2011 Leicester City Council election explained

Election Name:2011 Leicester City Council election
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Year:2007
Next Election:2015
Next Year:2015
Seats For Election:All 54 seats to Leicester City Council
Majority Seats:27
Election Date:5 May 2011
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats1:52
Seat Change1:+14
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats2:1
Seat Change2:-7
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:-5
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

The 2011 Leicester City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Leicester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the first election for the directly elected Mayor of Leicester.[1] [2]

Election result

The 54 councillors are elected from 27 wards, each electing either 2 or 3 councillors. The results of the election were that 52 Labour councillors were elected, with 1 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat. Labour gained from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens, the latter of which lost both of their remaining seats.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Leicester . 2023-09-01 . BBC News . en-GB.
  2. News: 2010-12-22 . Final decision for Leicester elected mayor plan . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-09-01.
  3. Web site: Rallings . Colin . Thrasher . Michael . 2023 . Leicester City Council Election Results 1996-2011 . 1 August 2023.