Upton, Cheshire

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Upton-by-Chester
Upton, Cheshire (Cheshire)
Upton, Cheshire

Upton-by-Chester shown within Cheshire
Population 7800[1]
OS grid reference SJ405665
Parish Upton-by-Chester
District Chester
Shire county Cheshire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2, CH3
Dialling code 01244
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
UK Parliament City of Chester
European Parliament North West England
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°12′51″N 2°53′04″W / 53.2142, -2.8843

Upton (also known as Upton-by-Chester) is a civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester.

It has four Primary Schools - Upton Heath (formerly Upton Manor), Westlea, Acresfield and Mill View - and a Secondary School, Upton High. There is also a library which is set next to playing fields, bowling greens and a children's park.

The nearest railway station is the Merseyrail station at Bache.

There are several rows of shops, and at least three pubs. Upton also plays host to a golf course and four churches; one Baptist, one United Reformed Church, one catholic, one Church of England, called Holy Ascension.

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Upton consists mainly of two City Council wards, Upton Grange and Upton Westlea.

City Councillors
Name Party
Hilarie McNae Conservative
Jean Evans Liberal Democrat
Jill Houlbrook Conservative

City Councillors
Name Party
Pat Lott Conservative
Caroline Mosley Conservative

County Councillors
Name Party
Colin Bain Liberal Democrat

Upton is in the City of Chester parliamentary constituency and is represented by Christine Russell, who has held the seat since 1997.

The Conservatives' Hilarie McNae secured 56% of the vote as the Conservatives took control of the city council from no overall control - attaining a majority of six.

Although there were no elections in Upton Westlea, the next election there shall be in 2008 when Pat Lott will be up for re-election.

In Upton Grange, David Evans, formerly the Liberal Democrat leader of Chester City Council resigned as leader in March 2006, and did not seek re-election in May. In his place, Michael Main stood, but he was soundly beaten by Jill Houlbrook (Conservative).

Cllr Caroline Mosley was easily re-elected to represent Upton Westlea.

  1. ^ (2001 Census)

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Chester District, Cheshire
Principal Settlements Chester • Malpas
Civil Parishes Agden • Aldersey • Aldford • Ashton Hayes • Bache • Backford • Barrow • Barton • Beeston • Bickley • Bradley • Bridge Trafford • Broxton • Bruen Stapleford • Buerton • Burton • Burwardsley • Caldecott • Capenhurst • Carden • Caughall • Chester Castle • Chidlow • Chorlton • Chorlton-by-Backford • Chowley • Christleton • Church Shocklach • Churton by Aldford • Churton by Farndon • Churton Heath • Claverton • Clotton Hoofield • Clutton • Coddington • Cotton Abbotts • Cotton Edmunds • Crewe by Farndon • Croughton • Cuddington • Dodleston • Duckington • Duddon • Dunham-on-the-Hill • Eaton • Eccleston • Edge • Edgerley • Elton • Farndon • Foulk Stapleford • Golborne Bellow • Golborne David • Grafton • Great Boughton • Guilden Sutton • Hampton • Handley • Hapsford • Harthill • Hatton • Hockenhull • Hoole Village • Horton-by-Malpas • Horton-cum-Peel • Huntington • Huxley • Iddinshall • Kelsall • Kings Marsh • Larkton • Lea Newbold • Lea-by-Backford • Ledsham • Little Stanney • Littleton • Lower Kinnerton • Macefen • Malpas • Marlston-cum-Lache • Mickle Trafford • Mollington • Moston • Mouldsworth • Newton by Malpas • Newton-by-Tattenhall • Oldcastle • Overton • Picton • Poulton • Prior's Heys • Puddington • Pulford • Rowton • Saighton • Saughall • Shocklach Oviatt • Shotwick • Shotwick Park • Stockton • Stoke • Stretton • Tarvin • Tattenhall • Thornton-le-Moors • Threapwood • Tilston • Tilstone Fearnall • Tiverton • Tushingham cum Grindley • Upton-by-Chester • Waverton • Wervin • Wigland • Willington • Wimbolds Trafford • Woodbank • Wychough
Unparished Area Chester
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Ceremonial county of Cheshire
Cheshire Portal
Unitary authorities Halton • Warrington
Boroughs or districts Chester • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal
Cities and towns Alsager • Bollington • Birchwood • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford
See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire
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