Local government in Trafford

thumb|The boundary of the Historic counties of England|historic counties of [[Lancashire and Cheshire is marked along the River Mersey in Trafford.]] Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of in . It covers and includes the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of six former districts and part of a seventh. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. Trafford is the sevent