1980 Leeds City Council election

1980 Leeds City Council election

← 1979 1 May 1980 1982 →
All 99 seats on Leeds City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader George Mudie Peter Sparling Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat Seacroft Moortown Seats won 62 29 Seat change 18 16 Popular vote 94,460 74,442 Percentage 43.7% 34.4%
Council control before election Minority administration Conservative Council control after election Majority administration Labour

The 1980 Leeds City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.

A full boundary review of Leeds's electoral wards increased the number of wards from 32 to 33, also increasing the number of councillors from 96 to 99. This prompted the entire council needing to be elected.^[1]