Trafford
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| Metropolitan Borough of Trafford | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Historic Counties: | Lancashire, Cheshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 239th 106.04 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Stretford |
| ONS code: | 00BU |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 62nd 213,200 2,011 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 91.6% White 4.0% S. Asian 2.0% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
 Trafford Council http://www.trafford.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Graham Brady, Paul Goggins, Beverley Hughes |
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 210,145 (Census 2001) and includes the towns of Altrincham, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 as a merger of the boroughs of Altrincham and Sale, along with Bowdon and Hale urban districts and part of Bucklow Rural District, all previously in Cheshire, along with the borough of Stretford and the urban district of Urmston, both previously in Lancashire.
The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford. Historically the Mersey also acted as the boundary between the ancient counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. Not all services are provided on this geographical basis, the locality of Partington is often included as part of North Trafford due to its proximity to the Urmston area.
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[edit] Settlements
Localities within the boundaries of Trafford include:
North Trafford: Cornbrook, Davyhulme, Firswood, Flixton, Gorse Hill, Lostock, Old Trafford, Stretford, Trafford Park and Urmston.
South Trafford: Altrincham, Ashton-Upon-Mersey, Bowdon, Broadheath, Brooklands, Carrington, Dunham Massey, Hale, Hale Barns, Oldfield Brow, Partington, Sale, Sale Moor, Timperley, Warburton and West Timperley.
The grounds of Manchester United and Lancashire County Cricket Club are at Old Trafford.
Trafford is also home to the Trafford Centre, North West England's largest indoor shopping complex, and the Imperial War Museum North, which faces Salford's Lowry Centre across the Manchester Ship Canal.
Original settlers of today's borough have been traced all the way to the Unites States as early commonwealth supporters of the throne. Those descendants have dispersed to modern day areas of Western Pennsylvania, Alabama, and throughout South Florida.
[edit] Etymology
The place name Trafford is an Anglo-French version of Stratford, deriving from the Old English words stræt (a street, more specifically a Roman road) and ford (a river-crossing).
[edit] Parishes
[edit] Unparished Areas
Showing former status (prior to 1974)
- Altrincham (Municipal Borough)
- Bowdon (Urban District)
- Hale (Urban District)
- Sale (Municipal Borough)
- Stretford (Municipal Borough)
- Urmston (Urban District)
[edit] Council
| Party | Seats | Current Council (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conservative | 40 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lib Dems | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Electoral wards
There are 21 electoral wards in Trafford
| Code | Ward Name | Localities covered by this ward (approximate) | Population |
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| 00BUFY | Altrincham | Altrincham, Broadheath and Oldfield Brow | 9,570 |
| 00BUFZ | Ashton-Upon-Mersey | Ashton-Upon-Mersey and Sale | 9,519 |
| 00BUGA | Bowdon | Altrincham, Bowdon, Dunham Massey and Warburton | 8,806 |
| 00BUGB | Broadheath | Altrincham, Broadheath, Sale, Timperley and West Timperley | 10,601 |
| 00BUGC | Brooklands | Brooklands and Sale | 9,773 |
| 00BUGD | Bucklow-St. Martins | Carrington, Partington and Ashton-Upon-Mersey | 9,655 |
| 00BUGE | Clifford | Old Trafford | 10,106 |
| 00BUGF | Davyhulme East | Davyhulme and Urmston | 10,414 |
| 00BUGG | Davyhulme West | Davyhulme and Flixton | 9,595 |
| 00BUGH | Flixton | Flixton | 10,796 |
| 00BUGJ | Gorse Hill | Gorse Hill and Stretford | 10,306 |
| 00BUGK | Hale Barns | Hale, Hale Barns and Timperley | 9,143 |
| 00BUGL | Hale Central | Altrincham and Hale | 9,100 |
| 00BUGM | Longford | Firswood, Old Trafford and Stretford | 11,357 |
| 00BUGN | Priory | Sale | 9,439 |
| 00BUGP | St. Marys | Ashton-Upon-Mersey and Sale | 11,160 |
| 00BUGQ | Sale Moor | Sale and Sale Moor | 9,899 |
| 00BUGR | Stretford | Stretford | 10,334 |
| 00BUGS | Timperley | Brooklands and Timperley | 10,666 |
| 00BUGT | Urmston | Flixton and Urmston | 10,159 |
| 00BUGU | Village | Brooklands and Timperley | 9,747 |
| 00BU | Trafford | All | 210,145 |
[edit] Parliamentary constituencies
There are 3 parliamentary constituencies in Trafford.
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Stretford & Urmston
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
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