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Leicestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire, England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Leicester. The county council was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888.
The ceremonial county of Leicestershire (which includes the unitary authority of Leicester), is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies - 3 borough constituencies and 8 county constituencies. One of these is a cross-county boundary constituency with Lincolnshire also including the small historic county of Rutland , which was ...
The 2025 Leicestershire County Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Leicestershire County Council in Leicestershire, England. [1] All 55 seats will be elected. This will be on the same day as other local elections .
The principal room was the council chamber which was panelled with Japanese teak and Bombay rosewood. [4] Queen Elizabeth II made an official visit to County Hall during a tour of Leicestershire, on 17 November 1989.
Melton Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Leicestershire County Council. Much of the borough is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. [8] [9]
Leicestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Leicestershire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire in England . Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 55 county councillors have been elected from 53 electoral divisions .
Leicestershire (/ ˈ l ɛ s t ər ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / ⓘ LEST-ər-sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west.
Covering 230 square miles (600 km 2), the district is the largest by area of the eight districts in Leicestershire and covers almost a quarter of the county. The neighbouring districts are Blaby , Oadby and Wigston , Leicester , Charnwood , Melton , Rutland , North Northamptonshire , West Northamptonshire and Rugby .