- Council Control: Con
- Conservatives 19
- Labour 0
- Liberal Democrats 0
- Green 1
- Other 8
Opposition 4 (the group includes the Green Party), Independent 4. North-east Leicestershire, and predominantly rural; main town is Melton Mowbray, famous for pork pies. The council offices burned down in May 2008.
Peter Faulkner (Melton Egerton) moved from Conservative to Independent in May 2022. Leigh Higgins (Somerby) has been suspended from the Conservative whip since September 2021, and Simon Lumley (Melton Newport) has been suspended since June 2020.
Next local elections
2023
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
District
Address
Parkside, Burton Street, Melton Mowbray LE13 1GH
Phone
01664 502502
Website
http://www.melton.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£2040.05
Upper tier authority
Leicestershire
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