2010 Leeds City Council election

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.

2010 Leeds City Council election
6 May 2010
33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Keith Wakefield Andrew Carter Richard Brett
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 13 seats, 28.8% 9 seats, 30.7% 9 seats, 19.1%
Seats won 20 6 5
Seats after 48 22 21
Seat change 5 1 3
Popular vote 124,847 92,987 85,905
Percentage 35.7% 26.6% 24.5%
Labour in red (20), Conservatives in blue (6), Liberal Democrats in yellow (5) and Morley Borough Independents in dark green (2).
Council control before election

Coalition
Liberal Democrats and Conservatives

 Council control after election

Minority administration
Labour

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.

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