2014 Leeds City Council Election
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The 2014 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of
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 l ...
in
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. It was held on the same day as the
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and 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
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. The Labour Party had been in overall control of the council since
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and their majority was unchanged following this election after winning 20 of the 33 seats contested.Statement of Persons Nominated
Leeds City Council


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


Notes


References

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2010s in Leeds