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Governance

Civic history

West Cheshire and Chester shown as 1 on this map of Cheshire

Chester is an

West Cheshire and Chester which will replace and unify the boroughs of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal as well as Chester District.^[1]

Parliamentary Representation

Until 1543, Chester along with the rest of

County of itself or county corporate, which it had continuously had since 1238/1239, and had intermittently had from the earlier year of 1121/1129.^[4]

Initially, the franchise for the city was extended to all male inhabitants, though there are suggestions that it may later have been its freemen.

Eaton Hall, and there is evidence that some of the remaining five came under their influence to varying degrees.^[8]^[5] A restriction of the franchise in 1747 meant that non-resident freemen of the borough were no longer entitled to vote, and this began to weaken the hold the Grosvenor family had on the constituency.^[9] In the 1880 election, a commission of enquiry which sat at Chester found that over a quarter of the electorate were open to corrupt practices, and that, as in the municipal elections for the borough, the party which bought the most beer got the most votes.^[5]

Voting and representation for the constituency was suspended as a result until 1885. After that, the Grosvenor family had much less influence in the constituency.

Twin towns

Chester is twinned with the

Loerrach in Germany, Lakewood, Colorado in the United States and Senigallia, Italy

.

References

Notes

^ "Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill". United Kingdom Parliament. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
^ Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). pages 1—35.
^ Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). page 98.
^ Youngs, F. A. (1989). page 12.
^ ^a ^b ^c Phillips, A. D. and Phillips, C. B. (2002) pages 98—100.
^ Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). page 99.
^ Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). pages 110 114.
^ Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). pages 127 138.
^ Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). page 134.

Bibliography

Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). The Victoria history of the county of Chester. (Volume II). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ISBN 019722749X
.

Phillips, A. D. M. (2002). A new historical atlas of Cheshire. Chester, UK: Cheshire County Council and Cheshire Community Council Publications Trust.
ISBN 0904532461. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help
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Youngs, F. A. (1991). Guide to the local administrative units of England. (Volume 1: Northern England). London: Royal Historical Society.
ISBN 0861931270
.

[1] "Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill". United Kingdom Parliament. Retrieved 9 August 2007.

[2] Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). pages 1—35.

[vchII-p98-3] Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). page 98.

[4] Youngs, F. A. (1989). page 12.

[pandp-p98100-5] Phillips, A. D. and Phillips, C. B. (2002) pages 98—100.

[vchII-p99-6] Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). page 99.

[7] Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). pages 110 114.

[8] Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). pages 127 138.

[9] Harris, B. E. (Ed.) (1979). page 134.

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