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| Chester-le-Street District | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. County: | County Durham |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 282nd 67.58 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Chester-le-Street |
| ONS code: | 20UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.0% White |
| Politics | |
| Chester-le-Street District Council http://www.chester-le-street.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MP: | Kevan Jones |
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the urban district of Chester-le-Street along with part of Chester-le-Street Rural District.
Electoral divisions
- Chester-le-Street North and East Chester East ward; Chester North ward
- Chester-le-Street South Chester South ward; Edmondsley and Waldridge ward
- Chester-le-Street West Central Chester Central ward; Chester West ward; Pelton Fell ward
- Lumley Bournmoor ward; Lumley ward
- Ouston and Urpeth Grange Villa and West Pelton ward; Ouston ward; Urpeth ward
- Pelton North Lodge ward; Pelton ward
- Sacriston Kimblesworth and Plawsworth ward; Sacriston ward
Villages in Chester-le-Street District
"Chester-le-Street (district)"