Queens Park, Chester
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| Queens Park | |
  Queens Park shown within Cheshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Chester |
| Shire county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode district | CH4 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | City of Chester |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Queens Park is a suburb of Chester. It is in the south of the city, just east of Handbridge. It includes a secondary school, Queens Park High School and also has a pedestrian suspension bridge link with the main city.
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[edit] Politics
[edit] City Council
Queens Park and Handbridge form a single Chester City Council ward, Handbridge & St Mary's.
[edit] Handbridge & St Mary's
- Stephen Mosley (Conservative)
- Razia Daniels (Conservative)
[edit] County Council
Handbridge & St Mary's forms part of the Overleigh Cheshire County Council Division.
[edit] Overleigh
[edit] British Parliament
Queens Park 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 Queens Park will be in 2008, for the City Council, when popular local councillor Stephen Mosley will be up for re-election. In 2004 he secured the highest number of votes ever achieved in the ward (beating his 2000 record).
[edit] 2006
Razia Daniels was elected onto Chester City Council with 57.4% of the vote, gaining the seat from Labour.
