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The 2004 Leeds City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in England.
Following a full boundary review of Leeds' electoral wards by the Boundary Committee for England, all of the council's 99 seats were contested on the new ward boundaries. The previous all-out election in Leeds was in 1980.
The election saw the previously Labour-run council falling into no overall control. The Liberal Democrats and Conservatives agreed to take control of the council in a formal coalition, the first non-Labour administration in 24 years since 1980.[1][2]
Election result
Leeds Local Election Result 2004
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Labour
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40
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N/A
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N/A
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12
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40.4
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29.1
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70,441
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-6.4%
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Liberal Democrats
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26
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N/A
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N/A
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6
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26.3
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23.4
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56,752
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-1.6%
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Conservative
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24
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N/A
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N/A
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4
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24.2
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26.9
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65,204
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-2.2%
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Morley Borough Independent
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6
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N/A
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N/A
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4
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6.1
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2.6
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6,264
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+2.6%
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Green
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3
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N/A
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N/A
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3.0
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6.0
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14,454
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+1.7%
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BNP
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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0.0
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7.7
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18,652
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+4.9%
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Independent
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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0.0
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1.9
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4,727
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+0.0%
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Alliance for Green Socialism
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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0.0
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1.6
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3,946
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+0.5%
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UKIP
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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0.0
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0.4
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993
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+0.4%
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Respect
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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0.0
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0.2
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520
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+0.2%
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Socialist Alternative
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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0.0
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0.1
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179
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-0.1%
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'Total'
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99
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N/A
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N/A
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100%
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100%
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242,132
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87,002
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This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[1]
Party
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Previous council
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New council
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Labour
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52
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40
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Liberal Democrat
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20
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26
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Conservative
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22
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24
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Morley Borough Independent
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2
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6
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Green
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3
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3
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Total
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99
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99
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Working majority
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5
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-19
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Ward results
By-elections between 2004 and 2006
References