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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]
The council announced that a total of 225 voters were turned away from the polls for a lack of ID and did not return. As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were contested. The Labour Party maintained their majority control of the council, repeating the net gain of 3 seats they achieved in 2022.
The 2022 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2022 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were contested alongside two casual vacancies in the Horsforth and Roundhay wards.
The Labour Party maintained control of the council, with their seat count holding steady. For the third year in a row, the Conservative Party lost three seats, all to Labour; the party would additionally lose a seat in Pudsey two days after the election when Trish Smith, re-elected the previous year, resigned to sit as an independent. [ 4 ]
0–9. 1945 Leeds City Council election; 1946 Leeds City Council election; 1947 Leeds City Council election; 1949 Leeds City Council election; 1950 Leeds City Council election
The 2019 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other UK local elections across England and Northern Ireland. As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were up for election.
The 2015 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2015 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections across the UK. As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election.