Cheshire West and Chester | |
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![]() Chester, the county town of Cheshire and the largest settlement in Cheshire West and Chester | |
![]() Cheshire West and Chester shown within Cheshire | |
Coordinates: 53°12′47″N 2°54′07″W / 53.213°N 2.902°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North West |
Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
Incorporated | 1 April 2009 |
Administrative HQ | The Portal, Ellesmere Port |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority |
• Body | Cheshire West and Chester Council |
• Executive | Leader and cabinet |
• Control | Labour |
• Leader | Louise Gittins (Lab) |
• Chairman | Robert Bisset (Lab) |
• MPs | Six MPs |
Area | |
• Total | 363 sq mi (941 km2) |
• Land | 360 sq mi (920 km2) |
• Rank | 31st |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 361,694 |
• Rank | 24th |
• Density | 1,020/sq mi (393/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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ISO 3166 code | GB-CHW |
GSS code | E06000050 |
Website | cheshirewestandchester |
Cheshire West and Chester is a local government district 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government changes, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.[5] It superseded the boroughs of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal and the City of Chester; its council is a unitary authority, having also assumed the functions and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.[according to whom?]
The decision to create the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority was announced on 25 July 2007 following a consultation period, in which a proposal to create a single Cheshire unitary authority was rejected.[6]