2026 Leeds City Council election

2026 Leeds City Council election

The 2026 Leeds City Council election is due to take place on 7 May 2026 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Councillors not standing for re-election

2026 Leeds City Council election

Councillor	Ward	First elected	Party	Reason
Barry Anderson	Adel and Wharfedale	1999		Conservative	standing down
David Blackburn	Farnley and Wortley	1998, 2024		Green	standing down
Annie Maloney	Beeston and Holbeck	2022		Labour	standing down
Alice Smart	Armley	2014		Labour	standing down

Previous council composition

2026 Leeds City Council election

After 2024 election	Before 2026 election
Party	Seats	Party	Seats
	Labour	61		Labour	56
	Conservative	15		Conservative	13
	Liberal Democrats	6		Liberal Democrats	6
	Green	5		Green	6
	Morley Borough Independents	4		Morley Borough Independents	3
	Garforth and Swillington Independents	3		Garforth and Swillington Independents	3
	SDP	3		SDP	3
	Reform UK	0		Reform UK	2
	Independent	2		Independent	3
	Vacant	N/A		Vacant	4

• May 2024: Trish Smith (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent • August 2024: Mark Sewards (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2024 • October 2024: David Blackburn (Green) gains by-election from Labour • May 2025: • Winifred Kidger (Independent) resigns - by-election held June 2025 • Trish Smith (Independent) joins Reform • June 2025: • Ryan Taylor (Reform) gains by-election nominally from Morley Borough Independents • Abigail Marshall Katung (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent • September 2025: Zara Hussain (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent • January 2026: Mahalia France-Mir (Labour) dies - seat left vacant until 2026 election • March 2026: Nicole Lloyd (Labour) resigns • March 2026: Caroline Anderson (Conservative) resigns • March 2026: Robert Finnigan (Morley Borough Independent) resigns

Incumbents

2026 Leeds City Council election

<table><thead><tr><th>Ward</th><th>Incumbent councillor</th><th>Party</th><th>Re-standing</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Adel & Wharfedale</td><td>Barry Anderson</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Alwoodley</td><td>Dan Cohen</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ardsley & Robin Hood</td><td>Karen Renshaw</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Armley</td><td>Alice Smart</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Beeston & Holbeck</td><td>Annie Maloney</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Bramley & Stanningley</td><td>Kevin Ritchie</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Burmantofts & Richmond Hill</td><td>Luke Farley</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Calverley & Farsley</td><td>Andrew Carter</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chapel Allerton</td><td>Eileen Taylor</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cross Gates & Whinmoor</td><td>Pauleen Grahame</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Farnley & Wortley</td><td>David Blackburn</td><td></td><td>Green</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Garforth & Swillington</td><td>Mark Dobson</td><td></td><td>G&SI</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Gipton & Harehills</td><td>Salma Arif</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guiseley & Rawdon</td><td>Eleanor Thomson</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harewood</td><td>Matthew Robinson</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Headingley & Hyde Park</td><td>Jonathan Pryor</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Horsforth</td><td>Emmie Bromley</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Hunslet & Riverside</td><td>Ed Carlisle</td><td></td><td>Green</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Killingbeck & Seacroft</td><td>John Tudor</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kippax & Methley</td><td>Mary Harland</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kirkstall</td><td>Hannah Bithell</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Little London & Woodhouse</td><td>Kayleigh Brooks</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Middleton Park</td><td>Wayne Dixon</td><td></td><td>SDP</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Moortown</td><td>Vacant</td><td></td><td>n/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Morley North</td><td>Bob Gettings</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Morley South</td><td>Oliver Newton</td><td></td><td>Morley Borough Independents</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Otley & Yeadon</td><td>Colin Campbell</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pudsey</td><td>Simon Seary</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Rothwell</td><td>Stewart Golton</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Roundhay</td><td>Zara Hussain</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Temple Newsam</td><td>Debra Coupar</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Weetwood</td><td>Izaak Wilson</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wetherby</td><td>Norma Harrington</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>