Vi Dempster: councillor for Western, Leicester City Council

Vi Dempster is a Labour councillor for the Western ward on Leicester City Council, according to the council's own published list. Vi Dempster is also Assistant City Mayor - Health, Culture, Libraries and Community Centres. Their current term began on 14 July 2005.

Council: Leicester City Council
Ward: Western
Party: Labour
Posts: Assistant City Mayor - Health, Culture, Libraries and Community Centres
Term began: 14 July 2005
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 Vi Dempster

These are the details Leicester City Council publishes for Vi Dempster, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: vi.dempster@leicester.gov.uk
Phone: 07976 348325
Post: Member and Civic Support, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ
Official profile: cabinet.leicester.gov.uk

Who else represents Western

George Cole Labour
Molly O'Neill Labour

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

Sir Peter Soulsby City Mayor
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
Mohammed Dawood Assistant City Mayor - Adult Social Care

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

Who has power over Western

Vi Dempster 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.