Wetherby (ward)
Wetherby | |
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![]() Wetherby highlighted within Leeds | |
Population | 16,730 (2023 electorate) |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors |
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Wetherby is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Wetherby and villages including Boston Spa, Bramham and Thorp Arch.
Boundaries
[edit]The Wetherby ward includes the following civil parishes:
- Boston Spa
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe (Bramham Parish Council)
- Clifford
- Thorp Arch
- Walton
- Wetherby (Wetherby Town Council)
Councillors
[edit]Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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1973 | David Hudson (Con)[4] | Nick Brown (Con) | J. Rolston (Con) | |||
1975 | David Hudson (Con) | Nick Brown (Con) | W. Hill (Con) | |||
1976 | David Hudson (Con) | Nick Brown (Con)[a] | W. Hill (Con) | |||
1978 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Grange (Con) | W. Hill (Con) | |||
1979 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Grange (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1980 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1982 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1983 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1984 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1986 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1987 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1988 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1990 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1991 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1992 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1992 by-election | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con)[7] | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1994 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1995 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) | |||
1996 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | David Clark (Con) | |||
1998 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | David Clark (Con) | |||
1999 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con)[8] | |||
2000 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2002 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2003 | Andrew Millard (Con)[9] | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2004 | Andrew Millard (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2006 | Andrew Millard (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2007 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2008 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2010 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2011 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2012 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2014 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2015 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2016 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con)[b] | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2018 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2019 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) | |||
2019 by-election | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Linda Richards (Con)[c][13] | |||
2021 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Linda Richards (Con) | |||
2022 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Linda Richards (Con) | |||
2023 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Penny Stables (Green) | |||
2024 | Alan Lamb* (Con) | Norma Harrington* (Con) | Penny Stables* (Green) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
[edit]May 2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 3,727 | 49.2 | +10.9 | |
Green | Anna Jacobs | 2,845 | 37.5 | −15.4 | |
Labour | David Bowgett | 736 | 9.7 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley McIntee | 229 | 3.0 | +0.9 | |
SDP | Ian Howell | 43 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 82 | 11.7 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,603 | 45.9 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +13.2 |
May 2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Penny Stables | 4,079 | 52.9 | +18.5 | |
Conservative | Linda Richards* | 2,958 | 38.3 | −8.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Lucy Nuttgens | 498 | 6.5 | −5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Prince | 161 | 2.1 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 1,121 | 14.5 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,714 | 46.1 | +1.2 | ||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
May 2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Norma Harrington* | 3,514 | 47.0 | −11.0 | |
Green | Penny Stables | 2,568 | 34.4 | +12.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Luke Dixon-Murrow | 878 | 11.7 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley McIntee | 484 | 6.5 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 946 | 12.7 | −23.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,473 | 44.9 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2021
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 4,563 | 58.0 | +1.1 | |
Green | Penny Stables | 1,753 | 22.3 | +12.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Steve Clapcote | 991 | 12.6 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Clark | 527 | 6.7 | −17.1 | |
Majority | 2,810 | 35.7 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,874 | 47.8 | +9.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
December 2019 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Richards | 7,181 | 57.7 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hopps | 2,373 | 19.1 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Michael Bailey | 1,906 | 15.3 | +5.6 | |
Green | Judith Dahlgreen | 916 | 7.4 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 4,808 | 38.6 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,449 | 75.3 | +36.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Wilkinson* | 3,466 | 56.9 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hopps | 1,452 | 23.8 | +7.6 | |
Labour | Paul Ratcliffe | 593 | 9.7 | −8.1 | |
Green | Ruth Corry | 580 | 9.5 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 2,014 | 32.1 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,198 | 38.6 | TBC | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.6 |
May 2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Norma Harrington | 4,160 | 56.5 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 4,126 | |||
Conservative | Gerald Wilkinson* | 4,067 | |||
Labour | John Lynch | 1,308 | 17.8 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Hopps | 1,189 | 16.2 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Jan Egan | 1,069 | |||
Labour | Paul Ratcliffe | 875 | |||
Green | Martin Pearce | 704 | 9.6 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 2,852 | TBC[15] | TBC | ||
Turnout | TBC | TBC | TBC | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Wilkinson* | 3,387 | 58.3 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Adam Ferhani | 1,141 | 19.6 | −1.6 | |
UKIP | Tina Janette Smith | 712 | 12.3 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Mavis Golton | 366 | 6.3 | +0.3 | |
Green | Vasco Santos | 203 | 3.5 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 2,246 | 38.7 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,809 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2015
[edit]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 |
May 2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Procter* | 2,995 | 50.2 | −5.7 | |
UKIP | Paul Spivey | 1,096 | 18.4 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Paul Drinkwater | 1,023 | 17.2 | −5.8 | |
Green | Sam Murray | 508 | 8.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 340 | 5.7 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 1,899 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 38.38 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
May 2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerry Wilkinson* | 3,123 | 55.9 | −4.0 | |
Labour | Scott Nicholson | 1,286 | 23.0 | −2.7 | |
UKIP | David Macey | 838 | 15.0 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Chapman | 338 | 6.1 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 1,837 | 32.9 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,585 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.6 |
May 2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 4,524 | 59.9 | +7.0 | |
Labour | James Barber | 1,945 | 25.8 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley | 583 | 7.7 | −10.8 | |
UKIP | David Macey | 497 | 6.6 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 2,579 | 34.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 7,549 | 49 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
May 2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Procter* | 6,115 | 52.9 | −11.7 | |
Labour | Ashley Walsh | 2,403 | 20.8 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley | 2,142 | 18.5 | +8.8 | |
UKIP | David Macey | 595 | 5.1 | +0.7 | |
BNP | Sam Clayton | 302 | 2.6 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 3,712 | 32.1 | −16.1 | ||
Turnout | 11,557 | 75.0 | +32.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.0 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Brown resigned his seat before the next election in 1978. He would later become a Harrogate Borough Councillor in 2008.[5][6]
- ^ Procter became a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber in November 2016. In 2017, Procter was not re-selected as a Conservative candidate to stand in his council ward at the 2018 election.[10]
- ^ The by-election was called to find a successor to Gerald Wilkinson following his death in October 2019.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Councillor Norma Harrington". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Alan Lamb". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Penny Stables". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "David Hudson". bramley.demon.co.uk. Michael Meadowcroft & Liz Bee. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Politics". cllrnickbrown.wordpress.com. Nick Brown. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "New Mayor And Deputy Mayor For The Borough Of Harrogate". harrogate-news.co.uk. Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor John Procter". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Gerald Wilkinson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Andrew Millard". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Reed, James (3 October 2017). "Yorkshire MEP told he cannot defend council seat". Yorkshire Evening Post.
- ^ a b "Wetherby councillor dies after short illness". wetherbynews.co.uk. Wetherby News. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Wetherby ward by election". leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Councillor Linda Richards". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Results". www.leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Results". www.leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.