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The Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council's seats up for election.^[1]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1992
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	19	0	1	-1	57.6	38.4	65,813	-7.7%
Conservative	11	2	0	+2	33.3	40.7	69,676	+10.5%
Liberal Democrats	2	0	1	-1	6.1	16.1	27,507	-4.1%
Independent	1	0	0	0	3.0	1.7	2,953	+1.6%
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.3	3,863	+0.4%
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	1,332	-0.7%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	Labour	68	67
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	Conservative	21	23
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	Liberal Democrat	9	8
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	Independent	1	1
Total		99	99
Working majority		37	35

Ward results

Aireborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Hughes-Rowlands	3,851	51.3	+14.1
	Labour	G. Harper	2,358	31.4	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gowland	1,161	15.5	−12.7
	Green	A. Peterken	144	1.9	−0.4
Majority			1,493	19.9	+15.0
Turnout			7,514
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.5

Armley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. McKenna	2,094	52.1	−4.9
	Conservative	J. Mortimer	1,038	25.8	+8.6
	Liberal	A. Gonzalez	450	11.2	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Davies	315	7.8	−2.0
	Green	M. Stroud	120	3.0	−2.3
Majority			1,056	26.3	−13.5
Turnout			4,017
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.7

Barwick & Kippax^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Wakefield	3,414	50.1	−5.1
	Conservative	C. Ward	2,852	41.8	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Lindley	551	8.1	−2.5
Majority			562	8.2	−17.2
Turnout			6,817
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.6

Beeston^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Congreve	1,861	55.6	−6.8
	Conservative	H. Woodhead	1,105	33.0	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	T. Barton	384	11.5	−2.7
Majority			756	22.6	−16.3
Turnout			3,350
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.1

Bramley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Cliff	2,477	60.4	−0.8
	Conservative	T. Cooper	956	23.3	+10.4
	Liberal	A. St. Quintin	291	7.1	−14.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. Ward	252	6.1	+2.1
	Green	M. Chatwood	125	3.0	+3.0
Majority			1,521	37.1	−2.2
Turnout			4,101
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

Burmantofts^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Mackie	1,971	50.4	+13.3
	Labour	T. Ayres	1,642	42.0	−15.4
	Conservative	R. Jones	300	7.7	+2.0
Majority			329	8.4	−11.9
Turnout			3,913
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+14.3

Chapel Allerton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Frankland	2,647	58.3	−4.0
	Conservative	I. Baxter	1,310	28.8	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pullan	367	8.1	−3.1
	Green	R. Mills	219	4.8	−1.0
Majority			1,337	29.4	−12.2
Turnout			4,543
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.1

City & Holbeck^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Nash	2,001	66.0	−3.4
	Conservative	D. Boynton	542	17.9	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Mayne	326	10.8	−4.2
	Green	D. Blakemore	163	5.4	+0.5
Majority			1,459	48.1	−6.4
Turnout			3,032
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

Cookridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Loudon	3,989	63.7	+10.7
	Labour	G. Greenley	1,132	18.1	−8.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Murly	1,024	16.3	−4.3
	Green	P. Marchant	122	1.9	+1.9
Majority			2,857	45.6	+19.1
Turnout			6,267
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.5

Garforth & Swillington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Murray	3,286	48.3	−8.4
	Conservative	J. Stott	2,893	42.5	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hutchinson	623	9.2	−4.7
Majority			393	5.8	−21.5
Turnout			6,802
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.7

Halton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Schofield	3,451	58.7	+11.9
	Labour	R. Haggerty	1,769	30.1	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hollingsworth	491	8.4	−6.6
	Green	D. Harbud	165	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,682	28.6	+19.9
Turnout			5,876
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.9

Harehills^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Cohen	2,115	64.2	−3.1
	Conservative	A. Wilson	652	19.8	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Senior	342	10.4	+0.0
	Green	A. Tear	186	5.6	−0.1
Majority			1,463	44.4	−10.2
Turnout			3,295
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.1

Headingley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Perrigo	2,611	47.8	−2.4
	Conservative	G. King	1,463	26.8	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Goodman	964	17.6	−14.0
	Green	P. Alexander	428	7.8	+7.8
Majority			1,148	21.0	+2.5
Turnout			5,466
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.4

Horsforth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Addison	3,843	50.7	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. Townsley	2,802	37.0	−5.1
	Labour	C. Hooson	723	9.5	−8.6
	Green	G. Williamson	211	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,041	13.7	+11.5
Turnout			7,579
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+7.9

Hunslet^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Driver	1,970	76.1	−8.3
	Conservative	A. Larvin	454	17.5	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Sadler	165	6.4	+6.4
Majority			1,516	58.6	−10.3
Turnout			2,589
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.1

Kirkstall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Minkin	2,528	58.4	−1.3
	Conservative	S. McBarron	1,103	25.5	+7.5
	Green	A. Mander	369	8.5	−1.8
	Liberal	N. Nowosielski	327	7.6	−4.4
Majority			1,425	32.9	−8.9
Turnout			4,327
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.4

Middleton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Dignan	1,887	66.0	−6.1
	Conservative	D. Jowett	687	24.0	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Roberts	286	10.0	−1.9
Majority			1,200	42.0	−14.0
Turnout			2,860
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.0

Moortown^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Harris	3,301	49.3	−0.9
	Conservative	J. Dagwell	2,360	35.2	+7.0
	Labour	M. Plenderleith	922	13.8	−7.7
	Green	C. Wooding	113	1.7	+1.7
Majority			941	14.1	−7.8
Turnout			6,696
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-3.9

Morley North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Barraclough	3,218	52.5	+12.7
	Labour	P. Jones	2,517	41.0	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Smith	400	6.5	−5.6
Majority			701	11.4	+3.0
Turnout			6,135
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.9

Morley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. North	2,631	49.3	−5.1
	Conservative	J. Galek	1,887	35.3	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	T. Leadley	720	13.5	−6.0
	Green	T. Sykes	103	1.9	+1.9
Majority			744	13.9	−14.3
Turnout			5,341
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.1

North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Harrand	3,403	57.4	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	W. Forshaw	1,631	27.5	+1.7
	Labour	P. Moxon	899	15.2	−4.3
Majority			1,772	29.9	+0.9
Turnout			5,933
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.4

Otley & Wharfedale^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hindle	4,124	54.3	+19.2
	Liberal Democrats	E. Diggle	2,103	27.7	−16.1
	Labour	J. Everleigh	1,365	18.0	−3.1
Majority			2,021	26.6	+12.5
Turnout			7,592
	Conservative hold		Swing	+17.6

Pudsey North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Carter	4,154	61.3	+17.8
	Labour	A. Procter	1,515	22.4	−9.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Glover	970	14.3	−5.8
	Green	R. Notley	139	2.1	−2.1
Majority			2,639	38.9	+27.6
Turnout			6,778
	Conservative hold		Swing	+13.8

Pudsey South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Kersting	2,953	47.3	+47.3
	Conservative	L. Fletcher	1,435	23.0	−4.9
	Labour	R. Finnigan	1,402	22.5	−24.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Booker	364	5.8	−19.5
	Green	C. Dillon-Parkin	85	1.4	+1.4
Majority			1,518	24.3	+5.6
Turnout			6,239
	Independent hold		Swing	+26.1

Richmond Hill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Lyons	2,295	71.4	−2.6
	Conservative	J. Birch	510	15.9	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Norman	334	10.4	−5.0
	Green	A. Beggs	74	2.3	+2.3
Majority			1,785	55.6	−3.0
Turnout			3,213
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.0

Rothwell^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lund	2,501	54.4	−1.1
	Conservative	A. Heeson	1,273	27.7	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Barber	820	17.8	−4.7
Majority			1,228	26.7	−6.3
Turnout			4,594
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.4

Roundhay^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Crotty	3,726	57.9	+8.0
	Labour	M. Davies	1,420	22.1	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sefton	1,059	16.4	−2.0
	Green	P. Ellis	233	3.6	−0.5
Majority			2,306	35.8	+13.4
Turnout			6,438
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.7

Seacroft^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hyde	2,808	77.0	+0.9
	Conservative	M. Collinson	607	16.6	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. Fisher	234	6.4	−4.2
Majority			2,201	60.3	−2.4
Turnout			3,649
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.2

University^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Munro	2,019	61.2	−4.3
	Conservative	R. Winfield	581	17.6	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Norman	358	10.9	−0.7
	Green	J. Noble	340	10.3	+0.3
Majority			1,438	43.6	−9.0
Turnout			3,298
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.5

Weetwood^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Castle	2,744	46.1	+8.3
	Labour	B. Selby	1,636	27.5	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ewens	1,393	23.4	−3.8
	Green	C. Nash	184	3.1	+3.1
Majority			1,108	18.6	+15.8
Turnout			5,957
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.9

Wetherby^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Gardiner	5,967	74.4	+15.8
	Labour	S. Molloy	1,161	14.5	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. Gittins	889	11.1	−8.8
Majority			4,806	59.9	+21.1
Turnout			8,017
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.5

Whinmoor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Armitage	2,044	46.9	−9.0
	Conservative	W. Hanbury	1,745	40.0	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Beck	571	13.1	−0.7
Majority			299	6.9	−18.6
Turnout			4,360
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.3

Wortley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Towler	2,163	47.5	−9.0
	Conservative	E. Ashton	1,453	31.9	+11.8
	Green	D. Blackburn	340	7.5	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. McArthur	336	7.4	−1.4
	Liberal	P. Williams	264	5.8	−3.8
Majority			710	15.6	−20.7
Turnout			4,556
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.4

By-elections between 1992 and 1994

Wetherby by-election 23rd July 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Procter	3,379	71.3	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paddy Beck	772	16.3	+5.2
	Labour	Stephen Molloy	586	12.4	−2.1
Majority			2,607	55.0	−4.9
Turnout			4,737
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.1

References

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