1992 Leeds City Council election

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Map of the results for the 1992 Leeds council election. Leeds UK local election 1992 map.png
Map of the results for the 1992 Leeds council election.

The 1992 Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council's seats up for election.

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Held one month after the 1992 general election where Conservatives won a surprise fourth term, the Conservatives in Leeds shared in that success, surpassing Labour's vote for the first time in a decade, and winning their greatest share since 1978. Despite these feats, their vote remained constant with recent elections - in stark contrast to the opposition parties, whose votes had seen dramatic falls, with the Liberal Democrat vote their lowest since 1978, and Labour's their lowest recorded since the council's creation in 1973.

The minor parties also saw disappointment, with the Liberal vote more than halved the previous year and comfortably their worst, whilst the Greens - in spite of a record number of candidates, up considerably from the year before - seen a decrease in their vote. All of which resulted in a record low in turnout, suggesting the Tory revival was driven more by their national result hurting opposition moral than any resurgence in their support.

The Conservatives were able to win their greatest number of wards since 1983, gaining a seat each from Labour and the Lib Dems in their respective marginals of Morley North and Horsforth. The Tory gain in Horsforth, as well as Labour's rise in Armley, left the Lib Dem victories confined to just two wards for the first time since 1979 (Burmantofts and Moortown), and their councillor total the lowest since 1980. The sole Independent standing, Peter Kersting, won his fourth term in Pudsey South with ease (with the first being won as Conservative). [1]

Election result

Leeds local election result 1992
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1901-157.638.465,813-7.7
  Conservative 1120+233.340.769,676+10.5
  Liberal Democrats 201-16.116.127,507-4.1
  Independent 10003.01.72,953+1.6
  Green 00000.02.33,863+0.4
  Liberal 00000.00.81,332-0.7

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6867
Conservative2123
Liberal Democrat98
Independent11
Total9999
Working majority 37  35 

Ward results

Aireborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Hughes-Rowlands3,85151.3+14.1
Labour Gerry Harper2,35831.4−0.9
Liberal Democrats D. Gowland1,16115.5−12.7
Green A. Peterken1441.9−0.4
Majority 1,49319.9+15.0
Turnout 7,514
Conservative hold Swing +7.5
Armley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James McKenna2,09452.1−4.9
Conservative J. Mortimer1,03825.8+8.6
Liberal A. Gonzalez45011.2+0.7
Liberal Democrats A. Davies3157.8−2.0
Green M. Stroud1203.0−2.3
Majority 1,05626.3−13.5
Turnout 4,017
Labour hold Swing -6.7
Barwick & Kippax [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Wakefield 3,41450.1−5.1
Conservative C. Ward2,85241.8+12.1
Liberal Democrats D. Lindley5518.1−2.5
Majority 5628.2−17.2
Turnout 6,817
Labour hold Swing -8.6
Beeston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Congreve1,86155.6−6.8
Conservative H. Woodhead1,10533.0+9.5
Liberal Democrats T. Barton38411.5−2.7
Majority 75622.6−16.3
Turnout 3,350
Labour hold Swing -8.1
Bramley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Cliff2,47760.4−0.8
Conservative T. Cooper95623.3+10.4
Liberal A. St. Quintin2917.1−14.8
Liberal Democrats C. Ward2526.1+2.1
Green M. Chatwood1253.0+3.0
Majority 1,52137.1−2.2
Turnout 4,101
Labour hold Swing -5.6
Burmantofts [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats N. Mackie1,97150.4+13.3
Labour T. Ayres1,64242.0−15.4
Conservative R. Jones3007.7+2.0
Majority 3298.4−11.9
Turnout 3,913
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +14.3
Chapel Allerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Frankland2,64758.3−4.0
Conservative I. Baxter1,31028.8+8.2
Liberal Democrats J. Pullan3678.1−3.1
Green R. Mills2194.8−1.0
Majority 1,33729.4−12.2
Turnout 4,543
Labour hold Swing -6.1
City & Holbeck [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Nash2,00166.0−3.4
Conservative D. Boynton54217.9+7.1
Liberal Democrats R. Mayne32610.8−4.2
Green D. Blakemore1635.4+0.5
Majority 1,45948.1−6.4
Turnout 3,032
Labour hold Swing -5.2
Cookridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Loudon3,98963.7+10.7
Labour G. Greenley1,13218.1−8.4
Liberal Democrats G. Murly1,02416.3−4.3
Green P. Marchant1221.9+1.9
Majority 2,85745.6+19.1
Turnout 6,267
Conservative hold Swing +9.5
Garforth & Swillington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Murray3,28648.3−8.4
Conservative J. Stott2,89342.5+13.1
Liberal Democrats R. Hutchinson6239.2−4.7
Majority 3935.8−21.5
Turnout 6,802
Labour hold Swing -10.7
Halton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Schofield3,45158.7+11.9
Labour R. Haggerty1,76930.1−8.0
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth4918.4−6.6
Green D. Harbud1652.8+2.8
Majority 1,68228.6+19.9
Turnout 5,876
Conservative hold Swing +9.9
Harehills [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Cohen2,11564.2−3.1
Conservative A. Wilson65219.8+7.1
Liberal Democrats R. Senior34210.4+0.0
Green Andrew Tear1865.6−0.1
Majority 1,46344.4−10.2
Turnout 3,295
Labour hold Swing -5.1
Headingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Perrigo2,61147.8−2.4
Conservative G. King1,46326.8+8.5
Liberal Democrats D. Goodman96417.6−14.0
Green P. Alexander4287.8+7.8
Majority 1,14821.0+2.5
Turnout 5,466
Labour hold Swing -5.4
Horsforth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Addison3,84350.7+10.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Townsley2,80237.0−5.1
Labour C. Hooson7239.5−8.6
Green G. Williamson2112.8+2.8
Majority 1,04113.7+11.5
Turnout 7,579
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.9
Hunslet [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoffrey Driver1,97076.1−8.3
Conservative A. Larvin45417.5+2.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Sadler1656.4+6.4
Majority 1,51658.6−10.3
Turnout 2,589
Labour hold Swing -5.1
Kirkstall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Minkin2,52858.4−1.3
Conservative S. McBarron1,10325.5+7.5
Green A. Mander3698.5−1.8
Liberal N. Nowosielski3277.6−4.4
Majority 1,42532.9−8.9
Turnout 4,327
Labour hold Swing -4.4
Middleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Dignan1,88766.0−6.1
Conservative D. Jowett68724.0+8.0
Liberal Democrats G. Roberts28610.0−1.9
Majority 1,20042.0−14.0
Turnout 2,860
Labour hold Swing -7.0
Moortown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Harris3,30149.3−0.9
Conservative J. Dagwell2,36035.2+7.0
Labour M. Plenderleith92213.8−7.7
Green C. Wooding1131.7+1.7
Majority 94114.1−7.8
Turnout 6,696
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.9
Morley North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Barraclough3,21852.5+12.7
Labour P. Jones2,51741.0−7.1
Liberal Democrats G. Smith4006.5−5.6
Majority 70111.4+3.0
Turnout 6,135
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.9
Morley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan North2,63149.3−5.1
Conservative J. Galek1,88735.3+9.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Leadley72013.5−6.0
Green T. Sykes1031.9+1.9
Majority 74413.9−14.3
Turnout 5,341
Labour hold Swing -7.1
North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Harrand3,40357.4+2.6
Liberal Democrats W. Forshaw1,63127.5+1.7
Labour P. Moxon89915.2−4.3
Majority 1,77229.9+0.9
Turnout 5,933
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Otley & Wharfedale [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Hindle4,12454.3+19.2
Liberal Democrats E. Diggle2,10327.7−16.1
Labour John Everleigh1,36518.0−3.1
Majority 2,02126.6+12.5
Turnout 7,592
Conservative hold Swing +17.6
Pudsey North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Carter4,15461.3+17.8
Labour A. Procter1,51522.4−9.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Glover97014.3−5.8
Green R. Notley1392.1−2.1
Majority 2,63938.9+27.6
Turnout 6,778
Conservative hold Swing +13.8
Pudsey South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Kersting2,95347.3+47.3
Conservative L. Fletcher1,43523.0−4.9
Labour Robert Finnigan1,40222.5−24.2
Liberal Democrats M. Booker3645.8−19.5
Green C. Dillon-Parkin851.4+1.4
Majority 1,51824.3+5.6
Turnout 6,239
Independent hold Swing +26.1
Richmond Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Lyons2,29571.4−2.6
Conservative J. Birch51015.9+5.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Norman33410.4−5.0
Green A. Beggs742.3+2.3
Majority 1,78555.6−3.0
Turnout 3,213
Labour hold Swing -4.0
Rothwell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lund2,50154.4−1.1
Conservative A. Heeson1,27327.7+5.8
Liberal Democrats A. Barber82017.8−4.7
Majority 1,22826.7−6.3
Turnout 4,594
Labour hold Swing -3.4
Roundhay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Crotty3,72657.9+8.0
Labour M. Davies1,42022.1−5.4
Liberal Democrats J. Sefton1,05916.4−2.0
Green P. Ellis2333.6−0.5
Majority 2,30635.8+13.4
Turnout 6,438
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Seacroft [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Hyde2,80877.0+0.9
Conservative M. Collinson60716.6+3.3
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher2346.4−4.2
Majority 2,20160.3−2.4
Turnout 3,649
Labour hold Swing -1.2
University [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Munro2,01961.2−4.3
Conservative Robert Winfield58117.6+4.7
Liberal Democrats A. Norman35810.9−0.7
Green J. Noble34010.3+0.3
Majority 1,43843.6−9.0
Turnout 3,298
Labour hold Swing -4.5
Weetwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Castle2,74446.1+8.3
Labour Brian Selby1,63627.5−7.5
Liberal Democrats Joan Ewens1,39323.4−3.8
Green Claire Nash1843.1+3.1
Majority 1,10818.6+15.8
Turnout 5,957
Conservative hold Swing +7.9
Wetherby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Gardiner5,96774.4+15.8
Labour S. Molloy1,16114.5−3.3
Liberal Democrats T. Gittins88911.1−8.8
Majority 4,80659.9+21.1
Turnout 8,017
Conservative hold Swing +9.5
Whinmoor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suzie Armitage2,04446.9−9.0
Conservative W. Hanbury1,74540.0+9.7
Liberal Democrats A. Beck57113.1−0.7
Majority 2996.9−18.6
Turnout 4,360
Labour hold Swing -9.3
Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Towler2,16347.5−9.0
Conservative E. Ashton1,45331.9+11.8
Green David Blackburn3407.5+2.5
Liberal Democrats John McArthur3367.4−1.4
Liberal P. Williams2645.8−3.8
Majority 71015.6−20.7
Turnout 4,556
Labour hold Swing -10.4

By-elections between 1992 and 1994

Wetherby by-election 23 July 1992
replacing John Evans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Procter 3,37971.3−3.1
Liberal Democrats Ann 'Paddy' Beck77216.3+5.2
Labour Stephen Molloy58612.4−2.1
Majority 2,60755.0−4.9
Turnout 4,737
Conservative hold Swing -4.1

References

  1. 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 . 8 May 1992.
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