1995 Leeds City Council election
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The Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995, with one third of the council up for election, alongside a vacancy in Roundhay.
Labour won another victory over the opposition parties, winning a record number of wards as the Labour gains extended further into Conservative heartland. A disastrous result for the Tories saw them fall even further from the record lows they set the year before, losing Cookridge, North and Roundhay for the first time - with Wetherby their sole defence. Labour gained eight in total, securing second councillors in the previously reliable Conservative wards of Aireborough, Halton, Pudsey North and Weetwood. As a result, Labour represented over three-quarters of the council with a formidable majority of 51.
Having overtaken the Conservative vote the previous year, the Lib Dems fell behind again, but unlike the Conservatives were able to defend their three seats. As such, the holding up of the Labour's vote from strong figure achieved the year before was enough to win them their greatest share, amidst a poor turnout of 32.5%.[1]
Elsewhere, the Greens firmed up their second place in Wortley and increased their slate to cover half of the wards, whilst the Liberals fielded one fewer to match the number of Independents - all three of which making little impact. The leftist splinters from Labour, Militant Labour, and the now-defunct CPGB, Communist Party of Britain also fielded a first candidate each.[2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 30 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 88.2 | 59.0 | 103,585 | +7.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 18.4 | 32,340 | -5.7% | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 2.9 | 19.4 | 34,137 | -2.6% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3,964 | +0.4% | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 739 | -0.3% | |
Militant Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 368 | +0.2% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 354 | +0.2% | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57 | +0.0% |
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 67 | 75 | |||
Conservative | 23 | 15 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | 8 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 99 | 99 | |||
Working majority | 35 | 51 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Dunn | 3,939 | 50.5 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | M. Atkinson | 2,971 | 38.1 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Gowland | 896 | 11.5 | −11.9 | |
Majority | 968 | 12.4 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,806 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Paley | 3,085 | 70.3 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Glenn Broadbent | 429 | 9.8 | −1.9 | |
Liberal | George Lawson | 426 | 9.7 | −5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Davies | 285 | 6.5 | −5.9 | |
Green | Quentin Cooper | 164 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 2,656 | 60.5 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,389 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Monks | 4,742 | 71.2 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Christopher Ward | 1,267 | 19.0 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Lindley | 650 | 9.8 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 3,475 | 52.2 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,659 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Bellwood | 2,654 | 77.1 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | H. Woodhead | 412 | 12.0 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Sadler | 328 | 9.5 | −4.7 | |
Green | Tania Jackson | 50 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,242 | 65.1 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,444 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Ross | 3,335 | 79.1 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | R. Netzel | 340 | 8.1 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Amor | 306 | 7.3 | −4.9 | |
Liberal | Elizabeth Bee | 234 | 5.6 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 2,995 | 71.1 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,215 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Hennigan | 2,878 | 64.9 | +10.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Kimber | 1,392 | 31.4 | −10.5 | |
Conservative | Graham Castle | 164 | 3.7 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,486 | 33.5 | +20.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,434 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norma Hutchinson | 3,500 | 73.6 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | I. Baxter | 621 | 13.1 | −2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Findlay | 430 | 9.0 | −2.9 | |
Green | C. Ni Bhean | 147 | 3.1 | −3.3 | |
Communist | S. Nolan | 57 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 2,879 | 60.5 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,755 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. Coulthard | 2,735 | 77.0 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Bardon | 363 | 10.2 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | David Boynton | 254 | 7.1 | −1.9 | |
Green | D. Blakemore | 201 | 5.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 2,372 | 66.8 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,553 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Procter | 2,551 | 40.8 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | A. Wheatley | 2,484 | 39.7 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Pratt | 1,218 | 19.5 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 67 | 1.1 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,253 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Haines | 5,056 | 72.9 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Dowling | 984 | 14.2 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Jack Stott | 895 | 12.9 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 4,072 | 58.7 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,935 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. McGee | 3,734 | 57.8 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | William Hyde | 1,995 | 30.9 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Appleyard | 568 | 8.8 | −7.6 | |
Green | David Harbud | 162 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 1,739 | 26.9 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,459 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Clare | 3,070 | 81.0 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | T. Gerrard | 293 | 7.7 | −4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Senior | 286 | 7.5 | −7.9 | |
Green | M. Elliot | 140 | 3.7 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 2,777 | 73.3 | +20.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,789 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Moxon | 3,071 | 68.8 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Thompson | 621 | 13.9 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | A. Hainsworth | 464 | 10.4 | −2.0 | |
Green | P. Alexander | 306 | 6.9 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 2,450 | 54.9 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,462 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | B. Cleasby | 2,794 | 43.6 | −11.6 | |
Labour | R. Haggerty | 1,977 | 30.9 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | R. Whitehead | 1,558 | 24.3 | −1.8 | |
Independent | A. Gale | 79 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 817 | 12.7 | −16.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,408 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -11.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Erskine | 2,708 | 85.7 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Melnick | 191 | 6.0 | −3.7 | |
Conservative | J. Eastwood | 170 | 5.4 | −3.2 | |
Green | G. Duncan | 91 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 2,517 | 79.7 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,160 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Illingworth | 3,400 | 77.3 | +7.8 | |
Green | A. Mander | 416 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Freeman | 256 | 5.8 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | F. McKimmings | 248 | 5.6 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | N. Nowosielski | 79 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 2,984 | 67.8 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,399 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Finnigan | 3,162 | 83.3 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | S. McBarron | 302 | 8.0 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Q. Brown | 227 | 6.0 | −6.1 | |
Green | A. Blackburn | 107 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 2,860 | 75.3 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,798 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | C. Brett | 2,932 | 49.6 | −8.2 | |
Labour | M. Hughes | 1,871 | 31.6 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | J. Dagwell | 989 | 16.7 | −4.6 | |
Independent | H. Alexander | 123 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,061 | 17.9 | −18.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,915 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -9.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Jones | 3,782 | 66.4 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | J. Galek | 1,142 | 20.0 | −8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Betteridge | 509 | 8.9 | −5.2 | |
Green | T. Sykes | 264 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 2,640 | 46.3 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,697 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Mitchell | 3,509 | 63.4 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Leadley | 1,283 | 23.2 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | A. Grayson | 741 | 13.4 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 2,226 | 40.2 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,533 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Sully | 2,047 | 35.2 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | R. Feldman | 1,956 | 33.6 | −5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Umpleby | 1,721 | 29.6 | −2.4 | |
Green | P. Harris | 90 | 1.5 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 91 | 1.6 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,814 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | G. Kirkland | 3,295 | 40.8 | +1.6 | |
Labour | J. Eveleigh | 2,753 | 34.1 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | J. Bird | 2,022 | 25.1 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 542 | 6.7 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 8,070 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Spamer | 3,601 | 51.3 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | I. Favell | 2,391 | 34.1 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Cam | 1,029 | 14.7 | −12.0 | |
Majority | 1,210 | 17.2 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 7,021 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Jarosz | 3,397 | 56.5 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Keighley | 1,821 | 30.3 | −9.7 | |
Conservative | G. Winnard | 797 | 13.3 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 1,576 | 26.2 | +19.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,015 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Simmons | 3,095 | 84.7 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | K. Norman | 385 | 10.5 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | W. Birch | 176 | 4.8 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 2,710 | 74.1 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,656 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Walker | 3,481 | 72.8 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Galdas | 780 | 16.3 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | R. Heeson | 521 | 10.9 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 2,701 | 56.5 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,782 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Lewis | 2,839 | 43.8 | +12.1 | |
Labour | J. White | 2,765 | |||
Conservative | M. Burnell | 2,186 | 33.7 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | J. Suttenstall | 2,148 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J. Sefton | 1,193 | 18.4 | −8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | W. Pickard | 1,057 | |||
Green | A. Ketchin | 260 | 4.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 653 | 10.1 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,478 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Gabb | 3,298 | 85.4 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Fisher | 299 | 7.7 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | R. Jones | 266 | 6.9 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 2,999 | 77.6 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,863 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Harper | 2,522 | 69.8 | +6.2 | |
Militant Labour | C. Hill | 368 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Norman | 279 | 7.7 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | R. Winfield | 241 | 6.7 | −2.5 | |
Green | A. Begg | 205 | 5.7 | −7.5 | |
Majority | 2,154 | 63.5 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,615 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Platt | 2,837 | 42.8 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Ewens | 2,500 | 37.7 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | D. Boulton | 1,134 | 17.1 | −7.7 | |
Green | C. Nash | 153 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 337 | 5.1 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,624 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Hudson | 3,518 | 46.4 | −3.8 | |
Labour | R. Steel | 2,407 | 31.7 | +11.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Boughton | 1,662 | 21.9 | −7.5 | |
Majority | 1,111 | 14.6 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,587 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Pickard | 3,149 | 71.0 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | W. Hanbury | 728 | 16.4 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Roberts | 405 | 9.1 | −5.6 | |
Independent | A. Thorpe | 152 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 2,421 | 54.6 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,434 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Hamilton | 3,400 | 61.6 | +4.1 | |
Green | D. Blackburn | 1,208 | 21.9 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | M. Best | 462 | 8.4 | −3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Brayshaw | 452 | 8.2 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 2,192 | 39.7 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,522 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 |
By-elections between 1995 and 1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Lyons | 1,792 | 84.2 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 233 | 10.9 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative | 103 | 4.8 | +0.0 | ||
Majority | 1,559 | 73.3 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,128 | 15.0 | −10.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 5 May 1995.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2012.