▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁the ▁Il chester ▁Che ese ▁Company ▁was ▁formed . ▁ ▁Rotten ▁bor ough ▁From ▁ 1 6 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁Il chester ▁was ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁constitu ency ▁and ▁a ▁not orious ▁ro tt en ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁Il chester ▁was ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Mann ers ▁( l ater ▁Lord ▁Hun ting t ower ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 6 ; ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁maintained ▁his ▁position ▁by ▁demol ishing ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁and ▁putting ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁work house ▁which ▁meant ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁vote . ▁When ▁his ▁son ▁was ▁not ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁he ▁demol ished ▁the ▁work house . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁play w right ▁Richard ▁Br ins ley ▁Sher idan , ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁School ▁for ▁Sc andal . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁The ▁parish ▁council ▁has ▁responsibility ▁for ▁local ▁issues , ▁including ▁setting ▁an ▁annual ▁pre cept ▁( local ▁rate ) ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁council ’ s ▁operating ▁costs ▁and ▁producing ▁annual ▁accounts ▁for ▁public ▁scr ut iny . ▁The ▁parish ▁council ▁evalu ates ▁local ▁planning ▁applications ▁and ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁police , ▁district ▁council ▁officers , ▁and ▁neighbourhood ▁watch ▁groups ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁crime , ▁security , ▁and ▁traffic . ▁The ▁parish ▁council ' s ▁role ▁also ▁includes ▁initi ating ▁projects ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance