# 2014 Leeds City Council election

The 2014 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as the 2014 European Parliament election and other local elections across the UK.
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 2010.
The Labour Party had been in overall control of the council since 2011 and their majority was unchanged following this election after winning 20 of the 33 seats contested.

## Election summary

Leeds City Council Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 20 | 1 | 1 | | 60.6 | 38.6 | 71,602 |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | | 18.2 | 21.5 | 39,953 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 16.7 | 31,077 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 18,867 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 16,868 |
| Morley Borough Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 6.1 | 2.5 | 4,726 |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1,125 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 537 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 527 |
| British Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 358 |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Party | 2012 election | Prior to election | New council |
| | Labour | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| | Conservative | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| | Morley Borough Independent | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| | Green | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 27 | 27 | 27 |

## Councillors who did not stand for re-election

Councillor/s who did not stand for re-election (6) :
| Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Reason | Successor |
| Bernard Atha CBE | Kirkstall | 1957, 1969 | Labour | stood down | Fiona Venner (Labour) |
| Clive Fox | Adel & Wharfedale | 2000 | Conservative | died in office | Billy Flynn (Conservative) |
| Martin Hamilton | Headingley | 2002 | Liberal Democrats | stood down | Jonathan Pryor (Labour) |
| Janet Harper | Armley | 1999 | Labour | stood down | Alice Smart (Labour) |
| Thomas Murray | Garforth & Swillington | 1992 | Labour | stood down | Stuart McKenna (Labour) |
| Neil Taggart | Bramley & Stanningley | 1980 | Labour | stood down | Kevin Ritchie (Labour) |

## Ward results

Adel & Wharfedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Billy Flynn | 3,018 | 44.5 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Mark Henley | 1,312 | 19.3 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Kebede | 1,154 | 17.0 | −20.7 |
| | UKIP | Mal Steele | 966 | 14.2 | +13.5 |
| | Green | Paul Marchant | 336 | 5.0 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,706 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,786 | 43.75 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Alwoodley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Harrand* | 3,227 | 48.2 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Keith White | 1,910 | 28.5 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Warren Hendon | 891 | 13.3 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Knights | 309 | 4.6 | −12.9 |
| | Green | Miriam Moss | 290 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Brian Jackson | 67 | 1.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,317 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,694 | 38.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ardsley & Robin Hood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lisa Mulherin* | 1,865 | 36.0 |
| | UKIP | David Daniel | 1,593 | 30.7 |
| | Conservative | Tim Atkin | 929 | 17.9 |
| | Independent | Wyn Kidger | 482 | 9.3 |
| | Green | Carl James | 176 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Ward | 139 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,184 | 30.18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Armley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alice Smart | 2,269 | 43.8 |
| | UKIP | John Withill | 1,548 | 29.9 |
| | Green | Yvonne Clarke | 669 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Rahman | 392 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 236 | 4.6 |
| | TUSC | Iain Dalton | 65 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,179 | 30.54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Beeston & Holbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Congreve* | 2,063 | 48.4 |
| | UKIP | Tony Roberts | 1,288 | 30.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Winfield | 499 | 11.7 |
| | Green | David Smith | 284 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Bishop-Rowe | 130 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,264 | 28.72 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bramley & Stanningley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Ritchie | 2,092 | 43.9 |
| | UKIP | Anne Murgatroyd | 1,600 | 33.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Nancolas | 454 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Kate Bisson | 358 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Serena Glover | 219 | 4.6 |
| | TUSC | Kevin Pattison | 44 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,767 | 29.98 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Burmantofts & Richmond Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ron Grahame* | 1,864 | 43.0 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,150 | 26.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 843 | 19.5 |
| | Green | Pete Exley | 318 | 7.3 |
| | Conservative | Hayley Laura | 156 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,331 | 28.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Calverley & Farsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rod Wood* | 2,670 | 38.2 |
| | Labour | John Bracken | 2,476 | 35.4 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Murgatroyd | 1,242 | 17.8 |
| | Green | Clive Lord | 349 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 256 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,993 | 39.75 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Chapel Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Dowson* | 3,683 | 61.3 |
| | Conservative | Farzana Arif | 746 | 12.4 |
| | Green | Emma Carter | 736 | 12.3 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 515 | 8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aqila Choudhry | 326 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,937 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,006 | 34.59 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
City & Hunslet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,434 | 49.2 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Buckland | 785 | 15.9 |
| | Green | Glen Jankowski | 659 | 13.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Salt | 631 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 354 | 7.2 |
| | TUSC | Mary Finch | 87 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,649 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,950 | 22.84 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Cross Gates & Whinmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Gruen* | 2,555 | 44.6 |
| | UKIP | Darren Oddy | 1,808 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 907 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Ben Goldthorp | 319 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 136 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5725 | 33.11 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Farnley & Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Terry Wilford | 1,900 | 34.3 |
| | UKIP | Alan Felber | 1,606 | 29.0 |
| | Labour | John Hardy | 1,506 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Fisher | 416 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jacques | 76 | 1.4 |
| | TUSC | Michael Johnson | 30 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5534 | 31.52 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
Garforth & Swillington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart McKenna | 3,172 | 51.7 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 2,027 | 33.0 |
| | Green | Yvonne Murray | 709 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mitch Gladas | 227 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,135 | 38.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Gipton & Harehills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kamila Maqsood* | 3,756 | 76.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Douglas | 403 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 393 | 8.0 |
| | Green | Neil Seepujak | 381 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,353 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4933 | 31.55 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Guiseley & Rawdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pat Latty* | 2,811 | 39.8 |
| | Labour | David Bowe | 1,871 | 26.5 |
| | UKIP | Roger Tattersall | 1,444 | 20.5 |
| | Green | Colin Avison | 541 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cindy Cleasby | 389 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7056 | 38.65 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Harewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Robinson* | 3,542 | 59.5 |
| | UKIP | Peter Morgan | 1,176 | 19.8 |
| | Labour | David Joyce | 928 | 15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 249 | 4.2 |
| | Green | Paul Matthews | 58 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,366 | 5953 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Headingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jonathan Pryor | 1,296 | |
| | Green | Joe Salmon | 1,036 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ghaffar Karim | 747 | |
| | Conservative | Diane Fox | 228 | |
| | UKIP | Alistair McDowall | 146 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.12 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Horsforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Cleasby* | 2,037 | |
| | Conservative | Richard O’Callaghan | 1,880 | |
| | Labour | Rob Wilkinson | 1,644 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 1,059 | |
| | Green | Timothy Goodall | 446 | |
| | TUSC | Benjamin Dixon | 56 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Hyde Park & Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Javaid Akhtar* | 2,099 | |
| | Green | Chris Foren | 865 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Hardy | 295 | |
| | UKIP | Glenn Morley | 288 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Andrews | 207 | |
| | TUSC | Tanis Belsham-Wray | 98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,234 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.89 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Killingbeck & Seacroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Selby* | 2,927 | |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Flynn | 623 | |
| | Green | Louise Richardson | 617 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 311 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,304 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Kippax & Methley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Wakefield* | 2,868 | |
| | UKIP | Tina Smith | 1,599 | |
| | Conservative | James Langley | 867 | |
| | Green | David Webb | 237 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hills | 141 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,269 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.63 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Kirkstall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fiona Venner | 2,696 | |
| | UKIP | Kevin Reid | 907 | |
| | Green | Morgan Tatchell-Evans | 724 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 379 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hughes | 252 | |
| | TUSC | Ben Mayor | 56 | |
| | Independent | Stuart Long | 55 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.77 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Middleton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kim Groves* | 2,489 | |
| | UKIP | Craig Sweaton | 1,756 | |
| | British Democrats | Kevin Meeson | 358 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Harpham | 287 | |
| | Green | Austen Thompson | 219 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadie Fisher | 79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.04 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Moortown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sharon Hamilton* | 2,923 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Dodsworth | 1,282 | |
| | UKIP | Alan Procter | 821 | |
| | Green | Christopher Smith | 806 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 781 | |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Ros Campbell | 188 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.87 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Morley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Morley Borough Independent | Thomas Leadley* | 2,759 | |
| | Labour | Charlotte Hill | 1,181 | |
| | UKIP | Luke Senior | 1,150 | |
| | Conservative | Sophie Tempest | 675 | |
| | Green | Deborah Fenney | 180 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John MacArthur | 74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,578 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,019 | 34.56 |
| | Morley Borough Independent hold | Morley Borough Independent hold | Swing | |
Morley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Morley Borough Independent | Shirley Varley* | 1,967 | |
| | Labour | Mark Sewards | 1,293 | |
| | UKIP | Lindon Dove | 1,279 | |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Tempest | 489 | |
| | Green | Bluebell Eikonoklastes | 116 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Gagen | 71 | |
| | TUSC | Neil Cussons | 51 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,266 | 31.93 |
| | Morley Borough Independent hold | Morley Borough Independent hold | Swing | |
Otley & Yeadon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes* | 2,916 | |
| | Labour | Carl Morris | 1,916 | |
| | UKIP | Tom Hollings | 1,306 | |
| | Conservative | Gerard Francis | 921 | |
| | Green | Owen Brear | 490 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mick Coulson* | 2,182 | |
| | UKIP | Phil Banks | 1,785 | |
| | Conservative | Amanda Carter | 1,356 | |
| | Green | Irene Dracup | 390 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 205 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Rothwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Golton* | 2,429 | |
| | Labour | Angela Kellett | 2,018 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ellis | 723 | |
| | Green | Gordon Haycock | 385 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Roundhay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ghulam Hussain* | 3,229 | |
| | Conservative | Andy Paraskos | 1,952 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whelan | 528 | |
| | Green | Paul Ellis | 820 | |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Malcolm Christie | 355 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,277 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.96 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Temple Newsam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mick Lyons* | 2,294 | |
| | UKIP | Bruce Naylor | 1,599 | |
| | Conservative | David Schofield | 1,377 | |
| | Green | Nathan Allen | 335 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 148 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Weetwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Chapman* | 2,155 | |
| | Labour | Julie Heselwood | 1,768 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas McMeeking | 806 | |
| | UKIP | Mike Cullen | 737 | |
| | Green | Martin Hemingway | 646 | |
| | TUSC | Max Cussons | 40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Wetherby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Procter* | 2,995 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Spivey | 1,096 | |
| | Labour | Paul Drinkwater | 1,023 | |
| | Green | Sam Murray | 508 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 340 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.38 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |