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{{Infobox Mayor
| name        = Diane Leek
| image       = DianeLeek.jpg
| order       = 107th
| office      = Lord Mayor of Sheffield
| term_start  = 2003
| term_end    = 2004
| deputy      =
| predecessor = [[Marjorie Barker]]
| successor   = [[Mike Pye]]
| nationality = British
| party       = [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]]
}}

'''Diane Leek''' is a serving [[Liberal Democrat]] member of [[Sheffield City Council]].
She was the 107th [[Lord Mayor of Sheffield]], serving for
the customary one year in 2003-04. She was preceded by [[Marjorie Barker]]
and succeeded by [[Mike Pye]].

==Early life==
Diane Wainwright Leek was born in Jessop's Hospital, Sheffield, in 1954 to
parents from Bolsterstone and Ewden Valley who, after living in various
locations around the city, settled in Totley. Diane moved to [[Walkley]] in
1980, where she continues to reside.

She first attended Totley County Primary School and then Abbeydale
Secondary Modern, a school with which she is very proud to be associated,
and which later merged with King Ecgbert Girls Grammar to become Abbeydale
Grange School.

Diane was a Sunday School teacher for four years at Totley Methodist Church
and a Lieutenant in the Junior Section of the 22nd Totley Rise Boy's
Brigade for six years.

In 1976 she married Robert and they have one daughter and one son, Louise
and Christopher, and two grandsons, Bradley and Kyle. <!-- , who occupy a
lot of their leisure time. -->

Having an interest in education and the local community, Diane became a
Governor at Walkley Infant and Junior School, a school that her children
attended. She held the post for eight years from 1984. <!-- and recently
took up the post again. -->

==Two by-elections==
Diane became involved in politics in 1992 when she assisted with the
campaign to re-instate the School Clothing Grant. She was elected to serve
on Sheffield City Council in the November 1992 by-election, but the
election had to be re-run in January 1993. Although working for an
outsourced contractor as a dinner lady, and having been assured that she
was not a City Council employee, it was ruled that she was an employee, and
the election was declared void
<ref name=Star1>{{cite news | title = Labour reels from latest poll defeat |
publisher = Sheffield Star | date = 1992-11-27}}</ref>. After 
resigning her job, Diane won the run-run election increasing her
majority six-fold from from 184 to 1092
<ref name=Star2>{{cite news | title = Diane grabs Labour seat |
publisher = Sheffield Star | date = 1993-01-15}}</ref>.

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  as it arose that Diane would not
be able to take up her seat whilst being employed with Sheffield City
Council. She lost her seat in a close contest in 1995 but was re-elected by
a large majority the following year. She has served on a wide range of
Committees, but has a particular interest in Housing, Planning and
Operational Services. During her time on the Council, she has been Chair of
Housing Services, Special Assista nt to the Cabinet Member for Street Scene
and Social Inclusion, Chair of Netherthorpe, Walkley and Hillsborough Area
Panel and involved with local action groups.
  -->

==Political activity==
Diane Leek is currently the chair of the Central Community Assembly.


==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web|title=List of past Lord 
Mayors|url=http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/lord-mayor/past-lord-mayors|publisher=Sheffield City 
Council|accessdate10-02-03}}

==External links==
*[http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/lord-mayor/ Lord Mayor 
of Sheffield]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20031028180206/http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/lord-mayor/current-lord-mayor Biography of Lord May Diane 
Leek]

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