City of Chester - Definition and Overview

City of Chester
Shown within Cheshire
Geography
Status:	City
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Cheshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 111th 448.04 km²
Admin. HQ:	Chester
ONS code:	13UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 163rd 118,564 265 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.0% White
Politics
Chester City Council http://www.chestercc.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats + Labour
MPs:	Christine Russell, Stephen O'Brien, Andrew Miller

Chester is a local government district in Cheshire, North West England, with the status of a city.

Apart from Chester itself, the district covers a large rural area. Other settlements include Malpas and Tarvin.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, when the existing city and county borough of Chester expanded to include Chester Rural District and Tarvin Rural District.