Leicester Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · East Midlands · 54 seats in 21 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Leicester has a directly elected Labour mayor. Labour hold 31 of the 54 council seats. The council has 54 councillors in 21 wards. Seats by party: Labour 31, Conservative 15, Green 4, Lib Dem 3, Other 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour mayor

54 seats - 28 for a majority

Labour 31Conservative 15Lib Dem 3Green 4Other 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Green +1 Other +1 Conservative −2

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (54 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour34.3%31

Conservative27.9%17

Other18.6%0

Lib Dem10.3%3

Green8.8%3

Reform0.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 54 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 31

majority of 8; 28 needed

Closest result

Abbey

Labour won the last seat by 28 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Stoneygate

Green gain from Labour, 19 February 2026 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

49%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreen

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 21 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abbey Annette Byrne, Charleigh Barnes, Nags Agath	4 May 2023 Conservative 36.1% lead 1.0 pts
Aylestone Nigel Porter, Scott Kennedy-Lount	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 38.9% lead 9.1 pts
Beaumont Leys Paul Westley, Hazel Orton, Hemant Rae Bhatia	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.3% lead 5.1 pts
Belgrave Jaiantilal Gopal, Yogesh Chauhan, Shital Adatia	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.1% lead 24.2 pts
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields Susan Barton, Elaine Halford, Kulwinder Singh Johal	4 May 2023 Labour 39.6% lead 18.2 pts
Castle Mick Gregg, Patrick Kitterick, Liz Sahu	4 May 2023 Green 46.3% lead 10.2 pts
Evington Jenny Joannou, Deepak Bajaj, Zuffar Haq	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 29.7% lead 0.8 pts
Eyres Monsell Elaine Pantling, Karen Pickering	4 May 2023 Labour 52.7% lead 26.8 pts
Fosse Susan Waddington, Syed Zaman	4 May 2023 Labour 36.9% lead 15.5 pts
Humberstone & Hamilton Ashiedu Joel, Stephen Bonham, Manjit Kaur Saini	4 May 2023 Labour 32.6% lead 6.5 pts
Knighton Lynn Moore, Geoff Whittle, Melissa March	4 May 2023 Labour 39.0% lead 17.8 pts
North Evington Dilip Joshi, Sanjay Modhwadia, Ravi Mahesh	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.5% lead 9.5 pts
Rushey Mead Bhupen Dave, Devi Singh Patel, Geeta Karavadra	4 May 2023 Conservative 34.0% lead 11.5 pts
Saffron Elly Cutkelvin, Ted Cassidy	4 May 2023 Labour 44.5% lead 19.6 pts
Spinney Hills Misbah Batool, Mustafa Malik	4 May 2023 Labour 46.1% lead 25.5 pts
Stoneygate Raffiq Mohammed, Yasmin Surti, Aasiya Bora	4 May 2023 Labour 29.5% lead 12.3 pts
Thurncourt Abdul Osman, Teresa Aldred	4 May 2023 Labour 41.8% lead 2.8 pts
Troon Mohinder Singh Sangha, Diane Cank	4 May 2023 Labour 33.7% lead 3.6 pts
Westcotes Adam Clarke, Sarah Russell	4 May 2023 Labour 39.9% lead 20.4 pts
Western Molly O'Neill, George Cole, Vi Dempster	4 May 2023 Labour 33.2% lead 11.6 pts
Wycliffe Mohammed Dawood, Hanif Aqbany	4 May 2023 Labour 66.9% lead 44.8 pts

Abbey

Annette Byrne LabourCharleigh Barnes ConservativeNags Agath Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative36.1%

Labour35.1%

Green11.5%

Independent9.5%

Lib Dem7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Charleigh Barnes Elected	Conservative	1,829
Nagarjun Agath Elected	Conservative	1,793
Annette Byrne Elected	Labour	1,776
Kuljit Singh	Conservative	1,748
Vijay Singh Riyait	Labour	1,652
Emma Elaine Saunders-Sinclair	Labour	1,536
Jim McCallum	Green	583
Hannel Chohan	Independent	482
Yevgeny Richard Salisbury	Lib Dem	391

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Aylestone

Nigel Porter Lib DemScott Kennedy-Lount Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem38.9%

Labour29.8%

Conservative12.8%

Green10.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition5.6%

Independent2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nigel Porter Elected	Lib Dem	1,096
Scott Kennedy-Lount Elected	Lib Dem	927
Rose Norah Ann Griffiths	Labour	839
Rebecca Pawley	Labour	605
Deloris Esther Philip	Conservative	360
Inder Pal Singh	Conservative	301
Bob Ball	Green	300
Steve Score	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	157
George Scott Brown	Independent	68

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Beaumont Leys

Hazel Orton ConservativeHemant Rae Bhatia ConservativePaul Westley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative39.3%

Labour34.2%

Green9.9%

Independent8.6%

Lib Dem8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hazel Orton Elected	Conservative	1,470
Hemant Rae Bhatia Elected	Conservative	1,456
Paul Westley Elected	Conservative	1,420
Denis Yomi Tanfa	Labour	1,278
Mo Peberdy	Labour	1,235
David Stephen Towers	Labour	1,234
Andrew James Reeves	Green	370
Adrian Charles Barnes	Independent	321
Daniel Irungu	Lib Dem	299
Alieu Ceesay	Lib Dem	233

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Belgrave

Jaiantilal Gopal ConservativeShital Adatia ConservativeYogesh Chauhan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative41.1%

Labour16.9%

Independent12.6%

Independent12.0%

Independent10.3%

Green3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Yogesh Chauhan Elected	Conservative	4,424
Shital Adatia Elected	Conservative	4,409
Jaiantilal Gopal Elected	Conservative	4,335
Gurinder Kaur Athwal	Labour	1,818
Kirit Mistry	Labour	1,759
Hersh Thaker	Labour	1,636
Nita Solanki	Independent	1,356
Padmini Chamund	Independent	1,296
Mahendra Valand	Independent	1,103
Darren Howes	Green	341
Pravin Raja	Lib Dem	239
David Howard Rollins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	183

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields

Elaine Halford LabourKulwinder Singh Johal LabourSusan Barton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour39.6%

Conservative21.4%

Green13.0%

Lib Dem9.8%

Independent9.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Su Barton Elected	Labour	1,489
Elaine Halford Elected	Labour	1,419
Kalwinder Singh Johal Elected	Labour	1,395
Jay Barnet Popat	Conservative	805
Alexandros Ali	Conservative	760
Ian Alix Daliston Stanton-Wright	Conservative	705
Neil James McDermott	Green	489
Ian Bradwell	Lib Dem	370
Jaspreet Kaur Gill	Independent	369
Kamal Panchmatia	Lib Dem	259
Arshdeep Singh	Lib Dem	245
Wayne Jan Naylor	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	237

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Castle

Liz Sahu GreenMick Gregg GreenPatrick Kitterick Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green46.3%

Labour36.1%

Conservative9.1%

Lib Dem8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Patrick Kitterick Elected	Green	1,564
Mick Gregg Elected	Green	1,453
Liz Sahu Elected	Green	1,419
Danny Myers	Labour	1,219
Lee David Holmes	Labour	1,128
Chizor Anthonia Onwuegbute	Labour	1,101
Jayaram Shastri	Conservative	309
Nathan Mark Gubbins	Lib Dem	288
Philip Smith	Lib Dem	209
Hania Orszulik	Lib Dem	196

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Evington

Deepak Bajaj LabourJenny Joannou ConservativeZuffar Haq Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem29.7%

Conservative28.9%

Labour25.9%

Independent6.1%

Green5.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Zuffar Haq Elected	Lib Dem	1,841
Deepak Bajaj Elected	Conservative	1,794
Jenny Joannou Elected	Conservative	1,657
Naj Hassan	Labour	1,603
Rashmikant Joshi	Conservative	1,590
Farida Patel	Lib Dem	1,490
Sue Hunter	Labour	1,367
Jatinder Singh Matharu	Labour	1,292
Nitesh Pravin Dave	Lib Dem	1,200
Baljit Singh	Independent	377
Jill Fisher	Green	349
Ruma Ali	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	234

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eyres Monsell

Elaine Pantling LabourKaren Pickering Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.7%

Conservative25.9%

Green11.6%

Lib Dem9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Elaine Pantling Elected	Labour	791
Karen Pickering Elected	Labour	644
Mohammad Ahsan Ahmadi	Conservative	389
Vineed Vijayan	Conservative	373
Anna Broszkiewicz	Green	174
Jo Webb	Lib Dem	147
Zelda Claire Rubinstein	Lib Dem	141

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fosse

Susan Waddington LabourSyed Zaman Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour36.9%

Lib Dem21.4%

Conservative19.7%

Green13.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.8%

Independent3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sue Waddington Elected	Labour	999
Syed Monsur Zaman Elected	Labour	792
Benjamin Feist	Lib Dem	580
Foligar Kum Lang	Conservative	535
Rally Pamsi	Conservative	531
Geoff Forse	Green	377
Martin Pold	Lib Dem	355
Brian Rodney Scott	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	129
Chikaire Wilfred Williams Ezeru	Independent	90

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Humberstone & Hamilton

Ashiedu Joel LabourManjit Kaur Saini LabourStephen Bonham Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour32.6%

Conservative26.1%

Green9.6%

Independent9.3%

Lib Dem8.1%

Independent6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen Robert Bonham Elected	Labour	1,673
Manjit Kaur Saini Elected	Labour	1,642
Ashiedu Joel Elected	Labour	1,531
Ranjit Sonigra	Conservative	1,342
Sameer Thanki	Conservative	1,286
Romail Issac Gulzar	Conservative	1,275
Pam Bellinger	Green	492
Solly Lunat	Independent	478
Bicram Athwal	Lib Dem	416
Vinodrai Ghadiali	Independent	345
Thomas Neville March Hunnings	Lib Dem	337
Karan Vyas	Lib Dem	299
Barbara Potter	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	196
Ravi Kanta Powar	Independent	196

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Knighton

Geoff Whittle LabourLynn Moore LabourMelissa March Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour39.0%

Lib Dem21.2%

Green18.7%

Conservative17.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Melissa March Elected	Labour	2,203
Lynn Moore Elected	Labour	2,071
Geoff Whittle Elected	Labour	2,067
Chris Willmott	Lib Dem	1,198
Sue King	Green	1,053
Jorawar Singh Bhoot	Lib Dem	1,000
Ravinder Kaur Lall	Conservative	981
Lu Mistry	Conservative	886
Amar Tanna	Conservative	866
Roopal Jaimini Shah	Lib Dem	843
Bill Walker	Green	692
Alex Gillham	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	208

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

North Evington

Dilip Joshi ConservativeRavi Mahesh ConservativeSanjay Modhwadia Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative47.5%

Labour38.0%

Lib Dem8.8%

Green4.6%

Reform1.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dilip Joshi Elected	Conservative	3,943
Sanjay Modhwadia Elected	Conservative	3,910
Ravi Mahesh Elected	Conservative	3,863
Mohammed Abu Taher	Labour	3,154
Zoya Shaikh	Labour	3,136
Ajay Kumar Aggarwal	Labour	2,776
Nilesh Bica	Lib Dem	732
Hitesh Bhutiya	Lib Dem	728
Hakan Akgoz	Lib Dem	636
Hannah Rose Wakley	Green	385
Martin Charles Gage	Green	302
Brendan Robert Keegan	Green	296
Raj Solanki	Reform	80

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rushey Mead

Bhupen Dave ConservativeDevi Singh Patel ConservativeGeeta Karavadra Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative34.0%

Labour22.5%

Independent14.9%

Independent10.5%

Independent8.5%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bhupen Dave Elected	Conservative	3,036
Geeta Mahesh Karavadra Elected	Conservative	2,990
Devi Singh Patel Elected	Conservative	2,844
Piara Singh Clair	Labour	2,008
Gurinder Sandhu	Labour	1,761
Priya Evarista Lavina Mendes	Labour	1,751
Rita Patel	Independent	1,328
Dharmesh Bhagwanji Lakhani	Independent	941
Rajul Tejura	Independent	761
Hash Chandarana	Lib Dem	475
Ross Willmott	Independent	384
Pradeep Gocal	Lib Dem	301
Asit Sodha	Lib Dem	213

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Saffron

Elly Cutkelvin LabourTed Cassidy Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.5%

Green24.9%

Conservative16.3%

Lib Dem5.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.6%

Communist Party of Britain2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ted Cassidy Elected	Labour	783
Elly Cutkelvin Elected	Labour	774
Ursula Bilson	Green	438
Mags Lewis	Green	428
Gillian Jillett	Conservative	286
Julie Simons	Conservative	284
Denise Buchan	Lib Dem	95
Pete Bisson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	80
Michael Thomas Smith	Lib Dem	78
Ann Green	Communist Party of Britain	42
David Haslett	British Democratic Party	34

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Spinney Hills

Misbah Batool LabourMustafa Malik Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour46.1%

Conservative20.6%

Independent12.3%

Independent9.4%

Lib Dem5.1%

Green4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Misbah Batool Elected	Labour	2,513
Mustafa Malik Elected	Labour	2,455
Mohammed Fozdar	Conservative	1,121
Sheraz Ali Durrani	Conservative	713
Shahid Ullah Khan	Independent	671
Iqbal Alibhai Desai	Independent	510
Christopher Everitt Garner	Lib Dem	277
Jan Grothusen	Green	219
Abdul Vali	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	138

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stoneygate

Aasiya Bora GreenRaffiq Mohammed LabourYasmin Surti Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour29.5%

Conservative17.2%

Independent15.3%

Independent11.7%

Lib Dem5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Raffiq Mohammed Elected	Labour	2,898
Yasmin Ahmed Surti Elected	Labour	2,777
Manjula Sood Elected	Labour	2,107
Abdul Giash	Conservative	1,688
Aminur Thalukdar	Independent	1,504
Kirk Master	Independent	1,503
Sharmen Rahman	Independent	1,153
Saeed Khilji	Conservative	1,017
Shirin Shafia Shahid	Conservative	954
Aqdus Ghafar	Lib Dem	535
Chris Hughes	Green	534
Alan Francis Fox	Lib Dem	529

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 19 February 2026

Green30.4%

Labour27.7%

One Leicester16.2%

Independent11.5%

Conservative8.3%

Reform2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aasiya Bora Elected	Green	1,195	30.4%
Adam Yusuf Sabat	Labour	1,089	27.7%
Alef Uddin	One Leicester	638	16.2%
Faisal Noor	Independent	453	11.5%
Rashmikant Joshi	Conservative	327	8.3%
Michael James Dabrowski	Reform	106	2.7%
Asit Sodha	Lib Dem	62	1.6%
Michael Barker	Independent	61	1.6%

Thurncourt

Abdul Osman ConservativeTeresa Aldred Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour41.8%

Conservative39.0%

Green10.2%

Lib Dem8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Teresa Aldred Elected	Labour	1,202
Abdul Osman Elected	Conservative	1,122
Mike Joannou	Conservative	1,024
Brahmpreet Kaur Gulati	Labour	998
Karen Wildin	Green	293
Kate Sullivan	Lib Dem	257

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Troon

Diane Cank IndependentMohinder Singh Sangha Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour33.7%

Conservative30.1%

Independent12.9%

Independent10.0%

Independent7.0%

Lib Dem6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Diane Cank Elected	Labour	1,489
Mohinder Singh Sangha Elected	Labour	1,432
Ashton Fernandes	Conservative	1,329
Heten Tejura	Conservative	1,244
Sital Singh	Independent	567
Kamlesh Kumari	Independent	439
Karan Modha	Independent	307
Paul Smith	Lib Dem	281

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Westcotes

Adam Clarke LabourSarah Russell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour39.9%

Lib Dem19.5%

Green14.3%

Conservative11.4%

Independent9.3%

Independent5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sarah Russell Elected	Labour	986
Adam Clarke Elected	Labour	818
Parmjit Singh Gill	Lib Dem	482
Juliet Kechouane Gill	Lib Dem	357
Jessica Anne Southworth	Green	353
Dhirubhai Dholakia	Conservative	283
Sofia Ali	Conservative	243
Jacky Nangreave	Independent	231
Michael Shenton	Independent	137

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Western

George Cole LabourMolly O'Neill LabourVi Dempster Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour33.2%

Conservative21.6%

Independent18.1%

Green15.3%

Lib Dem11.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Vi Dempster Elected	Labour	1,536
Molly Ann O'Neill Elected	Labour	1,465
George Cole Elected	Labour	1,441
Richard Philip Tutt	Conservative	998
Kanchan Choudhary	Conservative	993
Jay Thobhani	Conservative	967
Gary O'Donnell	Independent	840
Tine Juhlert	Green	707
Chris Sidwell-Smith	Lib Dem	548

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wycliffe

Hanif Aqbany LabourMohammed Dawood Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour66.9%

Conservative22.1%

Lib Dem5.0%

Green4.0%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hanif Aqbany Elected	Labour	3,690
Mohammed Dawood Elected	Labour	3,681
Zakaria Ahmed	Conservative	1,218
Subane Mohamed Abdi	Conservative	1,168
Hoque Akramul	Lib Dem	275
Sarah Joanne Read	Green	219
Tessa Alison Warrington	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	116

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Evington	Deepak Bajaj	Conservative 2023	Labour
Troon	Diane Cank	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
19 February 2026	Stoneygate	Green gain from Labour	30.4%
13 October 2022	North Evington	Conservative gain from Labour

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Leicester West	35%	Labour	Labour 32%
Leicester East	32%	Conservative	Conservative 30%
Leicester South	32%	Other	Other 26%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Leicester

368,565 residents in 127,439 households

Voted Leave in 2016

49% 3 below GB

Degree or higher

27% 7 below GB

No qualifications

27% 9 above GB

Own their home

47% 14 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

23% 6 above GB

Rent privately

29% 9 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

40% 9 above GB

Aged 65 and over

15% 7 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.