[1] It was the local authority for Neston and Parkgate, in the south-west of the Wirral Peninsula.

Several civil parishes of the disbanded Wirral Rural District were added in 1933.

These were: Ness and parts of Burton, Eastham, Puddington, Raby, Thornton Hough and Willaston.

Since its abolition, the town hall has remained in community use and is available for hire.

[3] On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the urban district was abolished and its area absorbed into the Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston.