Weetwood (ward)
| Weetwood | |
|---|---|
 Weetwood highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 15,776 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
Weetwood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire. It encompasses suburban areas including Far Headingley, Ireland Wood, Tinshill, Weetwood and West Park.
Councillors since 1980
[edit]| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | David Hall (Con)[a] | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con)[b] | |||
| 1982 | David Hall (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1983 | David Hall (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1984 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1986 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1987 | A.J.A. Lodge (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1988 | Ann Castle (Con)[4] | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1990 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab)[5] | |||
| 1991 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1992 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1994 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1995 | Ann Castle (Con)[c] | Graham Platt (Lab)[d] | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | Judith Blake (Lab)[6] |
Graham Platt (Lab) | Eileen Moxon (Lab)[e] | |||
| 1998 | Judith Blake (Lab) | Graham Platt (Lab) | Stewart Golton (LD)[7] | |||
| 1999 | Judith Blake (Lab)[f] | Brian Jennings (LD)[8] | Stewart Golton (LD) | |||
| 2000 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) | |||
| 2002 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) | |||
| 2003 | James Souper (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD) | |||
| 2004 | Sue Bentley (LD)[9] | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD)[g] | |||
| 2006 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD)[10] | |||
| TBC | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Ind)[h] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2007 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Ind) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| May 2007 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Con)[i][11] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2008 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD)[12] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2010 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2011 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2012 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD)[13] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2014 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2015 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2016 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2018 | Christine Knight (Lab)[14] | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | James Gibson (Lab)[j][15] | |||
| 2019 | Christine Knight (Lab) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Chris Howley (LD)[16] | |||
| 2021 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | Chris Howley (LD) | |||
| 2022 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Izaak Wilson (Lab) | Chris Howley* (LD) | |||
| 2023 | Emma Flint (Lab) | Izaak Wilson (Lab) | Jools Heselwood (Lab)[k] | |||
| 2024 | Emma Flint* (Lab) | Izaak Wilson* (Lab) | Jools Heselwood* (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
[edit] |
May 2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Emma Flint* | 3,337 | 49.6 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Howley | 2,195 | 32.6 | −5.5 | |
| Green | Chris Foren | 758 | 11.3 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Luca Perricone | 371 | 5.5 | −0.7 | |
| SDP | Rob Walker | 67 | 1.0 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,142 | 17.0 | +8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,762 | 43.3 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
May 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Jools Heselwood | 3,103 | 46.6 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Howley* | 2,534 | 38.1 | +5.0 | |
| Green | Christopher Foren | 550 | 8.3 | −0.2 | |
| Conservative | Angelo Basu | 411 | 6.2 | −2.2 | |
| SDP | Rob Walker | 47 | 0.7 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 569 | 8.5 | −7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,657 | 42.2 | −0.4 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Izaak Wilson | 3,331 | 48.9 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Slinger | 2,251 | 33.1 | +3.7 | |
| Green | Christopher Foren | 577 | 8.5 | −1.6 | |
| Conservative | Angelo Basu | 575 | 8.4 | −4.2 | |
| SDP | Rob Walker | 54 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,080 | 15.9 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,807 | 42.6 | −3.3 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Emma Flint | 3,540 | 47.2 | +11.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Slinger | 2,207 | 29.4 | −12.0 | |
| Conservative | Angelo Basu | 943 | 12.6 | +6.6 | |
| Green | Christopher Foren | 758 | 10.1 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,333 | 17.8 | +14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,496 | 45.9 | +4.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Howley | 2,574 | 41.4 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | James Gibson* | 2,379 | 38.2 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 521 | 8.4 | −4.7 | |
| UKIP | John Parsons | 377 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | Angelo Basu | 373 | 6.0 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 195 | +3.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,208 | 41.5 | +0.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +0.1 | |||
May 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley* | 2,934 | 40.2 | −4.1 | |
| Labour | Christine Knight | 2,717 | 37.2 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | James Gibson | 2,699 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Jennings | 2,488 | |||
| Labour | John McMahon | 2,418 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Lynda Sebire | 2,241 | |||
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 955 | 13.1 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | Angelo Basu | 695 | 9.5 | −0.3 | |
| Conservative | David Jessop | 694 | |||
| Conservative | Howard Kiernan | 674 | |||
| Majority | 217 | 3.3 | −8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,493 | 40.8 | −0.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley* | 2,701 | 44.3 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | Roger Harington | 1,982 | 32.5 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Angelo Basu | 597 | 9.8 | −6.9 | |
| Green | Martin Francis Hemingway | 415 | 6.8 | −6.2 | |
| UKIP | Mike Cullen | 398 | 6.5 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 719 | 11.8 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,093 | 41.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Bentley* | 3,790 | 35.3 | −3.8 | |
| Labour | Alison Garthwaite | 2,901 | 27.0 | −4.1 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Flynn | 1,802 | 16.7 | −2.6 | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 1,400 | 13.0 | +4.0 | |
| UKIP | Mike Cullen | 812 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| TUSC | Max Cussons | 56 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 889 | 8.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 10,761 | 68.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
May 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Chapman* | 2,155 | |||
| Labour | Julie Heselwood | 1,768 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas McMeeking | 806 | |||
| UKIP | Mike Cullen | 737 | |||
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 646 | |||
| TUSC | Max Cussons | 40 | |||
| Majority | 387 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.57 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley | 2,119 | 38.6 | −0.6 | |
| Labour | Doreen Illingworth | 1,762 | 32.1 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Billy Flynn | 818 | 14.9 | −4.4 | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 468 | 8.5 | −0.4 | |
| English Democrat | Alan Procter | 236 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Declan Normaschild | 88 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 357 | 6.5 | −1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,491 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.7 | |||
May 2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Bentley* | 2,605 | 39.1 | −4.1 | |
| Labour | Caroline Gruen | 2,072 | 31.1 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | Natalie Oliver | 1,282 | 19.3 | −4.8 | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 596 | 9.0 | +3.8 | |
| Independent | Alan Procter | 99 | 1.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 533 | 8.0 | −11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,654 | 39 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.0 | |||
May 2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Chapman* | 4,716 | 43.2 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Matt Baker | 2,622 | 24.0 | −5.0 | |
| Labour | Carol Hughes | 2,537 | 23.3 | +7.1 | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 559 | 5.1 | −0.1 | |
| BNP | Peter Askins | 287 | 2.6 | −2.5 | |
| Independent | Alan Procter | 106 | 1.0 | −0.1 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Keith Nathan | 78 | 0.7 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 2,094 | 19.2 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 10,905 | 64.5 | +29.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Hall was previously a councillor for Far Headingley ward from 1967, Weetwood from 1968 and then Cookridge and Weetwood ward from 1973.
- ^ Hamilton was previously a Kirkstall ward councillor from 1975 until he lost his seat in 1979.
- ^ Castle lost her seat in 1996 but rejoined the council in 2000 on her election for Roundhay ward.
- ^ Platt had previously been a Whinmoor ward councillor from 1980 and 1990.
- ^ Moxon lost her re-election bid at the next election in 1998 and a second attempt in 1999. She was elected for Chapel Allerton ward in 2000.
- ^ Blake lost her seat at the next election in 2000. She later served as a Hunslet ward councillor from 2002 till her election for Middleton Park ward at the 2004 election.
- ^ Golton did not run for re-election in Weetwood ward at the next election in 2006 and successfully ran for Rothwell ward instead.
- ^ Jennings left the Liberal Democrat group to sit as an independent before the 2007 election.
- ^ Following the recent election, Jennings joined the Conservatives as he felt "I can serve my ward better as part of a group rather than sitting as an independent." Now a Conservative, he lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats at the next election in 2008. Jennings would later rejoin the Liberal Democrats and stand for them again in Weetwood ward in 2018.
- ^ Gibson lost his seat at the next election in 2019. He was elected to council again to represent Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward in 2021.
- ^ Heselwood had previously represented Bramley and Stanningley ward from 2016 to 2023.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Councillor Emma Flint". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Councillor Julie Heselwood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Councillor Izaak Wilson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Ann Castle". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Eileen Moxon". The Guardian. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Judith Blake". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Stewart Golton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Brian Jennings". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Sue Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Judith Chapman". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Rainbow is over as Greens quit". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Ben Chastney". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Jonathan Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Christine Knight". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor James Gibson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Chris Howley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Candidates selected to fight in Armley, Bramley & Stanningley, Kirkstall and Pudsey wards feature returning and new faces". westleedsdispatch.com. West Leeds Dispatch. 20 October 2022.