What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Voters in Leeds are encouraged to have their say and reminded to take their identification with them for the local elections which take place on Thursday (4 May 2023). Polling stations across Leeds will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday for everyone registered who has not already voted
Last night (27 April 2023) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. All the candidates standing in the ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about and how being
Last night (25 April 2023) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. All the candidates standing in the ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about and how being
As part of our election coverage South Leeds Life is hosting three online hustings meeting again this year. All the candidates standing in the Leeds City Council elections for our three wards have been invited and we would like you to join us too. This is your opportunity to put
The candidates for the 2023 Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward and Middleton Park ward. We’re writing to all the candidates to ask them about why they are standing and
Elections for Leeds City Councillors will take place on Thursday 4 May 2022 when a third of Councillors will be up for election, one in each ward in the city. Cllrs Andrew Scopes and Paul Wray will be contesting their seats in Beeston & Holbeck and Hunslet & Riverside wards
For the first time, residents in Leeds will need to show photographic ID in order to vote in person at polling stations at this year’s local elections. The new rule only affects those voting in person on election day, postal voters are unaffected. Following the introduction of the Elections Act
The Labour Party has lost two of the three seats in South Leeds as Ed Carlisle won the Hunslet & Riverside seat for the Green Party and Wayne Dixon won in Middleton Park for the SDP. Both candidates have campaigned for a number of years and came close to winning
Thursday (5 May 2022) is polling day in the Leeds City Council local elections and we encioutage all our readers to use their vote Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm for everyone registered who has not already voted by post. Anyone unsure of where their polling station
On Monday night (25 April 2022) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. Please forgive the delay in posting this video, we’ve had some technical issues, but managed to resolve them now. You can watch the whole meeting here: