Local elections 2023: Leeds council election results and live updates as votes counted and winners declared
Voters in Leeds have had their say in the 2023 local council elections, with the winners each ward due to be announced throughout the day.
The polls closed at 10pm on Thursday night after the first local elections in England since new rules were introduced requiring everyone voting in person to produce photographic ID. While some councils held their counts overnight and have declared their results, Leeds City Council’s count began at 10am on Friday.
A third of the council’s 99 seats are being contested this year – that’s one seat in each of the council’s 33 wards. The candidates elected will serve their respective wards for a four-year term. Results are also due to be announced for three town councils – Horsforth, Morley and Otley.
Follow our live blog below and refresh the page for the latest updates from the count at the First Direct Arena, including the results as they are announced.