The 2014 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as the 2014 European Parliament election and other local elections across the UK.
As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election. The councillors subsequently elected replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2010.
The Labour Party had been in overall control of the council since 2011 and their majority was unchanged following this election after winning 20 of the 33 seats contested.Statement of Persons Nominated Leeds City Council
Election summary
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Party2012 electionPrior to electionNew council Labour 63 63 63 Conservative 19 18 18 Liberal Democrat 10 10 9 Morley Borough Independent 5 5 5 Green 2 2 3 Independent 0 1 1 Total 99 99 99 Working majority
Councillors who did not stand for re-election
+Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (6) Councillor Ward First elected Party Reason Successor Bernard Atha CBE Kirkstall 1957, 1969 Labour stood down Fiona Venner (Labour) Clive Fox Adel & Wharfedale 2000 Conservative died in office Billy Flynn (Conservative) Martin Hamilton Headingley 2002 Liberal Democrats stood down Jonathan Pryor (Labour) Janet Harper Armley 1999 Labour stood down Alice Smart (Labour) Thomas Murray Garforth & Swillington 1992 Labour stood down Stuart McKenna (Labour) Neil Taggart Bramley & Stanningley 1980 Labour stood down Kevin Ritchie (Labour)
Ward results
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