2022 Leeds City Council election

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2022 Leeds City Council election
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  2021 5 May 2022 2023  

35 of 99 seats on Leeds City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.7 (Decrease2.svg 3.97%)
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderJames LewisAndrew Carter
Party Labour Conservative
Last election19 seats, 42.4%9 seats, 31.8%
Seats won226
Seats after5821
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote92,81856,864
Percentage44.1%27.0%

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Map of the results of the election by ward

Council Control before election

Majority administration
Labour

Subsequent council control

Majority administration
Labour

The 2022 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2022 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Contents

As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were contested alongside two casual vacancies in the Horsforth and Roundhay wards.

The Labour Party maintained their majority control of the council, with a net gain of three seats. The Social Democratic Party formed in 1990 secured its only council seat in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] [3]

Election summary

Leeds City Council Election Result 2022 [4]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour 352252Increase2.svg 360.044.192,818+1.7%
  Conservative 35603Decrease2.svg 317.127.056,864-4.8%
  Green 34111Steady2.svg2.911.424,063+2.2%
  Liberal Democrats 33201Decrease2.svg 15.79.419,705+0.7%
  Morley Borough Independent 2200Steady2.svg5.72.65,422+0.3%
  Garforth and Swillington Independents 1100Steady2.svg2.92.14,488+0.7%
  SDP 7110Increase2.svg 12.91.53,179+0.2%
  Yorkshire 7000Steady2.svg0.01.02,095-0.2%
  Alliance for Green Socialism 2000Steady2.svg0.00.3564±0.0%
  TUSC 5000Steady2.svg0.00.2395±0.0%
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.00.2376-0.2%
  Freedom Alliance 2000Steady2.svg0.00.1164±0.0%
  NIP 1000Steady2.svg0.00.1147New
  Women's Equality 1000Steady2.svg0.00.1120±0.0%
Total1673555Steady2.svg100%100%210,400Decrease2.svg12,247

The election result had the following consequences for the political composition of the council:

Party2021 electionPrior to electionNew council
Labour545258
Conservative242321
Liberal Democrat887
Morley Borough Independents666
Garforth and Swillington Independents333
Green333
SDP001
Independent1 [lower-alpha 1] 2 [lower-alpha 2] 0
Vacant02 [lower-alpha 3] 0
Total999999
Working majority 9  7  17 

Councillors who did not stand for re-election

Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (10)
CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyReasonSuccessor
Jonathan Bentley [11] Weetwood 2012 Liberal Democrats stood down [12] Izaak Wilson (Labour)
Rebecca Charlwood [13] Moortown 2011 Labour stood downMahalia France-Mir (Labour)
Paul Drinkwater [14] Killingbeck and Seacroft 2018 (as Labour) Independent stood downJohn Tudor (Labour)
Judith Elliott [15] Morley South 2004 Morley Borough Independents stood downOliver Newton (Morley Borough Independents)
Angela Gabriel [16] Beeston and Holbeck 1996 Labour deselected [17] Annie Maloney (Labour)
Jacob Goddard [18] Roundhay 2018 Labour resigned officeJordan Bowden (Labour)
Ronald Grahame [19] Burmantofts and Richmond Hill 1982, 2010 (as Labour) Independent stood downLuke Farley (Labour)
Kim Groves [20] Middleton Park 2010 Labour stood down [21] Wayne Dixon (SDP)
Graham Latty [22] Guiseley & Rawdon 2000 Conservative stood downEleanor Thomson (Labour)
Jonathon Taylor [23] Horsforth 2018 Conservative resigned office [24] John Garvani (Labour)

Results

Adel & Wharfedale

Adel & Wharfedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 4,385 56.3 +0.7
Labour Chris Bridges2,10427.0+2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Twitchett6638.5-4.0
Green Fiona Love4866.2-0.7
Yorkshire Corey Robinson1271.6N/A
Majority2,28129.3-2.0
Turnout 7,79347.3-2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Alwoodley

Alwoodley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dan Cohen* 4,466 60.3 +2.8
Labour Lucy Nuttgens2,09928.3-2.1
Green Alaric Hall 2833.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Roderic Parker2783.8-0.4
Yorkshire Howard Dews1371.8-1.3
Women's Equality Louise Jennings1201.6-0.6
Majority2,36732.0+4.9
Turnout 7,40842.2-2.1
Conservative hold Swing

Ardsley & Robin Hood

Ardsley & Robin Hood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Karen Renshaw* 2,572 45.3 +4.0
Conservative Alan Shires2,24639.5-7.5
Green Marcus Cain3626.4+0.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Ward3606.3+2.2
SDP Andrew Martin1051.8+0.7
Majority3265.70.0
Turnout 5,67932.0-4.0
Labour hold Swing

Armley

Armley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alice Smart* 2,653 62.0 +5.7
Conservative Tamas Kovacs66615.6-4.6
Green Mark Rollinson64215.0-1.1
Liberal Democrats Dan Walker2054.8+0.6
TUSC Florian Hynam852.0+0.4
Majority1,98746.5+10.4
Turnout 4,27624.9-4.4
Labour hold Swing

Beeston & Holbeck

Beeston & Holbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Annie Maloney 2,070 47.2 -5.6
Green Mariana Polucciu97122.2+8.0
Conservative Natalia Armitage74016.9-2.0
SDP Nigel Perry2505.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews1794.1+1.9
NIP Emily Reaney1473.4N/A
Majority1,09925.1-8.8
Turnout 4,38224.0-5.4
Labour hold Swing

Bramley & Stanningley

Bramley & Stanningley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Ritchie* 3,230 68.2 +15.3
Conservative Adam Cook81917.3-8.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bee3387.1-3.8
Green Keith Whittaker2906.1-2.7
SDP Daniel Whetstone360.1-0.7
Majority2,41150.9+23.6
Turnout 4,73427.6-2.9
Labour hold Swing

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Farley 2,674 66.6 +6.2
Conservative Brian Berry42210.5-2.0
Independent Geoff Holloran3408.5-2.7
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth2957.3-0.4
Green Richard Wilson2636.6-0.7
Majority2,25256.1+8.2
Turnout 4,01523.4-5.6
Labour hold Swing

Calverley & Farsley

Calverley & Farsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Carter* 3,539 46.7 -6.9
Labour Co-op Craig Timmins3,24342.8+8.8
Green Ellen Graham3184.2-3.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Dowling2283.0-0.7
Yorkshire Robert Lees2253.0N/A
SDP Justin Thomas140.0N/A
Majority2963.9-15.7
Turnout 7,58441.3-3.1
Conservative hold Swing

Chapel Allerton

Chapel Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Taylor* 4,650 73.8 +6.4
Green Bobak Walker69111.0-1.5
Conservative Shazar Ahad4887.7-1.8
Liberal Democrats James Marshall2784.4-1.4
Alliance for Green Socialism Mike Davies1643.1+0.0
Majority3,95962.8+7.9
Turnout 6,30334.0-5.2
Labour hold Swing

Cross Gates & Whinmoor

Cross Gates & Whinmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauleen Grahame* 2,915 51.2 +7.9
Conservative John Kennedy1,92933.9-7.3
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Wood4217.4+5.2
Green Martin Hemingway4017.0+1.2
Majority98617.3+15.2
Turnout 5,68830.8-4.4
Labour hold Swing

Farnley & Wortley

Farnley & Wortley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Sewards 2,567 47.8 +11.2
Green Ann Blackburn*1,81933.9-5.1
Conservative Peter Allison95917.9+0.8
Majority74813.9+11.6
Turnout 5,36729.5-2.8
Labour gain from Green Swing

Garforth & Swillington

Garforth & Swillington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Mark Dobson* 4,488 63.0 +14.2
Conservative Peter Youngs1,13315.9-11.3
Labour David Nagle1,10715.5-1.5
Green Stephen Beer2583.6-1.9
Liberal Democrats Jake Knox1171.6+0.6
Majority3,35547.1+25.5
Turnout 7,12743.9-3.6
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing

Gipton & Harehills

Gipton & Harehills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salma Arif* 2,722 60.5 -12.9
Green Mothin Ali1,00122.3+16.2
Conservative Robert Harris45410.1-1.6
Liberal Democrats Aqila Choudhry2064.6+0.5
TUSC Tanis Belsham-Wray821.8-0.8
Majority1,72138.3-23.3
Turnout 4,49825.3-4.6
Labour hold Swing

Guiseley & Rawdon

Guiseley & Rawdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Eleanor Thomson 3,957 47.8 +11.9
Conservative Pete Gable3,02436.5-9.1
Yorkshire Bob Buxton7038.5-0.9
Green Richard Firth2903.5-1.6
Liberal Democrats Stuart McLeod2783.4+0.3
Majority93311.3+1.6
Turnout 8,28144.5-3.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Harewood

Harewood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Robinson* 4,062 61.4 -5.9
Labour Michael Millar1,48922.5+4.6
Green Claire Evans5969.0+0.2
Liberal Democrats Dan Cook4416.7+1.6
Majority2,57338.9-10.6
Turnout 6,61644.2-6.0
Conservative hold Swing

Headingley & Hyde Park

Headingley & Hyde Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Pryor* 2,210 54.1 -2.1
Green Tim Goodall1,43235.0+5.3
Liberal Democrats Brandon Ashford1794.4+0.2
Conservative Steven Rowley1453.5-1.5
TUSC Anthony Bracuti701.7+0.5
Independent Anthony Greaux360.8+0.3
Majority77819.0-7.6
Turnout 4,08616.7-5.6
Labour hold Swing

Horsforth

Horsforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emmie Bromley 3,402 44.7 +14.0
Labour John Garvani 3,166 41.6 +10.9
Conservative Dawn Collins*2,67335.2-3.1
Conservative Tracy Stones2,49232.8-5.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling1,29217.0-3.4
Liberal Democrats Becky Heaviside97412.8-7.6
Green Gideon Jones5697.5+0.4
Green Ian Shaw3304.3-2.8
Yorkshire Ian Cowling3304.3+1.8
Majority7299.6+2.1
Turnout 7,60342.3-5.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hunslet & Riverside

Hunslet & Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ed Carlisle 2,441 50.9 +9.2
Labour Elizabeth Nash*1,94740.6-5.2
Conservative Samson Adeyemi2535.3-2.9
Liberal Democrats Benedict Turner-Chastney531.1-0.5
Freedom Alliance Nick Cottle420.9N/A
SDP Thomas Foster330.7-0.1
Majority49410.3+6.1
Turnout 4,79327.2-4.3
Green gain from Labour Swing

Killingbeck & Seacroft

Killingbeck & Seacroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Tudor 2,510 61.7 -0.3
Conservative Cormac Trigg80319.7-4.4
Green David Anthoney2937.2-1.0
Liberal Democrats John Otley2295.6+1.9
Freedom Alliance Suzanne Harbourne1223.0N/A
TUSC Iain Dalton962.3+2.2
Majority1,70741.9+4.0
Turnout 4,07122.6-4.0
Labour hold Swing

Kippax & Methley

Kippax & Methley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Harland* 3,673 63.1 +10.9
Conservative Connor Mulhall1,54526.6-9.0
Green Keith Hale3305.7-2.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton2434.1+2.0
Majority2,12836.6+20.0
Turnout 5,81933.7-5.7
Labour hold Swing

Kirkstall

Kirkstall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Bithell* 3,346 67.1 0.0
Green Victoria Smith79716.0+1.5
Conservative Reiss Capitano51110.2-3.0
Liberal Democrats Adam Belcher2875.8+2.6
Majority2,54951.1-1.5
Turnout 4,98630.8-4.3
Labour hold Swing

Little London & Woodhouse

Little London & Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kayleigh Brooks* 2,033 71.7 +6.5
Green Talia Ellis40414.3-3.7
Conservative Owen Rutherford2047.2-2.5
Liberal Democrats François Van Cauwenbergh1124.0-0.8
TUSC Michael Johnson622.2+2.0
Majority1,62957.5+9.3
Turnout 2,83416.3-4.5
Labour hold Swing

Middleton Park

Middleton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP Wayne Dixon 2,687 50.5 +15.8
Labour Peter Chambers1,91036.0-4.9
Conservative Taiwo Adeyemi4087.7-8.5
Green Kay-Lee Asquith2073.9-1.5
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle821.5-0.6
Majority77714.6-0.1
Turnout 5,31726.3-1.5
SDP gain from Labour Swing

Moortown

Moortown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mahalia France-Mir 3,980 55.6 +2.4
Conservative Rob Speed1,35719.0-4.5
Green Rachel Hartshorne1,08615.2+1.2
Liberal Democrats George Sykes6909.6+3.3
Majority2,62336.6+5.9
Turnout 7,15741.1-5.0
Labour hold Swing

Morley North

Morley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independents Bob Gettings* 3,101 50.4 +8.4
Labour Patrick Davey1,37322.3+0.6
Conservative Lidia Smith1,05217.1-10.7
Green Aisling Dolan5068.2+2.6
Liberal Democrats James Spencer981.6-0.3
Majority1,72828.0+13.8
Turnout 6,15333.7-4.3
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing

Morley South

Morley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independents Oliver Newton 2,321 39.6 +6.5
Labour Bailey Bradley1,76930.2+4.9
Conservative Lalit Suryawanshi1,15019.6-7.7
Green Chris Bell4708.0-1.5
Liberal Democrats Penny Goodman1372.3+0.6
Majority5529.4+3.6
Turnout 5,85732.2-3.3
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing

Otley & Yeadon

Otley & Yeadon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Campbell* 3,546 47.0 +2.0
Labour Co-op Steve Clapcote1,69522.5+1.1
Conservative Lee Farmer93912.5-4.3
Green Mick Bradley92812.3+0.7
Yorkshire Claire Buxton4055.4+0.8
Majority1,85124.5+1.0
Turnout 7,54242.4-4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pudsey

Pudsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Seary* 4,145 55.0 -1.5
Labour Ryan Holroyd-Case2,82537.2+5.8
Green Suzanne Ward3865.10.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques2102.8-0.2
Majority1,32017.4-7.6
Turnout 7,59839.8-2.8
Conservative hold Swing

Rothwell

Rothwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stewart Golton* 3,304 54.3 +19.9
Labour Karen Bruce1,73528.5-4.4
Conservative Joe Boycott73712.1-10.9
Yorkshire Sean McDonald1682.8-2.5
Green Ali Aliremzioglu1372.2-1.3
Majority1,56925.8+24.3
Turnout 6,09038.1-3.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Roundhay

Roundhay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zara Hussain* 4,165 60.7 +4.6
Labour Jordan Bowden 3,898 56.8 -1.4
Green Paul Ellis1,65024.1+7.7
Conservative Elayna Cohen1,41820.7-0.5
Conservative Spencer Weiner1,26118.4-1.5
Liberal Democrats Jon Hannah94213.7+1.1
Alliance for Green Socialism Malcolm Christie4005.8+0.9
Majority2,51536.7-0.4
Turnout 6,85939.2-8.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debra Coupar* 2,920 49.6 +5.1
Conservative Jonathan Firth2,35039.9-4.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Norman3055.2-0.2
Green Shahab Adris2814.8-0.3
Majority5709.7+9.7
Turnout 5,88535.3-2.1
Labour hold Swing

Weetwood

Weetwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Izaak Wilson 3,331 48.9 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger2,25133.1+3.7
Green Christopher Foren5778.5-1.6
Conservative Angelo Basu5758.4-4.2
SDP Rob Walker540.8N/A
Majority1,08015.9-1.9
Turnout 6,80742.6-3.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wetherby

Wetherby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Harrington* 3,514 47.0 -11.0
Green Penny Stables2,56834.4+12.1
Labour Luke Dixon-Murrow87811.7-0.9
Liberal Democrats Lesley McIntee4846.5-0.2
Majority94612.7-23.0
Turnout 7,47344.9-2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. Former Labour councillor, Ronald Grahame (Burmantofts and Richmond Hill), was charged with historic child sex offences in December 2020 and was "suspended from the Labour party pending the outcome of the case." [5] [6]
  2. Labour councillor Paul Drinkwater (Killingbeck and Seacroft) resigned from the party on 10 May 2021. The Yorkshire Evening Post reported he cited "institutionalised bullying" in the ruling Labour council group and argued for a change to the council's decision-making structures. He did not seek re-election in 2022. [7] [8]
  3. Conservative councillor, Jonathon Taylor (Horsforth), resigned from office on 15 March 2022 to take up a politically restricted job and Labour councillor, Jacob Goddard (Roundhay), also resigned on 23 March 2022. Two replacement councillors were elected on 5 May 2022. [9] [10]

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