Michael Burnham: councillor for Morley South, Leeds City Council
Michael Burnham is a Reform UK councillor for the Morley South ward on Leeds City Council, according to the council's own published list. Michael Burnham is also Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group. Their current term began on 7 May 2026.
- Council
- Leeds City Council
- Ward
- Morley South
- Party
- Reform UK
- Posts
- Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group
- Term began
- 7 May 2026
- Official profile
- democracy.leeds.gov.uk
- Source
- Leeds City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Michael Burnham
These are the details Leeds City Council publishes for Michael Burnham, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: michael.burnham@leeds.gov.uk
- Phone: 0113 3780900
- Post: Group Support Office, 3rd Floor East, Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR
- Official profile: democracy.leeds.gov.uk
Who else represents Morley South
- Jane Senior Morley Borough Independents Deputy Leader of the Morley Borough Independents Group
- Ryan Taylor Reform UK Leader of the Reform UK Group & Scrutiny Board Chair (Strategy and Resources)
Reform UK on Leeds City Council
Reform UK holds 8 of the 98 seats on Leeds City Council. The largest group is Labour, with 32. Seats by party: Labour 32, Conservative 15, Labour & Co-operative Party 14, Green Party 10, Reform UK 8, Liberal Democrats 6 and others.
Leaders and post holders on Leeds City Council
- Billy Flynn Chair of Scrutiny Board (Children and Families)
- Neil Buckley Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
- Stephen Holroyd Lord Mayor of Leeds
- Lou Cunningham Scrutiny Board Chair (Environment & Housing)
- Andrew Scopes Chair of Scrutiny Board (Adults, Health and Active LIfestyles)
- Andrew Carter Chair of Corporate Governance and Audit Committee
- Adrian McCluskey Chair of Outer West Community Committee
- Mark Dobson Leader of the Garforth & Swillington Independents Group and Scrutiny Board Chair (Economy & Inclusive Growth)
All 98 councillors of Leeds City Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Morley South
Michael Burnham sits on Leeds City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Leeds, each with its own page:
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority led by Tracy Brabin
- West Yorkshire Police led by Tracy Brabin, Alison Lowe
- Leeds Central and Headingley: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Leeds East: Richard Burgon (Labour) MP
- Leeds North East: Fabian Hamilton (Labour) MP
- Leeds North West: Katie White (Labour) MP
- Leeds South: Hilary Benn (Labour) MP
- Leeds South West and Morley: Mark Sewards (Labour) MP
- Leeds West and Pudsey: Rachel Reeves (Labour) MP
- Selby: Keir Mather (Labour) MP
- Wakefield and Rothwell: Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Wetherby and Easingwold: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Leeds, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Leeds City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Leeds City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.