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

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

Neighbouring villages such Kilby, Newton Harcourt and Wistow already have parish-level councils. They are all due to become part of Leicester under the re-organisation. We believe that Wigston 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 Wigston

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 Wigston.

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 Wigston (as defined on the map below) 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 Wigston All Saints, Wigston Fields, Wigston Meadowcourt and Wigston St. Wolstans wards of Oadby & Wigston Borough Council.

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Proposed area of Wigston Town Council, being the current Oadby and Wigston Borough Council wards of Wigston All Saints, Wigston Fields, Wigston St. Wolstans and Wigston Meadowcourt — Proposed area covered by Wigaton Town Council. Some housing built over recent years may not appear on this map but are included in the proposal if they are within the 4 Borough Council wards.

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