1999 Leeds City Council election

1999 Leeds City Council election
6 May 1999
33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 21 seats, 49.3% 3 seats, 19.7% 5 seats, 27.8%
Seats won 21 9 9
Seats after 71 14 12
Seat change 7 4 3
Popular vote 67,734 32,644 40,585
Percentage 46.1% 22.2% 27.6%
Swing 3.2pp 2.5pp 0.2pp
  Fourth party
 
Party Green
Last election 1 seat, 2.3%
Seats won 1
Seats after 1
Seat change
Popular vote 5,227
Percentage 3.6%
Swing 1.3%
Map of the results for the 1999 Leeds council election.

The 1999 Leeds City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy each in Horsforth, Moortown and Wetherby. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Bramley from Labour, and Hunslet councillor, Mark Davies, had defected from Labour to Independent Socialist.

Labour stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 27.3%.

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