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Blaby District Council
Local authority area: Blaby
Blaby is a district council in Leicestershire, in the East Midlands region of England. It covers 130.5 km² and had 104,182 residents in 2022 — about 799 people per km². The authority dates from 1894. The council is based in Narborough.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Blaby, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022104,182+10.1% since 2012
Land area130.5km²50.4 sq mi
Density799/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#295of 382 UK councils · #248 in England
Population estimates4 data points
94.6K96.5K100.4K104.2K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1894Created
Blaby became a local authority area.
Same county
All councils in East MidlandsOther councils in Leicestershire
Elections
17 electoral wards
Census 2021: 102,922 residents in 42,576 households across the wards; 20.5% aged 65+, 77.9% of homes owned, 11.4% of households without a car.
1Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe3,666 households · 14.9% aged 65+9,3642Narborough & Littlethorpe3,691 households · 20.1% aged 65+8,6803Countesthorpe3,335 households · 23.6% aged 65+7,9664Blaby3,184 households · 25.0% aged 65+7,1235Braunstone Millfield2,650 households · 20.2% aged 65+6,6956Fosse Highcross2,803 households · 25.1% aged 65+6,483
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CActive TogetherCouncil office · Leicester LE3 8RA · hours listedCBlaby District CouncilCouncil office · Leicester LE19 2EP · hours listedCBlaby District CouncilCouncil office · Leicester LE9 3BN · hours listedPNarborough Parish CouncilParish council · Leicester LE19 2EL · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q596076 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.