| Election name | 2014 Leeds City Council election |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Ongoing | no |
| Party colour | yes |
| Previous election | 2012 |
| Previous year | 2012 |
| Next election | 2015 |
| Next year | 2015 |
| Seats for election | 33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council |
| Majority seats | 50 |
| Election date | 22 May 2014 |
| Leader 1 | Keith Wakefield |
| Party 1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last election 1 | 21 seats, 46.0% |
| Seats 1 | 20 |
| Seats after 1 | 63 |
| Popular vote 1 | 71,602 |
| Percentage 1 | 38.6% |
| Leader 2 | Andrew Carter |
| Party 2 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last election 2 | 6 seats, 22.0% |
| Seats 2 | 6 |
| Seats after 2 | 18 |
| Popular vote 2 | 39,953 |
| Percentage 2 | 21.5% |
| Leader 3 | Stewart Golton |
| Party 3 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last election 3 | 3 seats, 13.0% |
| Seats 3 | 4 |
| Seats after 3 | 9 |
| Seat change 3 | 1 |
| Popular vote 3 | 18,867 |
| Percentage 3 | 10.2% |
| Party 4 | Morley Borough Independents |
| Last election 4 | 2 seats, 3.9% |
| Seats 4 | 2 |
| Seats after 4 | 5 |
| Popular vote 4 | 4,726 |
| Percentage 4 | 2.5% |
| Party 5 | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last election 5 | 1 seats, 5.4% |
| Seats 5 | 1 |
| Seats after 5 | 3 |
| Seat change 5 | 1 |
| Popular vote 5 | 16,868 |
| Percentage 5 | 9.1% |
| Party 6 | United Kingdom Independence Party |
| Last election 6 | 0 seats, 4.6% |
| Seats 6 | 0 |
| Seats after 6 | 0 |
| Popular vote 6 | 31,077 |
| Percentage 6 | 16.7% |
| Posttitle | Council control after election |
| Before election | Majority administration |
| Before party | Labour |
| After election | Majority administration |
| After party | Labour |
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.[1][2][3]
Election summary
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[2]
| Party | 2012 election | Prior to election | New council | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 63 | 63 | 63 | |
| Conservative | 19 | 18[a] | 18 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| Morley Borough Independent | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Green | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | |
| Total | 99 | 99 | 99 | |
| Working majority | ||||
Councillors who did not stand for re-election
| Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Reason | Successor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Atha CBE[4] | Kirkstall | 1957, 1969 | Labour | stood down | Fiona Venner (Labour) | ||
| Clive Fox[5] | Adel & Wharfedale | 2000 | Conservative | died in office[c] | Billy Flynn (Conservative) | ||
| Martin Hamilton[6] | Headingley | 2002 | Liberal Democrats | stood down | Jonathan Pryor (Labour) | ||
| Janet Harper[7] | Armley | 1999 | Labour | stood down | Alice Smart (Labour) | ||
| Thomas Murray[8] | Garforth & Swillington | 1992 | Labour | stood down | Stuart McKenna (Labour) | ||
| Neil Taggart[9] | Bramley & Stanningley | 1980 | Labour | stood down | Kevin Ritchie (Labour) | ||
Notes
- ^ Calverley and Farsley councillor Joe Marjoram resigned from the Conservative council group to sit as an independent. He had previously publicly criticised David Cameron and other prominent Conservative politicians on social media.[10]
- ^ Joe Marjoram (Calverley and Farsley) resigned from the Conservatives in July 2013.
- ^ Fox died on 8 April 2014 and no by-election was called.
References
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Leeds City Council
- ^ "Vote 2014 Leeds". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- ^ "Leeds City Council Election Results 3 May 2012". leeds.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- ^ "Councillor Bernard Atha". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Councillor Clive Fox". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Martin Hamilton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Councillor Janet Harper". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Thomas Murray". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Neil Taggart". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Calverley & Farsley Councillor Joe Marjoram has quit the Conservative Group of Leeds City Council". facebook.com. Farsley Community What's On. Retrieved 26 November 2018.