Local council elections are due to be held across Leeds next month alongside a number of parish and town council elections.
On May 5 elections are to be held across the city with candidates standing from the major parties in all wards and candidates from other parties also standing. There are also two different town council elections taking place on the same day.
More people are allowed to vote in local elections than in Parliamentary elections with anyone over the age of 18 who holds UK, Irish, Commonwealth or EU citizenship all allowed to vote for their local councillors. Here is a list, in alphabetical order, of all the wards holding elections next month, those in italics are the current incumbents and the number next to the ward represents how many seats are facing election.
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Leeds City Council Elections
Adel and Wharfedale (1)
Anderson, Barry John - Conservative
Bridges, Chris - Labour
Love, Fiona Sarah Heather - Green
Robinson, Corey - Yorkshire Party
Twitchett, Mark John - Liberal Democrat
Alwoodley (1)
Cohen, Dan - Conservative
Dews, Howard Graham - Yorkshire Party
Hall, Alaric Timothy Peter - Green
Jennings, Louise Mary - Women’s Equality Party
Nuttgens, Lucy Kathleen - Labour
Parker, Roderic - Liberal Democrat
Ardsley and Robin Hood (1)
Cain, Marcus Scott - Green
Martin, Andrew Alexander - Social Democratic Party
Renshaw, Karen - Labour and Co-operative Party
Shires, Alan Jean-Luke - Conservative
Ward, Benjamin Lloyd - Liberal Democrats
Armley (1)
Hynam, Florian - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Kovacs, Tamas - Conservative
Rollinson, Mark Terence - Green
Smart, Alice Ellen Schofield - Labour
Walker, Dan - Liberal Democrat
Beeston and Holbeck (1)
Andrews, Peter Richard - Liberal Democrat
Armitage, Natalia - Conservative
Maloney, Annie - Labour
Perry, Nigel - Social Democratic Party
Polucciu, Mariana - Green
Reaney, Emily Louise - Northern Independence Party
Bramley and Stanningley (1)
Bee, Elizabeth Anne - Liberal Democrat
Cook, Adam Daniel - Conservative
Ritchie, Kevin Mark - Labour
Whetstone, Daniel Paul - Social Democratic Party
Whittaker, Keith Duncan - Green
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill (1)
Berry, Brian Patrick - Conservative
Farley, Luke Anthony - Labour
Hollingsworth, David Ewan - Liberal Democrat
Holloran, Geoff - Independent
Wilson, Richard Miles - Green
Calverley and Farsley (1)
Carter, Andrew - Conservative
Dowling, Ian George - Liberal Democrat
Graham, Ellen Jean - Green
Lees, Robert Andrew - Yorkshire Party
Thomas, Justin - Social Democratic Party
Timmins, Craig Lee - Labour and Co-operative Party
Chapel Allerton (1)
Ahad, Shazar - Conservative
Davies, Mike - Alliance for Green Socialism
Marshall, James Alleyne Cuthbert - Liberal Democrat
Taylor, Eileen - Labour
Walker, Bobak - Green
Cross Gates and Whinmoor (1)
Grahame, Pauleen Margaret - Labour
Hemingway, Martin Francis - Green
Kennedy, John - Conservative
Wood, Benjamin - Liberal Democrats
Farnley and Wortley (1)
Allison, Peter Edward - Conservative
Blackburn, Ann - Green
Sewards, Mark James - Labour
Garforth and Swillington (1)
Beer, Stephen Paul - Green
Dobson, Mark David - Garforth and Swillington Independents Party
Knox, Jake - Liberal Democrats
Nagle, David Patrick - Labour
Young, Peter Jeremy - Conservative
Gipton and Harehills (1)
Ali, Mothin - Green
Arif, Salma - Labour
Belsham-Wray, Tanis Izabelle - Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Choudry, Aqila - Liberal Democrats
Harris, Robert David Winston - Conservative
Guiseley and Rawdon (1)
Buxton, Bob - Yorkshire Party
Firth, Richard James - Green
Gable, Peter - Conservative
McLeod, Stuart - Liberal Democrats
Thomson, Eleanor Frances - Labour and Co-operative Party
Harewood (1)
Cook, Dan - Liberal Democrat
Evans, Claire Anne - Green
Millar, Michael Thomas - Labour
Robinson, Matthew James - Conservative
Headingley and Hyde Park (1)
Ashford, Brandon John - Liberal Democrat
Bracuti, Anthony Joseph Ello - Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Goodall, Tim - Green
Greaux, Anthony Joseph - Independent
Pryor, Jonathan David - Labour
Rowley, Steven Malcolm - Conservative
Horsforth (2)
Bromley, Emmie - Labour
Collins, Dawn Julia - Local Conservatives
Cowling, Ian - Yorkshire Party
Dowling, Simon Mark - Liberal Democrat
Garvani, John - Labour
Heaviside, Becky - Liberal Democrat
Jones, Gideon Matthew William - Green
Shaw, Ian Williams - Green
Stones, Tracy Kathryn - Local Conservatives
Hunsley and Riverside (1)
Adeyemi, Samson Roberts - Conservative
Carlisle, Ed - Green
Cottle, Nick - Freedom Alliance
Foster, Thomas Peter - Social Democratic Party
Nash, Elizabeth Anne - Labour
Turner-Chastney, Benedict - Liberal Democrat
Killingbeck and Seacroft (1)
Anthoney, David Alan - Green
Dalton, Iain Alaistair - Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Harbourne, Suzanne Mary - Freedom Alliance
Otley, John - Liberal Democrats
Trigg, Cormac John - Conservative
Tudor, John William - Labour
Kippax and Methley (1)
Golton, Christine Mavis - Liberal Democrat
Hale, Keith Edward - Green
Harland, Mary Elizabeth - Labour
Mulhall, Connor Joseph Paul - Conservative
Kirkstall (1)
Belcher, Adam James - Liberal Democrat
Bithell, Hannah Louise - Labour
Capitano, Reiss Lewis - Conservative
Smith, Victoria Helen - Green
Little London and Woodhouse (1)
Brooks, Kayleigh - Labour
Ellis, Talia - Green
Johnson, Michael James - Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Rutherford, Owen Scott - Conservative
Van Cauwenbergh, François - Liberal Democrat
Middleton Park (1)
Adeyemi, Taiwo Funmilayo - Conservative
Arbuckle, Jude Patrick - Liberal Democrats
Asquith, Kay-Lee Anne - Green
Chambers, Peter - Labour
Dixon, Wayne Alan - Social Democratic Party
Moortown (1)
France-Mir, Mahalia Hema - Labour
Hartshorne, Rachel Elizabeth - Green
Speed, Rob - Conservative
Sykes, George - Liberal Democrat
Morley North (1)
Davey, Patrick Gerard - Labour
Dolan, Aisling Margaret - Green
Gettings, Bob - Morley Borough Independents
Smith, Lidia - Conservative
Spencer, James Michael - Liberal Democrats
Morley South (1)
Bell, Chris - Green
Bradley, Bailey Jacob Statton - Labour
Goodman, Penny - Liberal Democrats
Newton, Oliver Scott - Morley Borough Independents
Suryawanshi, Lalit Raghunath - Conservative
Otley and Yeadon (1)
Bradley, Mick - Green
Buxton, Claire Jane - Yorkshire Party
Campbell, Colin Andrew - Liberal Democrat
Clapcote, Steve - Labour and Co-operative Party
Farmer, Lee Anthony Conservative
Pudsey (1)
Holroyd-Case, Ryan - Labour
Jacques, Robert Hugh - Liberal Democrats
Seary, Simon Anthony - Conservative
Ward, Suzanne Elizabeth - Green
Rothwell (1)
Aliremzioglu, Ali - Green
Boycott, Joe - Conservative
Bruce, Karen - Labour
Golton, Stewart - Liberal Democrat
McDonald, Sean Francis - Yorkshire Party
Roundhay (2)
Bowden, Jordan Daniel - Labour
Christie, Malcolm Scott - Alliance for Green Socialism
Cohen, Elayna Beverley - Conservative
Ellis, Paul Charles - Green
Hannah, Jon - Liberal Democrats
Hussain, Zara - Labour
Weiner, Spencer Elliot - Conservative
Temple Newsam (1)
Adris, Shahab - Green
Coupar, Debra Ann - Labour
Firth, Jonathan Charles - Conservative
Norman, Keith Cecil - Liberal Democrats
Weetwood (1)
Basu, Angelo - Conservative
Foren, Christopher Mark - Green
Slinger, Sharon Margaret - Liberal Democrat
Walker, Rob - Social Democratic Party
Wilson, Izaak William - Labour and Co-operative Party
Wetherby (1)
Dixon-Murrow, Luke - Labour
Harrington, Norma Agnes - Conservative
McIntee, Lesley Ann - Liberal Democrats
Stables, Penny - Green
Town and Parish Council Elections
Ashfield - Otley Town Council (1)
Eve, Alex - Labour
Harper, Stewart Peter - Conservative
Hughes, Sarah Jane - Liberal Democrat
James, Nickie - Green
Victoria - Horsforth Town Council (1)
Buxton, Bob - Yorkshire Party
Dowling, Ian George - Liberal Democrats
Fletcher, Mark John - Labour
Hardcastle, Kath - Local Conservatives
If you want more information on the people standing for election click here to go to the Leeds City Council Website.