Mayor of Leicester
The mayor of Leicester is responsible for the executive function of Leicester City Council. The incumbent is Peter Soulsby of the Labour Party.
| Mayor of Leicester | |
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| Style | City Mayor (to distinguish from Lord Mayor, a separate post) |
| Appointer | Electorate of Leicester |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Peter Soulsby |
| Website | Leicester Mayor website |
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. The creation of the post was approved by Leicester 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.[1]
Elections
2011
The first mayoral election on 5 May 2011 saw Peter Soulsby elected as mayor in the first round.[2]
| Leicester Mayoral Election 5 May 2011 [3] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Labour | Peter Soulsby | 46,948 | 55.3% |
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| Conservative | Ross Grant | 9,688 | 11.4% |
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| Independent | Rick Moore | 7,365 | 8.7% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Gary Hunt | 6,029 | 7.1% |
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| Green | Geoff Forse | 3,452 | 4.1% |
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| Independent | Nima Patel | 3,358 | 4.0% |
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| UKIP | Regine Anderson | 2,195 | 2.6% |
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| Unity for Peace and Socialism | Mohinda Farma | 1,944 | 2.3% |
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| Independent | David Bowley | 1,784 | 2.1% |
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| Independent | Mu-Hamid Pathan | 1,465 | 1.7% |
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| Independent | Lee Sowden | 631 | 0.7% |
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| Labour win | |||||||||
2015
Soulsby won re-election in 2015, again polling more than half the first preference vote to win on the first round.
| Leicester Mayoral Election 7 May 2015 [4] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Peter Soulsby | 71,533 | 54.6% |
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| Conservative | Paul Bremner | 24,327 | 18.6% |
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| UKIP | Dutch Veldhuizen | 12,532 | 9.6% |
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| Green | Tim Grayson | 8,637 | 6.6% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Barnes | 8,315 | 6.3% |
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| TUSC | Barbie Potter | 3,028 | 2.3% |
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| Independent | Avtar Singh | 2,662 | 2.0% |
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| Labour hold | ||||||||
2019
Again, Soulsby won re-election in 2019, retaining his position as City Mayor for a third term, with an increased majority.
| Leicester Mayoral Election 2 May 2019 [5] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Peter Soulsby | 51,444 | 61.0% |
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| Conservative | Sandip Verma | 14,519 | 17.2% |
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| Green | Mags Lewis | 6,659 | 7.9% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Porter | 4,101 | 5.0% |
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| UKIP | Stuart Young | 3,525 | 4.2% |
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| Independent | Sanjay Gogia | 2,445 | 2.9% |
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| Socialist Alternative | Stephen Score | 1,643 | 2.0% |
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| Labour hold | ||||||||
List of mayors
| Political party | Name | Election | ||
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| Labour |  |
Peter Soulsby | 6 May 2011 | |
References
- "Leicester elected mayor plan is approved". BBC Leicester. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- "Former MP Peter Soulsby wins Leicester mayoral race". BBC News. 6 May 2011.
- "City Mayor Results". Leicester City Council. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- Mayoral election results at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-05-10)
- "Mayoral Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Leicester City Council. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
