Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester
Chester, the county town of Cheshire and the largest settlement in Cheshire West and Chester
Chester, the county town of Cheshire and the largest settlement in Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester shown within Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester shown within Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°12′47″N 2°54′07″W / 53.213°N 2.902°W / 53.213; -2.902
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West
Ceremonial countyCheshire
Incorporated1 April 2009
Administrative HQThe Portal, Ellesmere Port
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • BodyCheshire West and Chester Council
 • ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
 • ControlLabour
 • LeaderLouise Gittins (Lab)
 • ChairmanRobert Bisset (Lab)
 • MPs
Area
 • Total363 sq mi (941 km2)
 • Land360 sq mi (920 km2)
 • Rank31st
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total361,694
 • Rank24th
 • Density1,020/sq mi (393/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
  • CH1–4
  • CH33–34
  • CH64–66
  • CW6–10
  • SY14
  • WA4–6
Dialling codes
  • 01244
  • 01270
  • 01477
  • 0151
  • 01565
  • 01606
  • 01829
  • 01925
  • 01928
  • 01948
ISO 3166 codeGB-CHW
GSS codeE06000050
Websitecheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

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government changes, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.[5] It superseded the boroughs of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal and the City of Chester.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.[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]

  1. ^ "Councillors and committees". Cheshire West and Chester Council. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Cheshire West and Chester Local Authority (E06000050)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ^ "The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 – Article 4". legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  6. ^ "County split into two authorities". BBC News. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2007.

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