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2012 Leeds City Council election

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FieldValue
election_name2012 Leeds City Council election
countryEngland
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
party_colouryes
previous_election2011
previous_year2011
next_election2014
next_year2014
seats_for_election33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council
majority_seats50
election_date3 May 2012
leader1Keith Wakefield
party1Labour Party (UK)
last_election122 seats, 46.8%
seats121
seats_after163
seat_change18
popular_vote180,312
percentage146.0%
leader2Andrew Carter
party2Conservative Party (UK)
last_election27 seats, 27.1%
seats26
seats_after219
seat_change22
popular_vote238,376
percentage222.0%
leader3Stewart Golton
party3Liberal Democrats (UK)
last_election32 seats, 13.6%
seats33
seats_after310
seat_change36
popular_vote322,619
percentage313.0%
map_imageLeeds UK local election 2012 map.svg
map_size300px
map_captionLabour in red (21), Conservatives in blue (6), Liberal Democrats in yellow (3), Morley Borough Independents in dark green (2) and Greens in light green (1).
titleCouncil control
posttitleCouncil control after election
before_electionMajority administration
before_partyLabour
after_electionMajority administration
after_partyLabour

The 2012 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members to Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as 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 2008.

Since taking majority control of the council in 2011, the Labour council administration increased their total number of councillors from 55 to 63. They won eight more seats at the election, including six from the Liberal Democrats.

Election result

|seats % = 63.6 |votes % = 46.0 |plus/minus = -0.8 |seats % = 18.2 |votes % = 22.0 |plus/minus = -5.1 |seats % = 9.1 |votes % = 13.0 |plus/minus = -0.6 |seats % = 3.0 |votes % = 5.4 |plus/minus = +0.6 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 4.6 |plus/minus = +2.6 |seats % = 6.1 |votes % = 3.9 |plus/minus = +1.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.6 |plus/minus = +1.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.1 |plus/minus = +0.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.6 |plus/minus = +0.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.5 |plus/minus = +0.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = +0.2

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

Party2011 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;"Total9999Working majority
Labour5563
Conservative2119
Liberal Democrat1610
Morley Borough Independent55
Green22

Councillors who did not stand for re-election

CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyReasonSuccessor
Denise Atkinson MBEBramley & Stanningley1980Labour Party (UK)}}"Labourstood down
Ben ChastneyWeetwood2008Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"Liberal Democratsstood down
Geoff DriverMiddleton Park1978Labour Party (UK)}}"Labourstood down
Penny EwensHyde Park & Woodhouse2008Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"Liberal Democratsstood down
Ronald FeldmanAlwoodley1971Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservativestood down
Graham KirklandOtley & Yeadon1973, 1980, 2004Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"Liberal Democratsstood down
Matthew LobleyRoundhay2003Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservativestood down
Keith ParkerKippax & Methley1986Labour Party (UK)}}"Labourstood down
Alan TaylorGipton & Harehills1999Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"Liberal Democratsstood down

Ward results

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://theleedscitizen.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/statement-of-persons-nominated-3-may-2012.pdf Statement of Persons Nominated] Leeds City Council
  2. "Leeds City Council Election Results 3 May 2012". leeds.gov.uk.
  3. "Vote 2012 Leeds". BBC News.
  4. "Leeds: Full results: Leeds City Council local election results 2012". [[Yorkshire Evening Post]].
  5. "Local Elections 2012: Leeds". andrewteale.me.uk.
  6. "Councillor Denise Atkinson". [[Leeds City Council]].
  7. "Councillor Ben Chastney". [[Leeds City Council]].
  8. "Councillor Geoff Driver". [[Leeds City Council]].
  9. "Councillor Penny Ewens". [[Leeds City Council]].
  10. "Ronnie Feldman". Alwoodley Ward Councillors.
  11. "Councillor Graham Kirkland". [[Leeds City Council]].
  12. "Councillor Keith Parker". [[Leeds City Council]].
  13. "Councillor Alan Taylor". [[Leeds City Council]].
  14. (3 May 2013). "Labour hold Leeds council seat in by-election". BBC.
  15. "Results of Leeds City Council by-election for Cross Gates & Whinmoor". Leeds City Council.
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