| Election Name: | 2016 Leeds City Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2015 |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2018 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Majority Seats: | 50 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
| Turnout: | 34.7% (29.39%) |
| Leader1: | Judith Blake |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 22 seats, 39.8% |
| Seats1: | 21 |
| Seats After1: | 63 |
| Popular Vote1: | 79,442 |
| Percentage1: | 43.0% |
| Leader2: | Andrew Carter |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 6 seats, 27.4% |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 19 |
| Popular Vote2: | 42,465 |
| 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 2016 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2016 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.[1] It was on the same day as other local elections.
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 2012.
The Labour Party retained all 21 of their contested council seats, maintaining their majority control of the council with a total of 63 of the 99 elected councillors. It was the second election in a row in which no party gained or lost any seats.
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" | 2015 election | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 63 | 63 | |||
| Conservative | 19 | 19 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | 9 | |||
| Morley Borough Independent | 5 | 5 | |||
| Green | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total | 99 | 99 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
| Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Reason | Successor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Castle[3] | Harewood | 1988, 2000 | Conservative | stood down | Ryan Stephenson (Conservative) | ||
| [4] | Temple Newsam | 2012 | Labour | stood down | Debra Coupar (Labour) | ||
| Maureen Ingham[5] | Armley | 2012 | Labour | stood down | Denise Ragan (Labour) | ||
| Andrea McKenna[6] | Garforth & Swillington | 2003 | Labour | stood down | Sarah Field (Labour) | ||
| Bill Urry[7] | Roundhay | 2012 | Labour | stood down | Eleanor Tunnicliffe (Labour) | ||
Incumbent Labour councillors, Debra Coupar (Cross Gates & Whinmoor), Roger Harington (Gipton & Harehills) and Janette Walker (Headingley), all stood for new wards. Coupar was elected to represent Temple Newsam and Walker replaced Coupar as a councillor for Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Harington lost to the Liberal Democrats in Weetwood.[8]