Find out:
- who can vote in local elections by visiting the electoral commission website
- about your local councillor by using the councillor search on our Democracy website
- previous elections results on Data Mill North
- the current political composition of Leeds City Council
How local elections work in Leeds
Every Leeds City Council ward is represented by 3 councillors who are each elected to serve a 4 year term. Their terms are staggered so that we only select one councillor in each local election. This system is called voting by thirds because a third of councillors are elected each year, over a 4 year cycle. Due to this, once every 4 years there are no local elections. This is called a fallow year. The next fallow year in Leeds is 2029.
In 2018 we elected 3 councillors in each ward. This is because the ward boundaries had been independently reviewed to reflect changes in population and ensure each ward contains a similar amount of electors. It is likely there won’t be another ward boundary review in Leeds for around 15 years.
The next scheduled elections will be the Leeds City Council elections which will be held on Thursday 6 May 2027.
