ester ▁R ural ▁District . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁Ch ich ester ▁District ▁Council ▁has ▁ 3 6 ▁coun c ill ors , ▁representing ▁ 2 1 ▁w ards . ▁Ch ich ester ▁itself ▁has ▁five ▁of ▁those ▁w ards ▁( N orth , ▁South , ▁East , ▁West ▁and ▁Central ) ▁whilst ▁the ▁remaining ▁w ards ▁compr ise ▁groups ▁of ▁villages ; ▁see ▁W ards ▁of ▁Ch ich ester ▁District . ▁ ▁Local ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁every ▁four ▁years ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁elections , ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁party ▁retained ▁control . ▁ ▁Civil ▁par ishes ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 6 7 ▁civil ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Ch ich ester ▁District . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ch ich ester , ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁towns ▁of ▁Mid h urst , ▁S else y ▁and ▁Pet worth , ▁most ▁are ▁villages . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Ch ich ester ▁District ▁occup ies ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁West ▁Sus sex , ▁border ing ▁on ▁Ham pshire ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Sur rey ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁The ▁districts ▁of ▁Ar un ▁and ▁Hor sh am ▁ ▁ab ut ▁to ▁the ▁east ; ▁the ▁English ▁Channel ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁divided ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Down s ▁esc arp ment , ▁with ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁We ald , ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁sand stone ▁rid ges ▁and ▁low - lying ▁cl ays ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Western ▁We ald . ▁To ▁the