The Lache is a housing estate in the city of Chester,in Cheshire,United Kingdom,with a population of around 10,000. It is located approximately 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the ancient city,with good local transport links en route to Saltney. The main streets are Cliveden Road,which runs through the centre of the estate,and Sycamore Drive. The area runs almost continuously into Westminster Park and Saltney.
The City of Chester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2 December 2022 by Samantha Dixon of the Labour Party. She was elected in the by-election held following the resignation of Chris Matheson MP on 21 October 2022.
Esther Louise,Lady Davies,known as Esther McVey,is a British politician and television presenter who has served as Minister of State without Portfolio since 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton since the 2017 general election,having previously been the MP for Wirral West from 2010 to 2015. She previously served in cabinet as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2018 and Minister of State for Housing and Planning from 2019 to 2020.
Shabana Mahmood is a British Labour Party politician and barrister who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010. She has served in the Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice from September 2023. She previously served as National Campaign Co-ordinator from 2021 to 2023,and briefly as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2015.
The 2011 elections to Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council were the first elections to this Council after it had been re-warded into a mixture of single-,two- and three-member wards. They took place on 5 May alongside the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. The previous election held for 2008 were based on the old Cheshire County Council electoral divisions each of which returned 3 members. The 2008 elections elected 72 members to serve first on the shadow authority and then,with effect from 1 April 2009,the new Council when it took over responsibility for the delivery of local government services.
John Dwyer is a former police officer who served as the Conservative Party Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024,and previously from 2012 to 2016.
Angela Rayner is a British politician serving as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020,and Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up,Housing and Communities since 2023. Rayner has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. She ideologically identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour's soft left.
The 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 7 May 2015,electing members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country as well as the general election.
Justin Piers Richard Madders is a British Labour Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellesmere Port and Neston since the May 2015 general election.
Christian John Patrick Matheson is a former Labour Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of City of Chester from winning the seat in the 2015 general election until his resignation in October 2022 following sexual misconduct allegations.
Rosena Chantelle Allin-Khan is a British politician and medical doctor serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting since 2016. A member of the Labour Party,she attended shadow cabinet as Shadow Minister for Mental Health from 2020 to 2023.
Judith Vivienne Blake,Baroness Blake of Leeds is a British Labour politician serving as a life peer in the House of Lords since 2021. She serves on the opposition front bench as a Shadow Spokesperson for Housing,Communities and Local Government and an Opposition Whip.
The 2019 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Five fewer seats were contested because of boundary changes. No party gained overall control. The Labour Party gained a seat but lost control of the council;the Conservatives lost 8 seats,while the Independents gained 4,the Liberal Democrats gained 2,and the Green Party gained one.
Zarah Sultana is a British politician who is a member of the Labour Party. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry South since the 2019 general election. She is on the left-wing of the Labour Party and is chair of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus.
This article lists the election results of the Brexit Party,known since 2021 as Reform UK,in UK parliamentary elections and in elections to the European Parliament.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of West Lancashire was held on 9 February 2023,following the resignation of incumbent member of Parliament Rosie Cooper. She announced her resignation in order to take up the job as chair of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. Ashley Dalton held the seat for Labour.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of the City of Chester was held on 1 December 2022. It followed the resignation of incumbent member of Parliament Chris Matheson as on 21 October 2022 after accusations of sexual misconduct and a recommendation from the Independent Expert Panel that he be suspended from the House of Commons for four weeks.
A by-election was held in the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Stretford and Urmston on 15 December 2022,following the appointment of sitting Labour MP Kate Green as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester. Green was appointed as Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 10 November,giving effect to her resignation as a member of Parliament.
The 2023 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections,including contested elections in the civil parishes of Broxton,Dutton,Great Boughton,Mouldsworth and Tarporley and the towns of Frodsham,Northwich and Winsford.
