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In November 2009 Leeds City Council put fresh proposals to union members which would see 20 staff getting a pay cut, but most workers receiving small increases. At a secret ballot of about 600 union members on Monday 23 November, 79% voted in favour of the proposals and refuse workers returned to work on the morning of Wednesday 25 November.
The modern 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 ...
The 2024 Leeds City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024. It was held on the same day as the second West Yorkshire mayoral election and other local elections across the United Kingdom. [3] The Labour Party maintained control of the council, with their seat count holding steady. For the third year in a row, the Conservative Party ...
People who collect abandoned tents from the Leeds Festival site this year will no longer be able to donate them to homeless people. Leeds City Council has approved a number of applications from ...
The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. West Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986 and Leeds became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: [2][3]
Leeds City Council is responsible for providing all statutory local authority services in the area. These include: education, housing, planning, transport and highways, social services, libraries, leisure and recreation, waste collection, waste disposal, environmental health and revenue collection. [107]
The 2018 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. [2] It was held on the same day as other UK local elections across England . Following a full boundary review of Leeds' 33 electoral wards by the Local Government Boundary Commission , the all-out election saw all of the ...
The 2019 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other UK local elections across England and Northern Ireland . As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were up for election.