Leeds City Council election, 2012
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The Leeds City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members to City of Leeds Council, one of five metropolitan borough councils in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election to replace the councillors elected in 2008.[1] Labour had overall control of the council since the 2011 election and increased their majority.[2][3][4][5]
Election result
Leeds City Council Election Result 2012[2][3] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 21 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 63.6 | 46.0 | 80,312 | -0.8% | ||
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18.2 | 22.0 | 38,376 | -5.1% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 22,619 | -0.6% | ||
Morley Borough Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 6,833 | +1.2% | ||
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 9,390 | +0.6% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 8,064 | +2.6% | ||
English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 4,594 | +1.3% | ||
Alliance for Green Socialism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,865 | +0.3% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1,028 | +0.3% | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 893 | +0.0% | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 564 | +0.2% |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[3]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Labour | 55 | 63 | |||
Conservative | 21 | 19 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 16 | 10 | |||
Morley Borough Independent | 5 | 5 | |||
Green | 2 | 2 | |||
Total | 99 | 99 | |||
Working majority | 11 | 27 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Anderson | 3,674 | 52.9 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Nigel Gill | 1,301 | 18.7 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christina Shaw | 1,202 | 17.3 | -4.0 | |
UKIP | Claire Wilson-Sharp | 486 | 7.0 | +3.2 | |
Green | Paul Marchant | 217 | 3.1 | -1.0 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Gareth Christie | 71 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 2,373 | 34.1 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,951 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Buckley | 3,079 | 48.3 | -5.0 | |
Labour | Alison Garthwaite | 2,121 | 33.3 | -2.2 | |
UKIP | Warren Hendon | 558 | 8.8 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Whelan | 401 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Brian Jackson | 217 | 3.4 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 958 | 15.0 | -2.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,376 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Renshaw | 2,318 | 50.2 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Sophie Tempest | 884 | 19.2 | -4.4 | |
English Democrats | Joanna Beverley | 787 | 17.1 | +2.0 | |
Morley Borough Independent | Wyn Kidger | 626 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Majority | 1,434 | 31.1 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,615 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alison Lowe | 2,686 | 61.2 | -1.6 | |
Green | Jane Morrison | 596 | 13.6 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | Ross Burgham | 554 | 12.6 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Arnott | 326 | 7.4 | +0.4 | |
TUSC | Stephen Hobson | 229 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 2,090 | 47.6 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,391 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Gabriel | 2,389 | 62.1 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Winfield | 443 | 11.5 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Wilfred Woodhouse | 349 | 9.1 | +0.0 | |
English Democrats | Ian Gibson | 298 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Green | David Smith | 256 | 6.7 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rory Laing | 113 | 2.9 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 1,946 | 50.6 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,848 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caroline Gruen | 2,343 | 55.1 | -5.7 | |
UKIP | Anne Murgatroyd | 655 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Rahman | 323 | 7.6 | -12.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nathan Fossey | 323 | 7.6 | -1.4 | |
English Democrats | Dean Loke | 307 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Green | Kate Bisson | 304 | 7.1 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 1,688 | 39.7 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,255 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -10.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Ingham | 2,107 | 52.8 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ralph Pryke | 1,426 | 35.7 | -0.8 | |
Green | Peter Exley | 312 | 7.8 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 149 | 3.7 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 681 | 17.1 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,994 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Carter | 3,436 | 52.7 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Rachel Seabright | 2,142 | 32.8 | -9.8 | |
UKIP | Alistair McDowall | 433 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Green | Clive Lord | 297 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kate Arbuckle | 218 | 3.3 | -5.9 | |
Majority | 1,294 | 19.8 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,526 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eileen Taylor | 3,588 | 67.4 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | David Myers | 550 | 10.3 | -3.1 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 483 | 9.1 | +1.3 | |
Green | Colin Noble | 409 | 7.7 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Adam Slack | 297 | 5.6 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 3,038 | 57.0 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,327 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Nash | 2,402 | 67.4 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 473 | 13.3 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jahangir Aziz | 357 | 10.0 | -10.3 | |
Green | Neil Seepujak | 331 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 1,929 | 54.1 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,563 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Suzi Armitage | 3,597 | 69.8 | +12.9 | |
UKIP | Darren Oddy | 619 | 12.0 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Dorothy Flynn | 323 | 6.3 | -16.7 | |
Green | Ben Goldthorp | 243 | 4.7 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Keith Norman | 195 | 3.8 | -0.4 | |
English Democrats | John Ashton | 176 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 2,978 | 57.8 | +23.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,153 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | David Blackburn | 2,516 | 48.9 | +1.5 | |
Labour | David Dresser | 1,608 | 31.2 | -6.0 | |
UKIP | Mark Thackray | 541 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 295 | 5.7 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Bee | 118 | 2.3 | -0.9 | |
Independent | William Croke | 69 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 908 | 17.6 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,147 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrea McKenna | 3,499 | 58.0 | -6.2 | |
Conservative | Louise Turner | 1,785 | 29.6 | -2.8 | |
English Democrats | Stephen Elliot | 544 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Golton | 208 | 3.4 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 1,714 | 28.4 | -3.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,036 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Harington | 3,900 | 71.7 | -8.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Abdul Abedin | 997 | 18.3 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 325 | 6.0 | -1.7 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Azar Iqbal | 217 | 4.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 2,903 | 53.4 | -18.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,439 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | -9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Latty | 2,750 | 43.7 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Mike King | 2,526 | 40.1 | +2.8 | |
Green | Colin Avison | 621 | 9.9 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Jacques | 397 | 6.3 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 224 | 3.6 | -1.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,294 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Castle | 3,555 | 60.0 | -7.1 | |
Labour | Richard Beacham | 1,156 | 19.5 | -1.7 | |
UKIP | Peter Morgan | 636 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sara Howell | 312 | 5.3 | -1.1 | |
Green | Patricia Capstick | 262 | 4.4 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 2,399 | 40.5 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,921 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janette Walker | 1,053 | 38.2 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jamie Matthews | 1,021 | 37.0 | +8.7 | |
Green | Christopher Foren | 457 | 16.6 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Diane Fox | 147 | 5.3 | -4.2 | |
TUSC | Iain Dalton | 82 | 3.0 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 32 | 1.2 | -10.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,760 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | -5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Chris Townsley | 2,636 | 40.0 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Hardcastle | 1,725 | 26.2 | -7.6 | |
Labour | Gary Kaye | 1,381 | 21.0 | -6.9 | |
UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 453 | 6.9 | +1.6 | |
Green | Andrea Binns | 317 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
TUSC | Andrew Smith | 77 | 1.2 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 911 | 13.8 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,589 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Towler | 1,686 | 63.0 | +5.7 | |
Green | David Webb | 387 | 14.5 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lance Ibiador-Moses | 212 | 7.9 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas Martin | 183 | 6.8 | -1.9 | |
Independent | Ghaffar Karim | 132 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Dil Nawaz | 75 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 1,299 | 48.6 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,675 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | +4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Hyde | 3,240 | 73.8 | +0.3 | |
English Democrats | Sam Kelly | 487 | 11.1 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 439 | 10.0 | -6.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Harriet Chapman | 223 | 5.1 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 2,753 | 62.7 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,389 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Harland | 3,543 | 63.8 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Paul Spivey | 889 | 16.0 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | James Langley | 871 | 15.7 | -6.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Audrey Brown | 247 | 4.5 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 2,654 | 47.8 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,550 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lucinda Yeadon | 3,006 | 67.7 | +3.2 | |
Green | Morgan Tatchell-Evans | 437 | 9.8 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Annabel Gooch | 398 | 9.0 | -3.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tom Mead | 293 | 6.6 | -4.7 | |
Independent | Stuart Long | 173 | 3.9 | +1.1 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Simon Fearn | 136 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 2,569 | 57.8 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,443 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Truswell | 2,696 | 64.3 | -0.2 | |
BNP | Kevin Meeson | 893 | 21.3 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | James McFarland | 412 | 9.8 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sadie Fisher | 191 | 4.6 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 1,803 | 43.0 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,192 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alex Sobel | 3,045 | 44.6 | +0.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Harris | 2,265 | 33.1 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Mark Rowlinson | 804 | 11.8 | -4.9 | |
UKIP | Jeff Miles | 430 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Allan House | 290 | 4.2 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 780 | 11.4 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,834 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morley Borough Independent | Robert Finnigan | 3,517 | 61.3 | +8.5 | |
Labour | Margaret Foster | 1,240 | 21.6 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | David Schofield | 519 | 9.1 | -3.6 | |
English Democrats | Tom Redmond | 458 | 8.0 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 2,277 | 39.7 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,734 | ||||
Morley Borough Independent hold | Swing | +5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morley Borough Independent | Judith Elliott | 2,690 | 50.0 | +17.4 | |
Labour | Kathryn Rose | 1,507 | 28.0 | -5.5 | |
English Democrats | Chris Beverley | 811 | 15.1 | -4.5 | |
Conservative | John McKee | 376 | 7.0 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 1,183 | 22.0 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,384 | ||||
Morley Borough Independent hold | Swing | +11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sandy Lay | 3,259 | 43.6 | +5.0 | |
Labour | John Eveleigh | 2,615 | 35.0 | -1.7 | |
Conservative | Makhan Thakur | 947 | 12.7 | -12.0 | |
Green | Steven Crossan | 474 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
TUSC | Ryan Preston | 176 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 644 | 8.6 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,471 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Josie Jarosz | 3,312 | 59.2 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Jason Aldiss | 1,147 | 20.5 | -8.4 | |
UKIP | Paul Denner | 811 | 14.5 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jude Arbuckle | 320 | 5.7 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 2,165 | 38.7 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,590 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Nagle | 2,564 | 47.7 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Don Wilson | 1,926 | 35.8 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | Daniel Farrell | 399 | 7.4 | -8.8 | |
UKIP | David Daniel | 366 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
English Democrats | Bernie Allen | 120 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 638 | 11.9 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,375 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Urry | 3,556 | 52.4 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Andy Paraskos | 1,965 | 29.0 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Hurley | 487 | 7.2 | +0.4 | |
Green | Paul Ellis | 486 | 7.2 | +0.6 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Malcolm Scott | 288 | 4.2 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,591 | 23.5 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,782 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Judith Cummins | 3,137 | 53.6 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Bill Hyde | 1,505 | 25.7 | -13.1 | |
Independent | David Rudge | 654 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
English Democrats | Jordan Fawcett | 370 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Dowling | 192 | 3.3 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 1,632 | 27.9 | +12.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,858 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Jonathan Bentley | 2,119 | 38.6 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Doreen Illingworth | 1,762 | 32.1 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Billy Flynn | 818 | 14.9 | -4.4 | |
Green | Martin Hemingway | 468 | 8.5 | -0.4 | |
English Democrats | Alan Procter | 236 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Declan Normaschild | 88 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 357 | 6.5 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,491 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerry Wilkinson | 3,123 | 55.9 | -4.0 | |
Labour | Scott Nicholson | 1,286 | 23.0 | -2.7 | |
UKIP | David Macey | 838 | 15.0 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Benjamin Chapman | 338 | 6.1 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 1,837 | 32.9 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,585 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.6 |
By-elections between 2012 and 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Debra Coupar | 2,481 | 49.4 | -20.4 | |
UKIP | Darren Paul Oddy | 1,582 | 31.5 | +19.5 | |
Conservative | William Patrick Flynn | 587 | 11.7 | +5.4 | |
Green | Martin Francis Hemingway | 229 | 4.6 | -0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Keith Cecil Norman | 145 | 2.9 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 899 | 17.9 | -39.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,024 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ Statement of Persons Nominated Leeds City Council
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