Upton, Cheshire

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Upton-by-Chester

Coordinates: 53.2142° N 2.8843° W
Population	7800 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ405665
District	City of Chester
Shire county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH2, CH3
Dial 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

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 (formally 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.

1 Politics
2 External links

[edit] Politics

[edit] City Council

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

[edit] Upton Grange

City Councillors
Name		Party
	Colin Bain (retiring 2007)	Liberal Democrat
	Jean Evans	Liberal Democrat
	Jill Houlbrook	Conservative

[edit] Upton Westlea

City Councillors
Name		Party
	Pat Lott	Conservative
	Caroline Mosley	Conservative

[edit] County Council

County Councillors
Name		Party
	Colin Bain	Liberal Democrat

[edit] British Parliament

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

[edit] Elections

The next elections for Upton Grange will be in 2007, for the City Council, Colin Bain's term is expiring and Mr Bain is not standing. The Lib Dems have already chosen Michael Main (losing 2006 candidate) to stand in his place. This will be Mr. Main's fourth candidacy for City Council, as he lost the 2004 election in Upton Westlea and a by-election in Boughton. The Tories have appointed Hilarie McNae as their new team leader, according to their website.^[1]

The next elections in Upton Westlea will be in 2008, when Cllr Pat Lott will be up for re-election.

[edit] 2006

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.

[edit] External links

http://www.uptonurc.co.uk

Chester City 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/Districts:	Chester City • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal
Cities/Towns:	Alsager • Bollington • 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