2015 Leeds City Council election
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![]() Labour in red (22), Conservatives in blue (7), Liberal Democrats in yellow (2), Greens in light green (1) and Morley Borough Independents in dark green (1). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2015 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections across the UK.
As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election. The councillors subsequently elected replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2011.
No political party gained or lost any seats and the Labour Party retained all 22 of their contested council seats and their majority control of the council since 2011.
Election summary
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 22 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
66.7 | 39.8 | 141,856 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21.2 | 27.4 | 97,710 | +5.9 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 12.9 | 45,953 | -3.8 | |
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3.0 | 8.9 | 31,657 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6.1 | 8.4 | 29,955 | -1.8 | |
Morley Borough Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3.0 | 1.9 | 6,794 | -0.6 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.4 | 1,249 | +0.1 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.3 | 1,137 | -0.3 | |
Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.03 | 104 | +0.03 | |
Left Unity | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.03 | 103 | +0.03 | |
A Voice for the Region | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.02 | 70 | +0.02 |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[2][3]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="Morley Borough Independent" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |Party | 2014 election | New council | |||
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Labour | 63 | 63 | |||
Conservative | 18 | 19[a] | |||
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 9 | |||
Morley Borough Independent | 5 | 5 | |||
Green | 3 | 3 | |||
Independent | 1[b] | 0 | |||
Total | 99 | 99 | |||
Working majority | 27 | 27 |
Councillors who did not stand for re-election
Ward results
The electoral division results listed below[2] are based on the changes from the 2011 elections,[9] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Caroline Anderson | 5,534 | 46.1 | −4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Kebede | 2,611 | 21.8 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Mark Henley | 2,236 | 18.6 | −2.0 | |
UKIP | Malcolm Steele | 926 | 7.7 | +3.9 | |
Green | Emma Carter | 696 | 5.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 2,923 | 24.4 | −4.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,003 | 75.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dan Cohen* | 6,472 | 51.4 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Keith White | 3,907 | 31.0 | −4.4 | |
UKIP | Carl McGuire | 943 | 7.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Dowling | 698 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Green | Miriam Moss | 471 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Brian Jackson | 97 | 0.8 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 2,565 | 20.4 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,588 | 70.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Dunn* | 4,301 | 39.5 | −9.2 | |
Conservative | Timothy Atkin | 3,582 | 32.9 | +9.4 | |
UKIP | David Daniel | 2,238 | 20.5 | +13.9 | |
Green | Jude Omidiran | 399 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Bishop-Rowe | 373 | 3.4 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 719 | 6.6 | −18.5 | ||
Turnout | 10,893 | 62.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim McKenna* | 4,612 | 48.3 | −14.5 | |
UKIP | Dave Caldwell | 2,040 | 21.3 | +21.3 | |
Conservative | Shane Morgan | 1,314 | 13.7 | −2.9 | |
Green | Nick Crawley | 1,108 | 11.6 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 381 | 4.0 | −3.0 | |
TUSC | Carole O'Keefe | 103 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 2,572 | 26.9 | −19.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,558 | 54.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -17.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Ogilvie* | 4,335 | 53.1 | −8.2 | |
UKIP | Tony Roberts | 1,876 | 23.0 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Robert Winfield | 1,158 | 14.2 | −3.6 | |
Green | Emma Jaynes | 480 | 5.9 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Gagen | 200 | 2.4 | −2.8 | |
TUSC | Amy Cousens | 119 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,459 | 30.1 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,168 | 53.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Heselwood | 4,267 | 45.8 | −15.0 | |
UKIP | Anne Murgatroyd | 2,103 | 22.6 | +22.6 | |
Conservative | Alexander Nancolas | 1,708 | 18.3 | −1.9 | |
Green | Kate Bisson | 791 | 8.5 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Serena Glover | 389 | 4.2 | −4.8 | |
TUSC | Kevin Pattison | 60 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 2,164 | 23.2 | −17.3 | ||
Turnout | 9,318 | 57.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -18.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Asghar Khan* | 4,222 | 53.8 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,622 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 737 | 9.4 | −27.1 | |
Conservative | Hayley Nancolas | 715 | 9.1 | +4.5 | |
Green | Neil Seepujak | 400 | 5.1 | −2.2 | |
TUSC | James Ellis | 150 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 2,600 | 33.1 | +18.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,846 | 50.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Carter | 6,005 | 47.0 | −1.1 | |
Labour | John Bracken | 4,651 | 36.4 | −6.2 | |
UKIP | Joe Murgatroyd | 1,119 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Green | Clive Lord | 560 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 431 | 3.4 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 1,354 | 10.6 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 12,766 | 71.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Rafique* | 6,467 | 58.0 | −5.6 | |
Conservative | Farzana Arif | 1,692 | 15.2 | +1.8 | |
Green | Mags Shevlin | 1,568 | 14.1 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Harris | 876 | 7.9 | +0.2 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 555 | 5.0 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 4,775 | 42.8 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,158 | 62.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Davey* | 5,292 | 44.9 | −17.8 | |
Green | Ed Carlisle | 2,694 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | Richard Salt | 2,320 | 19.6 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Khalil Kungulilo | 808 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 573 | 4.9 | −15.4 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Christopher Worfolk | 104 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 2,598 | 22.0 | −20.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,791 | 53.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -20.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauleen Grahame* | 5,012 | 45.8 | −11.1 | |
Conservative | David Schofield | 2,669 | 24.4 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Darren Oddy | 2,363 | 21.6 | +13.7 | |
Green | Ben Goldthorpe | 489 | 4.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Langwick | 400 | 3.7 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 2,343 | 21.4 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,933 | 61.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Ann Blackburn* | 3,851 | 36.8 | −10.6 | |
Labour | John Hardy | 3,208 | 30.6 | −6.7 | |
UKIP | Gregory McDougall | 1,991 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Rahman | 1,156 | 11.0 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Jacques | 212 | 2.0 | −1.2 | |
TUSC | Maddy Steeds | 58 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 643 | 6.1 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 10,476 | 58.7 | |||
Green hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Dobson* | 6,737 | 57.2 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | Daniel Farrell | 3,137 | 26.7 | −5.7 | |
UKIP | Mark Maniatt | 1,297 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Green | Lesley Jeffries | 327 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mitch Galdas | 270 | 2.3 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 3,600 | 30.6 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 11,768 | 72.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arif Hussain* | 6,187 | 73.9 | −6.3 | |
UKIP | Marvin Kushman | 904 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Conservative | Joshua Harvey | 554 | 6.6 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Douglas | 413 | 4.9 | −3.5 | |
Green | Peter Phizacklea | 319 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 5,283 | 63.1 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,377 | 51.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Wadsworth* | 6,268 | 46.6 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Suzie Shepherd | 3,678 | 27.3 | −10.0 | |
UKIP | Katherynne Taylor | 1,503 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cindy Cleasby | 1,206 | 9.0 | −1.2 | |
Green | Benjamin Hall | 799 | 5.9 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 2,590 | 19.3 | +13.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,454 | 73.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rachael Procter* | 7,103 | 60.8 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Tosin Abbey-Philip | 2,035 | 17.4 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Ian Greenberg | 1,289 | 11.0 | −8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 638 | 5.5 | +1.3 | |
Green | Janet Heath | 624 | 5.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 5,068 | 43.4 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 11,689 | 76.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Walshaw* | 3,351 | 40.0 | +0.4 | |
Green | Joe Salmon | 2,647 | 31.6 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | Diane Fox | 1,043 | 12.4 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Penny Goodman | 1,038 | 12.4 | −15.9 | |
UKIP | Claire Wilson-Sharp | 162 | 1.9 | +0.9 | |
TUSC | Iain Dalton | 76 | 0.9 | −1.4 | |
A Voice for the Region | Bob Buxton | 70 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 704 | 8.4 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 8,387 | 62.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dawn Collins* | 5,082 | 40.1 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Jake Kelly | 3,081 | 24.3 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Hughes | 2,480 | 19.5 | −11.5 | |
UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 1,047 | 8.3 | +3.0 | |
Green | Harriet Regina Barry | 873 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
TUSC | Gary McVeigh-Kaye | 125 | 1.0 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 2,001 | 15.8 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 12,688 | 73.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerry Harper* | 4,344 | 49.7 | −7.7 | |
Green | Christopher Foren | 2,298 | 26.3 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Edward Hardy | 1,162 | 13.3 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ellen Hudspith | 443 | 5.1 | −11.8 | |
UKIP | Thomas Aitchinson | 379 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
TUSC | Tanis Belsham-Wray | 112 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 2,046 | 23.4 | −17.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,738 | 56.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Catherine Dobson | 4,792 | 54.8 | −18.7 | |
UKIP | Phil Moore | 2,061 | 23.6 | +23.6 | |
Conservative | Beatrice Greenwood | 1,235 | 14.1 | −2.5 | |
Green | Louise Winrow | 350 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne Binns | 304 | 3.5 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 2,731 | 31.2 | −25.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,742 | 53.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 21.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Lewis* | 5,639 | 49.5 | −13.8 | |
Conservative | Thomas Crosfill | 2,878 | 25.3 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Tina Smith | 1,934 | 17.0 | +7.7 | |
Green | Emma Dobson | 590 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carmel Harrison | 344 | 3.0 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 2,761 | 24.3 | −17.2 | ||
Turnout | 11,385 | 69.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Illingworth* | 4,957 | 51.7 | −12.8 | |
Green | Meadow Hudson | 1,755 | 18.3 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 1,184 | 12.3 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Paul Denner | 1,017 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Johathan Heap | 548 | 5.7 | −5.6 | |
TUSC | Dean Meehan | 133 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 3,202 | 33.4 | −19.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,594 | 61.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Judith Blake* | 4,974 | 51.2 | −13.3 | |
UKIP | Craig Sweaton | 2,921 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
Conservative | Zena Lopez | 1,199 | 12.3 | −0.9 | |
Green | Fiona Love | 280 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sadie Fisher | 237 | 2.4 | −2.5 | |
Left Unity | Nick Jones | 103 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 2,053 | 21.1 | −26.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,714 | 51.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -21.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Charlwood* | 5,572 | 44.7 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Dodsworth | 3,476 | 27.9 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 1,232 | 9.9 | −24.3 | |
UKIP | Ian Laidlaw | 989 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Green | Benjamin Hinchliffe | 979 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Ros Campbell | 208 | 1.7 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 2,096 | 16.8 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,456 | 70.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morley Borough Independent | Bob Gettings* | 4,271 | 37.3 | −15.6 | |
Labour | Mark Sewards | 2,505 | 21.9 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Sophie Tempest | 2,496 | 21.8 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | Samuel Stead | 1,487 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
Green | Deborah Fenney | 354 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Andrews | 263 | 2.3 | −0.6 | |
TUSC | Karen Cussons | 78 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,766 | 15.4 | −14.3 | ||
Turnout | 11,454 | 64.9 | |||
Morley Borough Independent hold | Swing | -7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Dawson* | 3,071 | 30.5 | −2.9 | |
Morley Borough Independent | Wyn Kidger | 2,523 | 25.0 | −7.6 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Ann Tempest | 2,096 | 20.8 | +9.2 | |
UKIP | Lindon Dove | 1,708 | 16.9 | +16.9 | |
Green | Claire Hawker | 370 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Durno MacArthur | 203 | 2.0 | −0.8 | |
TUSC | Neil Cussons | 107 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 548 | 5.4 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,078 | 60.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Colin Campbell* | 4,347 | 35.5 | −3.1 | |
Labour | John Eveleigh | 3,193 | 26.1 | −10.6 | |
Conservative | John Bale | 2,200 | 18.0 | −6.7 | |
UKIP | Tom Hollings | 1,396 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
Green | Mick Bradley | 1,098 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 1,154 | 9.4 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,234 | 69.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Lewis* | 4,935 | 41.6 | −11.8 | |
Conservative | Simon Seary | 4,266 | 35.9 | +7.0 | |
UKIP | Roger Tattersall | 1,613 | 13.6 | +4.3 | |
Green | Claire Allen | 629 | 5.3 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 354 | 3.0 | −0.8 | |
TUSC | Michael Johnson | 72 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 669 | 5.6 | −18.9 | ||
Turnout | 11,869 | 68.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Bruce* | 4,206 | 38.6 | −7.5 | |
Conservative | Steve Ellis | 2,715 | 24.9 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ben Ward | 2,133 | 19.6 | −18.1 | |
UKIP | Paul Spivey | 1,447 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
Green | Stephen Paul Terry | 408 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 1,491 | 13.7 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 10,909 | 68.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine MacNiven* | 6,178 | 49.6 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Andy Paraskos | 3,506 | 28.1 | −5.2 | |
Green | Paul Ellis | 1,021 | 8.2 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Warren Hendon | 773 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Najeeb Iqbal | 702 | 5.6 | −1.1 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Malcolm Christie | 277 | 2.2 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 2,672 | 21.4 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 12,457 | 71.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Helen Hayden | 4,493 | 42.9 | −11.5 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 3,059 | 29.2 | −9.6 | |
UKIP | Bruce Naylor | 2,097 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 420 | 4.0 | −2.8 | |
Green | Nathan Allen | 401 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 1,434 | 13.7 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,470 | 63.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 6,924 | 58.4 | −1.5 | |
Labour | John Lynch | 2,517 | 21.2 | −4.6 | |
UKIP | Bronwen Cole | 1,085 | 9.1 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 709 | 6.0 | −1.7 | |
Green | Sam Murrey | 631 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 4,407 | 37.1 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 11,866 | 75.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Notes
- ^ The Conservatives won Calverley and Farsley ward to regain all three council seats for the ward after Joe Marjoram had previously resigned from the party in July 2013.
- ^ Former Conservative councillor Joe Marjoram (Calverley and Farsley) had been an independent since July 2013. He did not stand again for election in 2015.
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