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Mayor of Leicester

This election will be held on Thursday 4 May 2023.

The official candidate list has not yet been published. However, we expect at least one candidate in the Leicester City Council mayoral election. You can help improve this page: add information about candidates to our database.

The official candidate list should be published on 4 April 2023.

The Mayor of Leicester is elected to lead Leicester Council. The Mayor chairs the council cabinet, directs the council's strategy, and sets the budget. The Mayor's decisions can only be overturned by a two-thirds majority of councillors.

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