How Local Democracy Works in Leicestershire

This section sets out the Council's role and performance and illustrates how the County Council, the committees and the regulatory bodies are structured and regulated.  Information concerning County Council Election Results from 2001 onwards are also available.
See About the County Council for further information.

The County Council consists of 55 elected members. This section provides search facilities to find your local councillor and information about Councillors roles, conduct and political associations.
For further information and contact details see About the County Councillors.

If you are interested in becoming a County Councillor for Leicestershire, you can find out everything you need to know on our Become a County Councillor page.

The Constitution sets out how the County Council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. This Constitution was formally adopted by the County Council on 11 April 2001.
For further information see The Constitution of Leicestershire County Council.

This section of the website provides information about the Leicestershire County Councils decision-making process and relevant documents relating to local democracy issues in Leicestershire.
For more information, see Documents and Decisions .

The Local Government Structure has a 3-tier system consisting of the County Council, 7 Borough/District Councils, and Parish Councils. The majority of these have information published on a website and all have contact details in this section.
For further information see Leicestershire's Local Government Structure.