Trafford

The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is home to 211,800 people,^[2] covers 41 square miles,^[3] and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston. Until 1974 the area was part of Cheshire.

Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
Borough
Trafford Town Hall, in Stretford
Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
Motto:  "Hold Fast That Which Is Good"
Trafford shown within England
Coordinates: 53°26′46″N 2°18′29″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Greater Manchester
Admin HQ	Stretford
Founded	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Governing body	Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
• Mayor	Cllr. Stephen Adshead
• MPs:	Graham Brady (C) Paul Goggins (L) Beverley Hughes (L)
Area
• Total	40.94 sq mi (106.04 km2)
Elevation	100 ft (30 m)
Population  (2005 est.)
• Total	213,200 (Ranked 62nd)
• Density	5,170/sq mi (1,997/km2)
• Ethnicity (2005 Estimate)[1]	89.7% White 5.1% S. Asian 2.3% Black 1.8% Mixed 1.1% Chinese and other
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode	M
Area code	0161
ISO 3166-2	GB-TRF
ONS code	00BU
NUTS 3	UKD31
Website	www.trafford.gov.uk