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1999 Leeds City Council election

1999 UK local government election

1999 Leeds City Council election

1999 UK local government election

Map of the results for the 1999 Leeds council election.

The 1999 Leeds City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy each in Horsforth, Moortown and Wetherby. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Bramley from Labour, and Hunslet councillor, Mark Davies, had defected from Labour to Independent Socialist.

Labour stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 27.3%.

Election result

|seats % = 58.3 |votes % = 46.1 |plus/minus = -3.2% |seats % = 25.0 |votes % = 22.2 |plus/minus = +2.5% |seats % = 13.9 |votes % = 27.6 |plus/minus = -0.2% |seats % = 2.8 |votes % = 3.6 |plus/minus = +1.3% |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.4 |plus/minus = +0.1% |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = -0.4% |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = +0.1%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew councilLabour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;"Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;"Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;"Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;"Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;"Total9999Working majority
Labour7871
Liberal Democrat1014
Conservative912
Green11
Independent Socialist11

Ward results

By-elections between 1999 and 2000

References

References

  1. "Leeds". [[BBC News Online]].
  2. "Election of Councillors : 6th May 1999". leeds.gov.uk.
  3. (7 May 1999). "Local Councils: Results round-up". [[The Times]].
  4. (7 May 1999). "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". [[The Independent]].
  5. "Harehills By-Election 13th April 2000". leeds.gov.uk.
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