Blaby (district) - Definition and Overview

Blaby District
Shown within Leicestershire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Leicestershire
Area: - Total	Ranked 222nd 130.47 km²
Admin. HQ:	Blaby
ONS code:	31UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 242nd 91,594 702 / km²
Ethnicity:	94.3% White 3.8% S.Asian
Politics
Blaby District Council http://www.blaby.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Andrew Robathan, Stephen Dorrell

Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The district includes Blaby, Braunstone Town, Cosby, Countesthorpe, Glenfield (the location of the headquarters of Leicestershire County Council), Enderby, Glen Parva, Huncote, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Forest East, Narborough, Sapcote, Stoney Stanton, and Wigston Parva.

Much of the district is part of the Leicester urban area.

Blaby was represented in Parliament by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson, between 1974 and 1992.

Parishes

• Aston Flamville
• Blaby, Braunstone
• Countesthorpe, Croft
• Elmesthorpe, Enderby
• Glen Parva, Glenfield
• Huncote
• Kilby, Kirby Muxloe
• Leicester Forest East, Leicester Forest West, Lubbesthorpe
• Narborough and Littlethorpe
• Potters Marston
• Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton
• Thurlaston
• Whetstone, Wigston Parva