The 2015 Leicester City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of

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. This was on the same day as other

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, the 2015 general election and the election for the directly elected

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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.

Ward Results

Abbey (3)

Aylestone (2)

Beaumont Leys (3)

Belgrave (3)

Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields (3)

Castle (3)

Evington (3)

Eyres Monsell (2)

Fosse (2)

Humberstone and Hamilton (3)

Knighton (3)

North Evington (3)

Rushey Mead (3)

Saffron (2)

Spinney Hills (2)

Stoneygate (3)

Thurncourt (2)

Troon (2)

Westcotes (2)

Western (3)

Wycliffe (2)

References

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May 2015 events in the United Kingdom

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2010s in Leicester