Leeds City Council
| Leeds City Council | |
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| Third of council elected three years out of four | |
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Council logo
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| Type | |
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| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
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New session started
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21 May 2015 (Municipal year 2015/2016) |
| Leadership | |
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Leader
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Judith Blake, Labour
Since 21 May 2015 |
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Judith Chapman
Since 21 May 2015 |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 99 councillors |
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Joint committees
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West Yorkshire Combined Authority |
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63 / 99
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19 / 99
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9 / 99
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5 / 99
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3 / 99
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| Elections | |
| Multiple member first-past-the-post | |
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Last election
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7 May 2015 |
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Next election
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2018 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Leeds Civic Hall | |
| Website | |
| www |
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| Constitution | |
| Constitution | |
Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Leeds. Since 1 April 2014 it has been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The city council was established in 1974, with the first elections being held in advance in 1973. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the area of the County Borough of Leeds was combined with those of the Municipal Borough of Morley, the Municipal Borough of Pudsey, Aireborough Urban District, Horsforth Urban District, Otley Urban District, Garforth Urban District, Rothwell Urban District and parts of Tadcaster Rural District, Wetherby Rural District and Wharfedale Rural District from the West Riding. The new Leeds district was one of five metropolitan districts in West Yorkshire. It was granted a borough and city status to become the City of Leeds.
Until 1986 the city council was a second-tier authority, with West Yorkshire County Council providing many key services. However, the metropolitan county councils were abolished under the Local Government Act 1985 and the council took responsibility for all former County Council functions except policing, fire services and public transport which continue to be run on a joint basis by councillors from the former boroughs of West Yorkshire County Council.
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