The 2014 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England . It was held on the same day as the 2014 European Parliament 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 councillors subsequently elected replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2010 .
The Labour Party had been in overall control of the council since 2011 and their majority was unchanged following this election after winning 20 of the 33 seats contested.[1] [2] [3]
Election summary [ ]
Leeds City Council Election Result 2014
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
20
1
1
60.6%
38.6%
71,602
Conservative
6
0
0
18.2%
21.5%
39,953
UKIP
0
0
0
0%
16.7%
31,077
Liberal Democrats
4
0
1
1
12.1%
10.2%
18,867
Green
1
1
0
1
3.0%
9.1%
16,868
Morley Borough Independents
2
0
0
6.1%
2.5%
4,726
Alliance for Green Socialism
0
0
0
0%
0.6%
1,125
Independent
0
0
0
0%
0.3%
537
TUSC
0
0
0
0%
0.3%
527
Brit Dems stop immigration leave EU
0
0
0
0%
0.2%
358
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[2]
Party
2012 election
Prior to election
New council
Labour
63
63
63
Conservative
19
18[a]
18
Liberal Democrat
10
10
9
Morley Borough Independent
5
5
5
Green
2
2
3
Independent
0
1[b]
1
Total
99
99
99
Working majority
27
27
27
Councillors who did not stand for re-election [ ]
Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (6)
Bernard Atha CBE [5]
Kirkstall
1957 , 1969
Labour
stood down
Fiona Venner (Labour )
Clive Fox[6]
Adel & Wharfedale
2000
Conservative
died in office[c]
Billy Flynn (Conservative )
Martin Hamilton[7]
Headingley
2002
Liberal Democrats
stood down
Jonathan Pryor (Labour )
Janet Harper[8]
Armley
1999
Labour
stood down
Alice Smart (Labour )
Thomas Murray[9]
Garforth & Swillington
1992
Labour
stood down
Stuart McKenna (Labour )
Neil Taggart[10]
Bramley & Stanningley
1980
Labour
stood down
Kevin Ritchie (Labour )
Ward results [ ]
Adel & Wharfedale
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Billy Flynn
3,018
44.5
-1.0
Labour
Mark Henley
1,312
19.3
+3.5
Liberal Democrats
Cheryl Kebede
1,154
17.0
-20.7
UKIP
Mal Steele
966
14.2
+13.5
Green
Paul Marchant
336
5.0
+2.3
Majority
1,706
Turnout
6,786
43.75
Conservative hold
Swing
Alwoodley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Peter Harrand*
3,227
48.2
-1.2
Labour
Keith White
1,910
28.5
+1.3
UKIP
Warren Hendon
891
13.3
+10.6
Liberal Democrats
Sue Knights
309
4.6
-12.9
Green
Miriam Moss
290
4.3
+4.3
Alliance for Green Socialism
Brian Jackson
67
1.0
-0.2
Majority
1,317
Turnout
6,694
38.3
Conservative hold
Swing
Ardsley & Robin Hood
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Lisa Mulherin*
1,865
36.0
UKIP
David Daniel
1,593
30.7
Conservative
Tim Atkin
929
17.9
Independent
Wyn Kidger
482
9.3
Green
Carl James
176
3.4
Liberal Democrats
Benjamin Ward
139
2.7
Majority
272
Turnout
5,184
30.18
Labour hold
Swing
Armley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Alice Smart
2,269
43.8
UKIP
John Withill
1,548
29.9
Green
Yvonne Clarke
669
12.9
Conservative
Mohammed Rahman
392
7.6
Liberal Democrats
Christine Glover
236
4.6
TUSC
Iain Dalton
65
1.3
Majority
721
Turnout
5,179
30.54
Labour hold
Swing
Beeston & Holbeck
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
David Congreve*
2,063
48.4
UKIP
Tony Roberts
1,288
30.2
Conservative
Robert Winfield
499
11.7
Green
David Smith
284
6.7
Liberal Democrats
Victoria Bishop-Rowe
130
3.0
Majority
775
Turnout
4,264
28.72
Labour hold
Swing
Bramley & Stanningley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Kevin Ritchie
2,092
43.9
UKIP
Anne Murgatroyd
1,600
33.6
Conservative
Alexander Nancolas
454
9.5
Green
Kate Bisson
358
7.5
Liberal Democrats
Serena Glover
219
4.6
TUSC
Kevin Pattison
44
0.9
Majority
492
Turnout
4,767
29.98
Labour hold
Swing
Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Ron Grahame*
1,864
43.0
UKIP
Geoff Holloran
1,150
26.6
Liberal Democrats
David Hollingsworth
843
19.5
Green
Pete Exley
318
7.3
Conservative
Hayley Laura
156
3.6
Majority
714
Turnout
4,331
28.5
Labour hold
Swing
Calverley & Farsley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Rod Wood*
2,670
38.2
Labour
John Bracken
2,476
35.4
UKIP
Joseph Murgatroyd
1,242
17.8
Green
Clive Lord
349
5.0
Liberal Democrats
Kate Arbuckle
256
3.7
Majority
194
Turnout
6,993
39.75
Conservative hold
Swing
Chapel Allerton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Jane Dowson*
3,683
61.3
Conservative
Farzana Arif
746
12.4
Green
Emma Carter
736
12.3
Alliance for Green Socialism
Mike Davies
515
8.6
Liberal Democrats
Aqila Choudhry
326
5.4
Majority
2,937
Turnout
6,006
34.59
Labour hold
Swing
City & Hunslet
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Mohammed Iqbal*
2,434
49.2
UKIP
Nigel Buckland
785
15.9
Green
Glen Jankowski
659
13.3
Conservative
Richard Salt
631
12.7
Liberal Democrats
Jahangir Aziz
354
7.2
TUSC
Mary Finch
87
1.8
Majority
1,649
Turnout
4,950
22.84
Labour hold
Swing
Cross Gates & Whinmoor
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Peter Gruen*
2,555
44.6
UKIP
Darren Oddy
1,808
31.6
Conservative
Elizabeth Hayes
907
15.8
Green
Ben Goldthorp
319
5.6
Liberal Democrats
Richard Morris
136
2.4
Majority
747
Turnout
5725
33.11
Labour hold
Swing
Farnley & Wortley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Terry Wilford
1,900
34.3
UKIP
Alan Felber
1,606
29.0
Labour
John Hardy
1,506
27.2
Conservative
Samuel Fisher
416
7.5
Liberal Democrats
Robert Jacques
76
1.4
TUSC
Michael Johnson
30
0.5
Majority
294
Turnout
5534
31.52
Green gain from Labour
Swing
Garforth & Swillington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Stuart McKenna
3,172
51.7
Conservative
Ryan Stephenson
2,027
33.0
Green
Yvonne Murray
709
11.6
Liberal Democrats
Mitch Gladas
227
3.7
Majority
1,145
Turnout
6,135
38.5
Labour hold
Swing
Gipton & Harehills
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Kamila Maqsood*
3,756
76.1
Liberal Democrats
Adam Douglas
403
8.2
Conservative
Beatrice Greenwood
393
8.0
Green
Neil Seepujak
381
7.7
Majority
3,353
Turnout
4933
31.55
Labour hold
Swing
Guiseley & Rawdon
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Pat Latty*
2,811
39.8
Labour
David Bowe
1,871
26.5
UKIP
Roger Tattersall
1,444
20.5
Green
Colin Avison
541
7.7
Liberal Democrats
Cindy Cleasby
389
5.5
Majority
940
Turnout
7056
38.65
Conservative hold
Swing
Harewood
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Matthew Robinson*
3,542
59.5
UKIP
Peter Morgan
1,176
19.8
Labour
David Joyce
928
15.6
Liberal Democrats
Christine Golton
249
4.2
Green
Paul Matthews
58
1.0
Majority
2,366
5953
Turnout
42.0
Conservative hold
Swing
Headingley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Jonathan Pryor
1,296
Green
Joe Salmon
1,036
Liberal Democrats
Ghaffar Karim
747
Conservative
Diane Fox
228
UKIP
Alistair McDowall
146
Majority
260
Turnout
30.12
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Swing
Horsforth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Brian Cleasby*
2,037
Conservative
Richard O’Callaghan
1,880
Labour
Rob Wilkinson
1,644
UKIP
Paul Hellyer
1,059
Green
Timothy Goodall
446
TUSC
Benjamin Dixon
56
Majority
157
Turnout
40.88
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Hyde Park & Woodhouse
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Javaid Akhtar*
2,099
Green
Chris Foren
865
Conservative
Edward Hardy
295
UKIP
Glenn Morley
288
Liberal Democrats
Peter Andrews
207
TUSC
Tanis Belsham-Wray
98
Majority
1,234
Turnout
24.89
Labour hold
Swing
Killingbeck & Seacroft
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Brian Selby*
2,927
Conservative
Dorothy Flynn
623
Green
Louise Richardson
617
Liberal Democrats
Joanne Binns
311
Majority
2,304
Turnout
29.2
Labour hold
Swing
Kippax & Methley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Keith Wakefield *
2,868
UKIP
Tina Smith
1,599
Conservative
James Langley
867
Green
David Webb
237
Liberal Democrats
John Hills
141
Majority
1,269
Turnout
35.63
Labour hold
Swing
Kirkstall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Fiona Venner
2,696
UKIP
Kevin Reid
907
Green
Morgan Tatchell-Evans
724
Conservative
Matthew Wharton
379
Liberal Democrats
Martin Hughes
252
TUSC
Ben Mayor
56
Independent
Stuart Long
55
Majority
Turnout
33.77
Labour hold
Swing
Middleton Park
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Kim Groves*
2,489
UKIP
Craig Sweaton
1,756
British Democratic
Kevin Meeson
358
Conservative
Barbara Harpham
287
Green
Austen Thompson
219
Liberal Democrats
Sadie Fisher
79
Majority
Turnout
28.04
Labour hold
Swing
Moortown
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Sharon Hamilton*
2,923
Conservative
Mark Dodsworth
1,282
UKIP
Alan Procter
821
Green
Christopher Smith
806
Liberal Democrats
Darren Finlay
781
Alliance for Green Socialism
Ros Campbell
188
Majority
Turnout
39.87
Labour hold
Swing
Morley North
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Morley Borough Independents
Thomas Leadley*
2,759
Labour
Charlotte Hill
1,181
UKIP
Luke Senior
1,150
Conservative
Sophie Tempest
675
Green
Deborah Fenney
180
Liberal Democrats
John MacArthur
74
Majority
1,578
Turnout
6,019
34.56
Morley Borough Independents hold
Swing
Morley South
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Morley Borough Independents
Shirley Varley*
1,967
Labour
Mark Sewards
1,293
UKIP
Lindon Dove
1,279
Conservative
Kathleen Tempest
489
Green
Bluebell Eikonoklastes
116
Liberal Democrats
Kathryn Gagen
71
TUSC
Neil Cussons
51
Majority
674
Turnout
5,266
31.93
Morley Borough Independents hold
Swing
Otley & Yeadon
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Ryk Downes*
2,916
Labour
Carl Morris
1,916
UKIP
Tom Hollings
1,306
Conservative
Gerard Francis
921
Green
Owen Brear
490
Majority
Turnout
43.65
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Pudsey
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Mick Coulson*
2,182
UKIP
Phil Banks
1,785
Conservative
Amanda Carter
1,356
Green
Irene Dracup
390
Liberal Democrats
Jude Arbuckle
205
Majority
Turnout
35.4
Labour hold
Swing
Rothwell
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Stewart Golton*
2,429
Labour
Angela Kellett
2,018
Conservative
Stephen Ellis
723
Green
Gordon Haycock
385
Majority
411
Turnout
36.04
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Roundhay
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Ghulam Hussain*
3,229
Conservative
Andy Paraskos
1,952
Liberal Democrats
Richard Whelan
528
Green
Paul Ellis
820
Alliance for Green Socialism
Malcolm Christie
355
Majority
1,277
Turnout
40.96
Labour hold
Swing
Temple Newsam
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Mick Lyons*
2,294
UKIP
Bruce Naylor
1,599
Conservative
David Schofield
1,377
Green
Nathan Allen
335
Liberal Democrats
Keith Norman
148
Majority
695
Turnout
35.38
Labour hold
Swing
Weetwood
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Judith Chapman*
2,155
Labour
Julie Heselwood
1,768
Conservative
Thomas McMeeking
806
UKIP
Mike Cullen
737
Green
Martin Hemingway
646
TUSC
Max Cussons
40
Majority
387
Turnout
39.57
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Wetherby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
John Procter *
2,995
UKIP
Paul Spivey
1,096
Labour
Paul Drinkwater
1,023
Green
Sam Murray
508
Liberal Democrats
Sara Howell
340
Majority
Turnout
38.38
Conservative hold
Swing
Notes [ ]
^ Calverley and Farsley councillor Joe Marjoram resigned from the Conservative council group to sit as an independent . He had previously publicly criticised David Cameron and other prominent Conservative politicians on social media.[4]
^ Joe Marjoram (Calverley and Farsley ) resigned from the Conservatives in July 2013.
^ Fox died on 8 April 2014 and no by-election was called.
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