Directly elected mayor of Leicester

Mayor of Leicester
Incumbent Peter Soulsby since 6 May 2011
Style	City Mayor (to distinguish from Lord Mayor, a separate post)
Appointer	Electorate of Leicester
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Peter Soulsby
Website	Leicester Mayor website

The directly elected mayor of Leicester is responsible for the executive function of Leicester City Council. The incumbent is Peter Soulsby of Labour.

In December 2010 the Labour controlled Leicester City Council approved plans to give the city a directly elected Mayor with responsibility for all council decisions during their four-year term and for selecting up to nine councillors as a supporting cabinet. The creation of the post was approved by Leicester City Council on 10 December 2010. A referendum on establishing a directly elected mayoralty was not held. The first election took place in May 2011.

The first mayoral election on 5 May 2011 saw Peter Soulsby elected as mayor in the first round.

Soulsby won re-election in 2015, again polling more than half the first preference vote to win on the first round.