North West Leicestershire.
Labour Party-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 38 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.
North West Leicestershire is a district controlled by Labour Party (19 of 44 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 38 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 43% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Blunt | Con | Appleby | 2023 |
| Kenny Horn | Con | Ashby Castle | 2023 |
| Avril Wilson | Lab | Ashby Holywell | 2023 |
| Roger David Bayliss | Con | Ashby Holywell | 2019 |
| Liz Parle | Lab | Ashby Ivanhoe | 2023 |
| Jim Hoult | Con | Ashby Ivanhoe | 2019 |
| Murrae Blair-Park | Lab | Ashby Money Hill | 2023 |
| Dave Bigby | Lab | Ashby Willesley | 2023 |
| Doug Cooper | Lab | Ashby Woulds | 2023 |
| Morgan Burke | LD | Bardon | 2023 |
| Andrew Christopher Woodman | Con | Blackfordby | 2023 |
| Lee Windram | LD | Broom Leys | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 55% from council tax vs the cohort median of 61%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £184 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,682 |
| Police | £300 |
| Fire & rescue | £87 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £86 |
| Total Band-D | £2,338 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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North West Leicestershire’s territory crosses 2 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Leicestershire | 36 | 95% | Amanda Hack | Lab |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 2 | 5% | Luke Evans | Con |
This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Labour Party-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for North West Leicestershire
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level