| Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston |
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 Shown within Cheshire |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Cheshire |
| Area:  Total: |
Ranked 254th 88.41 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Ellesmere Port |
| ONS code: | 13UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population:  Total (2007 est.):  Density: |
Ranked 292nd 81,800 925 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.8% White |
| Politics | |
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council http://www.ellesmereport-neston.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Andrew Miller |
Ellesmere Port and Neston is a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It covers the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
The district has a population of about 81,800 (2006 estimate).1 Its main town is Ellesmere Port, an industrial town on the River Mersey. The rest of the district is partly rural and partly residential including small towns such as Neston and Parkgate, both on the River Dee. It also includes a number of villages, such as Great Sutton and Willaston.
It contains one parish: Ince, with the remaining area of the borough remaining unparished. This means that these unparished areas do not have local government at the level of the civil parish.
It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Ellesmere Port and the urban district of Neston. The district was known simply as Ellesmere Port until the name was changed by the council effective 21 June 1976.
In 2007, plans were announced which proposed combining the borough with the Chester and Vale Royal districts, to form a new "West Cheshire" unitary authority.2 On 25 July 2007 following a consultation period, the name of the new unitary authority was officially announced to be City of Chester and West Cheshire.3
Council political composition
| Party | Councillors | |
| Labour | 23 | |
| Conservative | 17 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | |
References
- ^ "Ellesmere Port & Neston population estimate (mid 2006)". Office for National Statistics. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=9666&More=Y. Retrieved on 24 May.
- ^ "Local government reorganisation in Cheshire". Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council. http://www.ellesmereport-neston.gov.uk/council/LGR.htm. Retrieved on 24 May.
- ^ "County split into two authorities". BBC News. 25 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/6916055.stm. Retrieved on 27 July.
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