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
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Party2008 electionMay 2009Prior to electionNew council Labour 43 42 43 48 Conservative 22 23 23 22 Liberal Democrat 24 25 24 21 Morley Borough Independent 5 5 5 6 Green 3 3 3 2 BNP 1 1 1 0 Independent 1 0 0 0 Total 99 99 99 99 Working majority
Councillors who did not stand for re-election +Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (6) Councillor Ward First elected Party Reason Successor John Bale Guiseley & Rawdon 2004 Conservative stood down Pat Latty (Conservative) Linda Rhodes-Clayton Hyde Park & Woodhouse 2004 Liberal Democrats stood down Javaid Akhtar (Labour) Debra Coupar Middleton Park 2003, 2006 Labour stood down Kim Groves (Labour) Roger Harington Gipton & Harehills 2002 Labour stood down Kamila Maqsood (Labour) Frank Robinson Calverley & Farsley 1998 Conservative stood down Rod Wood (Conservative) Alec Shelbrooke Harewood 2004 Conservative stood down Matthew Robinson (Conservative)
Ward results
By-elections between 2010 and 2011
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