2016 Leeds City Council election

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2016 Leeds City Council election

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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.