Leicester City Council

Leicester City Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Bhupen Dave, Conservative since 16 May 2024[1]
City Mayor	Peter Soulsby, Labour since 9 May 2011
Chief operating officer	Alison Greenhill since 1 March 2021[2]
Structure
Seats	1 executive mayor 54 councillors[3]
Political groups	Administration (31)   Labour (31) Other parties (23)   Conservative (15)   Liberal Democrat (3)   Green Party (3)   Independent (2)
Length of term	Executive mayor elected every four years Whole council elected every four years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Voting system	First-past-the-post voting
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Leicester, LE1 9BG
Website
www.leicester.gov.uk

Leicester City Council is the local authority for the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. Leicester has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1997 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Leicestershire County Council.

The council consists of 54 councillors, overseen by a directly elected mayor. The council also appoints a ceremonial Lord Mayor who chairs council meetings; the directly elected mayor is termed the City Mayor to distinguish the post from the Lord Mayor. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2007, and the City Mayor has been Sir Peter Soulsby since 2011.

The council meets at Leicester Town Hall and has its main offices at City Hall on Charles Street.