| Election Name: | 2015 Leeds City Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2014 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Majority Seats: | 50 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 2015 |
| Turnout: | 64.09% (TBC) |
| Leader1: | Keith Wakefield |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 20 seats, 38.6% |
| Seats1: | 22 |
| Seats After1: | 63 |
| Popular Vote1: | 141,856 |
| Percentage1: | 39.8% |
| Leader2: | Andrew Carter |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 6 seats, 21.5% |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seats After2: | 19 |
| Popular Vote2: | 97,710 |
| Percentage2: | 23.0% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Majority administration |
| Before Party: | Labour |
| After Election: | Majority administration |
| After Party: | Labour |
The 2015 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2015 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections across the UK.
As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election. The councillors subsequently elected replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2011.
No political party gained or lost any seats and the Labour Party retained all 22 of their contested council seats and their majority control of the council since 2011.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[2]
| valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | 2014 election | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 63 | ||||
| 18 | 19 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 99 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
| Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Reason | Successor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Carter[3] | Adel & Wharfedale | 1973 | Conservative | stood down | Caroline Anderson (Conservative) | ||
| Ted Hanley[4] [5] | Bramley & Stanningley | 2003 | Labour | stood down | Julie Heselwood (Labour) | ||
| Joe Marjoram[6] | Calverley & Farsley | 2008 (as Conservative) | Independent | stood down | Amanda Carter (Conservative) | ||
| Katherine Mitchell | Temple Newsam | 2011 | Labour | stood down | Helen Hayden (Labour) | ||
| Vonnie Morgan[7] | Killingbeck & Seacroft | 2006 | Labour | stood down | Catherine Dobson (Labour) | ||
The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the 2011 elections,[8] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.