Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. The council is controlled by the Conservative Party. The leader of the county council is currently Nick Rushton, who was elected to the post in September 2012. The headquarters of the council is County Hall beside the A50 at Glenfield, just outside the city of Leicester in Blaby district.
History
From its establishment in 1889 to 1974 the county council covered the administrative county of Leicestershire, excluding Leicester. In 1974 the Local Government Act reconstituted Leicestershire County Council, adding the former county borough of Leicester, and the small county of Rutland to the area. On 1 April 1997 these were removed from the County Council area again, to become unitary authorities.
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.
United Kingdom
County councils were formed in the late 19th century. In the various constituent countries of the United Kingdom councils had different powers and different memberships. Following local government reforms in the 1970s, county councils no longer exist in Scotland or Northern Ireland. In England they generally form the top level in a two-tier system of administration; in Wales they are unitary authorities.
England
In England county councils were introduced in 1889, and reformed in 1974. Since the mid-1990s a series of local government reorganisations has reduced the number of county councils as unitary authorities have been established in a number of areas. County councils are very large employers with a great variety of functions including education (schools and youth services), social services, highways, fire and rescue services, libraries, waste disposal, consumer services and town and country planning. Until the 1990s they also ran colleges of further education and the careers services. That decade also saw the privatisation of some traditional services, such as highway maintenance, cleaning and school meals.
A County council (Norwegian:Fylkesting) is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor (fylkesordfører). Members of the council are elected for a four-year term through the general local elections. It is common for members of a county council to also hold seats in municipal councils, but very rare that they also hold legislative (Storting) or other government office, without a leave of absence.
History
The county council has its roots in the Amtsformandskabet created in 1837. Starting in 1964, members of the county councils were appointed by the municipal councils. In 1975, the first general elections were held for the county councils.
How Leicestershire County Council is dealing with potholes. Blake Pain, cabinet member for environment and transport gives the lowdown on what the work entails.
published: 28 Mar 2018
Leicestershire County Council
Cllr Blake Pain talks about extra funding in Leicestershire for road maintenance and repairing potholes
published: 14 May 2018
Leicestershire Communities - Conversations about volunteering
Juan Pardo and Jen Fielding from Leicestershire Communities team in Leicestershire County Council, discuss volunteering.
https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/volunteering
published: 11 Jul 2023
Leicestershire County Council budget pressures
Leicestershire County Council leader Nick Rushton talks about the budget pressures faced by the council and local government.
Find out more: leicestershire.gov.uk/budget
published: 20 Oct 2022
Child protection at Leicestershire County Council - First Response team manager
This clip features our First Response team manager explaining how the council’s child protection helpline works to keep children safe.
published: 02 Mar 2016
Leicestershire County Council - Reducing Waste Contamination
Putting the wrong thing in the wrong bin can have a damaging effect on our recycling processes. Here, we take a look at the three main contaminants saturating Leicestershire’s recycling bins – dirty nappies, textiles and food waste.
published: 28 Feb 2020
Leicestershire County Council Adoption case study: Luke voiceover
Luke talks about how he and his partner found the adoption process at Leicestershire Council Council. Find out more about adoption or start your journey by using following link: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/adoption/why-adopt-in-leicestershire
published: 01 Sep 2017
Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards Imports Team Event Video
Service Manager, Joss Longman, explains the benefits of adoption with your local council.
published: 05 Jan 2018
Mentoring young people - Volunteering for Leicestershire County Council
Volunteers are a valuable resource to any organisation and an integral part of the service we offer to young people. Whatever your skills, knowledge and life experiences are, you will have some valuable assets that would be useful to our service.
We're looking for volunteers to help mentor young people that have previously been supported by our Children and Family Service. Could you help to shape a young person's future for the better, by supporting them and empowering them to achieve?
To volunteer visit www.leicestershire.gov.uk/volunteering
How Leicestershire County Council is dealing with potholes. Blake Pain, cabinet member for environment and transport gives the lowdown on what the work entails....
How Leicestershire County Council is dealing with potholes. Blake Pain, cabinet member for environment and transport gives the lowdown on what the work entails.
How Leicestershire County Council is dealing with potholes. Blake Pain, cabinet member for environment and transport gives the lowdown on what the work entails.
Juan Pardo and Jen Fielding from Leicestershire Communities team in Leicestershire County Council, discuss volunteering.
https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs...
Juan Pardo and Jen Fielding from Leicestershire Communities team in Leicestershire County Council, discuss volunteering.
https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/volunteering
Juan Pardo and Jen Fielding from Leicestershire Communities team in Leicestershire County Council, discuss volunteering.
https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/volunteering
Leicestershire County Council leader Nick Rushton talks about the budget pressures faced by the council and local government.
Find out more: leicestershire.gov...
Leicestershire County Council leader Nick Rushton talks about the budget pressures faced by the council and local government.
Find out more: leicestershire.gov.uk/budget
Leicestershire County Council leader Nick Rushton talks about the budget pressures faced by the council and local government.
Find out more: leicestershire.gov.uk/budget
Putting the wrong thing in the wrong bin can have a damaging effect on our recycling processes. Here, we take a look at the three main contaminants saturating L...
Putting the wrong thing in the wrong bin can have a damaging effect on our recycling processes. Here, we take a look at the three main contaminants saturating Leicestershire’s recycling bins – dirty nappies, textiles and food waste.
Putting the wrong thing in the wrong bin can have a damaging effect on our recycling processes. Here, we take a look at the three main contaminants saturating Leicestershire’s recycling bins – dirty nappies, textiles and food waste.
Luke talks about how he and his partner found the adoption process at Leicestershire Council Council. Find out more about adoption or start your journey by usin...
Luke talks about how he and his partner found the adoption process at Leicestershire Council Council. Find out more about adoption or start your journey by using following link: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/adoption/why-adopt-in-leicestershire
Luke talks about how he and his partner found the adoption process at Leicestershire Council Council. Find out more about adoption or start your journey by using following link: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/adoption/why-adopt-in-leicestershire
Volunteers are a valuable resource to any organisation and an integral part of the service we offer to young people. Whatever your skills, knowledge and life ex...
Volunteers are a valuable resource to any organisation and an integral part of the service we offer to young people. Whatever your skills, knowledge and life experiences are, you will have some valuable assets that would be useful to our service.
We're looking for volunteers to help mentor young people that have previously been supported by our Children and Family Service. Could you help to shape a young person's future for the better, by supporting them and empowering them to achieve?
To volunteer visit www.leicestershire.gov.uk/volunteering
Volunteers are a valuable resource to any organisation and an integral part of the service we offer to young people. Whatever your skills, knowledge and life experiences are, you will have some valuable assets that would be useful to our service.
We're looking for volunteers to help mentor young people that have previously been supported by our Children and Family Service. Could you help to shape a young person's future for the better, by supporting them and empowering them to achieve?
To volunteer visit www.leicestershire.gov.uk/volunteering
How Leicestershire County Council is dealing with potholes. Blake Pain, cabinet member for environment and transport gives the lowdown on what the work entails.
Juan Pardo and Jen Fielding from Leicestershire Communities team in Leicestershire County Council, discuss volunteering.
https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/volunteering
Leicestershire County Council leader Nick Rushton talks about the budget pressures faced by the council and local government.
Find out more: leicestershire.gov.uk/budget
Putting the wrong thing in the wrong bin can have a damaging effect on our recycling processes. Here, we take a look at the three main contaminants saturating Leicestershire’s recycling bins – dirty nappies, textiles and food waste.
Luke talks about how he and his partner found the adoption process at Leicestershire Council Council. Find out more about adoption or start your journey by using following link: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/adoption/why-adopt-in-leicestershire
Volunteers are a valuable resource to any organisation and an integral part of the service we offer to young people. Whatever your skills, knowledge and life experiences are, you will have some valuable assets that would be useful to our service.
We're looking for volunteers to help mentor young people that have previously been supported by our Children and Family Service. Could you help to shape a young person's future for the better, by supporting them and empowering them to achieve?
To volunteer visit www.leicestershire.gov.uk/volunteering
Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. The council is controlled by the Conservative Party. The leader of the county council is currently Nick Rushton, who was elected to the post in September 2012. The headquarters of the council is County Hall beside the A50 at Glenfield, just outside the city of Leicester in Blaby district.
History
From its establishment in 1889 to 1974 the county council covered the administrative county of Leicestershire, excluding Leicester. In 1974 the Local Government Act reconstituted Leicestershire County Council, adding the former county borough of Leicester, and the small county of Rutland to the area. On 1 April 1997 these were removed from the County Council area again, to become unitary authorities.
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LeicestershireCountyCouncil has already outlined proposals to create one unitary authority for the whole county - replacing itself and the districts and boroughs - sitting around the city's current boundaries.
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The city council, LeicestershireCountyCouncil and the county's seven district authorities and Rutland County Council are expected to lodge initial rival proposals with Whitehall by 21 March.