cables. A large electrical sub-station was built in connection with this just south of Timperley station. The line was converted to be part of Manchester Metrolink in 1992. Governance Up until the early 19th century Timperley was one of several townships in the parish of Bowdon. Timperley Parish Council was established in the 19th century. From the late 19th century Bucklow Rural District Council administered Timperley until 1936 when responsibility passed to Altrincham Urban District Council. In 1974, Altrincham UD was merged into the new Trafford Metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester. The ward of Timperley has three out of sixty three seats on Trafford Council, and at the 2022 local elections the three seats were held by Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy, Meena Minnis, and Will Frass. Parts of Timperley are also in Village, Broadheath and Hale Barns wards. Since 1997, Timperley has formed part of the Altrincham and Sale West Constituency, before that it was encompassed by the Altrincham and Sale constituency. It has been represented, since 1997, in the House of Commons by the Conservative MP, Graham Brady. Geography Timperley lies to the north east of Altrincham and is bounded by Fairywell Brook to the east, Hale Moss and Well Green to the south, Timperley Brook to the west and Baguley Brook to the north. It has borders with the areas of Altrincham to the South, Sale to the North and the Manchester suburb of Wythenshawe to the East. Areas of Timperley include : Village (Main focal point of Timperley at the junction of Stockport Road/Thorley Lane/Park Road) West Timperley (North West from Timperley Metrolink station towards Manchester Road) Timperley Heyes (to North of Timperley Village and covering Grange Estate, Heyes Lane and Riddings) Timperley Brook (West of Timperley Village, towards Altrincham) Higher Timperley (Area to South West of Timperley Village bounded by Thorley Lane/Wood Lane) Broomwood estate (Estate to the South of Timperley Village) Timperley was struck by an F0/T1 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day. Demography At the 2001 UK census, the village of Timperley had a total population of 11,049. The population density was 37.4 persons per hectare and for every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Timperley, 19.6% had no academic qualifications, lower than the 24.7% all of Trafford and 28.9% in England. Of the 4,473 households in Timperley, 46.8%