Trafford
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- For other uses, see Trafford (disambiguation).
| 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 Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.trafford.gov.uk/ | |
| 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 in Cheshire, along with the borough of Stretford and Urmston urban district from Lancashire.
The River Mersey flows through the borough creating North Trafford and South Trafford. The Mersey also acts as the boundary for the historic 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] Localities
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 descendents have dispersed to modern day areas of Western Pennsylvania, Alabama, and throughout South Florida.
[edit] Place-name meaning
The place-name is an Anglo-French version of Stratford, and should not be confused with Stretford, which means 'stony ford'.
[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 Make-up
| Party | Seats | Current Council (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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] External links
- Trafford NHS website
- Image of Trafford Town Hall
- Trafford Sub-Aqua Club
- Trafford's Pathfinder School
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