§ Mr. VazTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many magistrates are currently appointed to the(a) Leicester City Bench and (b) Leicestershire County Bench; in each case, how many are (i) women and (ii) from the ethnic minorities; and what is the stated political affiliation in numbers.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe number of magistrates currently assigned to the Leicester City Bench is 277, of the104W total 127 are females and 27 are from the ethnic minorities. The most recent information available shows the political balance to be Conservative 134, Labour 43, Liberal Democrat 30, Green party 2 and Independent/not known 68.
The number of magistrates currently assigned to the Leicestershire County Bench is 189. Of the total 79 are females and five are from the ethnic minorities. The most recent information available shows the political balance to be Conservative 105, Labour 39, Liberal Democrat 35, Independent/not known 10.