2015 Leicester City Council election explained

Election Name:2015 Leicester City Council election
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 54 seats to Leicester City Council
Majority Seats:27
Election Date:7 May 2015
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats1:52
Seat Change1:0
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats2:1
Seat Change2:0
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:0
Party5:UKIP
Seats5:0
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

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

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. This is unchanged from the 2011 local election.[2]

Ward Results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums . 28 March 2015 . The Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums . 15 March 2015 . live.
  2. News: Leicester City Council election results 2015. Leicester Mercury. Leicester. 8 May 2015. 29 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929051435/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leicester-City-Council-election-results-2015/story-26465436-detail/story.html. 29 September 2015. dead.