LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

'Leeds City Council' is the city council for the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the city's wards. It is currently under No Overall Control, and is run by a coalition of the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Morley Borough Independents. The leaders of the Conservatives (Andrew Carter) and Liberal Democrats (Mark Harris) take turns to hold the office of Leader.

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Political control

Political control

The city council was reconstituted in 1974, with elections being held in advance in 1973, under the Local Government Act 1972. Prior to 1974 it had been known more formally as the 'Leeds Corporation' or 'Corporation of Leeds', having been one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.
It was under No Overall Control until 1976, when the Conservatives took control until 1979, when it returned to NOC. From 1980 to 2004 it was under Labour control.
Elections are usually by thirds : 2004 saw all seats up for election due to boundary changes.

Year	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Others
2007	43	24	22	10
2006	40	26	24	9
2004	40	26	24	9
2003	52	22	20	5
2002	57	20	18	4
2000	61	19	16	3
1999	71	14	12	2
1998	78?	8?	8?	2