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 was 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.
Eddisbury was a constituency in Cheshire last represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Edward Timpson,a Conservative who left office at the dissolution of parliament in advance of the 2024 United Kingdom general election,at which this former constituency was replaced.
Ellesmere Port and Neston was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Justin Madders of the Labour Party.
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 Founded on 1 April 1889,it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009,when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities;Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.
Wirral was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983,elected by the first past the post voting system.
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 It superseded the boroughs of Ellesmere Port and Neston,Vale Royal and the City of Chester. The remainder of the ceremonial county of Cheshire is composed of Cheshire East,Halton and Warrington. Cheshire West and Chester has three key urban areas:Chester,Ellesmere Port and Northwich/Winsford.
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 is the local authority for Cheshire West and Chester,a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire,England. The council is a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It has been under Labour majority control since 2023. Full council meetings are held at Wyvern House in Winsford,and the council's main offices are at The Portal in Ellesmere Port.
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 who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough,previously Ellesmere Port and Neston,since 2015. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights,Competition and Markets since July 2024.
Alun Craig Williams is a British politician who was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from October 2022 until June 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North from 2015 to 2017,when he was defeated for reelection by the Labour Party's Anna McMorrin. In 2019,Williams was elected as the MP for Montgomeryshire,but lost the seat in the 2024 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.
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.
Kieran John Mullan is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bexhill and Battle. He was previously the MP for Crewe and Nantwich between 2019 and 2024. He has been Shadow Minister for Transport since July 2024.
Suzanne Webb is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Liz Truss from September to October 2022. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stourbridge from 2019 to 2024.
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.
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.
