TRAFFORD

Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
Trafford
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 () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	91.6% White 4.0% S. Asian 2.0% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Trafford Council http://www.trafford.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	★ Graham Brady (C) ★ Paul Goggins (L) ★ Beverley Hughes (L)

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.

Contents

Settlements

Etymology

Parishes

Unparished Areas

Council

Electoral wards

Parliamentary Constituencies

References

External links

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.
The descendants of the Traffords of Trafford Park can not be found but their family tree does continue, and is believed it continues into the name of Taylor

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).

Parishes

# Carrington
# Dunham Massey
# Partington (Town)
# Warburton

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)

Council

'Party political make-up of Trafford Council'

	Party	Seats		Current Council (2007)
		2006	2007
	Conservative	''39''	''39''
	Labour	''20''	''20''
	Lib Dems	''4''	''4''

Electoral wards

There are 21 electoral wards in Trafford with 3 councillors for each ward, giving a total of 63 councillors.

Code	Ward Name	Localities covered by this ward (approximate)	Population
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

Parliamentary Constituencies

The towns of Trafford Metropolitan Borough are represented by MPs for three separate parliamentary constituencies. These are:

★ 'Altrincham and Sale West' is represented by Graham Brady MP (Conservative)

★ 'Stretford and Urmston' is represented by Beverley Hughes MP (Labour)

★ ' Wythenshawe and Sale East' is represented by Paul Goggins MP (Labour)

References

External links

★ Trafford NHS website

★ Image of Trafford Town Hall

★ Trafford's Pathfinder School