Blaby District
Blaby District | |
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Blaby, the village which the district is named after although Narborough is the administrative centre of the district. | |
Shown within Leicestershire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Leicestershire |
| Admin. HQ | Narborough |
| Government | |
| • Type | Blaby District Council |
| • MPs: | Edward Argar, Alberto Costa |
| Area | |
• Total | 50 sq mi (130 km2) |
| • Rank | 175th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 104,182 |
| • Rank | Ranked 227th |
| • Density | 2,100/sq mi (800/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 31UB (ONS) E07000129 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 94.3% White |
Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The district is named after the village of Blaby, although the council is based in Narborough. The district covers an area lying south-west of the city of Leicester. Several of the district's settlements form part of the wider Leicester Urban Area, including Glenfield, where Leicestershire County Council has its headquarters at County Hall, and the town of Braunstone.
The neighbouring districts are Hinckley and Bosworth, Charnwood, Leicester, Oadby and Wigston, Harborough and Rugby.