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Mayor of Leicester

Office in England

Summary

Office in England

Field	Value
post	Mayor
body	Leicester
insignia	File:Coat of Arms of Leicester City Council.svg
insigniasize	100px
insigniacaption	Arms of Leicester City Council
image	Peter Soulsby.JPG
imagesize	250px
incumbent	Peter Soulsby
incumbentsince	6 May 2011
style	City Mayor (to distinguish from Lord Mayor)
seat	City Hall, Leicester
appointer	Electorate of Leicester
termlength	Four years
inaugural	Peter Soulsby
website	Leicester Mayor website

the office created in 2010

The Mayor of Leicester, styled City Mayor to distinguish from the Lord Mayor of Leicester, is the directly elected mayor 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 plans to give the city a directly elected mayor with responsibility for all council decisions during their four-year term and for selecting up to nine councillors as a supporting cabinet in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2007. The creation of the post was approved by the City Council on 10 December 2010. A referendum on establishing a directly elected mayoralty was not held. The first election took place in May 2011.

Elections

2011

The first mayoral election on 5 May 2011 saw Peter Soulsby elected as mayor in the first round.

2015

Soulsby won re-election in 2015, again polling more than half the first preference vote to win on the first round.

2019

Again, Soulsby won re-election in 2019, retaining his position as City Mayor for a third term, with an increased majority.

2023

List of mayors

Political party	Name	Election
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Labour	[[File:Peter Soulsby.JPG	50px]]

References

(10 December 2010). "Leicester elected mayor plan is approved". BBC Leicester.
(6 May 2011). "Former MP Peter Soulsby wins Leicester mayoral race". BBC News.
(5 May 2011). "City Mayor Results". Leicester City Council.
(10 May 2015). "Mayoral election results".
(4 April 2019). "Mayoral Statement of Persons Nominated". Leicester City Council.
"Leicester result - Local Elections 2023 - BBC News".

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