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When elected county councils were established in 1889, Leicester was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services, and so it became a county borough, independent from Leicestershire County Council. [5] In 1919 Leicester was awarded city status, after which the corporation was formally called the "mayor, aldermen and citizens ...
The area, which was originally outside the borough boundary, was annexed to the borough of Leicester in 1892. In September 2022 the area saw widespread unrest between Hindu and Muslim communities. In a Leicester City Council byelection the Conservatives took 49.6% of the vote with a 32.7-point swing. Labour, the incumbent party came third in ...
After deciding that this arrangement was inadequate for their needs, county leaders chose to procure a new county headquarters: the site they selected at Glenfield had previously been open land which they considered was a more economical solution than a city centre site. [3] Construction on the new building began in spring 1965.
Rushey Mead is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England.The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 15,962. [1]
City Hall, formerly Attenborough House and, before that, the Municipal Buildings, is a municipal building in Charles Street, Leicester, England. The structure, which currently accommodates the offices of Leicester City Council , is a locally listed building.
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Stoneygate gives its name to a Leicester City Council ward that also includes parts of Evington Valley and Highfields. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 20,390. [ 6 ] It is part of the Leicester South parliamentary constituency whose MP is currently Shockat Adam Patel (Independent).