Hugglescote and Donington le Heath
Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Councillor Ian Abbott | |
Vice Chairman |
Councillor Russell Johnson |
Structure | |
Seats | 9 |
Political groups |
Labour (4) Independents (3) Conservative (1) |
Elections | |
Last election | 5 May 2011 |
Next election | 7 May 2015 |
Meeting place | |
Hugglescote Community Centre, Grange Road, Hugglescote |
Hugglescote and Donington le Heath is a civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. It includes the villages of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath, each of which is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Coalville.
The council consists of nine elected councillors who serve the whole parish.[1]
At its annual meeting, held in May each year, the council appoints a Chairman and Vice Chairman. The current Chairman is Councillor Ian Abbott (Independent) and the current Vice Chairman is Councillor Russell Johnson (Labour).
Clockwise, from the north, it borders the unparished area of Coalville and the parishes of Ellistown and Battleflat, Ravenstone with Snibston and Ibstock.
History
Both villages were part of the parish of Ibstock until 1878, when they were formed into a separate civil parish. In 1936 the parish was absorbed by the then urban district of Coalville. The civil parish of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath was reinstated by an order made in May 2010, and the new parish council held its inaugural meeting in May 2011.[2]
Current composition
Group affiliation | Members | |
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Labour | 4 | |
Independent | 3 | |
Conservative | 1 | |
Total |
8 |
Election history
Elections to the council take place every four years at the same time as other local government elections in England. The council's inaugural election was held on 5 May 2011 and resulted in nine councillors being elected from a field of twelve candidates.[3]
2011 election
Hugglescote & Donington le Heath Parish Council (9 seats) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Steve Peace | 564 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Lauren Otter | 551 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Josh Mills | 545 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Steve Palmer | 538 | 9.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Cotterill | 506 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Terri Eynon | 502 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Janet Hammonds | 467 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Stephen Watson | 412 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Ian Abbott | 403 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Stephen Lofthouse | 391 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Peter Shelton | 375 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Matthew Pollard | 218 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Changes since the last election
Since the last election, there have been a number of resignations leading to changes in the membership of the council.
Date | Leaving Councillor | Replacement Councillor | ||||
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10 September 2012 | Independent | Janet Hammonds | Independent | Geoff Pallett | ||
1 May 2013 | Conservative | John Cotterill | Labour | Russell Johnson | ||
Independent | Steve Palmer | Conservative | Will Jennings | |||
Independent | Stephen Watson | Independent | Clive Taylor | |||
4 September 2013 | Labour | Steve Peace | Vacant | To be determined | ||
12 October 2012 | Independent | Geoff Pallett | Vacant | |||
References
- ↑ "Parish Councillors". Leicestershire Parish Councils. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish Council". Leicestershire Parish Councils. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ "2011 election results". North West Leicestershire District Council. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2013.