| 词条 | Western Park, Leicester |
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β{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}}Western Park is a park and surrounding suburb located in West End of Leicester. It is also a ward of the City of Leicester whose population at the 2011 census was 10,609.[1]The park itself was bought for £30,000 in 1897 and at {{convert|178|acre|km2}}[2] is the biggest in Leicester.[3] While the park has a "blend of meadows, mature woods and hedgerows"[4] the park also contains a large number of sporting facilities including a bmx track, a skate ramp, a baseball field, 2 Bowling greens, 5 Football pitches, 6 Cricket pitches (all with associated changing facilities) and 6 Tennis courts.[5] Until the 1950s the Park's tennis courts, then located to the far west of the Park, were the home of Westcotes Church Tennis Club and then Westfields Lawn Tennis Club.[6] The club later moved to a site on the nearby Eastfield Road; the courts on Western Park are now open to the public. Since 2008, the full-sized baseball field at the southwest end of park has been home to the Leicester Blue Sox Baseball Club. The Blue Sox have been British Baseball Federation national baseball champions in 2009 and 2012. The club has adult and youth teams and is open to players of all ages and abilities. The former park warden's lodge is home to the environmental charity Groundworks Leicester & Leicestershire,[7] formerly known as Environ. This building is now called the "Eco House" after being converted as a show house, used to demonstrate ways of making homes more environmentally friendly. It is open to the public and holds one-off events as well as receiving visits from local schools.[8] The Eco House and the neighbouring recycling centre are parts of the larger Groundwork UK network.[9] A voluntary group, The Friends of Western Park, works with the city council to "improve the park for everyone".[10][11] The area of Leicester sharing the park's name is a generally affluent area to the South and East of the park. The suburb also contains Dovelands Primary School which caters for 550 3–11-year olds, including nursery school children.[12] St. Anne's Parish Church,[13] and the aforementioned Westfields Tennis Club. The club has four floodlit courts and caters to both children and adults from the local area and beyond.[14] Christ the king Roman Catholic primary school which is outstanding (ofsted) hosts two sites, the infant site at the top of western park and the junior site further down on Glenfield road. Council Election result, 2011{{update|date=May 2012}}{{Election box begin | title=Western Park (2)}}[15]{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Susan Barton |votes = 1,295 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Coles |votes = 1,214 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Peter Coley |votes = 973 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = James Smyth |votes = 753 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Stuart Emmerson |votes = 627 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Jacob Wilkinson |votes = 616 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Alexander Scott |votes = 350 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UKIP |candidate = Carol Young |votes = 129 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UKIP |candidate = Kevin Young |votes = 93 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Sarah Euston |votes = 76 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 3,338 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |Loser = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |Loser = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} Council Election result, 2007{{update|date=May 2012}}{{Election box begin | title=Western Park (2)}}[16]{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Roger Blackmore |votes = 1,297 |percentage = 24% |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Peter Coley |votes = 1,198 |percentage = 22% |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Neil Clayon |votes = 609 |percentage = 11% |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Mason |votes = 600 |percentage = 11% |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Frances Ashlin |votes = 544 |percentage = 10% |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Julian John |votes = 515 |percentage = 9% |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Christopher Seal |votes = 358 |percentage = 7% |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Brian Fewster |votes = 353 |percentage = 6% |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,871 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} Council By Election result, 1992{{update|date=May 2012}}{{Election box begin | title=Western Park (2)}}[17]{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Peter Coley |votes = 1,011 |percentage = 38.2% |change = +22.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = David Dalby |votes = 859 |percentage = 32.5% |change = -9.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Paul Bodell |votes = 731 |percentage = 27.6% |change = -10.8% }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Geoff Forse |votes = 46 |percentage = 1.7% |change = -1.7 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 152 |percentage = 5.7% |change ={{Election box turnout| |votes = 2648 |percentage = 31.2% |change = }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +15.9 }}{{Election box end}} Council Election result, 1983{{update|date=May 2012}}{{Election box begin | title=Western Park (2)}}[18]{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Stewart Hill |votes = 2,179 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Sydney Phipps |votes = 2,152 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = David Collins |votes = 1,328 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Eric Taylor |votes = 1,220 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Social Democratic Party (UK) |candidate = Phillip Meadhurst |votes = 479 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Social Democratic Party (UK) |candidate = Lisa Brown |votes = 493 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Christopher Seal |votes = 358 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 4,090 |percentage = 44.6% |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13690288&c=Western+Park&d=14&e=62&g=6384682&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1465132050031&enc=1|title=City of Leicester ward population 2011|accessdate=5 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} 2. ^http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/parks-green-spaces/main-parks/western-park/western-history/ 3. ^Friends of Western Park Introductory Leaflet 4. ^http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/parks-green-spaces/main-parks/western-park/westernpark/ 5. ^http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/parks-green-spaces/main-parks/western-park/westernpark/ 6. ^http://www.westfieldstennisclub.co.uk/history.htm 7. ^http://www.gwll.org.uk/AboutUs 8. ^http://www.gwll.org.uk/ecohouse 9. ^http://www.gwll.org.uk/index.asp?page=25 10. ^http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/parks-green-spaces/main-parks/western-park/friends-of-western-park/ 11. ^http://www.friendsofwesternpark.co.uk/ 12. ^http://www.dovelands.leicester.sch.uk/about.php 13. ^http://www.achurchnearyou.com/leicester-st-anne/ 14. ^http://www.westfieldstennisclub.co.uk/ 15. ^http://www.leicester.gov.uk/elections07/results/detailedresults_ward.asp?wardid=22 16. ^http://www.leicester.gov.uk/elections07/results/detailedresults_ward.asp?wardid=22 17. ^http://www.leicester.gov.uk/elections07/results/detailedresults_ward.asp?wardid=22 18. ^http://www.leicester.gov.uk/elections07/results/detailedresults_ward.asp?wardid=22 External links
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