Leeds City Council elections

One third of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 99 councillors have been elected from 33 wards.^[1]

Political control

Seat totals, 1973-2012

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1979
No overall control	1979 - 1980
Labour	1980 - 2004
No overall control	2004 - 2011
Labour	2011–present

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1980 election which increased the number of seats by 3, leading to the whole council being elected in that year. Further boundary changes made in 2004 again required the full council to be elected.^[3]

Popular vote shares, 1973-2012

Popular vote figures, 1973-2012

Year		Labour		Conservative		Liberal Democrats		Independent		Greens		MBI		BNP
1973	44		38		14		0		0		0		0
1975	41		43		12		0		0		0		0
1976	38		50		8		0		0		0		0
1978	39		50		7		0		0		0		0
1979	44		45		7		0		0		0		0
1980	62		29		8		0		0		0		0
1982	56		32		11		0		0		0		0
1983	54		33		11		1		0		0		0
1984	53		33		12		1		0		0		0
1986	58		28		11		2		0		0		0
1987	58		25		14		2		0		0		0
1988	59		25		14		1		0		0		0
1990	66		21		11		1		0		0		0
1991	68		21		9		1		0		0		0
1992	67		23		8		1		0		0		0
1994	67		23		8		1		0		0		0
1995	75		15		8		1		0		0		0
1996	83		8		8		0		0		0		0
1998	80		9		9		0		1		0		0
1999	71		12		14		1		1		0		0
2000	61		16		19		1		2		0		0
2002	57		18		20		1		3		0		0
2003	52		22		20		2		3		0		0
2004	40		24		26		0		3		6		0
2006	40		24		26		0		3		5		1
2007	43		22		24		1		3		5		1
2008	43		22		24		1		3		5		1
2010	48		22		21		0		2		6		0
2011	55		21		16		0		2		5		0
2012	63		19		10		0		2		5		0
2014	63		18		9		1		3		5		0
2015	63		19		9		0		3		5		0

Borough result maps

1980 results map
1982 results map
1983 results map
1984 results map
1986 results map
1987 results map
1988 results map
1990 results map
1991 results map
1992 results map
1994 results map
1995 results map
1996 results map
1998 results map
1999 results map
2000 results map
2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of the by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election	Date
Aireborough by-election	18 August 1986	Conservative	SDP–Liberal Alliance
Armley by-election	8 December 1988	Social and Liberal Democrats	Labour
Burmantofts by-election	15 June 1989	Social and Liberal Democrats	Labour
Morley North by-election	15 June 1989	Labour	Labour
City & Holbeck by-election	30 November 1989	Labour	Labour
Wetherby by-election	23 July 1992	Conservative	Conservative
Richmond Hill by-election	26 October 1995	Labour	Labour
Beeston by-election	14 November 1996	Labour	Labour
Headingley by-election	10 July 1997	Labour	Labour
Whinmoor by-election	21 August 1997	Labour	Labour
Bramley by-election	6 August 1998	Labour	Liberal Democrat
Harehills by-election	13 April 2000	Labour	Liberal Democrat
Morley North by-election	7 June 2001	Labour	Labour
University by-election	7 June 2001	Labour	Labour
Moortown by-election	19 July 2001	Liberal Democrat	Liberal Democrat
Headingley by-election	28 July 2005	Liberal Democrat	Liberal Democrat
Farnley & Wortley by-election	18 September 2008	Green	Green
Temple Newsam by-election	2 April 2009	Labour	Conservative
Hyde Park & Woodhouse by-election	18 February 2010	Liberal Democrat	Labour
Guiseley & Rawdon by-election	14 October 2010	Conservative	Conservative
Cross Gates & Whinmoor by-election	2 May 2013	Labour	Labour

References

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External links

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v t e Council elections in West Yorkshire
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Leeds City Council	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
West Yorkshire County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
West Riding County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Metropolitan districts of England
Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

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By-election results

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