1999 Leeds City Council election

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Map of the results for the 1999 Leeds council election.

The 1999 Leeds City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy each in Horsforth, Moortown and Wetherby. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Bramley from Labour, and Hunslet councillor, Mark Davies, had defected from Labour to Independent Socialist.

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Labour stayed in overall control of the council. [1] Overall turnout in the election was 27.3%. [2]

Election result

Leeds local election result 1999 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2107-758.346.167,734-3.2%
  Liberal Democrats 940+425.022.232,644+2.5%
  Conservative 530+313.927.640,585-0.2%
  Green 10002.83.65,227+1.3%
  Leeds Left Alliance 000000.4522+0.1%
  Independent 000000.1163-0.4%
 Seacroft Community Party000000.196+0.1%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: [4]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour7871
Liberal Democrat1014
Conservative912
Green11
Independent Socialist11
Total9999
Working majority 57  43 

Ward results

Aireborough [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Dunn2,91943.6−3.1
Conservative Graham Latty2,71940.6+4.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Hutton1,05515.8−1.0
Majority 2003.0−7.2
Turnout 6,69333.8+2.8
Labour hold Swing -3.6
Armley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Harper2,03261.1−1.5
Conservative Glenn Broadbent55816.8+0.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Davies51615.5−1.3
Green Yvonne Clarke2186.6+6.6
Majority 1,47444.3−1.5
Turnout 3,32420.9+2.4
Labour hold Swing -1.1
Barwick & Kippax [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marian Monks3,59260.8−0.9
Conservative Jack Stott1,59226.9+1.0
Liberal Democrats Natasha De Vere72512.3−0.1
Majority 2,00033.9−1.9
Turnout 5,90932.9+5.1
Labour hold Swing -0.9
Beeston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Ogilvie1,51556.7+1.5
Conservative William Birch75128.1+8.2
Liberal Democrats Shaun Dolan40515.2−4.1
Majority 76428.6−6.7
Turnout 2,67121.5+1.8
Labour hold Swing -3.3
Bramley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Howell1,58747.6+32.1
Labour Stephen Simpson1,49344.7−24.6
Conservative Michael Best2577.7−7.5
Majority 942.8−51.0
Turnout 3,33720.3+4.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +28.3
Burmantofts [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tina Davy1,85967.3−1.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Betteridge52218.9−4.0
Conservative Jean Higham2318.4+0.4
Leeds Left Alliance Malcolm Christie1505.4+5.4
Majority 1,33748.4+2.2
Turnout 2,76221.0+1.5
Labour hold Swing +1.1
Chapel Allerton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norma Hutchinson2,34759.2−9.7
Conservative Arshad Ali85321.5+3.9
Liberal Democrats Rochelle Harris50512.7−0.8
Green Martin Reed2596.5+6.5
Majority 1,49437.7−13.6
Turnout 3,96426.9+6.0
Labour hold Swing -6.8
City & Holbeck [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Iqbal1,74461.2−5.1
Conservative Stephen McBarron41314.5+1.9
Liberal Democrats Ann Norman41714.6+4.5
Leeds Left Alliance (Socialist Alternative)David Jones1615.6−1.7
Green Colin Johnston1164.1+0.4
Majority 1,32746.5−7.2
Turnout 2,85119.2+2.0
Labour hold Swing -3.5
Cookridge [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Anderson2,88851.6−2.8
Labour John Garvani1,68830.2+1.5
Liberal Democrats Darren Finlay87515.6−1.3
Green Paul Marchant1472.6+2.6
Majority 1,20021.4−4.3
Turnout 5,59833.4+2.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -2.1
Garforth & Swillington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Groves3,26961.4−1.9
Conservative Alan Lamb1,28324.1+1.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Dowling77614.6+0.5
Majority 1,98637.3−3.4
Turnout 5,32828.5+2.4
Labour hold Swing -1.7
Halton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doris McGee2,26244.9−1.4
Conservative David Schofield2,11241.9+1.6
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth66613.2−0.2
Majority 1503.0−3.0
Turnout 5,04028.0+2.7
Labour hold Swing -1.5
Harehills [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Taylor2,39551.4+28.5
Labour John Clare2,08344.7−16.0
Conservative Donald Townsley1783.8−5.5
Majority 3126.7−31.1
Turnout 4,65633.0+13.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +22.2
Headingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Pratt1,80144.0+20.2
Labour Paul Moxon1,57338.4−10.3
Green Lesley Jeffries3919.6−1.4
Conservative Thomas McMeeking3288.0−8.5
Majority 2285.6−19.2
Turnout 4,09320.0+7.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +15.2
Horsforth [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Cleasby2,69446.6+0.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Nossiter 2,510
Conservative John Hardcastle1,54126.7−0.8
Conservative Sheila Jackson1,414
Labour Edmund Hanley1,28722.3−0.5
Labour David Marsh1,273
Green Irene Dracup2544.4+2.5
Majority 96920.0+1.3
Turnout 5,77633.3+1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.6
Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Erskine1,58675.6−2.6
Conservative Anthony Larvin23311.1+1.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Glover22210.6+2.1
Green Charles Price582.8−1.1
Majority 1,35364.5−4.3
Turnout 2,09918.6+1.4
Labour hold Swing -2.1
Kirkstall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Illingworth2,24666.7−0.5
Conservative David Higgott46013.7−0.9
Liberal Democrats Barbara Thompson39911.9+1.0
Green Janet Pritchard2607.7+0.4
Majority 1,78653.0+0.4
Turnout 3,36521.7+3.1
Labour hold Swing +0.2
Middleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Bruce1,84865.3−8.9
Conservative Susan Nicholls61721.8+8.1
Liberal Democrats Pauline Davies36612.9+0.8
Majority 1,23143.5−17.0
Turnout 2,83119.7+1.3
Labour hold Swing -8.5
Moortown [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Brett2,57648.6+0.5
Liberal Democrats Brenda Lancaster2,286
Labour Leonard Fineberg1,68931.9−1.8
Labour Sheila Saunders1,589
Conservative Valerie Kendall1,03019.5+1.2
Conservative William Hyde992
Majority 59716.8+2.4
Turnout 5,29534.7+3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.1
Morley North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Jones2,58255.1+1.3
Conservative Robert Tesseyman1,42430.4+0.4
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton50410.8+1.3
Green Andrea Binns1743.7+3.7
Majority 1,15824.7+0.9
Turnout 4,68425.0+2.0
Labour hold Swing +0.4
Morley South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Mitchell2,46059.2−2.8
Conservative Robert Allen1,06325.6+0.8
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Harris62915.1+2.0
Majority 1,39733.6−3.6
Turnout 4,15219.3+0.9
Labour hold Swing -1.8
North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ruth Feldman2,31541.5+3.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bell1,84133.0−2.1
Labour John Sully1,41725.4−1.4
Majority 4748.5+5.5
Turnout 5,57332.8−0.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.7
Otley & Wharfedale [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Kirkland3,00040.9+9.2
Conservative Christine Smith2,42133.0−0.6
Labour Ruth Blackwell1,91826.1−8.6
Majority 5797.9+6.8
Turnout 7,33938.7+4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.9
Pudsey North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Carter3,47554.6+8.4
Labour Thomas Spamer2,23035.1−8.3
Liberal Democrats Jim Souper65610.3−0.1
Majority 2,24519.5+16.7
Turnout 6,36135.6+3.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.3
Pudsey South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josephine Jarosz2,21951.4−3.7
Conservative Audrey Smith1,58936.8+11.5
Liberal Democrats Pauline Bardon3598.3−9.1
Green Graham Illingworth1503.5+1.3
Majority 63014.6−15.1
Turnout 4,31726.5+2.2
Labour hold Swing -7.6
Richmond Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marlene Lyons1,76975.2−2.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Norman34914.8+0.8
Conservative David Boynton23510.0+1.4
Majority 1,42060.4−3.0
Turnout 2,35318.6+2.5
Labour hold Swing -1.5
Rothwell [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Walker2,18157.0−3.2
Liberal Democrats Mitchell Galdas94224.6+5.1
Conservative John Cowling70518.4−1.9
Majority 1,23932.4−7.5
Turnout 3,82824.6+2.3
Labour hold Swing -4.1
Roundhay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Fox2,66645.2+8.4
Conservative Ann Castle2,39140.5−3.1
Liberal Democrats Ann Skinner84114.3−5.3
Majority 2754.7−2.1
Turnout 5,89835.6+4.1
Labour hold Swing +5.7
Seacroft [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Selby2,04277.7+2.3
Conservative Roy Jones2348.9−1.4
Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher1686.4−1.0
Seacroft Community PartyRaymond Northgreaves963.7−1.1
Green Michael Bolton873.3+1.2
Majority 1,80868.8+3.7
Turnout 2,62721.5+0.1
Labour hold Swing +1.8
University [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerald Harper1,46155.6−7.4
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Tebbutt64524.5+10.8
Conservative Robert Winfield2278.6−1.7
Green Paul Eade1736.6+0.4
Leeds Left Alliance (Socialist Alternative)Christopher Hill1224.6−2.3
Majority 81631.1−18.2
Turnout 2,62816.7+3.8
Labour hold Swing -9.1
Weetwood [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Jennings2,26639.6−0.5
Labour Eileen Moxon2,24139.2+3.5
Conservative Graham Castle95416.7−4.4
Green David Webb2614.6+1.5
Majority 250.4−4.0
Turnout 5,72235.0+0.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -2.0
Wetherby [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hudson4,32757.9−4.3
Conservative Gerald Wilkinson4,257
Labour Reginald Steel1,88325.2−3.2
Labour Pauline Birch1,519
Liberal Democrats Michael Welby1,26516.9+7.4
Majority 2,37432.7−1.1
Turnout 7,47536.0+5.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -0.5
Whinmoor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Gruen1,88654.2−3.9
Conservative Richard Williams1,02129.4−0.8
Liberal Democrats Graham Roberts3199.2−2.6
Independent Anthony Thorpe1634.7+4.7
Leeds Left Alliance Amanda Munro892.6+2.6
Majority 1,56724.8−3.1
Turnout 3,47825.5+4.8
Labour hold Swing -1.5
Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Blackburn2,67954.2+14.9
Labour Daphne Riley1,74735.3−7.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Cutress3587.2+0.5
Conservative Ruby Patel1603.2−8.3
Majority 93218.9+15.8
Turnout 4,94429.1+4.6
Green hold Swing +11.0

By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Harehills by-election 13 April 2000 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Javaid Akhtar2,23650.9−0.5
Labour John Clare2,00245.6+0.9
Conservative Donald Townsley1252.8−1.0
Leeds Left Alliance Jane Young260.6+0.6
Majority 2345.3−1.4
Turnout 4,38931.5−1.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -0.7

References

  1. ↑ "Leeds". BBC News Online . Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  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 35 "Election of Councillors : 6th May 1999". leeds.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 1999. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times . 7 May 1999. p. 4. ISSN   0140-0460.
  4. ↑ "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent . 7 May 1999. p. 12. ISSN   0951-9467.
  5. ↑ "Harehills By-Election 13th April 2000". leeds.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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