Mayor of Leicester#2011
{{Short description|Office in England}}
{{About|the office created in 2010|the ancient office of mayor renamed in 1928|Lord Mayor of Leicester}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox political post
| post = Mayor
| body = Leicester
| insignia = File:Coat of Arms of Leicester City Council.svg
| insigniasize = 100px
| insigniacaption = Arms of Leicester City Council
| nativename =
| image = Peter Soulsby.JPG
| imagesize = 250px
| alt =
| incumbent = Peter Soulsby
| incumbentsince = 6 May 2011
| style = City Mayor (to distinguish from Lord Mayor)
| seat = City Hall, Leicester
| appointer = Electorate of Leicester
| termlength = Four years
| formation =
| succession =
| inaugural = Peter Soulsby
| deputy =
| salary =
| website = [http://citymayor.leicester.gov.uk/ Leicester Mayor website]
}}
The Mayor of Leicester, styled City Mayor to distinguish from the Lord Mayor of Leicester, is the directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Leicester City Council in England. The incumbent is Peter Soulsby of the Labour Party.
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 in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2007. The creation of the post was approved by the 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-11967032 |title=Leicester elected mayor plan is approved |publisher=BBC Leicester |date=10 December 2010 |access-date=5 April 2011}}
Elections
=2011=
The first mayoral election on 5 May 2011 saw Peter Soulsby elected as mayor in the first round.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-13309051 | work=BBC News | title=Former MP Peter Soulsby wins Leicester mayoral race | date=6 May 2011}}
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Leicester Mayoral Election 5 May 2011
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Peter Soulsby
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=46948 | r1votespercent= 55.3 |
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Ross Grant
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=9688 | r1votespercent=11.4 |
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Rick Moore
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=7365 | r1votespercent=8.7
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Gary Hunt
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=6029 | r1votespercent= 7.1
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Geoff Forse
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=3452 | r1votespercent= 4.1
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Nima Patel
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=3358 | r1votespercent=4.0
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = United Kingdom Independence Party
| candidate = Regine Anderson
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=2195 | r1votespercent=2.6
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate
| party = Unity for Peace and Socialism
| candidate = Mohinda Farma
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=1944 | r1votespercent=2.3
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = David Bowley
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=1784 | r1votespercent=2.1
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mu-Hamid Pathan
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=1465 | r1votespercent=1.7
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Lee Sowden
| fullwidthvotes=46948 | r1votes=631 | r1votespercent=0.7
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{{Election box supplementary vote win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2015=
Soulsby won re-election in 2015, again polling more than half the first preference vote to win on the first round.
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Leicester Mayoral Election 7 May 2015
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Peter Soulsby
| fullwidthvotes=71533| r1votes=71533| r1votespercent= 54.6|
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Paul Bremner
| fullwidthvotes=71533| r1votes=24327| r1votespercent=18.6|
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = United Kingdom Independence Party
| candidate = Dutch Veldhuizen
| fullwidthvotes=71533| r1votes=12532| r1votespercent=9.6
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Tim Grayson
| fullwidthvotes=71533| r1votes=8637| r1votespercent= 6.6
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Adrian Barnes
| fullwidthvotes=71533| r1votes=8315| r1votespercent= 6.3
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
| candidate = Barbie Potter
| fullwidthvotes=71533| r1votes=3028 | r1votespercent=2.3
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Avtar Singh
| fullwidthvotes=71533| r1votes=2662 | r1votespercent=2.0
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote hold
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2019=
Again, Soulsby won re-election in 2019, retaining his position as City Mayor for a third term, with an increased majority.
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Leicester Mayoral Election 2 May 2019
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Peter Soulsby
| fullwidthvotes=51444| r1votes=51444| r1votespercent=61.0|
}}
{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Sandip Verma
| fullwidthvotes=51444| r1votes=14519| r1votespercent=17.2|
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Mags Lewis
| fullwidthvotes=51444| r1votes=6659| r1votespercent=7.9|
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Nigel Porter
| fullwidthvotes=51444| r1votes=4101| r1votespercent=5.0|
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = United Kingdom Independence Party
| candidate = Stuart Young
| fullwidthvotes=51444| r1votes=3525| r1votespercent=4.2|
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sanjay Gogia
| fullwidthvotes=51444| r1votes=2445| r1votespercent=2.9|
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland)
| candidate = Stephen Score
| fullwidthvotes=51444| r1votes=1643| r1votespercent=2.0|
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{{Election box supplementary vote hold
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2023=
{{Election box begin|title=Leicester Mayoral Election 4 May 2023 {{cite web |title=Leicester result - Local Elections 2023 - BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2023/england/councils/E06000016|website=www.bbc.co.uk/news |access-date=5 May 2023}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Soulsby
|votes = 35,002
|percentage = 39.3
|change = {{decrease}}21.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sanjay Modhwadia
|votes = 26,422
|percentage = 29.7
|change = {{increase}}12.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Parmjit Singh Gill
|votes = 9,674
|percentage = 10.9
|change = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Rita Patel
|votes = 7,966
|percentage = 8.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mags Lewis
|votes = 7,808
|percentage = 8.8
|change = {{increase}}0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Steve Score
|votes = 2,173
|percentage = 2.4
|change = {{increase}}0.4
}}
{{Election box majority||votes = 8,580|percentage = 9.6|change = {{decrease}}34.2}}
{{Election box turnout||votes = 89,045{{refn|This total does not include spoilt ballots.|group=n|name="Total votes"}}
|percentage = 36.5|change = {{increase}}1.7}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner = Labour Party (UK)|swing = {{decrease}}17.1}}
{{Election box end}}
List of mayors
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" align="center" |Political party ! colspan="2" align="center" |Name ! Election |
| align="center" bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| align="center" |Labour | 50px | align="center" | Peter Soulsby | 6 May 2011 |
References
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{{Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2011}}
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