Upton, Cheshire

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Upton-by-Chester
Upton, Cheshire (Cheshire)
Upton, Cheshire

Upton-by-Chester shown within Cheshire
Population 7,800 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SJ405665
Parish Upton-by-Chester
District Chester
Shire county Cheshire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2, CH3
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

Coordinates: 53°12′51″N 2°53′04″W / 53.2142, -2.8843

Upton (also known as Upton-by-Chester) is a civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, Cheshire, England.

It has four primary schools - Upton Heath (formerly 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 (St Columba's), one Church of England, called Holy Ascension.

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[edit] History

Formerly a township in Broxton Hundred, it included the hamlet of Upton Heath. The population was 173 in 1801, 555 in 1851, 1,769 in 1901 and 6,343 in 1951.[2]

[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
Hilarie McNae Conservative
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] 2007 Election

The Conservatives' Hilarie McNae secured 56% of the vote as the Conservatives took control of the city council from no overall control - attaining a majority of six.

There were no elections in Upton Westlea and the current councillors will all retain their seats until 2009 when the council is replaced by the West Cheshire and Cheshire unitary authority. This means that Pat Lott will serve an additional year as she would have been up for re-election in 2008.

[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] References

  1. ^ 2001 Census: Upton-by-Chester (Parish). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 15 April 2008.
  2. ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Upton by Chester. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 15 April 2008.

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