Stop Leicester's takeover of Oadby, Wigston and South Wigston

Before 1974, Oadby had its own council for 80 years. A town council for Oadby will improve local decision-making in our town as it becomes part of the new larger Leicester City authority.

Neighbouring villages such Great Glen, Newton Harcourt and Stoughton already have parish-level councils. They are all due to become part of Leicester under the re-organisation. We believe that Oadby should have the same level of local democracy.

If you back these plans, please sign the petition below.

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A Town Council for Oadby

We the undersigned, petition the Borough Council and any successor Principal Authority to undertake a Governance Review as part of the process for creating a town council for Oadby.

Town Councils allow more new voices to get involved and help shape their own community's future. They can provide efficient locally targeted services with ring-fenced local budgets.

Only those on the electoral register and living in within Oadby are eligible to sign the petition.

The proposed town council area will be the area shown in the map at the foot of this page, being the current boundary of the Oadby Division of Leicestershire County Council.

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Map of Oadby County Division — Proposed area covered by Oadby Town Council. The area includes recently built housing at Cottage Farm and Stoughton Park, which are not shown on this map.

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