# 1973 Leeds City Council election

The first elections to the newly created Leeds City Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 96 seat council – three seats for each of the 32 wards – up for vote. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.
As well as replacing the County Borough of Leeds, the new council included:
* Municipal Borough of Morley
* Municipal Borough of Pudsey
* Aireborough Urban District
* Horsforth Urban District
* Otley Urban District
* Garforth Urban District
* Rothwell Urban District
* Tadcaster Rural District (part)
* Wetherby Rural District
* Wharfedale Rural District
The election resulted in no overall control.

## Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1973 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.8 | 40.4 | 69,696 | N/A |
| Conservative | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 41.1 | 70,906 | N/A |
| Liberal | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 28,141 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,763 | N/A |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1,134 | N/A |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 564 | N/A |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 314 | N/A |
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Party | New council |
| | Labour | 44 |
| | Conservatives | 38 |
| | Liberals | 14 |
| Total | Total | 96 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 0 |

## Ward results

Aireborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Hudson | 4,808 | 53.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | H. Freeman | 4,724 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Cartwright | 4,658 | | |
| | Labour | C. Hardwick | 2,938 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | P. Booth | 2,794 | | |
| | Labour | R. Oddy | 2,778 | | |
| | Liberal | R. Lee | 1,330 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Bell | 1,259 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Harrison | 1,225 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,720 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,076 | | N/A |
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Armley and Castleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Meadowcroft | 4,468 | 60.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Christopher John Greenfield | 4,111 | | |
| | Liberal | B. Nelson | 4,046 | | |
| | Labour | J. Dixon | 2,026 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | C. Buttery | 1,875 | | |
| | Labour | R. Sedler | 1,869 | | |
| | Conservative | H. Stephenson | 775 | 10.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | H. Hinchcliffe | 765 | | |
| | Conservative | N. Thompson | 738 | | |
| | Communist | P. Wilton | 123 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,020 | 33.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,392 | | N/A |
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Beeston and Holbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Beevers | 3,063 | 54.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Barnard | 2,892 | | |
| | Labour | H. Booth | 2,671 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Barker | 1,650 | 29.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. Lucas | 1,500 | | |
| | Conservative | N. Skinn | 1,491 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Leighton | 914 | 16.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | L. Ellis | 901 | | |
| | Liberal | P. Jones | 850 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,021 | 25.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,627 | | N/A |
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Bramley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Atkinson | 2,025 | 53.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Atkinson | 1,984 | | |
| | Labour | E. Millet | 1,932 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Honnoraty | 867 | 23.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Brighthart | 864 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | H. Cox | 839 | | |
| | Liberal | T. Wood | 820 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Galley | 802 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Clayforth | 782 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,065 | 30.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,756 | | N/A |
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Burley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Donohue | 1,268 | 39.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. Forbes | 1,150 | 35.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Roche | 1,117 | | |
| | Labour | S. Akbar | 1,105 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Hare | 1,100 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Adamson | 1,055 | | |
| | Liberal | S. Carnett | 689 | 21.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | E. Vasey | 680 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Wright | 605 | | |
| | Communist | D. Secker | 114 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,221 | | N/A |
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Burmantofts and Richmond Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Cohen | 3,471 | 65.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | M. Greene | 3,308 | | |
| | Labour | R. Millet | 3,265 | | |
| | Conservative | L. Dinnock | 1,388 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. Robbins | 1,225 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Tremlett | 1,093 | | |
| | National Front | E. Morrison | 314 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | Communist | F. Stockdale | 138 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,877 | 39.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,311 | | N/A |
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Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Sparling | 3,640 | 63.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | S. Symonds | 3,608 | | |
| | Conservative | C. Thomas | 3,575 | | |
| | Labour | G. Bloom | 1,908 | 33.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | B. Selby | 1,802 | | |
| | Labour | A. Baum | 1,759 | | |
| | Communist | M. Tomplak | 192 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,667 | 30.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,740 | | N/A |
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City and Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Merritt | 2,493 | 69.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Jenner | 2,301 | | |
| | Labour | E. Morris | 2,182 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Lewis | 1,091 | 30.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | I. Dobkin | 1,061 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Tidbitts | 1,039 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,091 | 39.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,584 | | N/A |
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Cookridge and Weetwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Hall | 5,237 | 63.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | L. Carter | 5,225 | | |
| | Conservative | K. Loudon | 5,203 | | |
| | Labour | J. Wright | 2,339 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Cartlidge | 1,538 | | |
| | Labour | I. Morrison | 1,467 | | |
| | Independent | I. Smalley | 634 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. Smalley | 355 | | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,864 | 35.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,210 | | N/A |
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Garforth #27 (Garforth North and Barwick) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Hood | 3,732 | 54.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. Ives | 3,648 | | |
| | Conservative | K. Hedley | 3,641 | | |
| | Labour | H. Winfield | 3,099 | 45.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Ratchford | 3,089 | | |
| | Labour | E. Brownridge | 3,016 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,831 | | N/A |
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Garforth #28 (Kippax and Swillington) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Haines | 3,333 | 63.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Flatters | 3,305 | | |
| | Labour | G. Moake | 2,998 | | |
| | Conservative | C. Taylor | 1,326 | 25.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. King | 1,267 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Barratt | 1,216 | | |
| | Independent Labour | E. Wilson | 564 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,672 | 38.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,223 | | N/A |
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Gipton and Whinmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. King | 2,688 | 55.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Coward | 2,668 | | |
| | Labour | A. Vollans | 2,645 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Suttenstall | 1,607 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A. Westerman | 1,604 | | |
| | Conservative | W. Buckland | 1,594 | | |
| | Liberal | Kathleen Pedder | 499 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | P. Lawson | 475 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Nelson | 444 | | |
| | Communist | J. Bellamy | 88 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,038 | 22.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,882 | | N/A |
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Halton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Dodgson | 3,009 | 69.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | W. Hyde | 2,872 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Wood | 2,848 | | |
| | Labour | G. Dickinson | 1,305 | 30.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Williams | 1,214 | | |
| | Labour | W. Banks | 1,134 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,543 | 39.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,314 | | N/A |
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Harehills and Roundhay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Crotty | 3,873 | 64.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Challenor | 3,737 | | |
| | Conservative | J. White | 3,690 | | |
| | Labour | K. Jeffrey | 1,281 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | I. Naylor | 1,256 | | |
| | Labour | E. Kavanagh | 1,240 | | |
| | Liberal | C. Farrer | 816 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | S. Hannam | 690 | | |
| | Liberal | R. Morgan | 659 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,409 | 43.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,970 | | N/A |
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Headingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Clark | 1,952 | 44.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | T. Kirkby | 1,931 | | |
| | Conservative | P. Brown | 1,918 | | |
| | Labour | P. Fathers | 1,502 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Gunnell | 1,473 | | |
| | Labour | John Christopher Say | 1,362 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Coates | 908 | 20.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | M. Baker | 818 | | |
| | Liberal | E. Leigh | 809 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,362 | | N/A |
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Horsforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. Crossfield | 3,429 | 46.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Morrish | 3,375 | | |
| | Liberal | H. Stuttard | 3,175 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Fearnside | 3,054 | 41.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | H. Fairhirst | 2,964 | | |
| | Conservative | May Sexton | 2,781 | | |
| | Labour | A. Bloomer | 956 | 12.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | H. Outhwaite | 921 | | |
| | Labour | M. Simmons | 865 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,439 | | N/A |
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Hunslet East and West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Denis Pedder | 3,296 | 55.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Barrie | 3,038 | | |
| | Liberal | David Austick | 2,869 | | |
| | Labour | G. Bowsley | 2,208 | 37.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Pepper | 2,160 | | |
| | Labour | J. Hodkinson | 2,154 | | |
| | Conservative | N. Griffiths | 405 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | W. Laidler | 355 | | |
| | Conservative | I. Shuttleworth | 321 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,909 | | N/A |
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Kirkstall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Nash | 2,460 | 49.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | B. Atha | 2,421 | | |
| | Labour | K. Fenwick | 2,410 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Castle | 2,337 | 47.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Kirkbright | 2,203 | | |
| | Communist | J. Sidebottom | 167 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,964 | | N/A |
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Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Taylor | 1,901 | 77.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Kitchen | 1,801 | | |
| | Labour | G. Wood | 1,788 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Ivey | 394 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | P. Ingram | 370 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Lambert | 365 | | |
| | Communist | D. Priscott | 154 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,394 | 61.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 | | N/A |
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Moortown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Redmond | 2,155 | 66.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | M. Davies | 2,147 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Challenor | 2,134 | | |
| | Labour | N. Jones | 1,111 | 34.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | G. Shaftner | 1,055 | | |
| | Labour | L. Hirst | 1,004 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 32.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,266 | | N/A |
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Morley #22 (Morley North) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Barker | 3,024 | 54.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Binks | 2,993 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Verity | 2,946 | | |
| | Labour | M. Marshall | 2,489 | 45.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Michael McGowan | 2,447 | | |
| | Labour | P. Aspden | 2,426 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,513 | | N/A |
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Morley #23 (Morley South) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Haydn | 2,702 | 63.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Hewitt | 2,665 | | |
| | Labour | S. Welham | 2,632 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Gray | 1,525 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | C. Rover | 1,473 | | |
| | Conservative | P. Boden | 1,433 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,107 | 27.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,227 | | N/A |
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Osmondthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Gabb | 1,817 | 69.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Hamilton | 1,770 | | |
| | Labour | W. Pritchard | 1,727 | | |
| | Conservative | C. Suttenstall | 805 | 30.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | S. Tomlinson | 765 | | |
| | Conservative | V. Tyrell | 740 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 922 | 38.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,622 | | N/A |
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Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Atkinson | 3,047 | 41.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | G. Kirkland | 2,981 | 40.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | D. Whiteley | 2,917 | | |
| | Conservative | Eve Fowler | 2,763 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Francis | 2,538 | | |
| | Liberal | T. Flintoff | 2,675 | | |
| | Labour | F. Farnell | 1,389 | 18.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Longstaffe | 1,296 | | |
| | Labour | Doris Gagen | 1,060 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,417 | | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
Pudsey #24 (Pudsey North) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Carter | 2,556 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Finnegan | 2,507 | 33.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | C. Thompson | 2,435 | | |
| | Labour | S. Pearson | 2,380 | 32.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | G. Bloomfield | 2,370 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Bashall | 2,360 | | |
| | Liberal | R. Hainsworth | 2,294 | | |
| | Labour | L. Rawson | 2,292 | | |
| | Liberal | C. Russell | 2,022 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,443 | | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Pudsey #25 (Pudsey South) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. Wilson | 2,760 | 38.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Fairbank | 2,398 | | |
| | Labour | J. Mann | 2,303 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Leicester | 2,229 | | |
| | Labour | E. Simmons | 2,052 | | |
| | Conservative | P. Kersting | 1,912 | 23.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | G. Wadwell | 1,862 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Hughes-Rowlands | 1,670 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Eastham | 1,613 | | |
| | Independent | E. Stockhill | 374 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,107 | | N/A |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Rothwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Lund | 3,908 | 65.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Benson | 3,685 | | |
| | Labour | J. De Carieret | 3,560 | | |
| | Conservative | W. Williams | 2,078 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. Linnington | 1,858 | | |
| | Conservative | Mrs M. Szewe | 1,792 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,482 | 30.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,986 | | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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Seacroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Woolmer | 2,929 | 77.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Stringer | 2,904 | | |
| | Labour | G. Mudie | 2,838 | | |
| | Conservative | V. Dodgson | 674 | 17.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Suttenstall | 636 | | |
| | Conservative | C. Bond | 626 | | |
| | Communist | A. Dale | 158 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,164 | 60.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,761 | | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Stanningley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Miller | 1,955 | 54.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | K. Gould | 1,952 | | |
| | Labour | C. Myers | 1,899 | | |
| | Conservative | K. Knapton | 1,022 | 28.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. Benton | 987 | | |
| | Conservative | H. Stockwell | 980 | | |
| | Liberal | S. Clayforth | 621 | 17.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | K. Honnoraty | 606 | | |
| | Liberal | V. Hook | 596 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 877 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,598 | | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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Talbot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | I. Bellow | 2,812 | 60.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Sherwin | 2,741 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Feldman | 2,731 | | |
| | Liberal | M. Phillips | 1,280 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | B. Brill | 1,227 | | |
| | Liberal | R. Whitelock | 1,141 | | |
| | Labour | N. Holdsworth | 591 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | C. Mack | 573 | | |
| | Labour | D. Knapp | 564 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,451 | 32.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,683 | | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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Wetherby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Hudson | 5,216 | 66.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | N. Bown | 5,158 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Rolston | 5,012 | | |
| | Labour | J. Shackleton | 1,850 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Wilde | 1,600 | | |
| | Labour | C. Brown | 1,500 | | |
| | Independent | Gladys Musgrave | 755 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,162 | 43.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,821 | | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Stubley | 2,030 | 42.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Thurlow | 2,008 | 41.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Shires | 1,899 | | |
| | Conservative | C. Mathers | 1,892 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Woolman | 1,869 | | |
| | Labour | R. Cooke | 1,756 | | |
| | Liberal | D. Freethy | 776 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | I. Halliday | 528 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Crawshaw | 522 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,814 | | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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## By-elections between 1973 and 1975

Headingley by-election 28 February 1974 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Pedley | 3,463 | 36.6 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal | John Coates | 3,135 | 33.1 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Irene Levy | 2,864 | 30.3 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 3.5 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,462 | 60.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.2 | |
Burley by-election 21 November 1974 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Buttery | 1,269 | 48.3 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Sexton | 909 | 34.6 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | J. Wright | 396 | 15.1 | −6.3 |
| | Communist | S. Walker | 54 | 2.0 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 13.7 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,628 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.0 | |
Burley by-election 8 January 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Donohoe | 999 | 52.3 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Ramsden | 609 | 31.9 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Wright | 164 | 8.6 | −12.8 |
| | National Front | J. Duckenfield | 138 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 20.4 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.3 | |