1996 Leicester City Council election
# 1996 Leicester City Council election

The 1996 Leicester City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Leicester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary

1996 Leicester City Council election :

| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 41 | 4 | 73.2 | 57.0 | 75,386 | –2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 14.3 | 18.0 | 23,774 | –0.5 |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 12.5 | 21.1 | 27,947 | +2.5 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2,495 | –0.1 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2,377 | +0.1 |
| Militant Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 290 | +0.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 75 | N/A |
