Mayor of Leicester

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.

The first mayoral election on 5 May 2011 saw Peter Soulsby elected as mayor in the first round.

Soulsby won re-election in 2015, again polling more than half the first preference vote to win on the first round.

Again, Soulsby won re-election in 2019, retaining his position as City Mayor for a third term, with an increased majority.