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2010 Leeds City Council election

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FieldValue
election_name2010 Leeds City Council election
countryEngland
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
party_colouryes
previous_election2008
previous_year2008
next_election2011
next_year2011
seats_for_election33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council
majority_seats50
election_date6 May 2010
leader1Keith Wakefield
party1Labour Party (UK)
last_election113 seats, 28.8%
seats120
seats_after148
seat_change15
popular_vote1124,847
percentage135.7%
leader2Andrew Carter
party2Conservative Party (UK)
last_election29 seats, 30.7%
seats26
seats_after222
seat_change21
popular_vote292,987
percentage226.6%
leader3Richard Brett
party3Liberal Democrats (UK)
last_election39 seats, 19.1%
seats35
seats_after321
seat_change33
popular_vote385,905
percentage324.5%
map_imageLeeds UK local election 2010 map.svg
map_size300px
map_captionLabour in red (20), Conservatives in blue (6), Liberal Democrats in yellow (5) and Morley Borough Independents in dark green (2).
titleCouncil control
posttitleCouncil control after election
before_electionCoalition
before_partyLiberal Democrats and Conservatives
after_electionMinority administration
after_partyLabour

The 2010 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 6 May 2010 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as the 2010 general 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 subsequently elected councillors replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2006.

The result of the election saw the Labour Party gain five council seats and take minority control of the council. They held 48 of the 99 total seats and negotiated a confidence-and-supply agreement with the two Green Party councillors to achieve a majority. It replaced a six-year coalition between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, which had also been supported by the three Green councillors before the election.

Election result

|seats % = 60.6 |votes % = 35.7 |plus/minus = +6.9 |seats % = 18.2 |votes % = 26.6 |plus/minus = -4.1 |seats % = 15.1 |votes % = 24.5 |plus/minus = +5.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 6.8 |plus/minus = -4.6 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.4 |plus/minus = -1.4 |seats % = 6.1 |votes % = 2.0 |plus/minus = -1.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.9 |plus/minus = -0.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.7 |plus/minus = -0.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.4 |plus/minus = -0.4

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

Party2008 electionMay 2009Prior to electionNew councilLabour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;"Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;"Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;"Morley Borough Independent}}; width: 3px;"Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;"British National Party}}; width: 3px;"Independent}}; width: 3px;"Total99999999Working majority
Labour43424348
Conservative22232322
Liberal Democrat24252421
Morley Borough Independent5556
Green3332
BNP1110
Independent1000

Councillors who did not stand for re-election

CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyReasonSuccessor
John BaleGuiseley & Rawdon2004Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservativestood down
Linda Rhodes-ClaytonHyde Park & Woodhouse2004Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"Liberal Democratsstood down
Debra CouparMiddleton Park2003, 2006Labour Party (UK)}}"Labourstood down
Roger HaringtonGipton & Harehills2002Labour Party (UK)}}"Labourstood down
Frank RobinsonCalverley & Farsley1998Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservativestood down
Alec ShelbrookeHarewood2004Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservativestood down

Ward results

By-elections between 2010 and 2011

Notes

References

References

  1. (27 May 2010). "Leeds City Council under minority Labour leadership". BBC News.
  2. "Leeds City Council local election: Results in full". [[Yorkshire Evening Post]].
  3. "Local Elections 2010: Leeds". andrewteale.me.uk.
  4. (2008-10-29). "Facing the sack, JP caught cavorting with a councillor". [[Daily Express]].
  5. "'Shock' after councillor's death". BBC News.
  6. "Councillor John Bale". [[Leeds City Council]].
  7. "Councillor Linda Rhodes-Clayton". [[Leeds City Council]].
  8. "Councillor Debra Coupar". [[Leeds City Council]].
  9. "Councillor Roger Harington". [[Leeds City Council]].
  10. "Councillor Frank Robinson". [[Leeds City Council]].
  11. "Councillor Alec Shelbrooke". [[Leeds City Council]].
  12. Wright, Danny. (15 October 2010). "Result: Conservatives hold Guiseley and Rawdon in Leeds by-election". The Guardian.
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