It was located near the city and county borough of Chester but did not include it.

[2] ¶ In 1933 the parish of Ince and part of Thornton le Moors were added to an enlarged Ellesmere Port Urban district.

[1] There were exchanges of very small areas of land with neighbouring districts in 1963 due to the diversion of the River Gowy.

[1] The final change in the district's boundaries came in 1967, when 135 acres (0.55 km2) passed to the Borough of Ellesmere Port.

[1] The Local Government Act 1972 completely reorganised council boundaries throughout England and Wales.