Blaby (district)
| Blaby District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Shown within Leicestershire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Leicestershire |
| Admin. HQ | Narborough |
| Government | |
| • Type | Blaby District Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: |
Edward Argar, Alberto Costa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.4 sq mi (130.5 km2) |
| Area rank | 198th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 96,500 |
| • Rank | Ranked 249th |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 31UB (ONS) E07000129 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 94.3% White 3.8% S.Asian |
| Website | blaby.gov.uk |
Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England.
The district is named after the village of Blaby. The population of the district at the 2011 census was 93,915. It covers the civil parish of Blaby and 23 others. Among these are Cosby, Countesthorpe, Enderby, Huncote, Narborough (the location of the main district council offices), Sapcote, Stoney Stanton, and Wigston Parva. Much of the district is part of the Leicester Urban Area: this applies especially to the parishes of Braunstone Town (including the commuter housing development of Thorpe Astley); Glenfield (the location of the headquarters of Leicestershire County Council); Kirby Muxloe; Leicester Forest East; and Glen Parva. There are plans to extend this urban area significantly through a large scale housing development, in the rural parish of Lubbesthorpe, and expansion of the industrial area in the neighbouring parish of Enderby.
Blaby was represented in Parliament by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson, between 1974 and 1992.
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