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Trafford
Metropolitan borough
Trafford Town Hall
Official logo of Trafford
Coat of arms
Motto(s): "Hold Fast That Which Is Good"
Trafford shown within Greater Manchester
Trafford shown within Greater Manchester
Coordinates: 53°26′46″N 2°18′29″W / 53.44611°N 2.30806°W / 53.44611; -2.30806
Sovereign state  United Kingdom
Constituent country  England
Region North West England
Ceremonial county Greater Manchester
Established 1 April 1974
Administrative HQ Stretford (Trafford Town Hall)
Government
 • Type Metropolitan borough
 • Body Trafford Council
 • Leadership Leader and cabinet
 • Executive Conservative
 • Leader Sean Anstee
 • Mayor John Holden
 • MPs Graham Brady (C)
Kate Green (L)
Mike Kane (L)
Area
 • Total 40.9 sq mi (106.0 km2)
Area rank 215th
Elevation 100 ft (30 m)
Population (mid-2016 est.)
 • Total 234,700
 • Rank 70th
 • Density 5,730/sq mi (2,213/km2)
 • Ethnicity
(2011 data)
80.41% White British
2.25% White Irish
0.18% Gypsy or Irish Traveller
2.87% Other White
1.17% White and Black Caribbean
0.29% White and Black African
0.68% White and Asian
0.52% Other mixed
2.75% Indian
3.10% Pakistani
0.20% Bangladeshi
0.98% Chinese
0.86% Other Asian
0.79% Black African
1.67% Black Caribbean
0.41% Other Black
0.55% Arab
0.41% Other ethnicity
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode areas M
WA
Dialling code 0161
ISO 3166 code GB-TRF
GSS code E08000009
NUTS 3 code UKD31
ONS code 00BU
OS grid reference SJ795945
Website www.trafford.gov.uk

Coordinates: 53°26′N 2°18′W / 53.433°N 2.300°W / 53.433; -2.300

Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 233,300 in 2015. It covers 41 square miles (106 km2) and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford and Urmston. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of the municipal boroughs of Altrincham, Sale, and Stretford, the urban districts of Bowdon, Hale and Urmston and part of Bucklow Rural District. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.


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