![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chester</span> City in Cheshire, England](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Chester_-_Shops_in_city_centre_-_2005-10-09.jpg/320px-Chester_-_Shops_in_city_centre_-_2005-10-09.jpg)
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border. With a built up area population of 92,400 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester and serves as its administrative headquarters. It is also the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellesmere Port and Neston</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/CheshireEllesmerePortNeston.png)
Ellesmere Port and Neston was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It covered the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, namely that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
Christine Margaret Russell is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester from 1997 to 2010. She lost her seat to the Conservative Stephen Mosley at the 2010 general election.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chester (district)</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/CheshireChester.png)
Chester was a non-metropolitan local government district of Cheshire, England from 1974 to 2009. It had the status of a city and a borough, and the local authority was called Chester City Council.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency)</span> UK Parliament constituency since 1918](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/CityOfChester2007Constituency.svg/320px-CityOfChester2007Constituency.svg.png)
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.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eddisbury (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 to 1950 and 1983 onwards](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Eddisbury2007Constituency.svg/320px-Eddisbury2007Constituency.svg.png)
Eddisbury is a constituency in Cheshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Edward Timpson, a Conservative.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)</span> UK Parliament constituency since 1983](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/EllesmerePortNeston2007Constituency.svg/320px-EllesmerePortNeston2007Constituency.svg.png)
Ellesmere Port and Neston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Justin Madders of the Labour Party.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guilden Sutton</span> Human settlement in England](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/St_John%27s_Church%2C_Guilden_Sutton.jpg/320px-St_John%27s_Church%2C_Guilden_Sutton.jpg)
Guilden Sutton is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies approximately 3 miles (5 km) to the east of Chester and is south of the village of Mickle Trafford. The community consists of a church, a primary school, a post office, a pub, a village hall and several local businesses.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Handbridge</span> Human settlement in England](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Handbridge%2C_Chester.JPG/320px-Handbridge%2C_Chester.JPG)
Handbridge is a district of Chester, England on the south bank of the River Dee. A settlement has existed on the site since the Iron Age, but the site saw major expansion during the collapse of the Roman occupation of Britain, as the city grew too large for its walls. The site was originally mainly a quarry for the abundant red sandstone that much Chester is built from, but in later years became a centre for salmon fishing in the Dee.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheshire County Council</span> Former local authority in England](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Arms_of_Cheshire_County_Council.svg/320px-Arms_of_Cheshire_County_Council.svg.png)
Cheshire County Council was the county council of Cheshire. Founded on 1 April 1889, it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009, when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheshire West and Chester</span> Borough in England](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Skyline_of_Chester_with_the_Cathedral.jpg/320px-Skyline_of_Chester_with_the_Cathedral.jpg)
Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority area with borough status in Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 local government changes, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. It superseded the boroughs of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal and the City of Chester; its council assumed the functions and responsibilities of the former Cheshire County Council within its area. The remainder of ceremonial Cheshire is composed of Cheshire East, Halton and Warrington. Cheshire West and Chester has three key urban areas: Chester, Ellesmere Port and Northwich/Winsford.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Cheshire West and Chester Council election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Vote_2011_at_Chester_%285695631895%29.jpg/320px-Vote_2011_at_Chester_%285695631895%29.jpg)
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.
Cheshire West and Chester Council elections are held every four years. Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 70 councillors have been elected from 45 wards.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheshire West and Chester Council</span> UK local government administration unit from 2009](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/United_Kingdom_Cheshire_West_and_Chester_Council_2023.svg/320px-United_Kingdom_Cheshire_West_and_Chester_Council_2023.svg.png)
Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for Cheshire West and Chester. It is a unitary authority created on 1 April 2009, succeeding the non-metropolitan districts of Chester City Council, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council, and Vale Royal Borough Council, and the non-metropolitan county of Cheshire County Council. The council was first elected on 1 May 2008, a year before coming into its legal powers on 1 April 2009.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/CWAC-2015-election-results-striped-flat.svg/320px-CWAC-2015-election-results-striped-flat.svg.png)
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.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Cheshire West and Chester Council election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Cheshire_West_and_Chester_UK_local_election_2019_map.svg/320px-Cheshire_West_and_Chester_UK_local_election_2019_map.svg.png)
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.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">1991 Durham mayoral election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg/320px-Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg.png)
The 1991 Durham mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the return of past mayor Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. to the office, as he unseated incumbent mayor Chester L. Jenkins.
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.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samantha Dixon</span> British Labour politician](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Official_portrait_of_Samantha_Dixon%2C_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/320px-Official_portrait_of_Samantha_Dixon%2C_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Samantha Kate Dixon is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester since 2022. A member of the Labour Party, she was Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council from 2015 to 2019.