Leighton Edward Buckwell (November 28, 1918 – January 2, 1997) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.
He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and opposition.
He faced a tough fight in the three-way race from Progressive Conservative candidate Danny Le Grandeur who finished a close second.
Buckwell ran for a third term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election facing a four cornered battle.
He lost some of his popular vote and was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Thomas Walker to finish second.