In 1850 he was elected to Leeds council as a Chartist, and was reelected in 1853.

As a result they won 19 of the 33 seats contested meaning they had 57 of the 99 councillors on Leeds council.

The Raynville Estate was not among the best of the newer Leeds council estates, and it looked even worse in the rain.

The town's Member of Parliament is Jon Trickett, a former leader of Leeds council.

The name is often used as a catch-all for Seacroft and the neighbouring areas of Whinmoor and Swarcliffe, other large east Leeds council estates which merge into each other.

Traders and shoppers have been campaigning to get more investment, publicity, better management and lower rents at the grade 1-listed building from Leeds council.

Unfortunately Hunslet have a 'cast iron' agreement with Leeds council (still 13 years of their current lease to run), and the full backing of the Rugby Football League in their fight to stay at Elland Rd.

Now they have a few quid and the rent money goes to Leeds council anyway, they want to 'get shut'

They would be more than willing to move as long as Leeds council offered them a suitable alternative with security of tenure (this in effect means building them a brand new stadium from scratch).

Liberal Democrats in Leeds took a battering in the local council elections as Labour gained full control of Leeds council.