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The modern city council was established in 1974, with the first elections being held in advance in 1973. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the area of the County Borough of Leeds was combined with those of the Municipal Borough of Morley, the Municipal Borough of Pudsey, Aireborough Urban District, Horsforth Urban District, Otley Urban District, Garforth Urban District, Rothwell Urban ...
From 1889 until 1974 Leeds was a county borough, independent from any county council. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with West Yorkshire County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating ...
Since the Local Government Act 1985 Leeds City Council has effectively been a unitary authority, serving as the sole (aside from the 32 Parish Councils) executive, deliberative and legislative body responsible for local policy, setting council tax, and allocating budget in the city, and is a member of the Leeds City Region Partnership.
The metropolitan borough is divided into 33 wards, each of which elects three members of Leeds City Council.The ward boundaries were last reorganised in 2004. A map of the wards is available on the council website, [1] as is a postcode-to-ward tool. [2]
East Leeds Independents: Geoff Holloran 678 14.0 N/A: Liberal Democrats: David Hollingsworth 613 12.7 +1.0 Green: Paul Marchant 428 8.8 +2.2 Conservative: Alexander Passingham 363 7.5 +2.7 Conservative: Peter Lord 327 Conservative: Robin Rogers 294 Majority 2,078 43.0 +4.9 Turnout: 16,291 24.8 −2.5 Labour hold: Swing: Labour hold: Swing ...
Roundhay is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the suburb of the same name, Gledhow and Oakwood. The ward's boundaries run the A6120 Leeds Outer Ring Road to the north and the A58 Wetherby Road to the south and east. The boundary also follows Gledhow Valley Road to the west before heading north ...
2024; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Garforth and Swillington Independents: Sarah Field* 3,469 : 54.3 +0.3 : Labour: Alex Rayment 1,223 19.2 −0.6 Conservative
Farnley and Wortley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the urban areas of Farnley and Wortley. Councillors since 1980