Eyres Monsell
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| Population | 11,520 (2011) |
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| Unitary authority | Leicester |
| Ceremonial county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE2 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Leicester East |
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Eyres Monsell is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, comprising the southern Leicester suburb of Eyres Monsell. The population of the wards at the 2011 census was 11,520.[1]
Geography
Eyres Monsell is bounded to the north by the wards of Aylestone, Freemen and Knighton.[2] South and west of the area are the Leicestershire districts of Blaby and Oadby and Wigston.
History
Eyres Monsell was constructed as a council estate in the southern suburbs of Leicester, England. The area is defined by Saffron Lane to the east, the Birmingham to Peterborough railway to the south, Lutterworth Road to the west, and Glenhills Way to the north. Although located in the far south-west corner of Leicester, the area is under the administration of Leicester City Council rather than the Leicestershire County Council as some of the neighbouring estates are.
The land was acquired by the corporation of Leicester for housing development purposes for £40,500 by compulsory purchase order in the early 1950s. The area takes its name from the previous land owner, former Conservative MP Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell. The largely rural area was purchased with an aim to avoid the spatial limitations that had led to the foreboding tower blocks and intimidating alleyways of inner city developments and to provide a greener and more open plan estate. Eyres Monsell would become Leicester's second largest estate to be built after World War Two.[3]
Demographics
Today, Eyres Monsell has a population of approximately 11230 people over 4669 homesteads. Proportionately more council homes in Eyres Monsell have been bought by their owners than in any other part of the city. Although, almost 50% of homes in the area are still rented from the city council.[4]
It is also noteworthy that as a suburb of Leicester, one of the most multi-racial cities in the UK, the population of Eyres Monsell is almost 95% white British according to 2001 Census data.[5]
Transport
Eyres Monsell is serviced by Arriva Fox County services 47, 48, 84, 84A, 85, 86, 87, Centrebus Circle Line service and First Leicester Services 88 and 88A. Services 86, 87 and 88 all operate to the Monmouth Drive area of the estate, while other services only service the eastern edge.
Politics
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Labour | Virginia Cleaver | 1,446 | 35.3 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | Jon Humberstone | 999 | 24.4 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Scott Kennedy-Lount | 908 | 22.2 | +5.8 | |
| BNP | Adrian Waudby | 745 | 18.2 | -3.2 | |
| Majority | 447 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,098 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.65 | |||
References
- ↑ "City of Leicester ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ Leicester City Council. "Ward Maps". Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ Jordan, Christine (2003). The Illustrated History of Leicester's Suburbs. Breedon Books Publishing. pp. 89–92. ISBN 1-85983-348-9.
- ↑ "Area Profile 6".
- ↑ Leicester City Council. "Ward Profiles - 2001 Census - Population". Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ↑ "Eyres Monsell By-Election". Leicester City Council. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
Coordinates: 52°35′24″N 1°08′49″W / 52.590°N 1.147°W