2011 Leeds City Council election

2011 Leeds City Council election

← 2010 5 May 2011 2012 →
33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Keith Wakefield Andrew Carter Stewart Golton Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 20 seats, 35.7% 6 seats, 26.6% 5 seats, 24.5% Seats won 21 7 2 Seats after 55 21 16 Seat change 7 1 5 Popular vote 99,955 57,927 28,985 Percentage 46.8% 27.1% 13.6%
Labour in red (21), Conservatives in blue (7), Liberal Democrats in yellow (2), Greens in light green (1) and Morley Borough Independents in dark green (1).
Council control before election Minority administration Labour Council control after election Majority administration Labour

The 2011 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections across the UK.

As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election. The councillors subsequently elected replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2007.

After forming a minority administration following the 2010 election, the Labour Party regained overall control of the council for the first time since the council had been in no overall control in 2004. Labour gained seven seats, including four from the Liberal Democrats.^[1][2][3][4]