Cheshire West and Chester Council

Local authority area: Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester is an unitary authority, in the North West England region of England. It covers 916.7 km² and had 361,694 residents in 2022 — about 395 people per km². The authority dates from 2009. The council is based in Chester.

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Town hall in the administrative centreChester Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Cheshire West and Chester, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022361,694+9.5% since 2012

Land area916.7km²353.9 sq mi

Density395/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#49of 382 UK councils · #45 in England

Population estimates4 data points

330.2K333.9K340.5K361.7K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

2009
Created
Formed from Chester.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCheshire EastUnitary authority406,527 SShropshireUnitary authority327,178 WWrexham County BoroughWelsh principal council136,126 FFlintshireWelsh principal council155,593 HHaltonUnitary authority128,964 WWarringtonUnitary authority211,580

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in North West

All councils in North West

Cheshire East406,527 Cumberland275,390 Westmorland and Furness227,643 Warrington211,580 Blackburn with Darwen155,762 Blackpool141,574 Halton128,964

Elections

45 electoral wards

Census 2021: 357,149 residents in 155,157 households across the wards; 21.2% aged 65+, 68.3% of homes owned, 16.7% of households without a car.

1Chester City & the Garden Quarter8,636 households · 13.9% aged 65+18,338 2Winsford Over & Verdin6,446 households · 15.9% aged 65+15,409 3Weaver & Cuddington6,425 households · 26.0% aged 65+15,064 4Newton & Hoole6,699 households · 19.4% aged 65+14,784 5Blacon6,011 households · 17.1% aged 65+14,085 6Marbury5,688 households · 25.4% aged 65+13,087

All wards of Cheshire West and Chester

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCheshire West and Chester CouncilCouncil office · Ellesmere Port CH65 0BA · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Mid Cheshire · 11 wards Chester North and Neston · 10 wards Ellesmere Port and Bromborough · 9 wards Chester South and Eddisbury · 9 wards Runcorn and Helsby · 4 wards Tatton · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q1070591 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.