Sir Peter Soulsby: councillor for Citywide, Leicester City Council

Sir Peter Soulsby is a Labour councillor for the Citywide ward on Leicester City Council, according to the council's own published list. Sir Peter Soulsby is also City Mayor. Their current term began on 5 May 2011.

Council: Leicester City Council
Ward: Citywide
Party: Labour
Posts: City Mayor
Term began: 5 May 2011
Official profile: cabinet.leicester.gov.uk
Source: Leicester City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Sir Peter Soulsby

These are the details Leicester City Council publishes for Sir Peter Soulsby, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: TheMayor@leicester.gov.uk
Phone: 0116 454 0001
Post: 3rd Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ
Official profile: cabinet.leicester.gov.uk

Labour on Leicester City Council

Labour holds 32 of the 55 seats on Leicester City Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 32, Conservative 15, Green Party 4, Liberal Democrat 3, One Leicester 1.

Leaders and post holders on Leicester City Council

Elaine Pantling Assistant City Mayor - Children and Young People
Geoff Whittle Assistant City Mayor - Environment and Transport
Elly Cutkelvin Deputy City Mayor - Housing, Economy, and Neighbourhoods
Mustafa Malik Assistant City Mayor - Communities, Adult Learning, Jobs and Skills
Vi Dempster Assistant City Mayor - Health, Culture, Libraries and Community Centres
Mohammed Dawood Assistant City Mayor - Adult Social Care

All 55 councillors of Leicester City Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Citywide

Sir Peter Soulsby sits on Leicester City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Leicester, each with its own page:

Leicestershire Police
Leicester East: Shivani Raja (Conservative) MP
Leicester South: Shockat Adam (Independent) MP
Leicester West: Liz Kendall (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Leicester, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Leicester City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Leicester City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.