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Last night people across Leeds took to the polls to decide who should help run their city.

180 candidates, who are from a range of political parties, vied for 33 seats at this year's Leeds City Council election on Thursday, May 2.

Last year, all three seats in all 33 wards were up for grabs, because a decision to hold a whole-council election was taken after the boundaries of some wards were altered to reflect changing populations.

But this year, voters were only able to choose one candidate to represent their area for a four-year term.

A small number of councillors have decided to stand down, instead of going for re-election, but in the vast majority of wards there is someone who is fighting to retain their seat on the council.

For the results from all 33 wards in this year's local election - CLICK HERE

You can take a look at the full list of candidates in the timeline below.

Please note: Those marked with an * are standing for re-election.

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