ches ▁south ▁east ▁to ▁M ud ford . ▁The ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁this ▁w ard ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁was ▁ 4 , 3 1 9 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ye ov il ▁county ▁constitu ency ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁It ▁elect s ▁one ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁past ▁the ▁post ▁system ▁of ▁election . ▁ ▁Il chester ▁Town ▁Trust ▁Se par ate ▁to ▁the ▁parish ▁council , ▁the ▁Il chester ▁Town ▁Trust ▁rep airs ▁and ▁man ages ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁providing ▁for ▁char itable ▁purposes ▁for ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Il chester . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁the ▁Trust ▁has ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁c emetery ▁in ▁North over ▁and ▁the ▁Il chester ▁sports field . ▁The ▁Trust ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁upon ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁corpor ation ▁that ▁had ▁govern ed ▁the ▁town ▁( the ▁B ail iff ▁and ▁Burg esses ). ▁At ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁the ▁Trust ▁runs ▁the ▁Il chester ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁sites ▁ ▁Il chester ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁eight ▁churches ▁in ▁medieval ▁times ▁of ▁which ▁two ▁remain . ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁Major ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁building , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew ▁which ▁is ▁slightly ▁more ▁recent , ▁although