New political make-up of Leeds City Council

As a result of the local elections in Leeds which saw 36 seats contested (one in all 33 wards in the city plus additional vacant seats in Adel and Wharfedale, Morley North and Temple Newsam), the new make-up of the city council is as follows:

Overall political composition (99 seats in total):

Labour [LAB]: 48 seats (down net eight)

Conservative [CON]: 14 seats (up one)

Green [GR]: 11 seats (up five)

Reform UK (REF): 10 seats (up eight)

Liberal Democrats [LD]: 6 seats (unchanged)

Garforth and Swillington Independents Party [GSIP]: 3 seats (unchanged)

Morley Borough Independents [MBI]: 3 seats (unchanged)

Social Democratic Party [SDP]: 3 seats (unchanged)

Independent: 1 seat

The turnout figure for the city was 41.49 per cent.

Following the election, Leeds City Council is in no overall control with Labour as the largest single group.

All of today's results can be seen at Leeds City Council election results | Leeds.gov.uk

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