The 1951 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 10 May 1951, with boundary changes prompting the whole council's re-election.
With the new wards the council grew by a further two (two additional wards also represented an increase of six councillors and two aldermen), as thirteen newly created wards replaced the eleven that were abolished: Abolished: Created:
There was a three percent swing from Labour to the Conservatives (as compared to 1949 – swings from 1950's distorted results show much larger swings as seen below) on the night, delivering the Conservatives control of the council with a 30-seat majority.
Turnout naturally rose from the previous year's scarcely contested election, to an above average figure of 45.9%.
[1][2] The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: