Hugglescote and Donington le Heath

Hugglescote and Donington le Heath is a civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. It includes the villages of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath, each of which is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Coalville. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,446.[1]

Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish Council
Type
Type
Leadership
chairman
Councillor Russell Johnson
Vice-chairman
Councillor Clark Robinson
Structure
Seats9
Political groups
  Labour (1)
  Independents (6)
Elections
Last election
7 May 2015
Next election
2 May 2019
Meeting place
Hugglescote Community Centre, Grange Road, Hugglescote

The council consists of nine elected councillors who serve the whole parish.[2]

At its annual meeting, held in May each year, the council appoints a chairman and vice-chairman. The current chairman is Councillor Russell Johnson (Labour) and the current vice-chairman is Councillor Clark Robinson .

Clockwise, from the north, it borders the unparished area of Coalville and the parishes of Ellistown and Battleflat, Ravenstone with Snibston and Ibstock.

History

Both villages were part of the parish of Ibstock until 1878, when they were formed into a separate civil parish. In 1936 the parish was absorbed by the then urban district of Coalville. The civil parish of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath was reinstated by an order made in May 2010, and the new parish council held its inaugural meeting in May 2011.[3]

Current composition
Group affiliation Members
  Labour 1
Independent 7
Conservative 0
 Total
 8

Election history

Elections to the council take place every four years at the same time as other local government elections in England. The council's inaugural election was held on 5 May 2011 and resulted in nine councillors being elected from a field of twelve candidates.[4]

2011 election
Hugglescote & Donington le Heath Parish Council (9 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Peace 564 10.3 N/A
Labour Lauren Otter 551 10.1 N/A
Labour Josh Mills 545 10.0 N/A
Independent Steve Palmer 538 9.8 N/A
Conservative John Cotterill 506 9.2 N/A
Labour Terri Eynon 502 9.2 N/A
Independent Janet Hammonds 467 8.5 N/A
Independent Stephen Watson 412 7.5 N/A
Independent Ian Abbott 403 7.4 N/A
Independent Stephen Lofthouse 391 7.1 N/A
Independent Peter Shelton 375 6.9 N/A
Independent Matthew Pollard 218 4.0 N/A

2015 Election

In 2015 the Parish was warded, Hugglescote St Mary's and Hugglescote St John's respectively. At the close of nominations only 6 councillors had come forward, thankfully at the first meeting of the new cycle 2 new members were co-opted meaning the council was almost back to full strength.

Hugglescote & Donington le Heath Parish Council (9 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Johnson "Uncontested" N/A N/A
Conservative Will Jennings "Uncontested" "N/A N/A
Independent Steve Palmer "Co-opted" "N/A N/A
Independent Louise Ross-Foden "Uncontested" N/A N/A
Independent John Ross-Foden "Uncontested" "N/A" N/A
Independent Mark Tudor "Uncontested" "N/A" N/A
Independent Ian Abbott "Co-opted" "N/A" N/A
Independent Pam Springthorpe "Co-opted" "N/A" N/A
Independent John Jordan "Co-opted" "N/A" N/A

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. "Parish Councillors". Leicestershire Parish Councils. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. "Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish Council". Leicestershire Parish Councils. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. "2011 election results". North West Leicestershire District Council. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

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