Blaby District Council

Summary

This page contains information about the different types of elections.

Further information

Elections are a democratic process in which citizens over the age of 18 elect political candidates to represent them and their interests locally (on the District and Parish Councils), nationally (in Parliament) or internationally (in the European Parliament).

District and Parish Council Elections

District and Parish Council elections are held on the first Thursday in May, once every four years. The last elections were held on the 3rd May 2007 and the next will be held on 5th May 2011.

Blaby District is made up of 18 Wards with between 1 and 3 representatives for these Wards. There are a total of 39 seats.

There are 24 Parishes in Blaby District, of which 19 have Parish Councils to which representatives are elected every 4 years held at the same time as the District elections. There are a total of 244 seats.

County Council Elections

County Council elections are, likewise, held on the first Thursday in May, once every four years. The last elections were held on the 4th June 2009.

In Blaby District there are 8 divisions for the County Council, each represented by 1 Councillor.

Parliamentary General Election

Parliamentary elections are held in response to Her Majesty the Queen dissolving Parliament and issuing a Writ to hold an election. The maximum term of office of a Government is five years, however elections are usually held before that time has expired. The last Parliamentary election was held on 6th May 2010.

Blaby District is split between two Parliamentary Constituencies, South Leicestershire and Charnwood, each represented by one member of Parliament (MP).

European Parliamentary Elections

European Parliamentary elections are held every five years on a date which is determined by the Council of the European Communities and takes place throughout Europe between Thursday and the following Sunday of the specified week. This is because Member States traditionally vote on different days of the week, e.g. United Kingdom votes on Thursdays, Italy votes on Sundays. Elections were last held on 4th June 2009. Blaby District is part of the East Midlands Region which is represented by six members of the European Parliament (MEP's).

When an election is called details are posted on this Website under the Elections/Electoral Registration Pages.

Related pages on this website

• Most recent results

External websites

• About My Vote (external link)

Contact us

Officer / Team	Electoral Services
Postal address	Blaby District Council Council Offices Desford Road Narborough Leicester LE19 2EP
E-mail address	electoral@blaby.gov.uk
Telephone	0116 272 7560
Fax	0116 272 7596

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This page was last updated on 10th August 2010