New Parks is an electoral ward

Wards of the United Kingdom

A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...

 and administrative division of the city of Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

, England

England

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, consisting of the Leicester suburb of New Parks in its entirety.

Geography

It is in the west of the city, close by the Leicestershire

Leicestershire

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 county border and the village of Glenfield

Glenfield, Leicestershire

Glenfield is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It is part of the Blaby district, and has a population of about 10,000. Its location at the northwestern fringe of the city of Leicester effectively makes it a suburb, although it is politically and administratively separate...

. South of New Parks is the Western Park

Western Park

Western Park is a park and surrounding suburb located in West End of Leicester.The park itself was bought for £30,000 in 1897 and at is the biggest in Leicester...

 ward, north is the Beaumont Leys

Beaumont Leys

Beaumont Leys is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, comprising the north-western Leicester suburb of Beaumont Leys.-Geography:...

 ward and to the east is the Fosse ward.

Amenities and facilities

There are many shops neighbouring the homes and leisure centres. On 16 March 2010, the £1.5 million New Parks Centre Library, funded by the Big Lottery Fund and Leicester City Council, was opened by Councillor Andy Connelly and local residents Karen Berry and Sally Kibble.

Education

There are five primary schools; Braunstone Frith Infant & Junior schools, Forest Lodge Primary School, Inglehurst Primary School, Parks Primary School and Stokes Wood Primary School. There is one secondary school, New College Leicester.

Politics

Former New Parks Councillors include George Billington, who served as Lord Mayor of Leicester in 1983-84, Ross Willmott, who served as City Council Leader for three separate terms and Colin Hall, who served as Lord Mayor of Leicester in 2010-11.

The current Labour Councillors for the ward are Dawn Alfonso, Stephen Corrall and Malcolm Unsworth.