1995 Leeds City Council election

Local Government Election November 2019 1995 Leeds City Council election Yorkshire Parliamentary no yes 1994 Leeds City Council election 1994 1996 Leeds City Council election 1996 33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council 50 4 May 1995 UK 100 Labour Party (UK) 27 seats, 51.3% 30 75 8 103,585 59.0% 7.7pp UK 100 Conservative Party (UK) 4 seats, 22.0% 1 15 8 34,137 19.4% 2.6pp UK 100 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 seats, 24.1% 3 8 32,340 18.4% 5.7pp Leeds UK local election 1995 map.png 300px Map of the results for the 1995 Leeds council election. The 1995 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%.http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm Local Election Results, 1999 2010-02-08 Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm 2011-07-24 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.District results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 5 May 1995 Election result Leeds local election result 1995 Labour Party (UK) 30 8 0 +8 88.2 59.0 103,585 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 0 0 8.8 18.4 32,340 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 8 -8 2.9 19.4 34,137 -2.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 3,964 +0.4 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 739 -0.3 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Socialist Party (England and Wales)" | | Militant Labour | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 0.2 | align="right" | 368 | align="right" | +0.2 |- Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 354 +0.2 Communist Party of Britain 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: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 67 75 Conservative 23 15 Liberal Democrat 8 8 Independent 1 1 Total 99 99 Working majority #FFBF00 35 darkgray #FFBF00 51 darkgray Ward results Aireborough Labour Party (UK) M. Dunn 3,939 50.5 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Atkinson 2,971 38.1 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Gowland 896 11.5 -11.9 968 12.4 -5.4 7,806 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -2.7 Armley Labour Party (UK) P. Paley 3,085 70.3 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Broadbent 429 9.8 -1.9 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) George Lawson 426 9.7 -5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Davies 285 6.5 -5.9 Green Party of England and Wales Quentin Cooper 164 3.7 +3.7 2,656 60.5 +14.4 4,389 Labour Party (UK) +5.6 Barwick & Kippax Labour Party (UK) M. Monks 4,742 71.2 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Ward 1,267 19.0 -3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Lindley 650 9.8 -3.7 3,475 52.2 +10.3 6,659 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 Beeston Labour Party (UK) P. Bellwood 2,654 77.1 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Woodhead 412 12.0 -3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Sadler 328 9.5 -4.7 Green Party of England and Wales Tania Jackson 50 1.5 +1.5 2,242 65.1 +10.7 3,444 Labour Party (UK) +5.3 Bramley Labour Party (UK) A. Ross 3,335 79.1 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Netzel 340 8.1 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Amor 306 7.3 -4.9 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Elizabeth Bee 234 5.6 -0.6 2,995 71.1 +10.8 4,215 Labour Party (UK) +4.0 Burmantofts Labour Party (UK) Patrick Hennigan 2,878 64.9 +10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Kimber 1,392 31.4 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Castle 164 3.7 +0.4 1,486 33.5 +20.6 4,434 Labour Party (UK) +10.3 Chapel Allerton Labour Party (UK) Norma Hutchinson 3,500 73.6 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) I. Baxter 621 13.1 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Findlay 430 9.0 -2.9 Green Party of England and Wales C. Ni Bhean 147 3.1 -3.3 Communist Party of Britain S. Nolan 57 1.2 +1.2 2,879 60.5 +10.2 4,755 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 City & Holbeck Labour Party (UK) I. Coulthard 2,735 77.0 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Bardon 363 10.2 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Boynton 254 7.1 -1.9 Green Party of England and Wales D. Blakemore 201 5.7 +1.4 2,372 66.8 +1.6 3,553 Labour Party (UK) +0.2 Cookridge Labour Party (UK) A. Procter 2,551 40.8 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Wheatley 2,484 39.7 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Pratt 1,218 19.5 -9.7 67 1.1 -10.2 6,253 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.2 Garforth & Swillington Labour Party (UK) S. Haines 5,056 72.9 +7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Dowling 984 14.2 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Stott 895 12.9 -5.4 4,072 58.7 +11.3 6,935 Labour Party (UK) +4.5 Halton Labour Party (UK) D. McGee 3,734 57.8 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) William Hyde 1,995 30.9 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Appleyard 568 8.8 -7.6 Green Party of England and Wales David Harbud 162 2.5 +2.5 1,739 26.9 +9.8 6,459 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +4.9 Harehills Labour Party (UK) J. Clare 3,070 81.0 +13.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Gerrard 293 7.7 -4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Senior 286 7.5 -7.9 Green Party of England and Wales M. Elliot 140 3.7 -0.9 2,777 73.3 +20.8 3,789 Labour Party (UK) +8.7 Headingley Labour Party (UK) P. Moxon 3,071 68.8 +9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Thompson 621 13.9 -6.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hainsworth 464 10.4 -2.0 Green Party of England and Wales P. Alexander 306 6.9 -0.6 2,450 54.9 +15.7 4,462 Labour Party (UK) +7.8 Horsforth Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Cleasby 2,794 43.6 -11.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Haggerty 1,977 30.9 +12.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Whitehead 1,558 24.3 -1.8 Independent (politician) A. Gale 79 1.2 +1.2 817 12.7 -16.4 6,408 Liberal Democrats (UK) -11.9 Hunslet Labour Party (UK) J. Erskine 2,708 85.7 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Melnick 191 6.0 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Eastwood 170 5.4 -3.2 Green Party of England and Wales G. Duncan 91 2.9 +2.9 2,517 79.7 +7.8 3,160 Labour Party (UK) +3.8 Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) J. Illingworth 3,400 77.3 +7.8 Green Party of England and Wales A. Mander 416 9.5 +9.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Freeman 256 5.8 -6.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. McKimmings 248 5.6 -2.0 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) N. Nowosielski 79 1.8 +1.8 2,984 67.8 +10.7 4,399 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Middleton Labour Party (UK) R. Finnigan 3,162 83.3 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) S. McBarron 302 8.0 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Q. Brown 227 6.0 -6.1 Green Party of England and Wales A. Blackburn 107 2.8 +2.8 2,860 75.3 +9.8 3,798 Labour Party (UK) +4.0 Moortown Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Brett 2,932 49.6 -8.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Hughes 1,871 31.6 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Dagwell 989 16.7 -4.6 Independent (politician) H. Alexander 123 2.1 +2.1 1,061 17.9 -18.6 5,915 Liberal Democrats (UK) -9.4 Morley North Labour Party (UK) P. Jones 3,782 66.4 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Galek 1,142 20.0 -8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Betteridge 509 8.9 -5.2 Green Party of England and Wales T. Sykes 264 4.6 +4.6 2,640 46.3 +17.4 5,697 Labour Party (UK) +8.7 Morley South Labour Party (UK) R. Mitchell 3,509 63.4 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Leadley 1,283 23.2 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Grayson 741 13.4 -0.9 2,226 40.2 +9.9 5,533 Labour Party (UK) +4.9 North Labour Party (UK) J. Sully 2,047 35.2 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Feldman 1,956 33.6 -5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Umpleby 1,721 29.6 -2.4 Green Party of England and Wales P. Harris 90 1.5 -0.6 91 1.6 -5.2 5,814 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.7 Otley & Wharfedale Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Kirkland 3,295 40.8 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Eveleigh 2,753 34.1 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bird 2,022 25.1 -6.4 542 6.7 -1.1 8,070 Liberal Democrats (UK) -2.2 Pudsey North Labour Party (UK) T. Spamer 3,601 51.3 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) I. Favell 2,391 34.1 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Cam 1,029 14.7 -12.0 1,210 17.2 +5.1 7,021 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.6 Pudsey South Labour Party (UK) J. Jarosz 3,397 56.5 +9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Keighley 1,821 30.3 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Winnard 797 13.3 -0.1 1,576 26.2 +19.5 6,015 Labour Party (UK) +9.7 Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) M. Simmons 3,095 84.7 +6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) K. Norman 385 10.5 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. Birch 176 4.8 -3.0 2,710 74.1 +10.8 3,656 Labour Party (UK) +5.4 Rothwell Labour Party (UK) B. Walker 3,481 72.8 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Galdas 780 16.3 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Heeson 521 10.9 -4.9 2,701 56.5 +10.8 4,782 Labour Party (UK) +5.4 Roundhay Labour Party (UK) D. Lewis 2,839 43.8 +12.1 Labour Party (UK) J. White 2,765 Conservative Party (UK) M. Burnell 2,186 33.7 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Suttenstall 2,148 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Sefton 1,193 18.4 -8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Pickard 1,057 Green Party of England and Wales A. Ketchin 260 4.0 +1.3 653 10.1 +2.8 6,478 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +8.7 Seacroft Labour Party (UK) D. Gabb 3,298 85.4 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Fisher 299 7.7 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Jones 266 6.9 -0.4 2,999 77.6 +3.1 3,863 Labour Party (UK) +1.6 University Labour Party (UK) G. Harper 2,522 69.8 +6.2 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Socialist Party (England and Wales)" | | Militant Labour | C. Hill | align="right" | 368 | align="right" | 10.2 | align="right" | +10.2 |- Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Norman 279 7.7 -6.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Winfield 241 6.7 -2.5 Green Party of England and Wales A. Begg 205 5.7 -7.5 2,154 63.5 +14.1 3,615 Labour Party (UK) -2.0 Weetwood Labour Party (UK) G. Platt 2,837 42.8 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Ewens 2,500 37.7 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Boulton 1,134 17.1 -7.7 Green Party of England and Wales C. Nash 153 2.3 +2.3 337 5.1 -0.5 6,624 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -0.3 Wetherby Conservative Party (UK) D. Hudson 3,518 46.4 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Steel 2,407 31.7 +11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Boughton 1,662 21.9 -7.5 1,111 14.6 -6.2 7,587 Conservative Party (UK) -7.5 Whinmoor Labour Party (UK) E. Pickard 3,149 71.0 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hanbury 728 16.4 -5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Roberts 405 9.1 -5.6 Independent (politician) A. Thorpe 152 3.4 +3.4 2,421 54.6 +12.2 4,434 Labour Party (UK) +6.1 Wortley Labour Party (UK) F. Hamilton 3,400 61.6 +4.1 Green Party of England and Wales D. Blackburn 1,208 21.9 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Best 462 8.4 -3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Brayshaw 452 8.2 -3.0 2,192 39.7 +2.0 5,522 Labour Party (UK) +1.0 By-elections between 1995 and 1996 Richmond Hill by-election 26 October 1995 http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results gwydir.demon.co.uk 2012-12-13 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Labour Party (UK) Michael Lyons 1,792 84.2 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 233 10.9 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) 103 4.8 +0.0 1,559 73.3 -0.8 2,128 15.0 -10.8 Labour Party (UK) -0.4 References 1 expanded Category:1995 English local elections 1995 Category:1990s in Leeds