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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 ...
The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. West Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986 and Leeds became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: [2] [3]
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.
Following a period supporting the Labour Party, Ali joined the Green Party, and began campaigning for election as the Green Party candidate for the Gipton and Harehills ward of Leeds City Council in 2022; [1] this was one of the UK's poorest areas, 40% of whose population was Muslim, with over 65% coming from minority ethnic groups. [2]
This category lists topics relating to the local government metropolitan district and City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
The Lord Mayor of Leeds (until 1897 known as the Mayor of Leeds) is a ceremonial post held by a member of Leeds City Council, elected annually by the council.. By charter from King Charles I in 1626, the leader of the governing body of the borough of Leeds was an alderman, the first holder being Sir John Savile. [1]
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 ...
The 2016 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2016 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. [1] It was on the same day as other local elections . As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election.