Political Composition
The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the city's wards. Following the 2011 Local Elections, the Council is run by a Labour administration. Between 2004 and 2011 elections in resulted in no overall control. The council was run by a coalition of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats until 2010, latterly with support from the Morley Borough Independents. During this period the leaders of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats took turns to hold the office of Leader for six months. From 2010 to 2011 the council was run by a minority Labour administration with support from two Green Party councillors. It was under no overall control until 1976 when the Conservatives took control until 1979, when it returned to no overall control. From 1980 to 2004 it was under Labour control. Elections are usually by thirds: 2004 saw all seats up for election due to boundary changes.
| Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 63 | 10 | 19 | 7 | |||
| 2011 | 55 | 16 | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2010 | 48 | 21 | 22 | 8 | |||
| 2009 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 10 | |||
| 2008 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 10 | |||
| 2007 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 10 | |||
| 2006 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 9 | |||
| 2004 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 9 | |||
| 2003 | 52 | 22 | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2002 | 57 | 20 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2000 | 61 | 19 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 1999 | 71 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 1998 | 80 | 9 | 9 | 1 | |||
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