The 2023 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2023 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The 2023 elections were the first to be held following the introduction of Voter ID requirements for those voting in person at polling stations across the entire country. The council announced that a total of 225 voters were turned away from the polls for a lack of ID and did not return.
As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were contested.
The Labour Party maintained their majority control of the council, repeating the net gain of 3 seats they achieved in 2022. The Social Democratic Party were the only party to gain a seat from Labour, winning their second council seat in Middleton Park.
As a result of Labour gaining Weetwood, the Liberal Democrats were no longer the clear third party on the council for the first time, equalling the 6 seats of the Morley Borough Independents.
Election summary
|- style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;" ! scope="row" colspan="2" | Total | 175 | 33 | 6 | 6 | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 184,242
The election result had the following consequences for the political composition of the council:
Party2022 electionPrior to electionNew council Labour 58 56 61 Conservative 21 21 18 Liberal Democrat 7 7 6 Morley Borough Independents 6 6 6 Green 3 4 3 Garforth and Swillington Independents 3 3 3 SDP 1 1 2 Vacant 0 1 0 Total 99 99 99 Working majority
Councillors who did not stand for re-election +Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (9) Councillor Ward First elected Party Reason Successor Farnley and Wortley 2019 Green stood down Adrian McCluskey (Labour) Alwoodley 1990 Conservative stood down Lyn Buckley (Conservative) Kirkstall 1976 Labour stood down Andy Rontree (Labour) Gipton and Harehills 2010 stood down Asghar Ali (Labour) Kippax and Methley 2019 stood down Michael Millar (Labour) Ardsley and Robin Hood 2004 stood down Stephen Holroyd-Case (Labour) Burmantofts and Richmond Hill 2016 stood down Nkele Manaka (Labour) Paul Truswell Middleton Park 1982, 2012 stood down Emma Pogson-Golden (SDP) Headingley and Hyde Park 2011 resigned office Abdul Hannan (Labour)
Incumbent Labour councillor, Julie Heselwood, stood successfully in the Weetwood ward. She did not stand for re-election in Bramley and Stanningley.
Results by ward Adel & Wharfedale
Alwoodley
Ardsley & Robin Hood
Armley
Beeston & Holbeck
Bramley & Stanningley
Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
Calverley & Farsley
Chapel Allerton
Cross Gates & Whinmoor
Farnley & Wortley
Garforth & Swillington
Gipton & Harehills
Guiseley & Rawdon
Harewood
Headingley & Hyde Park
Horsforth
Hunslet & Riverside
Killingbeck & Seacroft
Kippax & Methley
Kirkstall
Little London & Woodhouse
Middleton Park
Moortown
Morley North
Morley South
Otley & Yeadon
Pudsey
Rothwell
Roundhay
Temple Newsam
Weetwood
Wetherby
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