Term length Four years | Inaugural holder Peter Soulsby | |
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Style City Mayor (to distinguish from Lord Mayor, a separate post) Appointer Electorate of Leicester Website Leicester Mayor website | ||
The directly elected mayor of Leicester is responsible for the executive function of Leicester City Council. The incumbent is Peter Soulsby of Labour.
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Map of Leicester, UK
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. The creation of the post was approved by Leicester 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.
2011
The first mayoral election on 5 May 2011 saw Peter Soulsby elected as mayor in the first round.
2015
Soulsby won re-election in 2015, again polling more than half the first preference vote to win on the first round.