Leigheston

Leigheston is the capital and largest city of the state of Stanham.

Local Government
The administration of Leigheston is coordinated by the Leigheston Metropolitan Authority. The LMA consists of 2 elected components: the Mayor of Leigheston, who has executive powers, and the Leigheston General Assembly, which has legislative powers. The headquarters of the LMA is City Hall. Since 2028, the Mayor of Leigheston has been Monique Burrows, the first woman of colour to hold the post. The LGA has a number of committees which oversee the operations of the mayoralty. The chairs of these committees form the Mayor's Cabinet. Therefore, the Mayoral Cabinet is cross-party.

Oversight of city-wide fire, medical and policing services is conducted by the LMA through committees of the LGA. Leigheston has its own fire and rescue service (Leigheston Fire Service), ambulance service (Leigheston Division of the People's Health Service) and police service (Leigheston Capital Police).

State Government
Leigheston is the seat of the Stanham State Government, with all government ministries being located in the city along with the state legislature. It is home to the official residences of the Governor and the Statesminister. Leigheston is represented in the Stanham House of Representatives by 18 MSPs.

Federal Government
At the federal level, Leigheston is represented by 7 MPs in the House of Commons, with Leigheston Central being the seat of the incumbent Prime Minister, Oliver Slaughter.