1980 Leeds City Council election

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1980 Leeds City Council election
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All 99 seats on Leeds City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Leader George Mudie Peter Sparling
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seatSeacroft Moortown
Seats won6229
Seat changeIncrease2.svg18Decrease2.svg16
Popular vote94,46074,442
Percentage43.7%34.4%
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Council control before election

Minority administration
Conservative

Council control after election

Majority administration
Labour

The 1980 Leeds City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.

Contents

A full boundary review of Leeds's electoral wards increased the number of wards from 32 to 33, also increasing the number of councillors from 96 to 99. This prompted the entire council needing to be elected. [1]

Boundary changes

The boundary changes added an extra ward to the existing 32 - increasing the councillor total by three to 99 - with just half the ward names surviving the changes:

Abolished:

  1. Armley and Castleton
  2. Beeston and Holbeck
  3. Burley
  4. Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
  5. Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall
  6. City and Woodhouse
  7. Cookridge and Weetwood
  8. Garforth North and Barwick
  9. Kippax and Swillington
  10. Gipton and Whinmoor
  11. Harehills and Roundhay
  12. Hunslet East and West
  13. Osmondthorpe
  14. Otley
  15. Stanningley
  16. Talbot

Created:

  1. Armley
  2. Barwick & Kippax
  3. Beeston
  4. Burmantofts
  5. Chapel Allerton
  6. City & Holbeck
  7. Cookridge
  8. Garforth & Swillington
  9. Harehills
  10. Hunslet
  11. North
  12. Otley & Wharfedale
  13. Richmond Hill
  14. Roundhay
  15. University
  16. Weetwood
  17. Whinmoor

Election result

The drop in Conservative support - which seen them set lows in vote share and seats won - allowed Labour to win record representation and comfortably regain control of the council from the Conservatives, with a 25-seat strong majority. Labour also managed highs in votes and vote share, once the previous year's totals are omitted for unrepresentatively high turnout (which were gained from coinciding with the general election that year). [1]

The Liberals, who fielded their first full-slate of candidates, also achieved party records but were rewarded with fewer seats in the new landscape; their gains confined to Armley, Horsforth and Otley, looking unlikely to win the new seats replacing the formerly favourable seats for Hunslet and Pudsey. [1]

Elsewhere, the Ecologists bettered their previous efforts with an increased outing, standing candidates in over a half of the wards, surpassing Liberal support in a number of them. Beyond the regular Communist slate, there was also another appearance from an Independent in Morley North, an Independent Liberal standing in Rothwell and the first appearance of a Residents Association by way of a candidate each in Headingley, Kirkstall and Weetwood. [1]

Leeds Local Election Result 1980
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 6200062.643.794,460+2.5%
  Conservative 2900029.334.474,442-4.1%
  Liberal 80008.118.038,818+0.2%
  Ecology 00000.02.75,790+1.2%
  Communist 00000.00.61,369+0.3%
  Residents 00000.00.3604+0.3%
  Independent 00000.00.2395-0.0%
  Independent Liberal 00000.00.1268+0.1%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour4462
Conservatives4529
Liberals78
Total9699
Working majority 0  25 

Ward results

Aireborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Hudson3,23640.6N/A
Conservative H. Barber3,039
Conservative T. Hawkins2,947
Liberal J. Brown2,40030.1N/A
Liberal R. Lee2,239
Liberal G. McCabe2,226
Labour M. Dunn2,09826.3N/A
Labour J. Collins2,068
Labour J. Prior2,009
Ecology R. Cresswell2423.0N/A
Majority54710.5N/A
Turnout 7,976N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Armley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Meadowcroft 3,74651.5N/A
Liberal D. Selby3,449
Liberal B. Nelson3,439
Labour A. Gunter2,28131.4N/A
Labour P. Shires2,198
Labour V. Firth2,080
Conservative H. Hinchliffe1,15915.9N/A
Conservative B. Stockwell1,096
Conservative E. McKimmings1,066
Communist J. Light811.1N/A
Majority1,15820.2N/A
Turnout 7,267N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Barwick & Kippax [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Flatters3,78451.0N/A
Labour M. Monks3,713
Labour K. Smith3,608
Conservative A. Taylor2,72936.8N/A
Conservative B. Rowley2,688
Conservative J. Sherwin2,620
Liberal R. Hutchinson4586.2N/A
Ecology D. Corry4456.0N/A
Liberal N. Parnaby428
Liberal B. Maney394
Majority87914.2N/A
Turnout 7,416N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Beeston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Beevers3,13150.3N/A
Labour H. Booth3,101
Labour Michael McGowan 2,680
Conservative W. Birch1,72127.7N/A
Conservative S. Grenfell1,450
Conservative J. Sturgeon1,411
Liberal M. Day1,21819.6N/A
Liberal J. Ellis1,184
Liberal R. Heselwood1,113
Ecology R. Mitchell1512.4N/A
Majority95922.7N/A
Turnout 6,221N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bramley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Atkinson3,87764.7N/A
Labour A. Miller3,690
Labour A. Atkinson3,644
Conservative I. Benton1,30821.8N/A
Conservative L. Hargreaves1,218
Conservative K. Knapton1,205
Liberal L. Meadowcroft80413.4N/A
Liberal S. Gillen692
Liberal B. Jacques646
Majority2,33642.9N/A
Turnout 5,989N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Burmantofts [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Millet3,39347.4N/A
Labour M. Moynihan3,343
Labour R. Sedler3,144
Liberal M. Clay2,77938.8N/A
Liberal N. Mackie2,285
Liberal T. Bland2,223
Conservative V. Dodgson76110.6N/A
Conservative M. Suttenstall687
Conservative M. Gorrill670
Communist M. Monkman2253.1N/A
Majority3658.6N/A
Turnout 7,158N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Chapel Allerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Frankland3,32651.3N/A
Labour C. Clarke3,253
Labour N. Taggart3,180
Conservative K. Hind2,20034.0N/A
Conservative J. Howard2,184
Conservative M. Sexton2,150
Liberal J. Clay5638.7N/A
Liberal B. Jones438
Liberal D. Johns417
Ecology P. Sanders2594.0N/A
Ecology H. Terry210
Communist L. Willoughby1312.0N/A
Majority98017.4N/A
Turnout 6,479N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
City & Holbeck [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Sanderson3,85467.8N/A
Labour E. Morris3,663
Labour C. Myers3,548
Liberal P. Jones1,13319.9N/A
Liberal J. Wright1,048
Liberal P. Tekchandani953
Conservative D. Tomlinson70112.3N/A
Conservative S. Kaberry668
Conservative H. Stockwell633
Majority2,41547.8N/A
Turnout 5,688N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Cookridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Loudon3,35358.7N/A
Conservative M. Gledhill3,200
Conservative J. Carter3,198
Labour B. McKiernan1,24721.8N/A
Labour J. Woolmer1,223
Labour E. Whelan1,167
Liberal D. Lofthouse84414.8N/A
Liberal B. Dodds785
Liberal D. Taylor758
Ecology D. Darnborough2644.6N/A
Majority1,95136.9N/A
Turnout 5,708N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Garforth & Swillington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Moakes4,20851.3N/A
Labour D. Lambert3,941
Labour R. Smith3,912
Conservative N. May3,14538.3N/A
Conservative W. Hedley3,125
Conservative D. Schofield3,056
Liberal R. Corrigan5897.2N/A
Liberal M. Winterton391
Liberal J. Lelean372
Ecology D. Linley-Young2663.2N/A
Ecology J. Dowsett238
Majority76713.0N/A
Turnout 8,208N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Halton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Dodgson3,56659.2N/A
Conservative W. Hyde3,486
Conservative D. Wood3,401
Labour H. Harris2,04033.9N/A
Labour A. McQueenie1,904
Labour L. Worth1,853
Liberal P. Julings4156.9N/A
Liberal A. Scoot415
Liberal A. Weatherly376
Majority1,36125.3N/A
Turnout 6,021N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Harehills [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Cohen3,61163.5N/A
Labour T. Briggs3,360
Labour M. Simmons2,447
Conservative D. MacLeod1,58427.9N/A
Conservative R. Simpson1,577
Conservative L. Welch1,565
Liberal P. Langley4928.7N/A
Liberal J. Gandhi470
Liberal P. McCarthy421
Majority86335.6N/A
Turnout 5,687N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Headingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Dalwood2,83641.8N/A
Labour J. Thomas2,833
Labour E. Millet2,512
Conservative E. Clark2,07130.5N/A
Conservative J. Searle2,022
Conservative P. Gruen2,001
Liberal D. Rolfe70410.4N/A
Liberal M. Gradwell679
Liberal M. Hipshon628
Ecology R. Boyle4516.6N/A
Residents K. Nathan3835.6N/A
Communist B. Cooper3465.1N/A
Majority44111.3N/A
Turnout 6,791N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Horsforth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. Cooksey3,57643.7N/A
Liberal M. Crossfield3,488
Conservative V. Stevens3,27940.0N/A
Conservative K. Vause3,234
Conservative J. Unsworth3,175
Liberal M. Moreland3,158
Labour A. Radford90811.1N/A
Labour R. Winn894
Labour G. Wood789
Ecology P. Lewenz4295.2N/A
Majority2543.6N/A
Turnout 8,192N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hunslet [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff Driver3,62184.4N/A
Labour John Battle 3,472
Labour Trevor Park 3,417
Liberal L. Hirst3808.9N/A
Liberal E. Lynch350
Liberal D. Marsh289
Conservative D. Nichols2876.7N/A
Conservative R. Tetley269
Conservative J. Stevens266
Majority3,03775.6N/A
Turnout 4,288N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Kirkstall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Nash4,16562.9N/A
Labour J. Illingworth4,033
Labour Bernard Atha 3,842
Conservative P. Sexton1,75926.5N/A
Conservative G. Bullock1,745
Conservative M. Jones1,666
Liberal L. Keates4236.4N/A
Liberal M. Leser388
Communist B. Jackson1472.2N/A
Residents J. Coates1322.0N/A
Majority2,08336.3N/A
Turnout 6,626N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Middleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Kitchen3,26573.5N/A
Labour J. Taylor3,253
Labour J. Mann2,995
Conservative A. Larvin58813.2N/A
Conservative K. Crosby574
Conservative E. Scott544
Liberal D. Hart45210.2N/A
Liberal R. James340
Liberal M. Batley312
Ecology B. Monaghan1373.1N/A
Majority2,40760.3N/A
Turnout 4,442N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Moortown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Thomas3,09252.9N/A
Conservative P. Sparling3,072
Conservative S. Symmonds2,967
Labour T. Cooke1,60827.5N/A
Labour R. Wilson1,555
Labour P. Jeffers1,485
Liberal R. Clay79413.6N/A
Liberal T. Garbett686
Liberal I. Johnson589
Ecology R. Evans3486.0N/A
Majority1,35925.4N/A
Turnout 5,842N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Morley North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Jones3,73148.5N/A
Labour R. Cordingley3,715
Labour B. Cook3,565
Conservative R. Senior2,89137.6N/A
Conservative R. Verity2,757
Conservative B. Barker2,709
Liberal A. Gilchrist6828.9N/A
Independent B. Morris3955.1N/A
Majority67410.9N/A
Turnout 7,699N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Morley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. North4,68766.1N/A
Labour B. Haydn4,658
Labour K. Burnley4,294
Conservative S. Hodgson1,97827.9N/A
Conservative A. Grayson1,966
Conservative M. Broadhead1,883
Ecology M. Coates4306.1N/A
Majority2,31638.2N/A
Turnout 7,095N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Redmond3,12357.5N/A
Conservative R. Feldman3,094
Conservative K. Sibbald3,069
Labour E. Hayhurst1,42226.2N/A
Labour J. Monksfield1,277
Labour J. Roche1,264
Liberal M. Phillips5009.2N/A
Liberal E. Hart489
Ecology C. Rushworth3827.0N/A
Liberal C. Shenton348
Majority1,64731.3N/A
Turnout 5,427N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Otley & Wharfedale [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Morgan4,98747.4N/A
Liberal G. Kirkland4,563
Liberal J. Spencer4,288
Conservative S. Day3,96937.8N/A
Conservative G. Francis3,734
Conservative M. Drayton3,460
Labour J. Rookledge1,0389.9N/A
Labour M. Marshall984
Labour J. Kerwin-Davey869
Ecology A. Laurence5184.9N/A
Ecology A. Marriott447
Majority3199.7N/A
Turnout 10,512N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Pudsey North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Carter3,90145.1N/A
Conservative I. Favell3,664
Conservative J. Bashall3,604
Labour P. Burrill3,24537.5N/A
Labour A. Sugden3,076
Labour C. Say3,036
Liberal A. Booker1,49717.3N/A
Liberal R. Hollingworth1,492
Liberal L. Stevenson1,411
Majority3597.6N/A
Turnout 8,643N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Pudsey South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Kersting2,90539.7N/A
Labour E. Hickinson2,77337.9N/A
Labour D. Brown2,717
Labour N. Rhodes2,671
Conservative L. Fletcher2,530
Conservative P. Lee2,412
Liberal P. Coulson1,63422.3N/A
Liberal A. Fleet1,552
Liberal J. Fisken1,530
Majority2341.8N/A
Turnout 7,312N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Richmond Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Lyons3,48166.0N/A
Labour D. Hamilton3,117
Labour W. Prichard3,019
Liberal P. Gilbert1,14321.7N/A
Liberal A. Betts1,114
Liberal K. Norman972
Conservative A. Brookes65412.4N/A
Conservative B. Horrocks593
Conservative J. Sibbald534
Majority1,87644.3N/A
Turnout 5,278N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Rothwell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lund3,96358.3N/A
Labour B. Walker3,748
Labour S. Hudson3,554
Conservative D. Levison1,78226.2N/A
Conservative K. Sadler1,750
Conservative D. Boyton1,597
Liberal E. Russell6249.2N/A
Liberal A. Todd607
Liberal A. Paton594
Independent Liberal W. Mansfield2683.9N/A
Communist R. Horsbrough1662.4N/A
Majority1,77232.1N/A
Turnout 6,803N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Roundhay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Crotty4,09661.8N/A
Conservative J. Challenor4,078
Conservative J. White3,982
Labour B. Bloom1,29419.5N/A
Labour A. Barnard1,247
Labour R. Mitchell1,204
Liberal L. Thackray93914.2N/A
Liberal P. Arnold863
Liberal S. Hollands834
Ecology C. Hill3034.6N/A
Ecology S. Sykes272
Majority2,68842.2N/A
Turnout 6,632N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Seacroft [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Mudie 3,75878.5N/A
Labour D. Gabb3,470
Labour A. Vollans3,452
Conservative P. Hyde72715.2N/A
Conservative D. Townsley702
Conservative F. Brownbridge684
Liberal B. Selby2044.3N/A
Liberal G. Bratt191
Liberal P. Julings179
Communist B. Wilson992.1N/A
Majority2,72563.3N/A
Turnout 4,788N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
University [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Kilgallon2,80062.2N/A
Labour N. Jarosz2,736
Labour D. Jenner2,672
Conservative R. Boddington76717.0N/A
Conservative H. Woodhead723
Conservative E. Warriner706
Liberal N. Flood59113.1N/A
Liberal G. Prescott494
Liberal E. Bee472
Communist J. Rodgers1743.9N/A
Ecology S. Graves1703.8N/A
Ecology P. Newey158
Majority2,03345.2N/A
Turnout 4,502N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Weetwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Hall2,86146.2N/A
Conservative S. Gill2,842
Conservative J. Hamilton2,825
Labour K. Fenwick1,85430.0N/A
Labour M. Verity1,751
Labour A. Jarosz1,645
Liberal D. Gazey1,04917.0N/A
Liberal D. Archbold973
Liberal P. Baxter945
Ecology C. Nash3355.4N/A
Residents E. Leigh891.4N/A
Majority97116.3N/A
Turnout 6,188N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wetherby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Gardiner4,20466.7N/A
Conservative D. Hudson4,035
Conservative J. Gray3,979
Labour J. Taylor81312.9N/A
Labour R. Bishop758
Labour I. Adams755
Ecology D. Rawson66010.5N/A
Liberal T. Burgess62810.0N/A
Liberal J. Scott552
Liberal R. Morris487
Majority3,16653.8N/A
Turnout 6,305N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Whinmoor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Stringer2,91254.5N/A
Labour E. Hewitt2,623
Labour G. Platt2,585
Conservative M. Beardsall1,90935.7N/A
Conservative W. Buckland1,906
Conservative A. Woolman1,844
Liberal N. Hudson5229.8N/A
Liberal J. Exley508
Liberal A. Wood502
Majority67618.8N/A
Turnout 5,343N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Thurlow3,43645.1N/A
Labour P. Fathers3,170
Labour M. Bedford3,051
Conservative R. Robson2,13628.0N/A
Liberal C. Greenfield2,04826.9N/A
Conservative H. Connah2,023
Conservative F. Stubley1,999
Liberal W. Moss1,847
Liberal D. Jones1,758
Majority91517.1N/A
Turnout 7,620N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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The 1946 Leeds municipal elections were held on Saturday 2 November 1946, with one third of the council and vacancies in Burmantofts and Farnley & Wortley to be elected. A handful of wards - Armley & Wortley, Burmantofts, Holbeck North, Hunslet Carr & Middleton and Osmondthorpe - went uncontested.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1982 Leeds City Council election</span>

Elections to Leeds City Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982, with one-third of the council to be elected. As well as that, there was a vacancy to fill after the defection of Whinmoor incumbent Edward Hewitt to the newly formed Alliance between the Liberal Party and the Labour-breakaway Social Democratic Party in February, following his colleague and Headingley councillor, Ernest Millet, who had also defected to the SDP two months prior.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1986 Leeds City Council election</span> 1986 UK local government election

The Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Halton to be elected, following the resignation by Conservative incumbent Martin Dodgson in March. Prior to that, there had been a defection by the former-Alliance councillor in Armley, Sandy Melville, to Independent in January and a sacking and de-selection as Labour candidate for Wortley for Pat Fathers after he was found to be leaking information the previous December.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1990 Leeds City Council election</span>

The Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1990, with one third of the council and two casual vacancies in Beeston and North to be elected. There had been a number of by-elections in the interim, resulting in two Labour gains in Armley and Burmantofts from the Social and Liberal Democrats and holds elsewhere.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 Leeds City Council election</span> Local Government Election

The Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995, with one third of the council up for election, alongside a vacancy in Roundhay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roundhay (ward)</span> Electoral ward in Leeds, England

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weetwood (ward)</span> Electoral ward in Leeds, England

Weetwood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering suburban areas including Far Headingley, Ireland Wood, Tinshill, Weetwood and West Park.

There are a number of listed buildings in West Yorkshire. The term "listed building", in the United Kingdom, refers to a building or structure designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance. Details of all the listed buildings are contained in the National Heritage List for England. They are categorised in three grades: Grade I consists of buildings of outstanding architectural or historical interest, Grade II* includes significant buildings of more than local interest and Grade II consists of buildings of special architectural or historical interest. Buildings in England are listed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on recommendations provided by English Heritage, which also determines the grading.

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