The 2019 Leicester City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all fifty-four members of the
Leicester City Council
Leicester City Council is a unitary authority responsible for local government in the city of Leicester, England. It consists of 54 councillors, representing 22 wards in the city, overseen by a directly elected mayor. It is currently control ...
in
England
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. This was on the same day as other
local elections
In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...
, and the election for the directly elected
Mayor of Leicester
The mayor of Leicester is responsible for the executive function of Leicester City Council in England. The incumbent is Peter Soulsby of the Labour Party.
Background
In December 2010 the Labour controlled Leicester City Council approved plan ...
.
Election result
The 54 councillors are elected from 21 wards, each electing either 2 or 3 councillors.
Ward Results
Abbey (3)
Aylestone (2)
Belgrave (3)
Beaumont Leys (3)
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (3)
Castle (3)
Evington (3)
Eyres Monsell (2)
Fosse (2)
Humberstone & 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)
By-elections
North Evington, May 2021
Humberstone and Hamilton, July 2021
Evington, February 2022
North Evington, October 2022
Notes
References
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2019 English local elections
May 2019 events in the United Kingdom
2019
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2010s in Leicester