# 1991 Leeds City Council election

The 1991 Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Horsforth to be elected.
The upsurge in Labour support recorded the previous year mostly unwound, allowing the Conservatives and the renamed Liberal Democrats a more successful election - although the latter also looked to be recovering from their disastrous merger, fielding a more convincing slate and gaining a moderate rise in their vote. The surprise Conservative losses of 1990 election were all defended this time round - although only narrowly in the case of Weetwood, with Halton and Pudsey North being much safer and Aireborough actually a gain from the Lib Dems. Labour managed a gain a seat apiece from the main opposition parties, with a comfortable win in Burmantofts from the Lib Dems and snatching the last Conservative seat in Morley North to further extend their record majority.
Meanwhile, the Greens stood in over a third of the wards - their strongest slate in over a decade, and the Liberals won third place in each of the handful of wards they stood in. Notably absent were the enduring CPGB and David Owen's Social Democrats, both parties having chosen to dissolve themselves by the time of election.

## Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1991 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 22 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 64.7 | 46.1 | 102,103 | -10.0 |
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.5 | 30.2 | 66,860 | +3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 11.8 | 20.2 | 44,631 | +5.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4,219 | +0.5 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3,265 | +0.5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 208 | -0.1 |
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 66 | 68 |
| | Conservative | 21 | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 11 | 9 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 33 | 37 |

## Ward results

Aireborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Atkinson | 3,539 | 37.2 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Gerry Harper | 3,073 | 32.3 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Brown | 2,681 | 28.2 | +11.4 |
| | Green | A. Ross | 222 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 4.9 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,515 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +6.1 | |
Armley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Paley | 3,384 | 57.1 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | W. Hanbury | 1,024 | 17.3 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | A. Gonzalez | 625 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Davies | 581 | 9.8 | −7.8 |
| | Green | M. Stroud | 315 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,360 | 39.8 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,929 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 | |
Barwick & Kippax :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Monks | 4,594 | 55.2 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | John Procter | 2,476 | 29.7 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Lindley | 879 | 10.6 | +4.3 |
| | Green | D. Fullerton | 374 | 4.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,118 | 25.4 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,323 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
Beeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Bellwood | 2,887 | 62.3 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | H. Woodhead | 1,087 | 23.5 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Davies | 657 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,800 | 38.9 | −16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,631 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.0 | |
Bramley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Miller | 3,628 | 61.2 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal | Michael Meadowcroft | 1,299 | 21.9 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | T. Cooper | 765 | 12.9 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Ewens | 238 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,329 | 39.3 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,930 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.9 | |
Burmantofts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ron Blower | 3,103 | 57.3 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Ineson | 2,005 | 37.0 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | C. Wilson | 305 | 5.6 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | 20.3 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,413 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -6.5 | |
Chapel Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norma Hutchinson | 3,732 | 62.3 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | F. Yarnold | 1,239 | 20.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Levy | 672 | 11.2 | +2.4 |
| | Green | R. Mills | 350 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,493 | 41.6 | −12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,993 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 | |
City & Holbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Erskine | 3,413 | 69.4 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Mayne | 734 | 14.9 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Boynton | 532 | 10.8 | +1.4 |
| | Green | D. Blakemore | 240 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,679 | 54.5 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,919 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.6 | |
Cookridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Wheatley | 3,905 | 52.9 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Alan Procter | 1,951 | 26.5 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Macarthur | 1519 | 20.6 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,954 | 26.5 | +13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,375 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8 | |
Garforth & Swillington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shirley Haines | 4,747 | 56.7 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Scott | 2,464 | 29.4 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Hutchinson | 1,156 | 13.8 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,283 | 27.3 | −16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,367 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |
Halton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hyde | 3,692 | 46.9 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | N. Clarkson | 3,003 | 38.1 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 1,182 | 15.0 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 8.7 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,877 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
Harehills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Clare | 3,571 | 67.3 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Wilson | 672 | 12.7 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Appleyard | 549 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Tear | 305 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | D. Talbot | 208 | 3.9 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,899 | 54.6 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,305 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
Headingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Nathan | 3,243 | 50.1 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina Shaw | 2,044 | 31.6 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | B. King | 1,180 | 18.2 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,199 | 18.5 | −19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,467 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 | |
Horsforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Meade | 3,353 | 42.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Townsley | 3,249 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Addison | 3,180 | 39.9 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | E. Robinson | 2,505 | | |
| | Labour | C. Hooson | 1,445 | 18.1 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | A. Walker | 1,240 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 2.2 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,978 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
Hunslet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Hugill | 3,256 | 84.4 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Larvin | 600 | 15.6 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,656 | 68.9 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,856 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.5 | |
Kirkstall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Illingworth | 3,488 | 59.8 | −22.0 |
| | Conservative | S. McBarron | 1,049 | 18.0 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | N. Nowosielski | 699 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| | Green | A. Mander | 601 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,439 | 41.8 | −21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,837 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.8 | |
Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Taylor | 3,273 | 72.0 | −13.5 |
| | Conservative | C. Walker | 730 | 16.1 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Ward | 541 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,543 | 56.0 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,544 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.5 | |
Moortown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Miles Crompton | 3,897 | 50.2 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | C. Thompson | 2,195 | 28.3 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | A. Hollas | 1,666 | 21.5 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,702 | 21.9 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,758 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
Morley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Morrison | 3,539 | 48.1 | −17.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Bloom | 2,919 | 39.7 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Hardcastle | 892 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 8.4 | −23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,350 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -11.8 | |
Morley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Mitchell | 3,827 | 54.4 | −13.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Galek | 1,842 | 26.2 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Leadley | 1,370 | 19.5 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,985 | 28.2 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,039 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.0 | |
North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Feldman | 3,874 | 54.7 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Forshaw | 1,823 | 25.8 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | B. Brady | 1,379 | 19.5 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,051 | 29.0 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,076 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
Otley & Wharfedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Kirkland | 4,329 | 43.8 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Graham Latty | 3,473 | 35.1 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Susan Egan | 2,083 | 21.1 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,390 | 14.1 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,885 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
Pudsey North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | I. Favell | 3,733 | 43.5 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | S. Pollard | 2,767 | 32.3 | −13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Heppell | 1,721 | 20.1 | +0.1 |
| | Green | R. Notley | 354 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | 11.3 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,575 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.9 | |
Pudsey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Hickinson | 3,314 | 46.7 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Cam | 1,983 | 27.9 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Fleet | 1,802 | 25.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,331 | 18.7 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,099 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.0 | |
Richmond Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Simmons | 3,814 | 74.1 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 795 | 15.4 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | W. Birch | 541 | 10.5 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,019 | 58.6 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,150 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
Rothwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Walker | 3,587 | 55.6 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Barber | 1,453 | 22.5 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Heeson | 1,417 | 21.9 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,134 | 33.0 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,457 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.4 | |
Roundhay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Gruen | 3,767 | 49.9 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Murray | 2,075 | 27.5 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Pullan | 1,392 | 18.4 | +7.9 |
| | Green | P. Ellis | 313 | 4.1 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,692 | 22.4 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,547 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
Seacroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Gabb | 3,790 | 76.1 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | M. Collinson | 665 | 13.3 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadie Fisher | 527 | 10.6 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,125 | 62.7 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,982 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 | |
University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Sloane | 3,107 | 65.5 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Winfield | 614 | 12.9 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Norman | 549 | 11.6 | +4.0 |
| | Green | C. Lindsey | 473 | 10.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,493 | 52.6 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,743 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.9 | |
Weetwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Gill | 2,854 | 37.8 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | J. Eveleigh | 2,643 | 35.0 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Ewens | 2,055 | 27.2 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 2.8 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,552 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
Wetherby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hudson | 5,401 | 58.7 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Beck | 1,828 | 19.9 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | S. Molloy | 1,640 | 17.8 | −8.9 |
| | Green | D. Corry | 338 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,573 | 38.8 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,207 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
Whinmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Pickard | 3,319 | 55.9 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | C. Jones | 1,802 | 30.3 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Roberts | 820 | 13.8 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,517 | 25.5 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,941 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.1 | |
Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fabian Hamilton | 3,762 | 56.4 | −11.1 |
| | Conservative | B. Nicol | 1,341 | 20.1 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | P. Williams | 642 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Moss | 587 | 8.8 | −5.7 |
| | Green | David Blackburn | 334 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,421 | 36.3 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,666 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.6 | |