Leicestershire County Council

A new 4.4-mile (7km) distributor road is being built to relieve congestion in Melton town centre.

Mr Sinnott says he will leave the post, which he has held since 1994, in November.

Reform's leader at Leicestershire County Council resists calls to suspend his colleague.

Andrew Hamilton-Gray won a seat in Loughborough for Reform, with almost 40% of the vote.

The party, now the largest on the authority, chooses Dan Harrison to lead its 25 new councillors.

Reform UK are short of the 28 seats needed for full control of the authority after the election.

The Conservatives lost control of Leicestershire County Council following the elections.

The Conservatives lose control of the county council, but no party won enough seats for a majority.