Westminster Park

Westminster Park (colloquially known as Wezzie Park) is both a suburb to the west of Chester, and a large park the area takes its name after. Chester residents do not consider the area as a part of the Lache (an adjacent suburb comprised largely of council housing) although the main route through Westminster Park is Lache Lane. In any case it can sometimes be difficult to tell where one suburb ends and another begins.

The park contains a nine hole golf course, municipal and private tennis courts, bowling greens, a cricket pitch, football pitches, a croquet pitch and a children's play area.

There is a shopping complex in Westminster Park. Some of the shops are a Co-op (supermarket), a delicatessen, two hairdressers, a Chinese takeaway, a fish and chip shop, a pharmacy, a greengrocer, a florist and a Threshers wine shop.

Westminster Park also has its own gymnasium which is part of the Dragon's Health Club group. The sports complex is based next to Westminster Park Tennis Club and The Nuffield Hospital.

Just to the south is Chester Business Park, a large, out-of-town office complex for, among others, MBNA and M&S Money.

Politics

City Council

Westminster Park, Curzon Park and parts of Saltney form a single Chester City Council ward, Curzon & Westminster.

Curzon & Westminster

* Max Drury (Conservative)
* Richard Short (Conservative)

County Council

Curzon & Westminster forms part of the Overleigh Cheshire County Council Division.

Overleigh

* Stephen Mosley (Conservative)

British Parliament

Westminster Park is in the City of Chester parliamentary constituency and is represented by Christine Russell, who has held the seat since 1997.

Elections

The next elections for Curzon & Westminster will be in 2007, for the City Council, when veteran local councillor Richard Short will be up for re-election.

2006

Max Drury was re-elected onto Chester City Council with almost 65% of the vote.