The Municipality of Chester has a town council that consists of 7 councillors and a warden who is appointed by the council, the municipal council was incorporated and founded in 1879. Elections to the council occur every four years unless there is a vacancy. If there is a vacancy in a district, a by-election occurs and the person who is elected will serve their term until the next scheduled election in the four-year cycle.
Municipal Districts • District 1: includes the communities
Aspotogan,
Bayswater,
Blandford,
Northwest Cove,
Deep Cove,
East River, and part of East Chester. • District 2:
Hubbards,
Mill Cove,
Fox Point,
Simms Settlement,
Mill Lake, and
The Lodge. • District 3:
Chester village and part of East Chester. • District 4:
Chester Basin,
Chester Grant, and part of
Middle River. • District 5:
Gold River,
Beech Hill,
Western Shore,
Martin's Point, and part of
Martin's River. • District 6:
Seffernsville,
Lake Ramsay,
Forties,
Franey Corner, and
Fraxville. • District 7:
Windsor Road,
Canaan,
Sherwood, and
Marriotts Cove.
Council Sessions The current warden of the Municipality is Allen Webber, and the current deputy warden is Floyd Shatford ''*Following the
2021 Nova Scotia general election, District 3 councillor
Danielle Barkhouse was elected as MLA to the riding of
Chester-St. Margaret's. Following her election, she tendered her resignation from the municipal council, triggering a special election where Derek Wells was elected councillor, for the remainder of the 2020-2024 council session.''
Nova Scotian Municipal politics do not have party affiliations. == Departments and services ==