2018 Leeds City Council election

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2018 Leeds City Council election
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  2016 3 May 2018 2019  

All 99 seats on Leeds City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.5% (Decrease2.svg 0.2%) [lower-alpha 1]
 First partySecond party
 
Leader Judith Blake Andrew Carter
Party Labour Conservative
Last election21 seats, 43.0%6 seats, 27.4%
Seats won6122
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Popular vote250,241152,316
Percentage46.4%28.2%

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Labour in red (61), Conservatives in blue (22), Liberal Democrats in yellow (6), Morley Borough Independents in dark grey (5), Garforth & Swillington Independents in light grey (3) and Greens in bright green (2).

Council control before election

Majority administration
Labour

Council control after election

Majority administration
Labour

The 2018 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. [2] It was held on the same day as other UK local elections across England.

Contents

Following a full boundary review of Leeds' 33 electoral wards by the Local Government Boundary Commission, the all-out election saw all of the council's 99 available council seats contested based on the new ward boundaries. Three of the previous wards were abolished and replaced (City & Hunslet, Headingley, and Hyde Park & Woodhouse for Headingley & Hyde Park, Hunslet & Riverside and Little London & Woodhouse). The last all-out election in Leeds was in 2004 after the previous full ward boundary review in 2003. [3]

With three seats available for each ward, electors were able to cast up to three votes for three different candidates. The first three candidates past the post in each ward won a council seat. [4]

The Labour Party won the election with 61 of the 99 council seats.

Election summary

Leeds City Council Election Result 2018 [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour 996146Decrease2.svg261.646.4250,241+3.4
  Conservative 982241Increase2.svg322.228.2152,316+5.2
  Liberal Democrats 56614Decrease2.svg36.19.652,235-0.4
  Green 37201Decrease2.svg12.06.132,955-1.0
  Morley Borough Independent 6500Steady2.svg05.12.915,822+0.1
  Garforth and Swillington Independents 3330Increase2.svg33.02.614,476New
 Save Our Beeston and Holbeck Independents3000Steady2.svg00.00.73,800New
  Independent 4000Steady2.svg00.00.73,651+0.3
  East Leeds Independents 3000Steady2.svg00.00.53,208New
  Yorkshire 3000Steady2.svg00.00.42,638-0.2
  UKIP 7000Steady2.svg00.00.42,458-12.1
  For Britain 6000Steady2.svg00.00.21,559New
  SDP 1000Steady2.svg00.00.21,232New
  Alliance for Green Socialism 3000Steady2.svg00.00.1963-0.2
  TUSC 3000Steady2.svg00.00.1610-0.1
  Democrats and Veterans 2000Steady2.svg00.00.0445New
  Women's Equality 1000Steady2.svg00.00.0394New
Total335991212Steady2.svg0100.0100.0539,003Increase2.svg354,327

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

Party2016 electionPrior to electionNew council
Labour635861
Conservative191922
Liberal Democrat996
Morley Borough Independents555
Green332
Garforth and Swillington Independents023
East Leeds Independents020
Independent010
Total999999
Working majority 25  17  23 

Councillors who did not stand for re-election

Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (20)
CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyReasonSuccessor
David Congreve [5] Beeston & Holbeck 1990 Labour stood downAndrew Scopes (Labour)
Adam Ogilvie [6] Beeston & Holbeck 1999 Labour stood downGohar Almass (Labour)
Terry Wilford [7] Farnley & Wortley 2014 Green stood downMatt Gibson (Labour)
Stuart McKenna [8] Garforth & Swillington 2014 Labour stood downSuzanne McCormack (Garforth and Swillington Independents)
Rachael Procter [9] Harewood 2004 Conservative deselected [10] Samuel Firth (Conservative)
Christopher Townsley [11] Horsforth 1991, 1994 Liberal Democrats stood downJackie Shemilt (Conservative)
Brian Cleasby [12] Horsforth 1995 Liberal Democrats stood downJonathon Taylor (Conservative)
Patrick Davey [13] City & Holbeck
(ward abolished)
2002 Labour lost selection for new ward [14] Paul Wray (Labour)
Graham Hyde [15] Killingbeck & Seacroft 1992 Labour stood downPaul Drinkwater (Labour)
Brian Selby [16] Killingbeck & Seacroft 1999 Labour stood downKatie Dye (Labour)
Lucinda Yeadon [17] Kirkstall 2008 Labour stood downHannah Bithell (Labour)
Christine Towler [18] Hyde Park & Woodhouse
(ward abolished)
2012 Labour stood downKayleigh Brooks (Labour)
Alex Sobel [19] Moortown 2012 Labour stood downMohammed Shahzad (Labour)
Shirley Varley [20] Morley South 2010 Morley Borough Independents stood downWyn Kidger (Morley Borough Independents)
Josephine Jarosz [21] Pudsey 1995 Labour stood downSimon Seary (Conservative)
Ghulam Hussain [22] Roundhay 2010 Labour stood downJacob Goddard (Labour)
Christine MacNiven [23] Roundhay 2011 Labour stood downAngela Wenham (Labour)
Sue Bentley [24] Weetwood 2004 Liberal Democrats stood downChristine Knight (Labour)
Judith Chapman [25] Weetwood 2006 Liberal Democrats stood downJames Gibson (Labour)
John Procter [26] Wetherby 1992 Conservative deselected [27] Norma Harrington (Conservative)

Incumbent Morley Borough Independent councillor, Robert Finnigan, did not stand in the ward he represented, Morley North. Instead, he stood in the neighbouring ward of Morley South Ward. However, Finnigan was subsequently not elected at the election for the ward.

Ward results

Three councillors were elected for each of the wards.

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor who stood again at the election, having 21 sitting councillors not stood again for their seats.

The percentage vote share (%) is calculated by counting only the highest-scoring candidate for each party and individual independent candidates. For example, the total number of votes cast by electors in the Adel & Wharfedale ward for Barry Anderson (the highest-scoring Conservative candidate), Nigel Gill (Labour), Peter Jackson (Liberal Democrat) and Liddy Swales (sole Green candidate) was 7,980. As Anderson gained 4,856 votes, he took 61.5% of the 7,980 total possible ballots cast, whilst Gill gained 1,556 votes and 19.7% of the total votes cast.

The percentage change (±) is the proportion by which the individual party and/or candidate's vote share increased or decreased from the previous council election in 2016.

The turnout is the amount of registered electors who voted in the ward at the time of the election. The turnout percentage (%) is the proportion of registered electors in the ward who voted on the day of the election.

Adel & Wharfedale

Adel & Wharfedale (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 4,856 67.3
Conservative Caroline Anderson* 4,269 59.2
Conservative Billy Flynn* 3,881 53.8
Labour Nigel Gill1,55621.6
Labour Geraldine Montgomerie1,43519.9
Labour Andy Rontree1,26417.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Jackson97713.5
Liberal Democrats Jane Trewhella88312.2
Liberal Democrats Ed Thornley7159.9
Green Liddy Swales5918.2
Majority3,300
Turnout 7,21145.2−0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Alwoodley

Alwoodley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dan Cohen* 4,209 57.6
Conservative Neil Buckley* 4,111 56.3
Conservative Peter Harrand* 3,896 53.3
Labour Keith White2,38932.7
Labour Claude Hendrickson2,14129.3
Labour Mumtaz Khan2,01927.6
Green Miriam Moss6398.7
Liberal Democrats Roderic Parker6338.7
Alliance for Green Socialism Brian Jackson1942.7
Majority1,722
Turnout 7,30641.5+3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ardsley & Robin Hood

Labour councillor Ben Garner replaced independent Councillor Jack Dunn, [28] who had resigned the Labour Whip and left the Labour Group on the council in January 2018. [29]

Ardsley & Robin Hood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Karen Renshaw* 2,371 43.9
Labour Co-op Ben Garner 2,074 38.4
Labour Co-op Lisa Mulherin* 2,013 37.2
Conservative Mike Foster1,89735.1
Independent Jack Dunn*1,69431.3
Conservative Kirsty Baldwin1,68631.2
Conservative Cameron Stephenson1,61029.8
Green Emma Carter5039.3
Liberal Democrats George Hall3326.1
Majority474
Turnout 5,40630.9+2.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Armley

Armley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alice Smart* 2,747 61.4
Labour James McKenna* 2,632 58.8
Labour Alison Lowe* 2,447 54.7
Green Andrea Binns73216.4
Conservative Matthew Leech65714.7
Conservative Nicola Tinsley56512.6
Green Gideon Jones54512.2
Conservative Robert Murphy-Fell52211.7
Liberal Democrats Dan Walker3878.7
For Britain James Miller2615.8
Democrats and Veterans John Withill1844.1
TUSC Rob Hooper1753.9
Majority2,015
Turnout 4,47326.8−2.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Beeston & Holbeck

Beeston & Holbeck (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Gabriel* 2,593 53.3
Labour Gohar Almass 2,471 50.8
Labour Andrew Scopes 2,257 46.4
Save Our Beeston and Holbeck IndependentsBill Birch1,28126.3
Save Our Beeston and Holbeck IndependentsLaura Walton1,26926.1
Save Our Beeston and Holbeck IndependentsSean Sturman1,25025.7
Conservative Robert Winfield49510.2
Conservative Lyn Buckley4649.5
Conservative Ian Robertson3958.1
Green Owen Brear3437.1
Liberal Democrats Jarrod Gaines1974.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Durdin1593.3
Majority1,312
Turnout 4,86228.8+0.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bramley & Stanningley

Bramley & Stanningley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Ritchie* 2,905 65.6
Labour Caroline Gruen* 2,560 57.9
Labour Julie Heselwood* 2,529 57.2
Conservative Ovidiu Caprariu77217.4
Conservative Alexander Nancolas71016.0
Conservative Neil Hunt69215.6
Green Clive Lord 57312.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bee52811.9
For Britain Anne Murgatroyd48911.1
Majority2,133
Turnout 4,42526.2−3.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Grahame* 2,756 68.2
Labour Asghar Khan* 2,577 63.8
Labour Denise Ragan* 2,442 60.5
East Leeds Independents Geoff Holloran67816.8
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth61315.2
Green Paul Marchant42810.6
Conservative Alexander Passingham3639.0
Conservative Peter Lord3278.1
Conservative Robin Rogers2947.3
Majority2,078
Turnout 4,03924.8−2.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Calverley & Farsley

Former Joint Leader of the Council and long-standing Leader of the Conservative Group, Andrew Carter CBE, and his wife, Amanda Carter, were re-elected. Their fellow incumbent, Rod Wood, lost out to Peter Carlill of Labour by 47 votes.

Calverley & Farsley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Carter* 3,972 53.8
Conservative Amanda Carter* 3,716 50.3
Labour Peter Carlill 3,086 41.8
Conservative Roderic Wood*3,03941.1
Labour Nicole Sharpe2,59735.2
Labour Naheem Alam2,48333.6
Green Ellen Graham7339.9
Liberal Democrats Kate Arbuckle3875.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques2203.0
Liberal Democrats Benedict Chastney1902.6
Majority886
Turnout 7,38640.6+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chapel Allerton

All three incumbent Labour councillors were re-elected, including incumbent Lord Mayor of Leeds Jane Dowson.

Chapel Allerton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Taylor* 4,809 70.6
Labour Mohammed Rafique* 4,728 69.5
Labour Jane Dowson* 4,708 69.2
Green Justine Merton-Scott90713.3
Green Bobak Walker70310.3
Conservative Kevin Black6729.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Harris6088.9
Conservative Linda Feldman6048.9
Conservative David Myers5658.3
Alliance for Green Socialism Mike Davies3795.6
Majority3,902
Turnout 6,80738.1+2.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cross Gates & Whinmoor

Jessica Lennox (Labour) defeated independent Janette Walker. Walker had been a Labour councillor since her first election in 2012 and left the Labour Group on the council in early 2017 to run as an independent. [30]

Cross Gates & Whinmoor (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Grahame* 2,815 48.6
Labour Peter Gruen* 2,501 43.2
Labour Jessica Lennox 2,175 37.6
East Leeds Independents Janette Walker*1,52526.3
Conservative Dorothy Schofield1,48525.6
Conservative Paula Hayes1,34023.1
Conservative Andrew Martin1,14219.7
Green Elizabeth Fellows5579.6
UKIP Harvey Alexander5199.0
UKIP Peter Morgan4147.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Shakespeare3405.9
Democrats and Veterans Mark Maniatt2614.5
For Britain Stuart Nicholson2384.1
Majority1,290
Turnout 5,79031.8−0.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Farnley & Wortley

Farnley & Wortley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ann Blackburn* 2,461 45.4
Green David Blackburn* 2,424 44.7
Labour Matt Gibson 2,151 39.7
Labour Andrea McKenna1,99136.7
Labour Andy Parnham1,98936.7
Green Stuart Haley1,98436.6
Conservative Hayley Nancolas68512.6
Conservative Dorothy Flynn64311.9
Conservative John Hardcastle61511.3
For Britain Sam Melia1623.0
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Spencer1603.0
Majority310
Turnout 5,42330.2−0.2
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

Garforth & Swillington

Both Independent incumbents, Mark Dobson and Sarah Field, were elected to the council alongside fellow independent, Suzanne McCormack, who replaced retiring Labour Councillor Stuart McKenna. [28] Both Dobson and Field had been elected as Labour Councillors but resigned from the Labour Council Group in February 2017 to stand as independents. [31]

Garforth & Swillington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Mark Dobson* 5,377 66.9
Garforth and Swillington Independents Sarah Field* 4,738 58.9
Garforth and Swillington Independents Suzanne McCormack 4,361 54.3
Labour Annie Maloney1,51218.8
Labour Mark Pratt1,50518.7
Conservative Joseph Blunt1,35816.9
Labour Mirelle Midgley1,35416.8
Conservative Linda Richards1,31116.3
Conservative Jordan Young1,18114.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton1902.4
For Britain Michael Bolton1682.1
Majority3,865
Turnout 8,03849.7+9.1
Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour
Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour
Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour

Gipton & Harehills

Gipton & Harehills (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salma Arif* 4,020 77.8
Labour Arif Hussain* 3,797 73.5
Labour Kamila Maqsood* 3,524 68.2
Conservative Robert Harris4118.0
Green Colin Noble3947.6
Liberal Democrats Heidi Farrar3707.2
TUSC Iain Dalton3576.9
Conservative Matthew Labbee3236.2
Independent Shaff Sheikh2695.2
Conservative Vajinder Singh2184.2
Majority3,609
Turnout 5,16931.3−1.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Guiseley & Rawdon

All three incumbent Conservative councillors were re-elected, including Lord Mayor of Leeds-elect Graham Latty. [32]

Guiseley & Rawdon (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Latty* 3,714 47.5
Conservative Pat Latty* 3,483 44.5
Conservative Paul Wadsworth* 3,286 42.0
Labour Co-op Kirsty McKay2,69334.4
Labour Co-op Andrew Thomson2,59733.2
Labour Co-op Ian McCargo2,39530.6
Yorkshire Bob Buxton1,53019.6
Green Party - Save Our Green Space Mark Rollinson1,32616.9
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Dowling4015.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Edwards3965.1
Liberal Democrats Katherine Bavage3504.5
Majority1,021
Turnout 7,82542.3+2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harewood

The two Conservatives re-standing for election were successful, with fellow Conservative Councillor Rachael Procter, who was deselected, replaced by Samuel Firth. [33]

Harewood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Robinson* 4,461 71.9
Conservative Samuel Firth 4,039 65.1
Conservative Ryan Stephenson* 4,003 64.5
Labour Adrian Duthie1,12618.1
Green David Corry91814.8
Labour Kathryn Stainburn91214.7
Liberal Democrats Dan Cook85213.7
Labour Zahid Noor75712.2
Majority3,335
Turnout 6,20741.6+2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Headingley & Hyde Park

The three incumbent Labour councillors for Headingley ward stood and won the three council seats to represent the new and enlargened ward of Headingley & Hyde Park.

Headingley & Hyde Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Pryor* 3,126 67.8
Labour Al Garthwaite* 2,999 65.0
Labour Neil Walshaw* 2,694 58.4
Green Tim Goodall1,27027.5
Green Liberty Anstead64313.9
Green Ann Forsaith57612.5
Liberal Democrats Penny Goodman48810.6
Women's Equality Louise Jennings3948.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews3517.6
Liberal Democrats Murray Hawthorne2766.0
Conservative Michael Gledhill2054.4
Conservative Justin Earley2014.4
Conservative Kyle Green1914.1
TUSC James Ellis781.7
Majority1,856
Turnout 4,61223.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Horsforth

Horsforth (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Collins* 3,195 41.7
Conservative Jonathon Taylor 2,770 36.2
Conservative Jackie Shemilt 2,660 34.7
Labour John Garvani2,45332.0
Labour Briony Sloan2,38031.1
Labour Nathalie Bethesda2,20828.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling1,97625.8
Liberal Democrats Becky Heaviside1,90324.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Read1,28816.8
Green Party - Save Our Green Space Caroline Tomes1,13214.8
Majority742
Turnout 7,65943.8+1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hunslet & Riverside

The two incumbent Labour councillors of the previous City & Hunslet ward were re-elected for the new ward alongside Paul Wray. Wray replaced the deselected City & Hunslet Councillor Patrick Davey as the third Labour candidate. [34]

Hunslet & Riverside (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Nash* 2,399 52.5
Labour Mohammed Iqbal* 2,391 52.3
Labour Paul Wray 2,132 46.7
Green Ed Carlisle1,74038.1
Green Eunice Goncalves1,02422.4
Green Alaric Hall 93120.4
Conservative Richard Salt4099.0
Conservative Scott Smith3848.4
Conservative Michael Wheeler3427.5
Independent Kenny Saunders3407.4
Liberal Democrats James Spencer1763.9
Majority659
Turnout 4,56927.4N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Killingbeck & Seacroft

Three new Labour councillors were elected, defeating the incumbent independent Councillor Catherine Dobson. Elected originally as a Labour councillor, Dobson resigned from the Labour Group in October 2017. [35] The two remaining Labour incumbents, Graham Hyde and Brian Selby, retired at the election and did not restand.

Killingbeck & Seacroft (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Drinkwater 2,718 62.4
Labour David Jenkins 2,602 59.8
Labour Katie Dye 2,585 59.4
East Leeds Independents Catherine Dobson*1,00523.1
Conservative Marilyn Coen61914.2
Yorkshire John Otley53812.4
Conservative Anne Palmer47811.0
Conservative Fiona Robertson44510.2
Liberal Democrats Kate Langwick3898.9
Majority1,713
Turnout 4,35425.7−2.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kippax & Methley

The three incumbent Labour councillors were re-elected, including the current Joint Deputy Leader of the Council, James Lewis, and former Leader of the Council, Keith Wakefield.

Kippax & Methley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Harland* 3,135 57.0
Labour James Lewis* 3,027 55.0
Labour Keith Wakefield* 2,856 51.9
Conservative Chris Calvert1,35524.6
Conservative Nicholas Fawcett1,34824.5
Conservative Tess Wheldon1,04919.1
Green Dylan Brown75813.8
UKIP Tina Smith4748.6
UKIP Paul Spivey4398.0
Liberal Democrats Mitchell Galdas3826.9
UKIP Sheila Shippey3235.9
Majority1,780
Turnout 5,50332.87−1.63
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kirkstall

New Labour candidate Hannah Bithell topped the poll, elected alongside incumbent Councillors Fiona Venner and John Illingworth. Bithell replaced the retiring Joint Deputy Leader of the Council, Lucinda Yeadon, as the third Labour candidate. [36]

Kirkstall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Bithell 3,977 74.5
Labour Fiona Venner* 3,850 72.1
Labour John Illingworth* 3,634 68.0
Green Ben Goldthorp97818.3
Conservative Liam Kenrick-Bailey64512.1
Conservative Amaad Amin4718.8
Conservative Eleni Nicolaou4548.5
Liberal Democrats Maria Frank4458.3
Majority2,999
Turnout 5,34132.2−2.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little London & Woodhouse

Labour Councillor for Hyde Park & Woodhouse Christine Towler retired whilst her two ward colleagues, Javaid Akhtar and Gerry Harper, stood successfully for the new ward of Little London & Woodhouse, following boundary changes. They were joined by new Labour candidate Kayleigh Brooks.

Little London & Woodhouse (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kayleigh Brooks 2,425 81.1
Labour Javaid Akhtar* 2,415 80.8
Labour Gerry Harper* 2,126 71.1
Green Christopher Foren53017.7
Liberal Democrats Lorna Campbell2689.0
Conservative Brandon Ashford2498.3
Conservative Stewart Harper1665.6
Majority1,895
Turnout 2,99015.6N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Middleton Park

Middleton Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kim Groves* 3,373 73.7
Labour Judith Blake* 2,747 60.0
Labour Paul Truswell* 2,366 51.7
SDP Wayne Dixon1,23226.9
Conservative David Herdson62113.6
Conservative Rita Jessop61313.4
Conservative Gareth Lamb4519.9
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Gagen2936.4
Majority2,141
Turnout 4,57723.6+1.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Moortown

The two Labour councillors re-standing for election were successful. Mohammed Shahzad replaced retiring Councillor Alex Sobel (also MP for Leeds North West) as the third Labour candidate.

Moortown (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rebecca Charlwood* 4,248 56.8
Labour Sharon Hamilton* 3,730 49.8
Labour Mohammed Shahzad 3,527 47.1
Conservative Ross Cunliffe1,71923.0
Conservative Rob Speed1,64322.0
Conservative Liam Pearce1,52720.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Dowling1,28717.2
Green Gavin Andrews1,18815.9
Liberal Democrats David Dresser99613.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley87411.7
UKIP Ian Greenberg1552.1
UKIP Jeff Miles1341.8
Majority2,529
Turnout 7,48543.3+4.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Morley North

The Morley Borough Independents won all three available council seats again, with new candidate Andy Hutchinson replacing Robert Finnigan. Finnigan, also the Leader of the MBI Group on the council, chose to stand for Morley South ward instead.

Morley North (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Bob Gettings* 3,480 58.0
Morley Borough Independent Andy Hutchison 2,945 49.0
Morley Borough Independent Thomas Leadley* 2,767 46.1
Labour Co-op Pete Compton1,70128.3
Labour Co-op Steve Clapcote1,34522.4
Labour Co-op Jonathan Leng1,26921.1
Conservative Jason Aldiss1,14919.1
Conservative Christopher Dilworth1,14619.1
Conservative Louisa Singh69511.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Mellor2844.7
Majority2,529
Turnout 6,00533.5+0.7
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

Morley South

Morley South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Judith Elliott* 2,500 47.3
Labour Co-op Neil Dawson* 2,102 39.8
Morley Borough Independent Wyn Kidger 2,082 39.4
Morley Borough Independent Robert Finnigan2,02838.4
Labour Co-op Charlotte Hill1,79934.1
Labour Co-op Luke Mitchell1,71232.4
Conservative Rachel Oldham84816.1
Conservative Jermaine Sanwoolu69813.2
Green Chris Bell58311.0
Conservative Jas Singh54710.4
Liberal Democrats Raymond Smith1482.8
Majority398
Turnout 5,28330.7−0.1
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

Otley & Yeadon

Otley & Yeadon (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Campbell* 3,768 49.1
Liberal Democrats Sandy Lay* 3,757 49.0
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes* 3,663 47.7
Labour Sian Gregory2,34030.5
Labour Elliot Nathan2,20028.7
Labour James Ranson1,70322.2
Green Mick Bradley1,24516.2
Conservative Kenneth Creek1,09414.3
Conservative Diane Fox97812.7
Conservative Philip Rees97412.7
For Britain Tom Hollings2413.1
Majority1,428
Turnout 7,67343.4−1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pudsey

The Conservatives gained two seats whilst Labour Councillor Richard Lewis was re-elected by 75 votes over the third Conservative candidate. Labour Councillor Mick Coulson was the only incumbent to lose their bid for re-election as his fellow Labour colleague Josephine Jarosz retired. [37]

Pudsey (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Seary 3,324 46.2
Conservative Mark Harrison 3,099 43.1
Labour Richard Lewis* 2,976 41.4
Conservative Mark Neve2,90140.3
Labour Mick Coulson*2,73138.0
Labour Lou Cunningham2,69837.5
Yorkshire Conor O'Neill5707.9
Green Helen Hart5457.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Glover4606.4
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle2473.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Hughes1902.6
Majority423
Turnout 7,19138.2+1.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rothwell

Rothwell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stewart Golton* 3,167 52.3
Liberal Democrats Carmel Harrison 2,338 38.6
Labour Karen Bruce* 2,326 38.4
Liberal Democrats Patricia Yates2,15735.6
Labour David Nagle*1,85730.7
Labour Sharon Burke1,64527.2
Conservative Joe Boycott1,25420.7
Conservative Melieha Long85514.1
Conservative Shazar Ahad68611.3
Green Ali Aliremzioglu3585.9
Majority841
Turnout 6,05237.7+1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Roundhay

Roundhay (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Tunnicliffe* 4,203 53.7
Labour Angela Wenham 4,165 53.2
Labour Jacob Goddard 4,131 52.7
Conservative Elayna Cohen1,66121.2
Conservative Farzana Arif1,61220.6
Independent Tony Quinn1,34817.2
Conservative Aftab Khan1,31816.8
Green Paul Ellis1,00712.9
Liberal Democrats Jon Hannah88811.3
Liberal Democrats Rory Mason6217.9
Liberal Democrats Najeeb Iqbal5987.6
Alliance for Green Socialism Malcolm Christie3905.0
Majority2,542
Turnout 7,83445.1+3.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Temple Newsam

All three Labour incumbent councillors won re-election. After the election, Debra Coupar replaced former Kirkstall ward councillor, Lucinda Yeadon, as Joint Deputy Leader of the Council.

Temple Newsam (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debra Coupar* 2,641 49.1
Labour Helen Hayden* 2,603 48.4
Labour Mick Lyons* 2,482 46.1
Conservative Elizabeth Hayes2,11339.3
Conservative Neale Deacon2,06238.3
Conservative Robert Hayes1,73932.3
Green Fiona Love61011.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Norman4788.9
Majority528
Turnout 5,38036.2+0.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Weetwood

Weetwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bentley* 2,934 45.3
Labour Christine Knight 2,717 42.0
Labour James Gibson 2,699 41.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Jennings2,48838.4
Labour John McMahon2,41837.4
Liberal Democrats Lynda Sebire2,24134.6
Green Martin Hemingway95514.8
Conservative Angelo Basu69510.7
Conservative David Jessop69410.7
Conservative Howard Kiernan67410.4
Majority217
Turnout 6,47140.8−0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wetherby

A polling station on Aire Road, Wetherby, on the day of the election. Polling station, Aire Road, Wetherby (3rd May 2018).jpg
A polling station on Aire Road, Wetherby, on the day of the election.

New Conservative candidate and Mayor of Wetherby Norma Harrington topped the poll, elected with the two Conservative incumbents who were re-standing for election. Harrington was chosen as the third Conservative candidate instead of current Councillor John Procter (also MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber). [27]

Wetherby (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Harrington 4,160 65.5
Conservative Alan Lamb* 4,126 64.9
Conservative Gerald Wilkinson* 4,067 64.0
Labour John Lynch1,30820.6
Liberal Democrats David Hopps1,18918.7
Labour Jan Egan1,06916.8
Labour Paul Ratcliffe87513.8
Green Martin Pearce70411.1
Majority2,852
Turnout 6,35439.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. Turnout has been calculated based on the published full results for 32 of the 33 Leeds City Council wards, with the turnout in Wetherby ward still to be published. [1]

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