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!colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Borough of Trafford
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Image:EnglandTrafford.png Trafford
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography
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|width="45%"|Status:||
Metropolitan borough
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Regions of England Region:||
North West England
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|Ceremonial County:||
Greater Manchester
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Surface area Area:
- Total||
List of English districts by area Ranked 239th1 E8 m² 106.04 square kilometre km²
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|Admin. HQ:||
Stretford
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ONS coding system ONS code:||00BU
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics
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Population:
- Total (
2004 est.)
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Density.html">List of English districts by population
Ranked 60th212,700
2,006 / km²
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|Ethnicity:||91.6% White
4.0% S.Asian
2.0% Afro-Carib.
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics
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Image:Arms-trafford.jpg 200px|Arms of Trafford Metropolitan Borough CouncilTrafford Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.trafford.gov.uk/
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Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors Leadership:||Leader & Cabinet
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|Executive:||
Conservative Party (UK) Conservative
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MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 MPs:||
Graham Brady,
Paul Goggins,
Beverley Hughes
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'''Trafford''' is a
metropolitan borough in
Greater Manchester,
England. It has a population of 210,145 (Census 2001) and includes the towns of
Altrincham,
Sale, Greater Manchester Sale,
Stretford, and
Urmston.
The
River Mersey flows through the borough creating North Trafford and South Trafford. The Mersey also acts as the boundary for the historical counties of
Lancashire and
Cheshire.
Localities within the boundaries of Trafford include:
'''North Trafford:''' Davyhulme, Firswood, Flixton, Gorse Hill, Lostock, Old Trafford, Stretford, Trafford Park and Urmston.
'''South Trafford:''' Altrincham, Ashton-on-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 F.C. Manchester United and
Lancashire County Cricket Club are at
Old Trafford, Manchester 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 borough was formed on
April 1,
1974 as a merger of the
boroughs of
Altrincham and
Sale, Greater Manchester 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.
Parishes
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Carrington
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Dunham Massey
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Partington (Town)
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Warburton
Unparished Areas
Showing former status (prior to 1974)
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Altrincham (Municipal Borough)
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Bowdon (Urban District)
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Hale (Urban District)
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Sale (Municipal Borough)
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Stretford (Municipal Borough)
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Urmston (Urban District)
External links
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Image of Trafford Town Hall
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Trafford Sub-Aqua Club
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