Minority administration Labour Majority administration Labour The 2011 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.
It was held on the same day as other local elections across the UK.
After forming a minority administration following the 2010 election, the Labour Party regained overall control of the council for the first time since the council had been in no overall control in 2004.
Labour gained seven seats, including four from the Liberal Democrats.
[1][2][3][4] This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[2]