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Leeds City Council

Local government body in England

Leeds City Council
Summary

Local government body in England

FieldValue
nameLeeds City Council
coa_picCoat of Arms of Leeds City Council.svg
coa_res120px
coa_captionCoat of arms
logo_picLeeds City Council.svg
logo_captionCouncil logo
logo_res250
house_typeMetropolitan district
leader1_typeLord Mayor
leader1Dan Cohen
party1
Conservative
election122 May 2025
leader2_typeLeader
leader2James Lewis
party2
Labour
election224 February 2021
leader3_typeChief Executive
leader3Ed Whiting
party3
election3January 2025
seats99 councillors
structure1UK_Leeds_City Council_Jan_2026.svg
structure1_res250px
:borderdarkgray}} Labour (57)
:borderdarkgray}} Conservative (14)
:borderdarkgray}} Green (6)
:borderdarkgray}} Liberal Democrats (6)}}
:borderdarkgray}} Morley Borough Ind. (4)}}
:borderdarkgray}} Garforth & Swillington Ind. (3)}}
:borderdarkgray}} SDP (3)
:borderdarkgray}} Reform UK (2)
:borderdarkgray}} Independent (3)
joint_committeesWest Yorkshire Combined Authority
term_length4 years
voting_system1Multiple member first-past-the-post
last_election12 May 2024
next_election17 May 2026
session_roomFile:Civic Hall Leeds West Yorkshire.jpg
session_res250
meeting_placeCivic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS11UR
website
constitution

Conservative Labour ; Administration (57) : Labour (57) ; Other parties (41) : Conservative (14) : Green (6) : : : : SDP (3) : Reform UK (2) : Independent (3) ; Vacant seats : (1)

Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds has had a council since 1626, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 it has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. It is the second most populous local government district in the United Kingdom with approximately 800,000 inhabitants living within its area; only Birmingham City Council has more. Since 1 April 2014, it has been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011. It meets at Leeds Civic Hall and has its main offices at Merrion House.

History

Leeds Corporation

Leeds (historically often spelt Leedes) was a manor and then a town, receiving a charter from King Charles I as a 'free borough' in 1626 giving it powers of self-government, leading to the formation of the Leeds Corporation to administer it. The leader was initially an alderman, the first holder being Sir John Savile. A second charter, granted in 1661 by Charles II, gave the town the right to appoint a mayor. The first holder of that post was Thomas Danby.

Leeds was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which standardised how most boroughs were governed across England and Wales. The ruling body was then formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Leeds", generally known as the corporation or town council. When elected county councils were created in 1889 Leeds was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services and so it became a county borough, independent from the new West Riding County Council. Leeds became a city in 1893, after which the corporation was also known as the city council. In 1897 the mayoralty was raised to a lord mayor.

Leeds City Council

The modern city council was established in 1974, with the first elections being held in advance in 1973. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the area of the County Borough of Leeds was combined with those of the Municipal Borough of Morley, the Municipal Borough of Pudsey, Aireborough Urban District, Horsforth Urban District, Otley Urban District, Garforth Urban District, Rothwell Urban District and parts of Tadcaster Rural District, Wetherby Rural District and Wharfedale Rural District from the West Riding. The new Leeds district was one of five metropolitan districts in West Yorkshire. Leeds' borough and city statuses and right to appoint a lord mayor were transferred to the enlarged district.

From 1974 until 1986 the city council was a second-tier authority, with West Yorkshire County Council providing many key services. However, the metropolitan county councils were abolished under the Local Government Act 1985 and the council took responsibility for all former County Council functions. Some functions, notably policing, fire services and public transport are run by joint committees of the five metropolitan boroughs in West Yorkshire.

Since 2014 the council has been a constituent member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The combined authority has been led by the directly elected Mayor of West Yorkshire since 2021.

Council services

Leeds City Council is responsible for providing all statutory local authority services in Leeds, except for those it provides jointly in conjunction with other West Yorkshire authorities. This includes education, housing, planning, transport and highways, social services, libraries, leisure and recreation, waste collection, waste disposal, environmental health and revenue collection. The council is one of the largest employers in West Yorkshire, with around 33,000 employees.

Education Leeds

Education Leeds was set up in 2001 as a non-profit making company wholly owned by Leeds City Council to provide education support services for the council. For its first five years it operated as a public-private partnership between the Council and Capita. The senior councillors of the council's executive board voted in March 2010 to stop using Education Leeds to provide services from 31 March 2011, thereby effectively causing it to cease operation.

Housing

Until 1 October 2013, Leeds City Council's housing stock was managed and operated by three arms-length management organisations (ALMOs) since 2007. They were wholly owned by the council but operated as autonomous and self-governing organisations. The ALMOs, which are arranged on a regional basis were:

  • East North East Homes
  • West North West Homes
  • Aire Valley Homes As of 1 October 2013, the ALMOs returned to Leeds City Council and all management of council housing stock became the responsibility of Housing Leeds. At this point, the ALMOs ceased to exist.

Management of more than 2000 homes in Belle Isle is carried out by Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation, the largest tenant management organisation in the UK outside London.

Leeds Museums and Galleries

Main article: Leeds Museums & Galleries

Leeds Museums & Galleries is a museum service run by Leeds City Council.

Established in 1821, it is the largest local authority-run museum service in England, with one of the larger and more significant multidisciplinary collections in the UK, looking after 1.3 million objects. The service is run and primarily funded by Leeds City Council (LCC), and plays a significant role in shaping the cultural life of the city, but as a leading museum service it has a regional and national reputation and role. In 2012 the organisation achieved Major Partner Museum status from Arts Council England, which brought significant additional funding and further national prominence and expectation.

The service has at times run major events across the city, with visitors numbering in the millions, such as the 2014–19 Legacies of War Project, which examined how Leeds was affected by the First World War, and developed teaching materials for schools.

Leeds Museums & Galleries is made up of nine different sites: Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds City Museum, Kirkstall Abbey, Abbey House Museum, Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills, Thwaite Mills, Lotherton Hall, Temple Newsam and Leeds Discovery Centre.

Waste disposal and recycling

The city operates waste disposal and recycling facilities in Kirkstall, Meanwood, Middleton, Otley, Pudsey, Seacroft, Wetherby (Thorp Arch) and Yeadon.

West Yorkshire Joint Services

Main article: West Yorkshire Joint Services

West Yorkshire Joint Services provides services for the five district local authorities in West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield) in the areas of archaeology, archives, ecology, materials testing, public analyst, and trading standards.

Council structures

Overview and scrutiny

The executive and workings of the council are overseen by six scrutiny boards. These panels involve councillors from all parties and some independent members. Scrutiny boards are able to review decisions taken by the executive or by officers of the council and to refer them for further consideration.

Regulatory

The licensing committee of the council is drawn from councillors from all parties and is responsible for entertainment, refreshment, personal and premises licences established under the Licensing Act 2003. Three plans panels are responsible for determining planning applications which have not been delegated to officers for decision, such as large or controversial applications or those in which a councillor or officer has a personal interest.

Community committees

Ten community committees are responsible for managing certain area-specific budgets and responsibilities, such as community centres and CCTV, in partnership with local communities. Five of the community committees cover areas in "inner Leeds" and five cover areas in "outer Leeds". These committees also exert considerable influence over other areas of local interest such as street-cleansing and community policing.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

Main article: Lord Mayor of Leeds

The Lord Mayor of Leeds is a ceremonial, non-partisan position elected annually by and from the councillors. As well as acting as the chair of the council, the Lord Mayor represents the City of Leeds at events within and outside the city.

The first Mayor of Leeds was Thomas Danby in 1661, and the first Lord Mayor was James Kitson in 1897.

During the mayoral year, the Lord Mayor's Charity Appeal raises funds for one or more charities of the mayor's choice.

Leadership

The council operates a Leader and Cabinet executive as defined under Section 11 of the Local Government Act 2000. The executive board of the council currently consists of nine executive members with portfolio responsibilities from the ruling Labour group, and the leader of the biggest opposition group (Conservative).

Since February 2021, the Leader of the council has been James Lewis (Labour). He succeeded Judith Blake, the first woman ever to lead the council.

PortfolioCouncillor (electoral ward)Term
Ceremonial leadership
The 131st Lord Mayor of Leeds (2025–2026)
First citizen of the City of LeedsConservative Party (UK)}}"Dan Cohen (Alwoodley)
Vice-chair of the council (2025–2026)Conservative Party (UK)}}"Barry Anderson (Adel and Wharfedale)
Executive leadership
Leader of the Council
Leader of the Labour GroupLabour Party (UK)}}"James Lewis (Kippax and Methley)
Deputy Leader of the Council
Executive Member for ResourcesLabour Party (UK)}}"Debra Coupar (Temple Newsam)
Deputy Leader of the Council
Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Sustainable DevelopmentLabour Party (UK)}}"Jonathan Pryor (Headingley and Hyde Park)
Executive Member for Equality, Health and WellbeingLabour Party (UK)}}"Emma Flint (Weetwood)
Executive Member for Communities, Customer Services and Community SafetyLabour Party (UK)}}"Asghar Khan (Burmantofts and Richmond Hill)
Executive Member for Climate, Energy, Environment and Green SpaceLabour Party (UK)}}"Mohammed Rafique (Chapel Allerton)
Executive Member for Children and FamiliesLabour Party (UK)}}"Helen Hayden (Temple Newsam)
Executive Member for Adult Social Care, Active Lifestyles and CultureLabour Party (UK)}}"Salma Arif (Gipton and Harehills)
Executive Member for HousingLabour Party (UK)}}"Mary Harland (Kippax and Methley)
Chief Whip of the CouncilLabour Party (UK)}}"Luke Farley (Burmantofts and Richmond Hill)
Opposition leadership
Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Conservative GroupConservative Party (UK)}}"Alan Lamb (Wetherby)
Leader of the Green GroupGreen Party of England and Wales}}"Penny Stables (Wetherby)
Leader of the Liberal Democrat GroupLiberal Democrats (UK, 2025)}}"Stewart Golton (Rothwell)
Leader of the Morley Borough Independents GroupMorley Borough Independent}}"Oliver Newton (Morley South)
Leader of the Garforth and Swillington Independents GroupGarforth and Swillington Independents}}"Mark Dobson (Garforth and Swillington)
Leader of the SDP GroupSocial Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)}}"Wayne Dixon (Middleton Park)
Leader of the Reform UK GroupReform UK}}"Trish Smith (Pudsey)

Leaders and political control since 1945

City of Leeds (County Borough) Council until 31 March 1974LeaderYearsPolitical ControlLabour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Leeds Metropolitan District Council from 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972LeaderYearsPolitical ControlLabour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"
Unknown1945–1947Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour
1947–1949Conservative Party (UK)}}"ConservativeConservative
1949–1951Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour
1951–1952Conservative Party (UK)}}"ConservativeConservative
1952–1967Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour
Frank Marshall1967–1972Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative
Albert King1972–1974No Overall Control:
Labour minority administration
Albert King1974–1975No Overall Control:
Labour minority,
then Conservative minority
Irwin Bellow1975–1976
1976–1979Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative
Peter Sparling1979–1980No Overall Control:
Conservative minority
George Mudie1980–1989Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour
Jon Trickett1989–1996
Brian Walker1996–2003
Keith Wakefield2003–2004
Andrew Carter (Joint Leader)2004–November 2007{{efnUnder the terms of the coalition agreement between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives from May 2004, the full-time post of Leader of the Council swapped between the leaders of the two parties' council groupings every six months:No Overall Control:
Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition,
then Labour minority
Mark Harris (Joint Leader)
Andrew Carter (Joint Leader)
December 2007–2010{{efnRichard Brett was elected as the new Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Leeds City Council after Harris stepped down on 30 November 2007. Under the terms of the coalition agreement between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives from May 2004, the full-time post of Leader of the Council swapped between the leaders of the two parties' council groupings every six months:
Richard Brett (Joint Leader)
Keith Wakefield2010–2011
2011–2015Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour
Judith Blake2015–2021
James Lewis2021–present

Elected Mayor

Main article: 2012 English mayoral referendums

On 3 May 2012 a referendum was held to determine whether or not to replace the current leadership arrangements with a directly elected mayor.

The question that was asked in the referendum was set by central government, and was: :How would you like Leeds City Council to be run? :*By a leader who is an elected councillor chosen by a vote of the other elected councillors. This is how the council is run now. :Or :*By a mayor who is elected by voters. This would be a change from how the council is run now.

The proposal for an elected mayor was opposed by the leaders of the four largest groups on the council. It was supported by Leeds Conservative MPs Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) and Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell).

The referendum results showed a rejection of the proposal for a directly elected mayor, with 63% (107,910) voting to keep the status quo.

Political composition

Main article: Leeds local elections

The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the city's electoral wards.

One councillor for each ward – a third of all of the total councillors – is elected at every council election, which are held in three of every four years. Each councillor is also elected to serve a four-year term. This only differs following a boundary review, where all council seats must be re-elected. The most recent full council elections were in 1980, 2004 and 2018. The latter election saw all three ward council seats up for re-election, with each of the three successful candidates in each ward awarded a unique one, two or four-year term respectively with longer terms given to the candidates with the highest number of votes.

Since the 2011 council election, the council has been run by a Labour majority administration. Between the 2004 and 2011 elections, the council's political composition meant no one party had a full majority and therefore there was no overall control. During this time, a coalition administration between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats was formally agreed. Throughout the coalition, both parties' Group Leaders jointly shared the office of Leader of the council, each holding it for six months in turn. However, in 2010, the Labour Group regained control as a minority administration with the support of the two Green Party councillors.

YearLabour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;"Liberal Democrats (UK, 2025)}}; width: 3px;"Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;"Others
LabourLiberal DemocratsConservative
20246161517
20236161814
20225872113
20215482413
20195782311
20186162210
2016639198
2015639198
2014639189
20126310197
20115516217
20104821228
200843242210
200743242210
20064026249
20044026249
20035222205
20025720184
20006119163
19997114122
199880991

Electoral wards

Leeds City Council's 33 electoral wards have been fully reviewed twice since the year 2000, once before the 2004 council election and again before the 2018 council election.

Beforehand, the ward boundaries had not been amended since the last review in 1979. The 1979 review increased the number of wards in Leeds from 32 to 33, thereby increasing the number of councillors from 96 to 99. The 1980 council election was the first to be contested based on the new ward boundaries across the city, and therefore it was a full council, all-out election where all of the 99 council seats were up for election.

The boundary review between February 2002 and July 2003 was completed by the Boundary Committee for England. The review recommended the retention of 99 councillors representing 33 wards across the city, but suggested substantial alterations to ward boundaries to reduce the level of variance between different wards. Prior to the boundary review, based on the 2001 electorate, the largest and smallest wards respectively were Morley South (22,167 electors) and Hunslet (10,955 electors). Following the review all wards had an electorate within 10% of the average of all 33 wards across the city.

A similar process was completed in November 2017 by the Boundary Committee's successor, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The process had held consultations since July 2016. The biggest ward boundary changes saw the creation of two new wards in Headingley & Hyde Park and Little London and Woodhouse from the previous Hyde Park & Woodhouse and Headingley wards. City & Hunslet also became Hunslet & Riverside. Following the example of previous reviews, all of the city's councillors were re-elected together again based on the new ward boundaries in May 2018.

Parliamentary constituencyWardCouncillorFirst electedTerm of office
Leeds Central and HeadingleyHeadingley and Hyde ParkGreen Party of England and Wales}}"Tim Goodall (GPEW)2024
Labour Party (UK)}}"Abdul Hannan (Lab)20232023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"Jonathan Pryor (Lab)20142022–2026
KirkstallLabour Party (UK)}}"Hannah Bithell (Lab)20182022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Andy Rontree (Lab)20232023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"Fiona Venner (Lab)20142024–2028
Little London and WoodhouseLabour Party (UK)}}"Javaid Akhtar (Lab)2000, 20102024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Kayleigh Brooks (Lab)20182022–2026
Independent (politician)}}"Abigail Marshall Katung20192023–2027
WeetwoodLabour Party (UK)}}"Emma Flint (Lab)20212024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Jools Heselwood (Lab)2015, 20232023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"Izaak Wilson (Lab)20222022–2026
Leeds EastCross Gates and WhinmoorLabour Party (UK)}}"James Gibson (Lab)2018, 2021
Labour Party (UK)}}"Pauleen Grahame (Lab)20022022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Jessica Lennox (Lab)20182023–2027
Garforth and SwillingtonGarforth and Swillington Independents}}"Mark Dobson (GSI)20072022–2026
Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"Sarah Field (GSI)20162024–2028
Garforth and Swillington Independents}}"Suzanne McCormack (GSI)20182023–2027
Gipton and HarehillsLabour Party (UK)}}"Asghar Ali (Lab)20232023–2027
Green Party of England and Wales}}"Mothin Ali (GPEW)20242024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Salma Arif (Lab)20162022–2026
Killingbeck and SeacroftLabour Party (UK)}}"Katie Dye (Lab)20182023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"David Jenkins (Lab)20182024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"John Tudor (Lab)20222022–2026
Temple Newsam
(shared with Leeds South)
Labour Party (UK)}}"Debra Coupar (Lab)2003, 2006, 20132022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Helen Hayden (Lab)20152024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Nicole Lloyd (Lab)20192023–2027
Leeds North EastAlwoodleyConservative Party (UK)}}"Lyn Buckley (Con)2023
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Neil Buckley (Con)20122024–2028
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Dan Cohen (Con)20112022–2026
Chapel AllertonLabour Party (UK)}}"Jane Dowson (Lab)20042023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"Mohammed Rafique (Lab)20042024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Eileen Taylor (Lab)20082022–2026
MoortownTBDN/AN/A
Labour Party (UK)}}"Sharon Hamilton (Lab)2004, 20102024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Mohammed Shahzad (Lab)20182023–2027
RoundhayLabour Party (UK)}}"Jordan Bowden (Lab)20222023–2027
Independent (politician)}}"Zara Hussain (Ind)20212022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Lisa Martin (Lab)20212024–2028
Leeds North WestAdel and WharfedaleConservative Party (UK)}}"Barry Anderson (Con)1999
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Caroline Anderson (Con)20152024–2028
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Billy Flynn (Con)20162023–2027
Guiseley and RawdonLabour Party (UK)}}"Oliver Edwards (Lab)20232023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"Sonia Leighton (Lab)20242024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Eleanor Thomson (Lab)20222022–2026
HorsforthLabour Party (UK)}}"Emmie Bromley (Lab)20222022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"John Garvani (Lab)2002, 20222024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Raymond Jones (Lab)20232023–2027
Otley and YeadonLiberal Democrats (UK, 2025)}}"Colin Campbell (LD)1982, 20042022–2026
Liberal Democrats (UK, 2025)}}"Ryk Downes (LD)20042023–2027
Liberal Democrats (UK, 2025)}}"Sandy Lay (LD)20122024–2028
Leeds SouthBeeston and HolbeckLabour Party (UK)}}"Shaf Ali (Lab)2024
Labour Party (UK)}}"Annie Maloney (Lab)20222022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Andrew Scopes (Lab)20182023–2027
Burmantofts and Richmond HillLabour Party (UK)}}"Luke Farley (Lab)20222022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Asghar Khan (Lab)20112024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Nkele Manaka (Lab)20232023–2027
Hunslet and RiversideGreen Party of England and Wales}}"Ed Carlisle (GPEW)20222022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Mohammed Iqbal (Lab)19992024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Paul Wray (Lab)20182023–2027
Middleton ParkSocial Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)}}"Rob Chesterfield (SDP)20242024–2028
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)}}"Wayne Dixon (SDP)20222022–2026
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)}}"Emma Pogson-Golden (SDP)20232023–2027
Leeds South West and MorleyArdsley and Robin HoodLabour Party (UK)}}"Karen Bruce (Lab)2024
Labour Party (UK)}}"Stephen Holroyd (Lab)20232023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"Karen Renshaw (Lab)20042022–2026
Farnley and WortleyGreen Party of England and Wales}}"David Blackburn (GPEW)1998, 20242024–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Kate Haigh (Lab)20242024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Adrian McCluskey (Lab)20232023–2027
Morley NorthMorley Borough Independent}}"Simon Brown (MBI)20182024–2028
Morley Borough Independent}}"Robert Finnigan (MBI)1995, 2002, 20192023–2027
Independent (politician)}}"Bob Gettings (Ind)20072022–2026
Morley SouthMorley Borough Independent}}"Oliver Newton (MBI)20222022–2026
Morley Borough Independent}}"Jane Senior (MBI)20212024–2028
Reform UK}}"Ryan Taylor (RUK)20252025–2027
Leeds West and PudseyArmleyGreen Party of England and Wales}}"Lou Cunningham (GPEW)2019, 2024
Labour Party (UK)}}"Andy Parnham (Lab)20232023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"Alice Smart (Lab)20142022–2026
Bramley and StanningleyLabour Party (UK)}}"Tom Hinchcliffe (Lab)20232023–2027
Labour Party (UK)}}"Adele Rae (Lab)20242024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Kevin Ritchie (Lab)20142022–2026
Calverley and FarsleyLabour Party (UK)}}"Peter Carlill (Lab)20182023–2027
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Andrew Carter (Con)19732022–2026
Labour Party (UK)}}"Craig Timmins (Lab)20242024–2028
PudseyConservative Party (UK)}}"Dawn Seary (Con)20212024–2028
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Simon Seary (Con)20182022–2026
Reform UK}}"Trish Smith (RUK)20192023–2027
SelbyKippax and MethleyLabour Party (UK)}}"Mary Harland (Lab)2012
Labour Party (UK)}}"James Lewis (Lab)20032024–2028
Labour Party (UK)}}"Michael Millar (Lab)20232023–2027
Wakefield and RothwellRothwellLiberal Democrats (UK, 2025)}}"Diane Chapman (LD)2019
Liberal Democrats (UK, 2025)}}"Stewart Golton (LD)19982022–2026
Liberal Democrats (UK, 2025)}}"Conrad Hart-Brooke (LD)20212024–2028
Wetherby and EasingwoldHarewoodConservative Party (UK)}}"Sam Firth (Con)2018
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Matthew Robinson (Con)20102022–2026
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Ryan Stephenson (Con)20162023–2027
WetherbyConservative Party (UK)}}"Norma Harrington (Con)20182022–2026
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Alan Lamb (Con)20072024–2028
Green Party of England and Wales}}"Penny Stables (GPEW)20232023–2027

Premises

Merrion House: Council's main offices.

The council meets at Leeds Civic Hall on Calverley Street, which was purpose-built for the city council and opened in 1933. The council has numerous other buildings around the city, with its main offices being at Merrion House, which forms part of the Merrion Centre and was built in 1973.

Controversy

In September 2012 the council announced its intention to introduce a bring your own device policy as part of cost saving measures. In the same year, the council was fined £95,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after it sent confidential and sensitive information about a child in care to the wrong recipient. Commenting on Leeds and other authorities who had made similar data protection breaches, the ICO said "It would be far too easy to consider these breaches as simple human error. The reality is that they are caused by councils treating sensitive personal data in the same routine way they would deal with more general correspondence. Far too often in these cases, the councils do not appear to have acknowledged that the data they are handling is about real people, and often the more vulnerable members of society."

Notes

Citations

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