| Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish Council | |
| House Type: | Parish council |
| Leader1 Type: | chairman |
| Leader1: | Councillor Russell Johnson |
| Leader2 Type: | Vice-chairman |
| Leader2: | Councillor Clark Robinson |
| Members: | 9 |
| Political Groups1: | Labour (1) Independents (6) |
| Last Election1: | 7 May 2015 |
| Next Election1: | 2 May 2019 |
| Meeting Place: | Hugglescote Community Centre, Grange Road, Hugglescote |
Hugglescote and Donington le Heath is a civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. It includes the villages of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath, each of which is about south of the centre of Coalville. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,446.[1]
The council consists of nine elected councillors who serve the whole parish.[2]
At its annual meeting, held in May each year, the council appoints a chairman and vice-chairman. The current chairman is Councillor Russell Johnson (Labour) and the current vice-chairman is Councillor Clark Robinson.
Clockwise, from the north, it borders the unparished area of Coalville and the parishes of Ellistown and Battleflat, Ravenstone with Snibston and Ibstock.
Both villages were part of the parish of Ibstock until 1878, when they were formed into a separate civil parish. In 1936 the parish was absorbed by the then urban district of Coalville. The civil parish of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath was reinstated by an order made in May 2010, and the new parish council held its inaugural meeting in May 2011.[3]
| Group affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1 | ||
| 7 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | ||
Elections to the council take place every four years at the same time as other local government elections in England. The council's inaugural election was held on 5 May 2011 and resulted in nine councillors being elected from a field of twelve candidates.[4]
In 2015 the Parish was warded, Hugglescote St Mary's and Hugglescote St John's respectively. At the close of nominations only 6 councillors had come forward, thankfully at the first meeting of the new cycle 2 new members were co-opted meaning the council was almost back to full strength.