Station – a science and technology museum. Abbey Park – Leicester’s premier park in which the River Soar runs through. The Peepul Centre – a multi-use facility. Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre – a sports facility aside the River Soar. Scenery The River Soar runs along the west of Belgrave. Gallery Area The electoral ward of Rushey Mead contains a part of Belgrave meaning that despite the actual geographical location that specific area may also be classed as being in Rushey Mead by virtue of the electoral ward mapping. Transport Major roads Belgrave is located on, at the start of and at the south end of the A607 and is also on the A6 and the A563. Bus First Leicester service 4 and 21 serve Belgrave on the A607 and Catherine Street respectively. First Leicester services 25 and 26 travel along Belgrave Gate with service 25 going through the Old Village and service 26 going by Abbey Park and by the Old Village. Arriva Midlands services 5, 5A and 6 all serve the A607 whilst Arriva Midlands service 127 serves Loughborough Road, travelling by the Old Village. All bus services operate along or by the Golden Mile from and into Leicester City Centre. The nearest bus stations, both in Leicester City Centre are the Haymarket and St Margaret's. Train The nearest train station is Leicester railway station. The Midland Main Line runs along at the east of Belgrave. Leicester Belgrave Road railway station and Belgrave and Birstall railway station are both now closed. Airport The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport, in Leicestershire and 19.2 miles away from Belgrave. Politics Belgrave is located within the Leicester East parliament constituency, a seat held by the Labour Party consistently since 1987 albeit with a significantly reduced majority in the 2019 United Kingdom general election, though reflecting a widespread national trend for the Labour Party in that particular election. The Belgrave electoral ward is currently represented on Leicester City Council by Labour Councillors Padmini Chamund, Nita Solanki and Mahendra Mohanbhai Valand. The electoral ward of Rushey Mead includes parts of Belgrave. Former Councillors for Belgrave include Archibald Berridge and Ramnik Kavia, both of whom served as Lord Mayors of Leicester, Colin Hall, the city's Lord Mayor from 2010 to 2011 and a resident of the area since 1968 and Manjula Sood, Britain's first Asian woman Lord Mayor. Belgrave was represented within the East Midlands