Political structures

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[edit] Election 2010

Here are links to the parties that are standing - if we have missed you, sorry, just add yourself:

• Labour (sitting MP); - http://www.chesterlabour.org/ - see also Christine's Wiki Page;
• Conservative - http://www.chesterconservatives.com/ - Stephen Mosley;
• Liberal Democrat - http://www.chesterlibdems.org.uk/;
• UKIP - http://www.ukip.org/branches/north-west-region/152-ukip-chester
• Green Party they have their usual poster on a tree near Bache station;
• BNP - could only find this
• John Whittingham Independent

And the results were:

• Stephen Mosley (Con) 18,995;
• Christine Russell (Lab) 16,412;
• Elizabeth Dukes (Lib Dem) 8,930;
• Allan Weddell (UKIP) 1,225;
• Ed Abdrams (Eng Dem) 594;
• Tom Barker (Green) 535;
• John Whittingham (Ind) 99.

[edit] Political structures in Chester

Chester is governed (mostly) by the City Council, which is currently controlled by the Conservative Party, who took power from the Labour/Lib-Dem alliance in the local elections of 3 May 2007. The Conservatives are the largest group on the council. Cheshire County Council oversees certain aspects of how Chester is run. It is currently controlled by the Conservatives. The sitting MP is Christine Russell (Labour).

This is not a comprehensive list, so please feel free to add anything we’ve missed. Just make sure that you link features correctly or nobody will be able to find them.

A	B	C	D	E
		Cheshire County Council Chester City Council Chester Police Conservative Party
F	G	H	I	J
	Green Chester Green Party		Ind Rep Hoole
K	L	M	N	O
	Labour Party Liberal Democrats	Member of Parliament (current)
P	Q	R	S	T
				Transition chester
U	V	W	Y	Z
UKIP Chester	Virtual Parties