Chester (district)
| City of Chester | |
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| Area | |
| • 1974 | 110,729 acres (448.10 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1973 | 116,820 |
| • 1992 | 119,500 |
| • 2001 | 118,210 |
| History | |
| • Origin |
Chester County Borough |
| • Created | 1 April 1974 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 2009 |
| • Succeeded by | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, city |
| ONS code | 13UB |
| Government | Chester City Council |
| • HQ | Chester |
| • Motto | Antiqui Colant Antiquum Dierum (Let the Ancients worship the Ancient of Days) |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Civil parishes |
Chester County Borough
Chester Rural District
Chester was a non-metropolitan local government district of Cheshire, England, with the status of a city and a borough.
Apart from Chester itself, which was the principal settlement, the district covered a large rural area. Other settlements included Malpas and Tarvin.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the existing city and county borough of Chester with the Chester Rural District and Tarvin Rural District. The district council used the name Chester City Council.
The first council had 62 members and was elected as a shadow authority (known as Chester District Council) on 7 June 1973. The council came into its powers on 1 April 1974, on which date a royal charter and letters patent came into force with the authority becoming Chester City Council and the chairman of the council having the title of mayor. An election of the whole council was held again in 1976.
The number of councillors was reduced to 60 at the next council election in 1979. Thereafter the city council elections were "by thirds": with 20 councillors retiring in three out of every four years. In the fourth year, elections to Cheshire County Council took place.
In 1999 the ward boundaries were altered, although the number of councillors remained at 60. The city was divided into 31 wards, each returning between 1 and 3 councillors. The boundary changes necessitated an election of the whole council, with elections being held by thirds thereafter. The final election took place in 2007.
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