Chester North and Neston

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Chester North and Neston combines the historic Roman city of Chester with the coastal charm of Neston on the Wirral Peninsula. Chester boasts ancient city walls, the iconic Rows shopping galleries, and the River Dee, while Neston offers a quieter pace with marshland walks and access to the Dee Estuary. Together, they blend heritage tourism with scenic beauty.

Wards in Chester North and Neston

Chester North and Neston is divided into 10 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Blacon
  • Chester City & the Garden Quarter
  • Great Boughton
  • Little Neston
  • Neston
  • Newton & Hoole
  • Parkgate
  • Saughall & Mollington
  • Upton
  • Willaston & Thornton

Chester North and Neston is a constituency that covers these wards in Cheshire West and Chester.

Population by age group

The most recent data for constituencies in England and Wales comes from mid-year estimates for 2022. This tells us what the population was estimated to be on 30 June 2022.

Population by age group, June 2022
Age Band Constituency (Number) Constituency (%) Region (Number) Region (%) England & Wales (Number) England & Wales (%)
0 to 17 16,422 17.24% 1,582,229 21.05% 12,506,535 20.76%
18 to 24 9,499 9.97% 642,507 8.55% 5,008,522 8.31%
25 to 34 13,126 13.78% 996,167 13.25% 8,098,257 13.44%
35 to 49 17,005 17.85% 1,397,930 18.60% 11,575,752 19.22%
50 to 64 18,681 19.61% 1,482,881 19.73% 11,745,365 19.50%
65 and over 20,549 21.57% 1,414,399 18.82% 11,303,607 18.76%

Population by ethnic group

The most recent census asked people about their ethnic group. The census was carried out in March 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and in March 2022 in Scotland.

Population by ethnic group March 2021
Ethnic Group Constituency (Number) Constituency (%) Region (%) England & Wales (%)
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 82,543 87.62% 81.15% 74.42%
Other White 4,308 4.57% 3.42% 6.15%
Indian 1,008 1.07% 1.89% 3.13%
Irish 911 0.97% 0.83% 0.85%
Other Asian 722 0.77% 0.86% 1.63%
African 676 0.72% 1.71% 2.50%
White and Asian 642 0.68% 0.64% 0.82%
Any other ethnic group 590 0.63% 0.89% 1.55%
Bangladeshi 424 0.45% 0.82% 1.08%
White and Black Caribbean 395 0.42% 0.63% 0.86%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 388 0.41% 0.52% 0.78%
Chinese 387 0.41% 0.73% 0.75%
Arab 321 0.34% 0.59% 0.56%
White and Black African 287 0.30% 0.40% 0.42%
Pakistani 267 0.28% 4.09% 2.66%
Caribbean 154 0.16% 0.35% 1.05%
Roma 78 0.08% 0.10% 0.17%
Other Black 73 0.08% 0.29% 0.50%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 31 0.03% 0.08% 0.11%
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