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2016 Leeds City Council election
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5 May 2016
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33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
34.7% ( 29.39%)
First party
Second party
Leader
Judith Blake
Andrew Carter
Party
Labour
Conservative
Last election
22 seats, 39.8%
6 seats, 27.4%
Seats won
21
6
Seats after
63
19
Seat change
Popular vote
79,442
42,465
Percentage
43.0%
23.0%
Labour in red (21), Conservatives in blue (6), Liberal Democrats in yellow (3), Morley Borough Independents in dark green (2) and Greens in light green (1).
Council control before election
Majority administration
Labour
Council control after election
Majority administration
Labour
The 2016 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2016 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.[1] It was on the same day as other local elections.
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 2012.
The Labour Party retained all 21 of their contested council seats, maintaining their majority control of the council with a total of 63 of the 99 elected councillors. It was the second election in a row in which no party gained or lost any seats.
^"Leeds City Council Election". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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