New Parks

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Coordinates: 52°38′46″N 1°10′23″W / 52.646°N 1.173°W / 52.646; -1.173

New Parks
Population	17,128 (2011)
Unitary authority	Leicester
Ceremonial county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEICESTER
Postcode district	LE3
Dialling code	0116
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Leicester West
List of places UK England Leicestershire

New Parks is residential suburb of the city of Leicester, England. It is also an electoral ward of the City of Leicester whose population at the 2011 Census was 17,128.^[1]

It is in the west of the city. South of New Parks is the Western Park ward, north is the Beaumont Leys ward and to the east is the ward.^[2]

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.

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  Houses in New Parks, Leicester

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  Shops in New Parks, Leicester

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  New Parks Leisure Centre

There are a few primary schools; Braunstone Frith Primary School, Forest Lodge Academy, Inglehurst Primary School, Fosse Primary School, Parks Primary School and Stokes Wood Primary School. There is one secondary school, New College Leicester.

Former New Parks Councillors include George Billington, Ross Willmott, John Blackmore and Colin Hall.

The current Labour Councillors for the ward are Dawn Alfonso, Stephen Corrall and Malcolm Unsworth.^{[needs update]}

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