thomas Robinson, who had been Member of Parliament for the Stretford constituency until 1931. One third of the councillors were elected annually, while half of the…
Sir Thomas Robinson, circa 1924