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 .

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