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Of the 89,313 households in Trafford, 36.5% were married couples living together, 31.6% were one-person households, 7.8% were [[cohabitation|co-habiting]] couples and 9.7% were lone parents, following a similar trend to the rest of England.<ref>{{cite web | title =Trafford Metropolitan Borough household data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276784&c=Trafford&d=13&e=16&g=356269&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1197508310468&enc=1&dsFamilyId=165 | accessdate = 2007-12-13 }}</ref>
Of the 89,313 households in Trafford, 36.5% were married couples living together, 31.6% were one-person households, 7.8% were [[cohabitation|co-habiting]] couples and 9.7% were lone parents, following a similar trend to the rest of England.<ref>{{cite web | title =Trafford Metropolitan Borough household data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276784&c=Trafford&d=13&e=16&g=356269&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1197508310468&enc=1&dsFamilyId=165 | accessdate = 2007-12-13 }}</ref>


The population density is 1,982 people/km²<ref>{{cite web | title =Trafford Metropolitan Borough population density | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276784&c=Trafford&d=13&e=16&g=356269&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1197508310484&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 | accessdate = 2007-12-13 }}</ref> and for every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Trafford, 24.7% had no [[Education in England#Qualifications|academic qualifications]], significantly lower than 28.9% in all of England.<ref name="Trafford neighbourhood stats"/>
The population density is 1,982 people/km²<ref>{{cite web | title =Trafford Metropolitan Borough population density | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276784&c=Trafford&d=13&e=16&g=356269&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1197508310484&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 | accessdate = 2007-12-13 }}</ref> and for every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Trafford, 24.7% had no [[Education in England#Qualifications|academic qualifications]], significantly lower than 28.9% in all of England.<ref name="Trafford neighbourhood stats"/> 8.2% of Trafford’s residents were outside of the United Kingdom, lower than the English average of 9.2%.<ref>{{cite web | title =Trafford Metropolitan Borough country of birth data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276784&c=Trafford&d=13&e=16&g=356269&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1197510414343&enc=1&dsFamilyId=85 | accessdate = 2007-12-13 }}</ref> The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 4.0% of the population.<ref>{{cite web | title =Trafford Metropolitan Borough ethnic group data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276784&c=Trafford&d=13&e=16&g=356269&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1197510414359&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 | accessdate = 2007-12-13 }}</ref>


===Population change===
===Population change===

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For other uses, see Trafford (disambiguation).
Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
Borough
Trafford Town Hall, in Stretford
Trafford Town Hall, in Stretford
Official logo of Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
Motto: 
"Hold Fast That Which Is Good"
Trafford shown within England
Trafford shown within England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyGreater Manchester
Admin HQStretford
Founded1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan borough
 • Governing bodyTrafford Metropolitan Borough Council
 • MayorCllr. Bernard Sharp
 • MPs:Graham Brady (C)
Paul Goggins (L)
Beverley Hughes (L)
Area
 • Total40.94 sq mi (106.04 km2)
Elevation
100 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total(Ranked )
 • Density5,170/sq mi (1,997/km2)
 • Ethnicity
(2001 Census)
91.6% White
4.0% S. Asian
2.0% Afro-Carib
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode
M
Area code0161
ISO 3166-2GB-TRF
ONS code00BU
OS grid referenceSJ795945
NUTS 3UKD31
Websitewww.trafford.gov.uk

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 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.

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 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 it is believed the family once used the name Taylor[citation needed].

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

  1. Carrington
  2. Dunham Massey
  3. Partington (Town)
  4. Warburton

Unparished Areas

Showing former status (prior to 1974)

  1. Altrincham (Municipal Borough)
  2. Bowdon (Urban District)
  3. Hale (Urban District)
  4. Sale (Municipal Borough)
  5. Stretford (Municipal Borough)
  6. 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

Budget

In 2006-7, the Trafford council had a budget of £385m. This was collected from government grants (60%); council tax (19%); business rates (13%); and fees, charges, rents, and investment interest (8%). The council spent £188m on children and young people's services (49%); £79m on community services and social care (21%); £54m on the environment (14%); £51m on corporate service (13%); and £13m on central services (3%). This included £115m allocated to schools and £52m for rent allowances and council tax benefits.[1]

Parliamentary Constituencies

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

Demography

Trafford Compared
2001 UK Census Trafford Greater Manchester England
Total population 210,145 6,729,764 49,138,831
White 91.6% 91.2% 90.9%
Asian 4.0% 5.6% 4.6%
Black 2.0% 1.2% 2.3%

As of the 2001 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford had a total population of 210,145.[5] Of the 89,313 households in Trafford, 36.5% were married couples living together, 31.6% were one-person households, 7.8% were co-habiting couples and 9.7% were lone parents, following a similar trend to the rest of England.[6]

The population density is 1,982 people/km²[7] and for every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Trafford, 24.7% had no academic qualifications, significantly lower than 28.9% in all of England.[5] 8.2% of Trafford’s residents were outside of the United Kingdom, lower than the English average of 9.2%.[8] The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 4.0% of the population.[9]

Population change

Population growth in Trafford since 1801
Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Population 9,760 11,197 12,697 13,725 17,474 21,896 35,588 49,280 62,971 76,672 94,830 117,289 135,163 155,760 178,385 204,302 215,714 227,792 221,000 215,785 210,145
Source: A Vision of Britain through Time

Economy

Aerial view of the Trafford Centre

The Trafford Centre, which opened on 10 September 1998,[10] is North West England's largest indoor shopping complex. The Centre has over 30 million visitors annually,[11] and contains 235 stores, 55 restaurants, and the largest Odeon cinema in the UK.[12]

Entrance to Trafford Park's industrial estate.

Trafford Park, as well as being the world's frist planned industrial estate, is Europe's largest business park. There are over 1,400 companies within the park, employing between 40,000 and 50,000 people.[13][14]

Trafford is a prosperous area, with an average weekly income of £394, the only borough in Greater Manchester to be above the national average. Media, advertising and public relations have been identified as growth industries in Greater Manchester and are concentrated in Manchester and Trafford.[15] Average house prices in Trafford are the highest out of all the metropolitan boroughs in Greater Manchester.[16]

As of the 2001 UK census, Trafford had a 151,445 residents aged 16 to 74. The economic activity of these people was 43.3% in full-time employment, 16.0% self-employed, 11.9% in part-time employment, 2.7% unemployed, 3.8% students without jobs, 2.5% students with jobs, 13.9% retired, 5.7% looking after home or family, 5.4% permanently sick or disabled and 2.8% economically inactive for other reasons. Trafford has a low rate of unemployment (2.7%) compared with England as a whole (3.3%).[17]

In 2001, of 99,146 residents of Trafford in employment, the industry of employment was 17.1% property and business services, 16.5% retail and wholesale, 12.3% manufacturing, 11.9% health and social work, 8.2% education, 8.0% transport and communications, 5.9% construction, 5.5% finance, 4.5% public administration and defence, 4.0% hotels and restaurants, 0.8% energy and water supply, 0.6% agriculture, and 4.6% other. This was roughly in line with national figures, except for the proportion of jobs in agriculture which is less than half the national average, reflecting the suburban nature of the Trafford area as it is so close to the centre of Manchester.[18]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ "2006-7 Trafford Council Budget". Trafford MBC. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  2. ^ "Altrincham and Sale West". Guardian.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Stretford and Urmston constituency election results". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  4. ^ "Wythenshawe and Sale East". Guardian.co.uk.
  5. ^ a b "Trafford Metropolitan Borough key statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  6. ^ "Trafford Metropolitan Borough household data". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  7. ^ "Trafford Metropolitan Borough population density". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  8. ^ "Trafford Metropolitan Borough country of birth data". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  9. ^ "Trafford Metropolitan Borough ethnic group data". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  10. ^ "History of the Trafford Centre". TraffordCentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  11. ^ "The Trafford Centre". Peel Holdings. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  12. ^ "All About us - The Trafford Centre". TraffordCentre.co.uk. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  13. ^ "Salford Quays & Trafford Park". Manchester Investment and Development Agency Service Ltd. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
    •"Trafford at GMeP.org". Greater Manchester e-Government Partnership. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  14. ^ Nicholls, Trafford Park: The First Hundred Years, p. xii.
  15. ^ "Promoting a Dynamic Economy". Greater Manchester e-Government Partnership. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  16. ^ "House prices for Greater Manchester Local Authorities". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  17. ^ "Trafford Local Authority economic activity". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  18. ^ "Trafford Local Authority industry of employment". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-11-03.

Bibliography

  • Nicholls, Robert (1996). Trafford Park: The First Hundred Years. Phillimore & Co Ltd. ISBN 1860770134.
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