Local authority · E06000050

Cheshire West and Chester

In use

Cheshire West and Chester is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since December 2011.

The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.

Code
E06000050
Kind
Local authority
Area
917 km²
Population
371,652Mid-2024 estimate
In use
2011 to now

Where it sits

RegionNorth West
Ceremonial countyCheshire
Grouping of councilsChester
CountryEngland

What it contains

222 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries

115 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries

  • Acton Bridge
  • Agden
  • Aldersey
  • Aldford and Saighton
  • Allostock
  • Alvanley
  • Anderton with Marbury
  • Antrobus
  • Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel
  • Aston
  • Bache
  • Backford
  • Barnton
  • Barrow
  • Barton
  • Beeston
  • Bostock
  • Broxton
  • Burwardsley
  • Byley
  • Capenhurst
  • Carden
  • Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
  • Chester Castle
  • Chidlow
  • Chorlton
  • Chowley
  • Christleton
  • Churton
  • Clotton Hoofield
  • Clutton
  • Coddington
  • Comberbach
  • Croughton
  • Crowton
  • Cuddington (Malpas Ward)
  • Cuddington (Weaver and Cuddington Ward)
  • Darnhall
  • Davenham
  • Delamere and Oakmere
  • Dodleston
  • Duckington
  • Duddon and Burton
  • Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford
  • Dutton
  • Eaton and Eccleston
  • Elton
  • Farndon
  • Frodsham
  • Golborne David
  • Great Boughton
  • Great Budworth
  • Guilden Sutton
  • Handley
  • Hargrave and Huxley
  • Hartford
  • Harthill
  • Helsby
  • Huntington
  • Ince
  • Kelsall
  • Kingsley
  • Kingsmead
  • Lach Dennis and Lostock Green
  • Lea-by-Backford
  • Ledsham
  • Little Budworth
  • Little Leigh
  • Little Stanney
  • Littleton
  • Lostock Gralam
  • Malpas
  • Manley
  • Marston
  • Mickle Trafford and District
  • Mollington
  • Moston
  • Mouldsworth
  • Moulton
  • Neston
  • Nether Peover
  • No Man's Heath and District
  • Norley
  • Northwich
  • Poulton and Pulford
  • Puddington
  • Rowton
  • Rudheath
  • Rushton
  • Saughall and Shotwick Park
  • Shocklach Oviatt and District
  • Sproston
  • Stanthorne and Wimboldsley
  • Stoak
  • Stretton
  • Sutton Weaver
  • Tarporley
  • Tarvin
  • Tattenhall and District
  • Thornton-le-Moors
  • Threapwood
  • Tilston
  • Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall
  • Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley
  • Upton-by-Chester
  • Utkinton and Cotebrook
  • Waverton
  • Weaverham
  • Wervin
  • Whitegate and Marton
  • Whitley
  • Wigland
  • Willington
  • Wincham
  • Winsford

Neighbours

7 local authorities share a border with Cheshire West and Chester, longest border first.

Data published for it

37 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Cheshire West and Chester itself.

Ask the API

Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.

  • The areaDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000050
  • Its boundaryDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000050/geometry?tier=medium
  • Its historyDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000050/history
  • What it sits withinDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000050/parents
  • What it containsDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000050/children
  • Its neighboursDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000050/neighbours
  • What you can ask about itDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000050?include=capabilities