List of electoral wards in Leicestershire
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire in the East Midlands. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.
County council
Leicestershire
Electoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 2 May 1985:[1][2]
- Ashby de la Zouch (1)
- Ashby de la Zouch Rural No. 1 (1)
- Ashby de la Zouch Rural No. 2 (1)
- Barrow upon Soar No. 1 (1)
- Barrow upon Soar No. 2 (1)
- Barrow upon Soar No. 3 (1)
- Barrow upon Soar No. 4 (1)
- Barrow upon Soar No. 5 (1)
- Barrow upon Soar No. 6 (1)
- Barrow upon Soar No. 7 (1)
- Barrow upon Soar No. 8 (1)
- Billesdon (1)
- Blaby (1)
- Braunstone (1)
- Castle Donnington No. 1 (1)
- Castle Donnington No. 2 (1)
- Coalville No. 1 (1)
- Coalville No. 2 (1)
- Coalville No. 3 (1)
- Coalville No. 4 (North East) (1)
- Enderby (1)
- Glen Parva (1)
- Glenfields (1)
- Hinckley No. 1 (De Montford & Trini (1)
- Hinckley No. 2 (Barwell) (1)
- Hinckley No. 3 (Burbage) (1)
- Hinckley No. 4 (Castle) (1)
- Hinckley No. 5 (Clarendon) (1)
- Hinckley No. 6 (Earl Shilton) (1)
- Kirby Muxloe (1)
- Leicester (Abbey) (2)
- Leicester (Aylestone) (2)
- Leicester (Belgrave) (2)
- Leicester (Castle) (2)
- Leicester (Charnwood) (2)
- Leicester (De Montford) (2)
- Leicester (Evington) (2)
- Leicester (Humberstone) (2)
- Leicester (Knighton) (2)
- Leicester (Latimer) (2)
- Leicester (Newton) (2)
- Leicester (North Braunstone) (2)
- Leicester (Spinney Hill) (2)
- Leicester (St Margarets) (2)
- Leicester (Westcotes) (2)
- Leicester (Wycliffe) (2)
- Loughborough No. 1 (1)
- Loughborough No. 2 (1)
- Loughborough No. 3 (Beaumont) (1)
- Loughborough No. 4 (Burleigh) (1)
- Loughborough No. 5 (Burton) (1)
- Lutterworth No. 1 (1)
- Lutterworth No. 2 (1)
- Market Bosworth No. 1 (1)
- Market Bosworth No. 2 (1)
- Market Bosworth No. 3 (1)
- Market Bosworth No. 4 (1)
- Market Harborough No. 1 (1)
- Market Harborough No. 2 (1)
- Market Harborough Rural No. 1 (1)
- Market Harborough Rural No. 2 (1)
- Melton & Belvoir No. 1 (1)
- Melton & Belvoir No. 2 (1)
- Melton & Belvoir No. 3 (1)
- Melton Mowbray (North) (1)
- Melton Mowbray (South) (1)
- Narborough (1)
- Oadby (North East) (1)
- Oadby (South West) (1)
- Oakham (1)
- Oakham Rural (1)
- Shepshed (1)
- Stoney Stanton (1)
- Uppingham & Ketton (1)
- Wigston (Central) (1)
- Wigston (East) (1)
- Wigston (West) (1)
Electoral Divisions from 2 May 1985 to 5 May 2005:[3][2]
- Abbey (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Asfordby (1)
- Ashby de la Zouch (1)
- Ashby Woulds (1)
- Aylestone (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Barrow upon Soar (1)
- Barwell (1)
- Beaumont Leys (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Belgrave (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Belvoir (1)
- Billesdon (1)
- Birstall (1)
- Blaby (1)
- Brabazon (1)
- Bradgate (1)
- Braunstone (1)
- Breedon (1)
- Broughton Astley (1)
- Burbage (1)
- Bushloe (1)
- Castle (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Castle Donington (1)
- Charnwood (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Coalville (1)
- Coleman (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Countesthorpe (1)
- Crown Hills (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- De Montfort (1)
- Earl Shilton (1)
- East Gartree (1)
- East Knighton (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Enderby (1)
- Evington (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Eyres Monsell (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Fosse (1)
- Glenfields (1)
- Groby & Ratby (1)
- Hollycroft (1)
- Humberstone (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Ibstock (1)
- Kirby Muxloe (1)
- Latimer (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Loughborough Blackbrook (1)
- Loughborough Central (1)
- Loughborough College (1)
- Loughborough Forest (1)
- Loughborough Shelthorpe (1)
- Lutterworth (1)
- Manor (1)
- Market Bosworth (1)
- Market Harborough (1)
- Markfield (1)
- Meadow Fields (1)
- Melton Mowbray North (1)
- Melton Mowbray South (1)
- Mowmacre (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Narborough (1)
- New Parks (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- North Braunstone (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Oakham (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Rothley (1)
- Rowley Fields (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Rushey Mead (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Rutland North (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Rutland South (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Saffron (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Shepshed (1)
- Sileby (1)
- South Wigston (1)
- Spinney Hill (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- St Augustines (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- St Marys (1)
- Stoney Stanton (1)
- Stoneygate (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Syston (1)
- Thurmaston (1)
- Thurncourt (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Warren Hills (1)
- West Gartree (1)
- West Humberstone (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- West Knighton (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Westcotes (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Western Park (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
- Whitwick (1)
- Wycliffe (1); electoral division abolished in 1997[4]
Electoral Divisions from 5 May 2005 to present:[5]
- Asfordby (1)
- Ashby de la Zouch (1)
- Belvoir (1)
- Birstall (1)
- Blaby & Glen Parva (1)
- Bradgate (1)
- Braunstone Town (1)
- Broughton Astley (1)
- Bruntingthorpe (1)
- Burbage Castle (2)
- Castle Donington (1)
- Coalville (1)
- Cosby & Countesthorpe (1)
- Earl Shilton (1)
- Enderby Meridian (1) †
- Forest & Measham (1)
- Gartree (1)
- Glenfields (1)
- Groby & Ratby (1)
- Hinckley (2)
- Ibstock & Appleby (1)
- Kirby Muxloe & Leicester Forest East (1) †
- Launde (1)
- Loughborough East (1)
- Loughborough North (1)
- Loughborough North West (1)
- Loughborough South (1)
- Loughborough South West (1)
- Lutterworth (1)
- Mallory (1)
- Market Bosworth (1)
- Market Harborough East (1)
- Market Harborough West & Foxton (1)
- Markfield, Desford & Thornton (1)
- Melton North (1)
- Melton South (1)
- Narborough & Whetstone (1)
- Oadby (2)
- Quorn & Barrow (1)
- Rothley & Mountsorrel (1)
- Shepshed (1)
- Sileby & The Wolds (1)
- Stanton, Croft & Normanton (1)
- Syston Fosse (1)
- Syston Ridgeway (1)
- Thurmaston (1)
- Valley (1)
- Warren Hills (1)
- Whitwick (1)
- Wigston Bushloe (1)
- Wigston Poplars (1)
- Wigston South (1)
† minor boundary changes in 2013[6]
Unitary authority council
Leicester
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983:[7]
Wards from 5 May 1983 to 1 May 2003:[8][4]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to 7 May 2015:[9]
- Abbey (3)
- Aylestone (2)
- Beaumont Leys (3)
- Belgrave (2)
- Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (3)
- Castle (3)
- Charnwood (2)
- Coleman (2)
- Evington (2)
- Eyres Monsell (2)
- Fosse (2)
- Freemen (2)
- Humberstone & Hamilton (3)
- Knighton (3)
- Latimer (2)
- New Parks (3)
- Rushey Mead (3)
- Spinney Hills (3)
- Stoneygate (3)
- Thurncourt (2)
- Westcotes (2)
- Western Park (2)
Wards from 7 May 2015 to present:[10]
- Abbey (3)
- Aylestone (2)
- Beaumont Leys (3)
- Belgrave (3)
- Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (3)
- Castle (3)
- Evington (3)
- Eyres Monsell (2)
- Fosse (2)
- Humberstone & Hamilton (3)
- Knighton (3)
- North Evington (3)
- Rushey Mead (3)
- Saffron (2)
- Spinney Hills (2)
- Stoneygate (3)
- Thurncourt (2)
- Troon (2)
- Westcotes (2)
- Western (3)
- Wycliffe (2)
District councils
Blaby
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983:[7]
Wards from 5 May 1983 to 1 May 2003:[11]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to present:[12]
- Blaby South (2)
- Cosby with South Whetstone (2)
- Countesthorpe (3)
- Croft Hill (1)
- Ellis (2)
- Enderby & St John's (2)
- Fairestone (2)
- Forest (3) †
- Millfield (1)
- Muxloe (2)
- Narborough & Littlethorpe (2)
- Normanton (1)
- North Whetstone (2)
- Pastures (2)
- Ravenhurst & Fosse (3)
- Saxondale (3)
- Stanton & Flamville (3)
- Winstanley (3) †
† minor boundary changes in 2015[6]
Charnwood
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983:[7]
Wards from 5 May 1983 to 1 May 2003:[13]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to present:[14]
- Anstey (2)
- Barrow & Sileby West (2)
- Birstall Wanlip (2)
- Birstall Watermead (2)
- East Goscote (1)
- Forest Bradgate (1)
- Loughborough Ashby (2)
- Loughborough Dishley & Hathern (2)
- Loughborough Garendon (2)
- Loughborough Hastings (2)
- Loughborough Lemyngton (2)
- Loughborough Nanpantan (2)
- Loughborough Outwoods (2)
- Loughborough Shelthorpe (2)
- Loughborough Southfields (2)
- Loughborough Storer (2)
- Mountsorrel (2)
- Queniborough (1)
- Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle (2)
- Rothley & Thurcaston (2)
- Shepshed East (2)
- Shepshed West (2)
- Sileby (2)
- Syston East (2)
- Syston West (2)
- The Wolds (1)
- Thurmaston (3)
- Wreake Villages (1)
Harborough
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983:[7]
Wards from 5 May 1983 to 1 May 2003:[15]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to present:[16]
- Billesdon (1)
- Bosworth (1)
- Broughton Astley—Astley (1)
- Broughton Astley—Broughton (1)
- Broughton Astley—Primethorpe (1)
- Broughton Astley—Sutton (1)
- Dunton (1)
- Fleckney (2)
- Glen (2)
- Kibworth (3)
- Lubenham (1)
- Lutterworth Brookfield (1)
- Lutterworth Orchard (1)
- Lutterworth Springs (1)
- Lutterworth Swift (1)
- Market Harborough—Great Bowden & Arden (3)
- Market Harborough—Little Bowden (2)
- Market Harborough—Logan (2)
- Market Harborough—Welland (3)
- Misterton (1)
- Nevill (1)
- Peatling (1)
- Thurnby & Houghton (3)
- Tilton (1)
- Ullesthorpe (1)
Hinckley and Bosworth
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983:[7]
Wards from 5 May 1983 to 1 May 2003:[17]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to present:[18]
- Ambien (1)
- Barlestone, Nailstone & Osbaston (1)
- Barwell (3)
- Burbage St Catherines & Lash Hill (2)
- Burbage Sketchley & Stretton (3)
- Cadeby, Carlton & Market Bosworth with Shackerstone (1)
- Earl Shilton (3)
- Groby (2)
- Hinckley Castle (2)
- Hinckley Clarendon (3)
- Hinckley De Montfort (3)
- Hinckley Trinity (2)
- Markfield, Stanton & Fieldhead (2)
- Newbold Verdon with Desford & Peckleton (3)
- Ratby, Bagworth & Thornton (2)
- Twycross & Witherley with Sheepy (1)
Melton
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979:[7]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 1 May 2003:[19]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to present:[20]
- Asfordby (2)
- Bottesford (2)
- Croxton Kerrial (1)
- Frisby-on-the-Wreake (1)
- Gaddesby (1)
- Long Clawson & Stathern (2)
- Melton Craven (2)
- Melton Dorian (3)
- Melton Egerton (2)
- Melton Newport (3)
- Melton Sysonby (3)
- Melton Warwick (2)
- Old Dalby (1)
- Somerby (1)
- Waltham-on-the-Wolds (1)
- Wymondham (1)
North West Leicestershire
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983:[7]
Wards from 5 May 1983 to 1 May 2003:[21]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to 7 May 2015:[22]
- Appleby (1)
- Ashby Castle (1)
- Ashby Holywell (2)
- Ashby Ivanhoe (2)
- Bardon (1)
- Breedon (1)
- Castle Donington (3)
- Coalville (2)
- Greenhill (3)
- Hugglescote (2)
- Ibstock & Heather (3)
- Kegworth & Whatton (2)
- Measham (2)
- Moira (2)
- Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe (1)
- Ravenstone & Packington (1)
- Snibston (2)
- Thringstone (2)
- Valley (2)
- Whitwick (3)
Wards from 7 May 2015 to present:[23]
- Appleby (1)
- Ashby Castle (1)
- Ashby Holywell (1)
- Ashby Ivanhoe (1)
- Ashby Money Hill (1)
- Ashby Willesley (1)
- Ashby Woulds (1)
- Bardon (1)
- Blackfordby (1)
- Broom Leys (1)
- Castle Donington Castle (1)
- Castle Donington Central (1)
- Castle Donington Park (1)
- Castle Rock (1)
- Coalville East (1)
- Coalville West (1)
- Daleacre Hill (1)
- Ellistown & Battleflat (1)
- Greenhill (1)
- Hermitage (1)
- Holly Hayes (1)
- Hugglescote St John’s (1)
- Hugglescote St Mary’s (1)
- Ibstock East (1)
- Ibstock West (1)
- Kegworth (1)
- Long Whatton & Diseworth (1)
- Measham North (1)
- Measham South (1)
- Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe (1)
- Ravenstone & Packington (1)
- Sence Valley (1)
- Snibston North (1)
- Snibston South (1)
- Thornborough (1)
- Thringstone (1)
- Valley (1)
- Worthington & Breedon (1)
Oadby and Wigston
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979:[7]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 1 May 2003:[24][25]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to present:[26]
- Oadby Brocks Hill (2)
- Oadby Grange (3)
- Oadby St Peter's (2)
- Oadby Uplands (2)
- Oadby Woodlands (2)
- South Wigston (3)
- Wigston All Saints (3)
- Wigston Meadowcourt (3)
- Wigston St Wolstan's (3)
- Wigston Fields (3)
Electoral wards by constituency
Bosworth
Ambien, Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston, Barwell, Burbage, St Catherines and Lash Hill, Burbage, Sketchley and Stretton, Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone, Earl Shilton, Hinckley Castle, Hinckley Clarendon, Hinckley De Montfort, Hinckley Trinity, Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead, Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton, Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton, Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy.
Charnwood
Anstey, Birstall Wanlip, Birstall Watermead, East Goscote, Ellis, Fairestone, Forest, Forest Bradgate, Groby, Mountsorrel, Muxloe, Queniborough, Rothley and Thurcaston, Syston East, Syston West, Thurmaston, Wreake Villages.
Harborough
Bosworth, Fleckney, Glen, Kibworth, Lubenham, Market Harborough-Great Bowden and Arden, Market Harborough-Little Bowden, Market Harborough-Logan, Market Harborough-Welland, Oadby Brocks Hill, Oadby Grange, Oadby St Peter’s, Oadby Uplands, Oadby Woodlands, South Wigston, Wigston All Saints, Wigston Fields, Wigston Meadowcourt, Wigston St Wolstan’s.
Leicester East
Belgrave, Charnwood, Coleman, Evington, Humberstone and Hamilton, Latimer, Rushey Mead, Thurncourt.
Leicester South
Aylestone, Castle, Eyres Monsell, Freemen, Knighton, Spinney Hills, Stoneygate.
Leicester West
Abbey, Beaumont Leys, Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields, Fosse, New Parks, Westcotes, Western Park.
Loughborough
Barrow and Sileby West, Loughborough Ashby, Loughborough Dishley and Hathern, Loughborough Garendon, Loughborough Hastings, Loughborough Lemyngton, Loughborough Nanpantan, Loughborough Outwoods, Loughborough Shelthorpe, Loughborough Southfields, Loughborough Storer, Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle, Shepshed East, Shepshed West, Sileby, The Wolds.
North West Leicestershire
Appleby, Ashby Castle, Ashby Holywell, Ashby Ivanhoe, Bardon, Breedon, Castle Donington, Coalville, Greenhill, Hugglescote, Ibstock and Heather, Kegworth and Whatton, Measham, Moira, Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe, Ravenstone and Packington, Snibston, Thringstone, Valley, Whitwick.
Rutland and Melton
Asfordby, Bottesford, Braunston and Belton, Cottesmore, Croxton Kerrial, Exton, Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Gaddesby, Greetham, Ketton, Langham, Long Clawson and Stathern, Lyddington, Martinsthorpe, Melton Craven, Melton Dorian, Melton Egerton, Melton Newport, Melton Sysonby, Melton Warwick, Normanton, Oakham North East, Oakham North West, Oakham South East, Oakham South West, Old Dalby, Ryhall and Casterton, Somerby, Uppingham, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Whissendine, Wymondham.
South Leicestershire
Blaby South, Broughton Astley-Astley, Broughton Astley-Broughton, Broughton Astley-Primethorpe, Broughton Astley-Sutton, Cosby with South Whetstone, Countesthorpe, Croft Hill, Dunton, Enderby and St John’s, Lutterworth Brookfield, Lutterworth Orchard, Lutterworth Springs, Lutterworth Swift, Millfield, Misterton, Narborough and Littlethorpe, Normanton, North Whetstone, Pastures, Peatling, Ravenhurst and Fosse, Saxondale, Stanton and Flamville, Ullesthorpe, Winstanley.
References
- The County of Leicestershire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Leicestershire County Council Election Results 1973-2009 (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- The County of Leicestershire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984
- legislation.gov.uk - The Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The County of Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- The County of Leicestershire (District Wards) Order 1973
- legislation.gov.uk - The City of Leicester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The City of Leicester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Leicester (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- legislation.gov.uk - The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- The Borough of Charnwood (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- The Borough of Melton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- The District of North West Leicestershire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- legislation.gov.uk - The District of North West Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The North West Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- The Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
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- legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.