Cheshire West and Chester

Unitary Authority in North West England

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Cheshire West and Chester	Unitary Authority	321,971	329,608	357,150	371,652
Blacon	Ward	14,077	13,626	14,085	14,381	→
Central & Grange	Ward	10,447	10,046	12,510	13,314	→
Chester City & the Garden Quarter	Ward	12,070	16,280	18,338	20,273	→
Christleton & Huntington	Ward	8,780	8,995	11,561	12,974	→
Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead	Ward	8,798	10,232	10,873	11,040	→
Farndon	Ward	3,803	4,011	4,849	4,845	→
Frodsham	Ward	9,118	9,226	9,316	9,349	→
Gowy Rural	Ward	9,208	9,318	9,273	9,208	→
Great Boughton	Ward	10,895	10,842	11,000	11,221	→
Handbridge Park	Ward	8,996	8,840	9,428	9,509	→
Hartford & Greenbank	Ward	7,734	7,759	8,828	9,616	→
Helsby	Ward	4,701	4,972	5,273	5,396	→
Lache	Ward	5,688	5,760	5,906	5,952	→
Ledsham & Manor	Ward	9,564	9,250	9,420	10,410	→
Little Neston	Ward	5,086	4,859	4,777	4,825	→
Malpas	Ward	3,887	3,975	4,946	5,210	→
Marbury	Ward	13,184	13,094	13,087	13,237	→
Neston	Ward	5,039	5,514	5,642	5,707	→
Netherpool	Ward	4,843	5,137	5,448	5,525	→
Newton & Hoole	Ward	14,503	14,782	14,784	15,361	→
Northwich Leftwich	Ward	4,182	4,383	4,785	5,226	→
Northwich Winnington & Castle	Ward	5,900	6,581	9,226	9,835	→
Northwich Witton	Ward	4,743	4,921	5,116	5,362	→
Parkgate	Ward	5,037	4,848	4,972	5,000	→
Rudheath	Ward	5,565	5,645	5,673	5,994	→
Sandstone	Ward	4,822	4,821	4,987	5,019	→
Saughall & Mollington	Ward	4,982	4,953	5,261	5,689	→
Shakerley	Ward	4,149	4,214	5,354	5,470	→
Strawberry	Ward	5,977	5,619	5,244	5,094	→
Sutton Villages	Ward	12,026	11,308	11,078	11,150	→
Tarporley	Ward	4,353	4,398	5,164	5,216	→
Tarvin & Kelsall	Ward	7,890	8,217	9,322	9,847	→
Tattenhall	Ward	4,278	4,374	4,961	5,192	→
Upton	Ward	9,035	9,206	10,174	10,221	→
Weaver & Cuddington	Ward	14,029	13,989	15,064	15,141	→
Westminster	Ward	3,302	3,808	5,521	6,536	→
Whitby Groves	Ward	4,535	4,450	4,322	4,275	→
Whitby Park	Ward	5,731	5,309	5,382	5,550	→
Willaston & Thornton	Ward	4,920	4,894	5,172	5,502	→
Winsford Dene	Ward	4,300	4,488	5,381	5,655	→
Winsford Gravel	Ward	4,374	4,355	4,129	4,355	→
Winsford Over & Verdin	Ward	12,949	13,414	15,409	16,557	→
Winsford Swanlow	Ward	4,844	4,524	4,649	4,662	→
Winsford Wharton	Ward	4,672	5,410	5,640	5,846	→
Wolverham	Ward	4,957	4,961	5,824	5,905	→
North West England	Region	6,729,764	7,052,177	7,417,397	7,737,414

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Wards as at May 2025. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual ward boundaries that are depicted in the map.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	181,781
Females	189,871

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	71,565
18-64 years	219,804
65+ years	80,283

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	22,357
70-79 years	36,944
60-69 years	46,395
50-59 years	51,530
40-49 years	44,635
30-39 years	49,086
20-29 years	41,520
10-19 years	41,750
0-9 years	37,435

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	330,940
EU	12,720
Europe (other)	1,384
Middle East & Asia	6,265
Africa	3,194
Other country	2,646

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	340,361
Asian	7,231
Black	2,107
Arab	595
Mixed/multiple	5,291
Other ethnic group	1,564

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	194,705
Muslims	3,506
Hindus	1,551
Sikhs	251
Buddhists	1,074
Jews	288
Other religion	1,238
No religion	135,025

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