1979 Leeds City Council election

1979 UK local government election November 2019 July 2026 Elections to Leeds City Council were held on the same day as the general election, with one third of the council up for election and an additional vacancy in Garforth North and Barwick. There had also been a by-election in Horsforth for the seat up in this election, with the Conservatives successfully defending it. The general election brought out a much higher turnout, with votes cast just over double the average set by the prior elections. The Liberal's fuller slate of candidates for this election gained them a personal best, seemingly mainly at the Conservative's expense. Little advance was made from this, however, with their sole gain confined to winning the earlier mentioned Conservative-held Horsforth seat. Instead, Labour were the night's clear victors, with a total of five gains; four from the Conservatives (Burley, Kirkstall, and Morley North and Wortley) and Hunslet East and West from the Liberals. This returned the council to no overall control, with one seat dividing the Conservatives and Labour.District results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 4 May 1979 Election result Leeds local election result 1979 Labour Party (UK) 17 5 0 +5 51.5 41.2 160,075 +0.7% Conservative Party (UK) 14 0 5 -5 42.4 38.5 149,646 -5.3% Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 1 0 6.1 17.8 69,227 +5.6% Ecology Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 6,064 +0.3% National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 1,720 -0.7% Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 1,186 -0.2% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 753 -0.5% This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 50 45 Labour 39 44 Liberals 7 7 Total 96 96 Working majority #FFBF00 4 darkgray #FFBF00 0 darkgray Ward results Aireborough Conservative Party (UK) H. Freeman 7,973 43.6 -13.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. Brown 5,832 31.9 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Dunn 4,198 22.9 -3.5 Ecology Party K. Rushworth 301 1.6 +1.6 2,141 11.7 -18.5 18,304 Conservative Party (UK) -14.0 Armley and Castleton Liberal Party (UK) B. Nelson 5,250 42.3 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Kerwin-Davey 4,678 37.7 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. Broadbent 2,267 18.3 -1.8 National Front (UK) D. Bentall 141 1.1 -0.2 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Light 80 0.6 -0.2 572 4.6 -8.6 12,416 Liberal Party (UK) -4.3 Beeston and Holbeck Labour Party (UK) H. Booth 7,144 55.0 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. Birch 4,080 31.4 -4.6 Liberal Party (UK) M. Day 1,633 12.6 +12.6 National Front (UK) J. Duckenfield 140 1.1 -1.2 3,064 23.6 -2.1 12,997 Labour Party (UK) -1.0 Bramley Labour Party (UK) E. Millett 4,648 43.7 -10.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Selby 3,889 36.5 +18.8 Conservative Party (UK) V. Drummond-Young 2,108 19.8 -6.3 759 7.1 -20.7 10,645 Labour Party (UK) -14.5 Burley Labour Party (UK) W. Kilgallon 3,100 51.5 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sexton 1,923 32.0 -7.1 Liberal Party (UK) N. Flood 659 11.0 +11.0 Ecology Party K. Baxter 242 4.0 +0.0 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Jackson 93 1.5 -0.2 1,177 19.6 +4.5 6,017 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.2 Burmantofts and Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) R. Millet 6,122 46.2 +10.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. Hartshorne 5,051 38.1 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Boynton 1,850 14.0 +2.4 National Front (UK) S. Rigby 118 0.9 -0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Monkman 102 0.8 -0.3 1,071 8.1 -7.1 13,243 Labour Party (UK) +11.6 Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall Conservative Party (UK) C. Thomas 6,761 44.7 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Taggart 5,911 39.1 +1.0 Liberal Party (UK) R. Clay 1,938 12.8 +6.5 Ecology Party C. Burrows 395 2.6 +1.9 Communist Party of Great Britain L. Willoughby 121 0.8 -0.6 850 5.6 -7.9 15,126 Conservative Party (UK) -3.9 City and Woodhouse Labour Party (UK) E. Morris 4,979 58.8 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Simpson 2,207 26.0 -0.5 Liberal Party (UK) A. Ali 677 8.0 +3.7 Ecology Party S. Parkin 399 4.7 +4.7 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Rodgers 211 2.5 -0.7 2,772 32.7 -5.0 8,473 Labour Party (UK) -2.5 Cookridge and Weetwood Conservative Party (UK) K. Loudon 11,118 55.9 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Verity 4,796 24.1 +2.4 Liberal Party (UK) D. Gazey 3,262 16.4 +4.6 Ecology Party P. Lewenz 706 3.6 +1.5 6,322 31.8 -10.9 19,882 Conservative Party (UK) -5.4 Garforth North and Barwick Conservative Party (UK) W. Hedley 7,352 53.2 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Taylor 6,764 Labour Party (UK) E. Smith 5,285 38.3 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Cook 5,239 Ecology Party G. Hill 1,178 8.5 +2.0 2,067 15.0 -12.4 13,815 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -6.2 Gipton and Whinmoor Labour Party (UK) A. Vollans 9,573 59.1 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Buckland 4,906 30.3 -4.2 Liberal Party (UK) N. Mackie 1,467 9.1 +9.1 National Front (UK) B. Spink 257 1.6 -0.4 4,667 28.8 +1.0 16,203 Labour Party (UK) +0.5 Halton Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood 6,771 57.1 -13.0 Labour Party (UK) L. Worth 3,622 30.5 +3.0 Liberal Party (UK) K. Norman 1,472 12.4 +12.4 3,149 26.5 -16.0 11,865 Conservative Party (UK) -8.0 Harehills and Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) J. White 7,047 47.2 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Lyons 5,563 37.3 +0.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. Jones 1,612 10.8 +5.6 Ecology Party A. Hill 473 3.2 +1.6 National Front (UK) L. Spink 223 1.5 +0.1 1,484 9.9 -7.5 14,918 Conservative Party (UK) -3.7 Headingley Conservative Party (UK) Jean Searle 3,914 36.6 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) Mary Dalwood 3,786 35.4 +2.3 Liberal Party (UK) David Rolfe 2,254 21.1 +7.1 Ecology Party Claire Nash 467 4.4 +0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain Barry Cooper 279 2.6 -1.6 128 1.2 -10.8 10,700 Conservative Party (UK) -5.4 Horsforth Liberal Party (UK) R. Howe 5,625 45.8 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Frame 4,511 36.8 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Radford 1,819 14.8 +3.7 Ecology Party D. Darnborough 316 2.6 -0.8 1,114 9.1 +6.4 12,271 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +3.1 Hunslet East and West Labour Party (UK) Trevor Park 6,166 56.1 +6.3 Liberal Party (UK) P. Jones 2,902 26.4 +13.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hudson 1,563 14.2 +3.2 National Front (UK) N. Griffiths 243 2.2 -0.4 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Hodgson 111 1.0 +1.0 3,264 29.7 +3.3 10,985 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) -3.5 Kippax and Swillington Labour Party (UK) G. Moakes 6,453 60.2 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dawson 3,284 30.7 -10.3 Liberal Party (UK) N. Parnaby 975 9.1 +9.1 3,169 29.6 +11.5 10,712 Labour Party (UK) +5.7 Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) John Illingworth 4,822 52.6 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Hamilton 3,318 36.2 -3.0 Liberal Party (UK) Laurence Keates 1,032 11.3 +11.3 1,504 16.4 -1.2 9,172 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -0.6 Middleton Labour Party (UK) G. Wood 6,797 70.0 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Larvin 1,848 19.0 -0.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. James 1,069 11.0 +11.0 4,949 50.9 -7.1 9,714 Labour Party (UK) -3.5 Moortown Conservative Party (UK) R. Challenor 5,316 54.7 -8.2 Labour Party (UK) T. Taylor 3,064 31.5 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) Dorothea Leser 1,133 11.7 +11.7 Ecology Party A. Varley 209 2.1 -1.3 2,252 23.2 -6.0 9,722 Conservative Party (UK) -3.0 Morley North Labour Party (UK) P. Jones 6,376 47.6 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Verity 6,261 46.8 -4.0 Independent (politician) B. Morris 753 5.6 +5.6 115 0.9 -0.5 13,390 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +1.1 Morley South Labour Party (UK) B. North 7,293 61.6 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Grayson 4,538 38.4 +0.7 2,755 23.3 -1.4 11,831 Labour Party (UK) -0.7 Osmondthorpe Labour Party (UK) W. Prichard 5,025 62.1 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Schofield 1,983 24.5 -5.7 Liberal Party (UK) P. Gilbert 966 11.9 +11.9 National Front (UK) M. Spink 117 1.4 -1.7 3,042 37.6 +1.1 8,091 Labour Party (UK) +0.5 Otley Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Day (MP) 5,139 43.8 -6.3 Liberal Party (UK) H. Morgan 4,486 38.3 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Imeson 1,868 15.9 +3.7 Ecology Party D. Corry 185 1.6 +1.6 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Oddy 50 0.4 -0.3 653 5.6 -7.5 11,728 Conservative Party (UK) -3.7 Pudsey North Conservative Party (UK) I. Favell 4,898 40.5 -18.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Booker 3,958 32.7 +19.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Burrill 3,243 26.8 -1.1 940 7.8 -23.5 12,099 Conservative Party (UK) -19.2 Pudsey South Conservative Party (UK) P. Kersting 4,541 40.4 -2.6 Liberal Party (UK) N. Gadsby 4,386 39.0 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Watson 2,311 20.6 -0.5 155 1.4 -5.7 11,238 Conservative Party (UK) -2.8 Rothwell Labour Party (UK) B. Walker 10,429 62.9 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Crystal 6,140 37.1 +1.9 4,289 25.9 -1.4 16,569 Labour Party (UK) -0.7 Seacroft Labour Party (UK) George Mudie (politician) 7,432 70.4 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Townsley 2,812 26.6 -0.1 National Front (UK) C. Cannon 169 1.6 -1.3 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Wilson 139 1.3 +1.3 4,620 43.8 +0.2 10,552 Labour Party (UK) +0.1 Stanningley Labour Party (UK) C. Myers 4,540 51.2 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) K. Knapton 2,396 27.0 -4.0 Liberal Party (UK) B. Jacques 1,762 19.9 +12.8 National Front (UK) M. Gibson 173 2.0 +0.3 2,144 24.2 -5.0 8,871 Labour Party (UK) -2.5 Talbot Conservative Party (UK) R. Feldman 6,146 58.3 -11.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Midwood 2,490 23.6 +3.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Phillips 1,443 13.7 +7.7 Ecology Party A. Plummer 459 4.4 +0.6 3,656 34.7 -14.7 10,538 Conservative Party (UK) -7.3 Wetherby Conservative Party (UK) H. Gardiner 10,826 67.5 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Moynihan 2,258 14.1 +1.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Scott 2,210 13.8 +5.3 Ecology Party M. Sellers 734 4.6 -2.7 8,568 53.5 -5.3 16,028 Conservative Party (UK) -2.7 Wortley Labour Party (UK) W. Thurlow 4,284 40.6 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Robson 3,849 36.5 -7.2 Liberal Party (UK) W. Moss 2,284 21.6 +11.9 National Front (UK) A. Smith 139 1.3 -0.8 435 4.1 +3.3 10,556 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +1.6 References 1 expanded Category:1979 English local elections 1979 Category:1970s in Leeds