The 2006 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday, May 4, 2006 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.
As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were contested, plus an additional vacancy in Killingbeck & Seacroft ward. Those seats up for election were those of the third-placed candidate elected for every ward at the 2004 all-out election, who had been granted a two-year term to expire in 2006.
The only party to gain a seat was the British National Party, defeating the Morley Borough Independents in Morley South to elect their first and only councillor to date.
With the council remaining in no overall control, the election result saw the Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition administration continue their control of the council.
Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 40 40 Liberal Democrat 26 26 Conservative 24 24 Morley Borough Independent 6 5 Green 3 3 BNP 0 1 Total 99 99 Working majority
Councillors who did not stand for re-election +Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (5) Councillor Ward First elected Party Reason Successor Gareth Beevers Morley South 2004 Morley Borough Independents stood down Christopher Beverley (British National Party) Stuart Bruce Middleton Park 1999 Labour stood down Debra Coupar (Labour) Michael Davey Killingbeck & Seacroft 2002 Labour stood down Vonnie Morgan (Labour) Mitchell Galdas Rothwell 2004 Liberal Democrats stood down Stewart Golton (Liberal Democrats) Claire Nash Farnley & Wortley 2000 Green stood down Luke Russell (Green)
Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor, Stewart Golton (Weetwood), was elected to represent a new ward, succeeding Mitchell Galdas in Rothwell.
Ward results
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