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2024 Leeds City Council Election
The 2024 Leeds City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024. It was held on the same day as the second West Yorkshire mayoral election and other local elections across the United Kingdom. The Labour Party maintained control of the council, with their seat count holding steady. For the third year in a row, the Conservative Party lost three seats, all to Labour; the party would additionally lose a seat in Pudsey two days after the election when Trish Smith, re-elected the previous year, resigned to sit as an independent. The Green Party also succeeded in taking three seats from Labour and saw the largest popular vote share increase out of any of the parties, though Labour in turn unseated Green group leader David Blackburn, preventing the Greens from equalling the Liberal Democrats as the third-largest group on the council. The Social Democratic Party took the third seat in Middleton Park, wiping out the Labour Party's representation in the ward, and all other parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Leeds. It has the second-largest population of any council 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. History Leeds Corporation Leeds (often spelt Leedes) was a manor and then a town, receiving a charter from Charles I of England, 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.Steven Burt & Kevin Grady (2002) ''The Illustrated History of Leeds'', 2nd edn (Breedon Books, Derby) Diane Saunders & Philippa Lester (2014) ''From the Leylands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Leeds City Council Election
The 2011 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect members of 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 2007. After forming a minority administration following the 2010 election, the Labour Party regained overall control of the council for the first time since the council had been in no overall control in 2004. Labour gained seven seats, including four from the Liberal Democrats. Election summary This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Councillors who did not stand for re-election Ward results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garforth And Swillington (ward)
Garforth and Swillington is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Garforth as well as the villages of Great Preston and Swillington. Boundaries The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the civil parishes of: *Austhorpe Austhorpe is a civil parish and residential suburb of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is to the east of city centre and close to the A6120 dual carriageway (Leeds Outer Ring Road) and the M1 motorway. Location The area is situated ... (east half) * Great and Little Preston * Sturton Grange * Swillington Councillors indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Notes References {{reflist Wards of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnley And Wortley (ward)
Farnley and Wortley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ..., covering the urban areas of Farnley and Wortley. Councillors since 1980 indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2023 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Notes References {{reflist Wards of Leeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Gates And Whinmoor (ward)
Cross Gates and Whinmoor is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the outer city suburb areas of Cross Gates, Manston, Swarcliffe and Whinmoor. Austhorpe is also shared with Temple Newsam Temple Newsam (historically Temple Newsham), () is a Tudor- Jacobean house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. The estate lends its name to the Temple Newsam ward of Leeds City Council, in which i ... ward to the south. Councillors indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. indicates councillor defection. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2013 by-election May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 See also * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Allerton (ward)
Chapel Allerton is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north Leeds, West Yorkshire, incorporating the Chapel Allerton, suburb of the same name, Chapeltown, Leeds, Chapeltown, Potternewton and the southern part of the historic area of Scott Hall, Leeds, Scott Hall. Councillors since 1980 indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 See also *Listed buildings in Leeds (Chapel Allerton Ward) Notes References {{reflist Wards of Leeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calverley And Farsley (ward)
Calverley and Farsley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the village of Calverley and town of Farsley Farsley is a town in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England to the west of Leeds city centre, east of Bradford. Farsley is situated between the two cities and near the town of Pudsey. Before April 1974, Farsley was pa .... Councillors indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. indicates councillor defection. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 See also * Listed buildings in Calverley and Farsley Notes References {{reflist Wards of Leeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmantofts And Richmond Hill (ward)
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the former industrial and now largely residential areas of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill. Councillors indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection or change in party affiliation. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 See also *Listed buildings in Leeds (Burmantofts and Richmond Hill Ward) Burmantofts and Richmond Hill is a ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 15 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade& ... Notes References {{reflist Wards of Leeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaric Hall
Alaric Hall (born 1979) is a British philologist who is an associate professor of English and director of the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds. He has, since 2009, been the editor of the academic journal '' Leeds Studies in English'' and its successor ''Leeds Medieval Studies''. Biography Hall received his B.A. in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic from the University of Cambridge, his M.Phil. in Medieval Studies from the University of Glasgow, and his Ph.D. in English from the University of Glasgow. His Ph.D. thesis was on elves in Anglo-Saxon England. He has subsequently become an associate professor of English and director of the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds. Hall researches and teaches the languages, cultures and history of Northwest Europe in the Middle Ages. He has written and edited several works on these subjects. Hall is also an authority on Icelandic language and literature. His 2007 book ''Elves in Anglo-Saxon England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardsley And Robin Hood (ward)
Ardsley and Robin Hood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the south of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering suburb areas and villages including Robin Hood, Tingley as well as both West and East Ardsley East Ardsley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. East Ardsley forms part of the Heavy Woollen District. Etymology The name ''Ardsley'' is first attested in the Domesday Book as ''Erdeslau'' and .... Councillors indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 See also * Listed buildings in Leeds (Ardsley and Robin Hood Ward) Notes References {{reflist Wards of Leeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwoodley (ward)
Alwoodley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the north of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the urban suburb areas of Alwoodley, the majority of Moor Allerton (above the Leeds Outer Ring Road) and Shadwell, West Yorkshire#Slaid Hill, Slaid Hill. Boundaries The Alwoodley ward includes Slaid Hill and Wigton, the south western and most populous parts of the civil parish of Harewood, West Yorkshire, Harewood. Its predecessor, the North ward, also contained the actual village of Harewood and surrounding villages in the parish, including Wike, West Yorkshire, Wike. They currently sit in the neighbouring Harewood (ward), Harewood ward. Councillors since 1980 indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adel And Wharfedale (ward)
Adel and Wharfedale is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the north west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering both urban and rural areas including Adel, Bramhope, Cookridge, Holt Park and Pool-in-Wharfedale. Boundaries The Adel and Wharfedale ward includes the civil parishes of: *Arthington *Bramhope (part of Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council, although Carlton Parish sits in Otley and Yeadon ward) *Pool-in-Wharfedale (Pool Parish Council) Councillors indicates seat up for re-election. ''*'' indicates incumbent councillor. Elections since 2010 May 2022 May 2021 May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 See also *Listed buildings in Leeds (Adel and Wharfedale Ward) Adel and Wharfedale is a ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 40 listed buildings that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
