Political Representation
As a part of the city of Leicester the area is governed by Leicester City Council. The Highfields area is represented by the Spinney Hills and Stoneygate wards.
Current councillors in the Spinney Hills ward
- Hanif-Jussab AQBANY (Labour)
- Mohammed DAWOOD (Labour)
- Dr. CHOWDHURY (Labour)
Current councillors for the Stoneygate ward
- Hussein Ismail SULEMAN (Liberal Democrats)
- Iqbal DESAI (Labour)
- Parmjit Singh GILL (Liberal Democrats)
The area is part of the Leicester South constituency.
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