1990 Leeds City Council election

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Map of the results for the 1990 Leeds council election. Leeds UK local election 1990 map.png
Map of the results for the 1990 Leeds council election.

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.

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The election was held amidst deep unpopularity for the Conservative national government and their poll tax measure, resulting in the party's worst ever performance in the English locals. [1] The effects it had in Leeds were no less severe, with the party obtaining a record low vote share, with their victories confined to just 4 of the 33 wards, restricted to their Northern heartlands – Cookridge, North, Roundhay and Wetherby – losing stalwarts Aireborough, Halton, Pudsey North and Weetwood to Labour for the first time.

Both the Conservative vote and the SLD vote were little changed from the previous election; the landslide was caused by a remarkable increase in Labour's vote – over 50% on recent elections – bringing with it a record turnout (with 1979 omitted). The SLD's slate was notably much reduced, fielding their lowest number of candidates since 1978, after their fall-back at their last outing. Similar to the last election, their sole loss was found in Armley to Labour, narrowly holding onto Otley & Wharfedale, but much more comfortably their Horsforth and Moortown seats. In total, Labour's five gains extended their majority by ten, comfortably surpassing party records in votes, vote share and council majority.

Elsewhere, the leader of the newly formed Liberal Party Michael Meadowcroft – alongside his fellow candidate in Harehills – won a respectable second place in Bramley. Meanwhile, their fellow SLD defectors, the SDP joined the Communists in producing just one candidate – with both collecting negligible support, suggesting possible demise (with the latter likely adversely impacted by recent international events). [2]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1990
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2750+577.156.1141,610+9.9
  Conservative 504-414.326.767,284-6.3
  SLD 301-18.614.436,325-2.7
  Green 00000.01.43,481+0.6
  Liberal 00000.01.02,623+1.0
  Independent 00000.00.2626-1.6
  SDP 00000.00.1256-0.8
  National Front 00000.00.0109+0.0
  Communist 00000.00.067-0.2

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6166
Conservative2521
SLD1211
Independent11
Total9999
Working majority 23  33 

Ward results

Aireborough [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Dunn4,67245.3+14.1
Conservative M. Atkinson3,91438.0-5.8
SLD D. Gowland1,72616.7-8.3
Majority7587.4-5.1
Turnout 10,312
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.9
Armley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Lowe4,78867.0+12.1
Conservative R. Mundell1,25617.6-1.6
SLD D. Colton1,09915.4-10.4
Majority3,53249.4+22.5
Turnout 7,143
Labour gain from SLD Swing +11.2
Barwick & Kippax [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Parker6,00262.7+3.9
Conservative John Procter 2,53226.5-8.7
SLD G. Roberts6006.3+0.3
Green D. Corry4364.6+4.6
Majority3,47036.3+12.6
Turnout 9,570
Labour hold Swing +6.3
Beeston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon Trickett 4,18072.3+4.5
Labour D. Congreve3,690
Conservative A. Rhodes1,00917.5-7.5
Conservative H. Woodhead929
Green D. Blakemore59010.2+10.2
Majority3,17154.9+12.0
Turnout 5,779
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +6.0
Bramley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Atkinson4,86765.9-2.9
Liberal Michael Meadowcroft 1,83124.8+24.8
Conservative T. Cooper6899.3-7.4
Majority3,03641.1-10.9
Turnout 7,387
Labour hold Swing -13.8
Burmantofts [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Butterfield4,26763.7+19.4
SLD T. Ineson2,03030.3-19.2
Conservative C. Wilson3996.0-0.2
Majority2,23733.4+28.3
Turnout 6,696
Labour hold Swing +19.3
Chapel Allerton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Taggart4,77272.7+7.3
Conservative P. Lawton1,21518.5-5.4
SLD J. Levy5788.8+3.6
Majority3,55754.2+12.8
Turnout 6,565
Labour hold Swing +6.4
City & Holbeck [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Myers4,84379.1+2.1
SLD A. Davies70111.5+3.8
Conservative D. Boynton5769.4-6.0
Majority4,14267.7+6.1
Turnout 6,120
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Cookridge [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Carter4,14348.8-11.5
Labour G. Morrison3,06336.1+13.0
SLD E. Brazier1,27815.1+3.8
Majority1,08012.7-24.5
Turnout 8,484
Conservative hold Swing -12.2
Garforth & Swillington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Groves6,23967.1+9.7
Conservative C. Jones2,13323.0-13.2
SLD R. Hutchinson9219.9+3.6
Majority4,10644.2+22.9
Turnout 9,293
Labour hold Swing +11.4
Halton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Sully3,84044.9+11.1
Conservative D. Schofield3,56941.7-12.9
SLD D. Hollingsworth1,14913.4+1.7
Majority2713.2-17.6
Turnout 8,558
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.0
Harehills [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour U. Ryatt3,90664.8-0.7
Liberal R. Senior79213.1+13.1
Conservative K. Weightman70811.7-3.7
Independent S. Prasad4497.4+7.4
Independent D. Talbot1772.9+2.9
Majority3,11451.6+5.2
Turnout 6,032
Labour hold Swing -6.9
Headingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Truswell 3,96555.1+13.3
SLD C. Shaw1,25017.4-12.7
Conservative G. Castle1,05814.7-0.7
Green G. Rainford85011.8+2.4
Communist B. Cooper670.9-2.3
Majority2,71537.8+26.0
Turnout 7,190
Labour hold Swing +13.0
Horsforth [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD M. Shaw3,75642.4-2.1
Conservative R. Richardson3,03234.2-5.8
Labour J. Erskine2,07223.4+7.9
Majority7248.2+3.7
Turnout 8,860
SLD hold Swing +1.8
Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gunnell 4,61991.0+13.1
Conservative D. Thomas4589.0-1.5
Majority4,16182.0+14.7
Turnout 5,077
Labour hold Swing +7.3
Kirkstall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Atha 5,50781.8+15.3
Conservative S. McBarron1,22918.2-0.8
Majority4,27863.5+16.1
Turnout 6,736
Labour hold Swing +8.0
Middleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Middleton4,87685.6+8.2
Conservative A. Wright82314.4-1.4
Majority4,05371.1+9.6
Turnout 5,699
Labour hold Swing +4.8
Moortown [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD W. Winlow3,73744.9-2.7
Conservative C. Thompson2,43029.2-4.9
Labour J. Talbot2,16426.0+7.6
Majority1,30715.7+2.2
Turnout 8,331
SLD hold Swing +1.1
Morley North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Jones5,39066.0+15.2
Conservative J. Galek2,77234.0-5.6
Majority2,61832.1+20.9
Turnout 8,162
Labour hold Swing +10.4
Morley South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Burnley5,85767.9+4.4
Conservative L. Frost1,85821.5-7.8
SLD T. Leadley8039.3+2.2
National Front N. Howard1091.3+1.3
Majority3,99946.4+12.2
Turnout 8,627
Labour hold Swing +6.1
North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Manning3,79549.9-7.7
Conservative P. Harrand3,621
Labour B. Brady2,43232.0+8.3
Labour J. Lister2,206
SLD R. Barr1,11514.7+1.0
SLD D. Dresser1,091
SDP B. Finniestone2563.4-1.6
Majority1,36317.9-16.0
Turnout 7,598
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -8.0
Otley & Wharfedale [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD C. Campbell3,68135.9+1.2
Conservative G. Francis3,56034.7-11.9
Labour S. Egan3,00929.4+15.8
Majority1211.2-10.7
Turnout 10,250
SLD hold Swing +6.5
Pudsey North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Ross4,30445.3+15.9
Conservative J. Bashall3,29534.7-17.0
SLD J. Heppell1,89720.0+1.1
Majority1,00910.6-11.6
Turnout 9,496
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.4
Pudsey South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lewis4,73456.4+26.8
Conservative R. Cam2,14725.6+4.6
SLD A. Fleet1,50818.0+15.0
Majority2,58730.8+14.0
Turnout 8,389
Labour hold Swing +11.1
Richmond Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. McGee5,14180.1+1.0
SLD K. Norman78712.3+2.6
Conservative W. Birch4907.6-3.5
Majority4,35467.8-0.2
Turnout 6,418
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Rothwell [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Hudson4,69563.1-3.4
Conservative A. Heeson1,46419.7-6.3
SLD A. Barber1,27617.2+9.6
Majority3,23143.5+3.0
Turnout 7,435
Labour hold Swing +1.4
Roundhay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. White3,82646.8-10.0
Labour K. Prior2,84434.8+10.2
SLD J. Pullan86210.5-3.6
Green A. Tear6437.9+3.4
Majority98212.0-20.2
Turnout 8,175
Conservative hold Swing -10.1
Seacroft [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Vollans4,72982.4+1.1
Conservative H. Gill59110.3-3.3
SLD S. Fisher4217.3+2.2
Majority4,13872.1+4.4
Turnout 5,741
Labour hold Swing +2.2
University [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Dale3,88372.8-2.0
Conservative R. Winfield55310.4-3.4
Green A. Begg4919.2+9.2
SLD A. Appleyard4057.6-0.3
Majority3,33062.5-1.4
Turnout 5,332
Labour hold Swing +0.7
Weetwood [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Moxon3,31341.0+11.6
Conservative J. Hamilton2,79434.5-8.0
SLD J. Ewens1,50918.7-6.3
Green C. Nash4715.8+2.7
Majority5196.4-6.7
Turnout 8,087
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.8
Wetherby [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Evans5,89960.3-6.7
Labour J. Postill2,61226.7+10.7
SLD J. Macarthur1,26612.9+2.4
Majority3,28733.6-17.3
Turnout 9,777
Conservative hold Swing -8.7
Whinmoor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Hemmingway4,43965.4+8.1
Conservative P. Rayner1,73525.6-10.9
SLD C. Ward6159.1+2.8
Majority2,70439.8+19.0
Turnout 6,789
Labour hold Swing +9.5
Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Bedford5,58667.5+7.9
Conservative B. Nicol1,48918.0-4.4
SLD W. Moss1,19814.5-3.5
Majority4,09749.5+12.2
Turnout 8,273
Labour hold Swing +6.1

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 5 May 1990.
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