Parish and town council elections and vacancies

There are 31 parish and town councils within the Leeds metropolitan district. Details of the Parish Councils and how to contact the Clerk are available from the Parish and Town Council page.

Find out the results for the parish and town council elections on the Data Mill North.

Current vacancies

Allerton Bywater Parish Council

Notice is hereby given that due to death of Lynne Tomlinson, a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for Allerton Bywater Parish Council in the North Ward.

The vacancy will be filled by election if any 10 local government electors for the said area submit a written request to that effect in the manner prescribed below and if no such request is made the vacancy will be filled by the Parish Council.

Any request for an election to be held to fill the vacancy must be in writing and must reach the Returning Officer, Leeds City Council, Electoral Services, Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR by no later than 13 November 2026.

Dated: 26 October 2026
Signed: Angela Cresswell (Parish Clerk)

Shadwell Parish Council

I must give notice, under Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Harewood Ward of Shadwell Parish Council. 

The vacancy has arisen due to the resignation of Councillor Norman Taylor.

In accordance with Rule 5 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006, where the vacancy occurs within 6 months before the day on which the Councillor whose office is vacant would regularly have retired, an election shall not be held.

The vacancy will be filled at the next ordinary election of Councillors on Thursday 6 May 2027.

The Parish Council may choose to co-opt a person to fill the vacancy until that election.

Dated: 12 November 2026
Signed: M.S. Woods (clerk to Shadwell Parish Council)

Morley Town Council - Teale Ward

I must give notice, under Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Teale Ward of Morley Town Council.

The vacancy has arisen due to the resignation of Councillor Simon Kimberley

In accordance with Rule 5 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006, where the vacancy occurs within 6 months before the day on which the Councillor whose office is vacant would regularly have retired, an election shall not be held.

The vacancy will be filled at the next ordinary election of Councillors on Thursday 6 May 2027.

The Parish Council may choose to co-opt a person to fill the vacancy until that election.

Dated: 12 November 2026

Signed: Rachel Pickles (clerk to Morley Town Council)

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