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2024 Leeds City Council election
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33 of 99 seats on Leeds City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.2% (Increase 3.0%)
  First party Second party
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Leader James Lewis Alan Lamb[1]
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 22 seats, 44.4% 4 seats, 22.3%
Seats before 61 18
Seats won 19 5
Seats after 61 15
Seat change Steady Decrease3
Popular vote 85,055 40,327
Percentage 43.3% 20.5%
Map of Leeds City Council wards
Leader before election

James Lewis
Labour

Leader after election

James Lewis
Labour

The 2024 Leeds City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024. It was held on the same day as the second West Yorkshire mayoral election and other local elections across the United Kingdom.[2]

Election summary[edit]

Leeds City Council Election Result 2024[3]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 33 19 4 4 Steady 57.6 43.3 85,055 -1.1
  Conservative 33 5 0 3 Decrease 3 15.2 20.5 40,327 -1.8
  Green 33 3 3 1 Increase 2 9.1 16.3 32,085 +2.1
  Liberal Democrats 33 2 0 0 Steady 6.1 9.4 18,527 -1.2
  Morley Borough Independent 2 2 0 0 Steady 6.1 2.3 4,538 -0.2
  Yorkshire 12 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.1 4,064 +1.0
  Garforth and Swillington Independents 1 1 0 0 Steady 3.0 1.8 3,469 -0.1
  SDP 19 1 1 0 Increase 1 3.0 1.6 3,173 +0.2
  Reform UK 6 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.3 2,613 +0.9
  Independent 5 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.8 1,554 +0.4
  TUSC 7 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 675 ±0.0
  Alliance for Green Socialism 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 222 ±0.0
Total 185 33 4 4 Steady 100% 100% 197,671[a]

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

Party 2023 election Prior to election New council
Labour 61 61 61
Conservative 18 18 15
Liberal Democrat 6 6 6
Morley Borough Independents 6 4 4
Garforth and Swillington Independents 3 3 3
Green 3 3 5
SDP 2 2 3
Independent 0 2[b] 2
Total 99 99 99
Working majority  23   23   23 

Councillors not standing for re-election[edit]

Councillor/s not standing for re-election (4)
Councillor Ward First elected Party Reason Successor
Gohar Almass[7] Beeston & Holbeck 2018 Labour stood down Shaf Ali (Labour)
Caroline Gruen[8] Bramley & Stanningley 2011 Labour stood down Adele Rae (Labour)
Andy Hutchison[9] Morley North 2018 Morley Borough Independents stood down Simon Brown (Morley Borough Independent)
James McKenna[10] Armley 1988 Labour stood down Lou Cunningham (Green)

Results[edit]

Adel & Wharfedale[edit]

Adel & Wharfedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Anderson* 3,274 44.0 +0.2
Labour Jane Orton 2,563 34.4 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger 838 11.3 -7.8
Green Fiona Love 503 6.8 -1.1
Yorkshire Corey Robinson 228 3.1 New
Majority 711 5.6 -8.9
Turnout 7,442 44.4 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing -2.4

Alwoodley[edit]

Alwoodley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Buckley* 3,390 48.9 -0.9
Labour Jackie Ellis 2,368 34.1 -1.9
Green Louise Jennings 520 7.5 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Howard Foreman 481 6.9 +0.6
Yorkshire Rio Goldhammer 176 2.5 ±0.0
Majority 1,022 14.8 +1.0
Turnout 6,971 40.4 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

Ardsley & Robin Hood[edit]

Ardsley & Robin Hood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Karen Bruce 2,240 41.4 -2.1
Conservative Mike Foster* 1,455 26.9 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Leadley 907 16.8 -8.7
Yorkshire Claire Buxton 449 8.3 New
Green Alaric Hall 261 4.8 ±0.0
SDP Mark Daniels 102 1.9 ±0.0
Majority 785 14.5 -3.5
Turnout 5,446 30.9 +1.3
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing +0.6

Armley[edit]

Armley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lou Cunningham 2,113 43.8 +4.0
Labour Richard Banks 2,041 42.3 -1.8
Conservative Adam Westwood 321 6.7 -3.0
Yorkshire Rachel Martins 205 4.2 New
Liberal Democrats Dan Walker 105 2.2 -0.2
SDP Warwick Bettney 41 0.8 New
Majority 72 1.5 -2.8
Turnout 4,861 28.5 +3.6
Green gain from Labour Swing +2.9

Beeston & Holbeck[edit]

Beeston & Holbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaf Ali 2,533 53.0 -9.9
Green Matt Rogan 1,092 22.8 +6.1
Conservative Bradley Chandler 572 12.0 +0.7
SDP Sasha Watson 247 5.2 +2.5
Liberal Democrats George Sykes 226 4.7 -0.6
TUSC Louie Fulton 113 2.4 +1.3
Majority 1,441 30.2 -16.0
Turnout 4,783 25.9 +4.5
Labour hold Swing -8.0

Bramley & Stanningley[edit]

Bramley & Stanningley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adele Rae 2,675 60.8 -1.4
Conservative Adam Cook 632 14.4 -1.9
Green Keith Whittaker 521 11.8 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Liz Bee 487 11.1 -0.1
SDP Richard Riley 82 1.9 +0.5
Majority 2,043 46.4 +0.5
Turnout 4,442 26.3 +1.2
Labour hold Swing +0.3

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill[edit]

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Asghar Khan* 2,752 65.5 -1.3
Green Robert Wolff 363 8.6 -2.2
Yorkshire Rob Lees 329 7.8 New
Conservative Taiwo Adeyemi 328 7.8 +0.1
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth 317 7.5 -2.8
TUSC Richard Chaves-Sanderson 81 1.9 -0.4
SDP Paul Whetstone 30 0.7 -0.8
Majority 2,389 56.9 +0.8
Turnout 4,231 24.9 +2.5
Labour hold Swing +0.5

Calverley & Farsley[edit]

Calverley & Farsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Craig Timmins 3,514 46.3 -8.3
Conservative Amanda Carter* 3,182 41.9 +6.6
Green Ellen Graham 663 8.7 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Stuart McLeod 234 3.1 +0.2
Majority 332 4.4 -14.9
Turnout 7,642 41.9 +3.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -7.5

Chapel Allerton[edit]

Chapel Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Rafique* 4,139 62.6 -10.8
Green Bobak Walker 1,392 21.0 +9.2
Conservative Kevin Black 409 6.2 -0.2
Alliance for Green Socialism Mike Davies 222 3.4 +0.4
Yorkshire Ryan Kett 212 3.2 New
Liberal Democrats Majd Qahwaji 166 2.5 -1.5
SDP Richard Cowles 75 1.1 +0.3
Majority 2,747 41.6 -20.1
Turnout 6,711 36.7 +3.5
Labour hold Swing -10.0

Cross Gates & Whinmoor[edit]

Cross Gates & Whinmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Gibson* 2,865 53.2 -0.4
Conservative Max Holley 1,164 21.6 -7.9
Reform UK Graham Sunley 461 8.6 New
Yorkshire Howard Dews 314 5.8 New
Green Martin Hemingway 296 5.5 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Noah Allerton 288 5.3 +0.9
Majority 1,701 31.6 +2.8
Turnout 5,418 30.0 +1.2
Labour hold Swing +3.8

Farnley & Wortley[edit]

Farnley & Wortley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Kate Haigh 2,222 45.7 -3.1
Green David Blackburn* 1,717 35.4 +2.4
Conservative Daisy George 613 12.6 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews 229 4.7 +3.4
SDP Finley Taylor 76 1.6 +1.3
Majority 505 10.3 -5.5
Turnout 4,907 27.0 -0.3
Labour Co-op gain from Green Swing -2.8

Garforth & Swillington[edit]

Garforth & Swillington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Sarah Field* 3,469 54.3 +0.3
Labour Alex Rayment 1,223 19.2 -0.6
Conservative Peter Bentley 778 12.8 -1.6
Reform UK Kieran White 336 5.3 New
Green Patrick Lynott 266 4.2 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Jake Knox 209 3.3 +0.2
Independent Tyler Wilson-Kerr 105 1.6 -0.8
Majority 2,246 35.1 +0.9
Turnout 6,424 39.9 +0.7
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing +0.5

Gipton & Harehills[edit]

Gipton & Harehills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mothin Ali 3,070 51.6 +20.4
Labour Arif Hussain* 2,323 39.0 -16.9
Conservative Liam Roberts 285 4.8 -2.1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Race 156 2.6 -0.7
TUSC Iain Dalton 120 2.0 -0.5
Majority 747 12.6 -12.0
Turnout 18,095 33.1 +6.6
Green gain from Labour Swing +18.7

Guiseley & Rawdon[edit]

Guiseley & Rawdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sonia Leighton 3,604 46.6 -0.2
Conservative Paul Alderson* 2,782 36.0 -1.3
Yorkshire Bob Buxton 672 8.7 +1.2
Green Lucy Wheeler 363 4.7 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Page 316 4.1 +0.4
Majority 822 10.6 +1.1
Turnout 3,639 42.4 +0.2
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing +0.6

Harewood[edit]

Harewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sam Firth* 3,619 58.8 -0.8
Labour Simon Dowling 1,560 25.4 +1.9
Green Claire Evans 675 11.0 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Levy 299 4.9 -1.6
Majority 2,059 33.4 -2.8
Turnout 6,212 41.8 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing -1.4

Headingley & Hyde Park[edit]

Headingley & Hyde Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tim Goodall 2,668 51.2 +9.4
Labour Al Garthwaite* 2,138 41.0 -7.5
Liberal Democrats Amar Karim 158 3.0 -0.5
Conservative Steven Rowley 120 2.3 -0.5
TUSC Florian Hynam 71 1.4 +0.3
Independent Anthony Greaux 55 1.1 +0.5
Majority 530 10.2 +3.5
Turnout 5,247 24.2 +7.6
Green gain from Labour Swing +8.5

Horsforth[edit]

Horsforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Garvani* 4,388 56.6 +5.2
Conservative Chris Calvert 1,971 25.4 -5.6
Green William Jones 565 7.3 -0.5
Yorkshire Ian Cowling 414 5.3 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Roderic Parker 367 4.7 -1.8
SDP Nathan Wright 41 0.5 New
Majority 2,417 31.2 +11.0
Turnout 7,776 43.8 +2.2
Labour hold Swing +5.4

Hunslet & Riverside[edit]

Hunslet & Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mohammed Iqbal* 2,274 46.2 -2.2
Green Omar Mushtaq 2,067 42.0 +0.2
Conservative Tamas Kovacs 247 5.0 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Dale 185 3.8 +1.7
SDP Daniel Whetstone 107 2.2 +1.1
TUSC Oisín Duncan 43 0.9 +0.3
Majority 207 4.2 -2.4
Turnout 4,965 28.5 +4.2
Labour hold Swing -1.2

Killingbeck & Seacroft[edit]

Killingbeck & Seacroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Jenkins* 2,551 61.3 -2.8
Conservative Rosemary Gaskell 481 11.6 -6.1
Reform UK Jayne Dresser 435 10.5 New
Green John Arnison 407 9.8 +0.1
Liberal Democrats John Otley 183 4.4 -3.3
SDP Catherine Dobson 106 2.5 New
Majority 2,070 49.7 +3.3
Turnout 4,190 22.7 +1.9
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Kippax & Methley[edit]

Kippax & Methley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Lewis* 3,570 65.1 +5.0
Conservative Connor Mulhall 1,067 19.5 -6.4
Green Angela Oldershaw 449 8.2 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Greg Holden 401 7.3 +1.6
Majority 2,503 45.6 +11.4
Turnout 5,563 31.6 +1.5
Labour hold Swing +5.7

Kirkstall[edit]

Kirkstall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Venner* 3,451 62.3 -1.7
Green Victoria Smith 1,137 20.5 +1.7
Conservative Lyall Ainscow 321 5.8 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Adam Belcher 288 5.2 -0.9
Independent Stuart Long 204 3.7 +1.7
TUSC John Tival 138 2.5 New
Majority 2,314 41.8 -3.4
Turnout 5,586 35.1 +5.9
Labour hold Swing -1.7

Little London & Woodhouse[edit]

Little London & Woodhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Javaid Akhtar* 2,194 59.8 -6.5
Green Leon Zadok 808 22.0 +6.8
Conservative Pauline Barron 297 8.1 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Ghaffar Karim 260 7.1 +1.4
TUSC Anthony Bracuti 109 3.0 -0.3
Majority 1386 37.8 -13.3
Turnout 3715 23.3 +5.6
Labour hold Swing -6.7

Middleton Park[edit]

Middleton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Rob Chesterfield 1,882 42.8 -3.1
Labour Sharon Burke* 1,638 37.3 +0.6
Green Julie Gill 402 9.2 +4.9
Conservative Samson Adeyemi 332 7.6 -1.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Follows 139 3.2 +1.2
Majority 244 5.5 -3.7
Turnout 4,423 22.2 +0.8
SDP gain from Labour Swing -1.8

Moortown[edit]

Moortown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sharon Hamilton* 3,849 53.5 -4.0
Green Rachel Hartshorne 1,298 18.0 +5.0
Conservative Lee Farmer 992 13.8 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Darren Finlay 678 9.4 +1.3
Yorkshire David Stephens 344 4.8 +1.5
SDP Cordelia Lynan 39 0.5 New
Majority 2,551 35.5 -3.9
Turnout 7,266 42.3 +2.9
Labour hold Swing -4.5

Morley North[edit]

Morley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morley Borough Independent Simon Brown 2,317 37.8 -5.8
Labour Co-op Stuart Bruce 1,529 25.0 +0.1
Independent Jill Gettings-Bellhouse 998 16.3 New
Conservative Lalit Suryawanshi 780 12.7 -2.4
Green Evelyn Jeffries 285 4.7 -0.9
Liberal Democrats James Trueman 197 3.2 -2.5
SDP Thomas Foster 19 0.3 -0.1
Majority 788 12.8 -5.8
Turnout 6,154 33.7 +3.0
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing -2.9

Morley South[edit]

Morley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morley Borough Independent Jane Senior* 2,221 38.0 -3.4
Labour Co-op Charlotte Hill 1,824 31.2 +1.4
Conservative Alexander Giles 560 9.6 -5.2
Green Chris Bell 521 8.9 ±0.0
Reform UK James Kendall 407 7.0 New
Independent Phil Bennett 192 3.3 New
Liberal Democrats Mihai Barticel 93 1.6 -2.2
SDP Nigel Perry 8 0.1 -0.7
Majority 397 6.8 -4.7
Turnout 5,878 32.4 +4.7
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing -2.4

Otley & Yeadon[edit]

Otley & Yeadon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandy Lay* 3,455 46.9 +1.6
Labour Co-op Ian McCargo 1,924 26.1 +1.6
Green Mick Bradley 1,106 15.0 +1.6
Conservative Jas Singh 491 6.7 -4.5
Yorkshire Noah Libbish 392 5.3 +2.5
Majority 1,531 20.8 ±0.0
Turnout 7,403 42.2 +3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing ±0.0

Pudsey[edit]

Pudsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dawn Seary* 3,349 45.6 +1.5
Labour Riaz Ahmed 2,977 40.5 -1.3
Green Suzanne Ward 436 5.9 +0.1
Reform UK Andrea Whitehead 431 5.9 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Amy Glover 242 3.3 -1.8
Majority 372 5.1 +2.8
Turnout 7,462 39.2 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.4

Rothwell[edit]

Rothwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Conrad Hart-Brooke* 3,540 62.1 +0.7
Labour Co-op Timothy Dowd 1,253 22.0 +0.4
Conservative Louisa Singh 340 6.0 -0.7
Yorkshire Sean McDonald 329 5.8 +0.9
Green Allen Sikoryn 193 3.3 -1.4
SDP Sarah Welbourne 43 0.8 +0.4
Majority 2,287 40.1 +0.3
Turnout 5,731 36.7 +1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.2

Roundhay[edit]

Roundhay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Martin* 4,040 55.4 -0.3
Green Alan Anthoney 1,946 26.7 +4.8
Conservative Shazar Ahad 840 11.5 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Najeeb Iqbal 340 4.7 -2.4
SDP Carl Richman 132 1.8 New
Majority 2,094 28.7 -5.1
Turnout 7,349 42.0 +3.9
Labour hold Swing -2.6

Temple Newsam[edit]

Temple Newsam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Helen Hayden* 2,760 52.4 +0.6
Conservative Cormac Trigg 1,237 23.5 -8.9
Reform UK David Dresser 543 10.3 New
Green Nicola Dos Santos 379 7.2 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Norman 319 6.1 -1.3
SDP Wendy Whetstone 33 0.6 -0.6
Majority 1,523 28.9 +9.5
Turnout 5,317 31.8 +1.5
Labour hold Swing +4.8

Weetwood[edit]

Weetwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Emma Flint* 3,337 49.6 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley 2,195 32.6 -5.5
Green Chris Foren 758 11.3 +3.0
Conservative Luca Perricone 371 5.5 -0.7
SDP Rob Walker 67 1.0 +0.3
Majority 1,142 17.0 +8.5
Turnout 6,762 43.3 +1.1
Labour hold Swing +4.3

Wetherby[edit]

Wetherby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Lamb* 3,727 49.2 +10.9
Green Anna Jacobs 2,845 37.5 -15.4
Labour David Bowgett 736 9.7 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Lesley McIntee 229 3.0 +0.9
SDP Ian Howell 43 0.6 New
Majority 82 11.7 -2.8
Turnout 7,603 45.9 -0.2
Conservative hold Swing +13.2

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Total votes includes 1,370 blank and invalid votes.
  2. ^ Two former Morley Borough Independents currently sit as independents: Wyn Kidger (Morley South) since March 2024 and Bob Gettings MBE (Morley North) since April.[4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Spereall, David (19 May 2023). "End of an era as Leeds Conservative party group leader Andrew Carter steps down after 43 years". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2024: What can't I do in a polling station?". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Leeds City Council election results 2024". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillors and Committees". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Councillor Wyn Kidger". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Councillor Bob Gettings JP". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Councillor Gohar Almass". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Councillor Caroline Gruen". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Councillor Andy Hutchison". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Councillor James McKenna". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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