Adel and Wharfedale (ward)

Adel and Wharfedale
Adel and Wharfedale highlighted within Leeds
Population16,606 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Adel and Wharfedale is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the north west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering both urban and rural areas including Adel, Bramhope, Cookridge, Holt Park and Pool-in-Wharfedale.

Boundaries

The Adel and Wharfedale ward includes the civil parishes of:

Councillors

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Barry Anderson (Con)[a] Les Carter (Con)[b][4] Clive Fox (Con)[c][5]
2006 Barry Anderson (Con) Les Carter (Con) Clive Fox (Con)
2007 Barry Anderson (Con) Les Carter (Con) Clive Fox (Con)
2008 Barry Anderson (Con) Les Carter (Con) Clive Fox (Con)
2010 Barry Anderson (Con) Les Carter (Con) Clive Fox (Con)
2011 Barry Anderson (Con) Les Carter (Con) Clive Fox (Con)
2012 Barry Anderson (Con) Les Carter (Con) Clive Fox (Con)[d]
2014 Barry Anderson (Con) Les Carter (Con) Billy Flynn (Con)
2015 Barry Anderson (Con) Caroline Anderson (Con) Billy Flynn (Con)
2016 Barry Anderson (Con) Caroline Anderson (Con) Billy Flynn (Con)
2018 Barry Anderson (Con) Caroline Anderson (Con) Billy Flynn (Con)
2019 Barry Anderson (Con) Caroline Anderson (Con) Billy Flynn (Con)
2021 Barry Anderson (Con) Caroline Anderson (Con) Billy Flynn (Con)
2022 Barry Anderson (Con) Caroline Anderson (Con) Billy Flynn (Con)
2023 Barry Anderson (Con) Caroline Anderson (Con) Billy Flynn (Con)
2024 Barry Anderson* (Con) Caroline Anderson* (Con) Billy Flynn* (Con)

  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Anderson* 3,274 44.0 +0.2
Labour Jane Orton 2,563 34.4 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger 838 11.3 −7.8
Green Fiona Love 503 6.8 −1.1
Yorkshire Corey Robinson 228 3.1 New
Majority 711 5.6 −8.9
Turnout 7,442 44.4 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing -2.4

May 2023

2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Billy Flynn* 3,087 43.8 −12.5
Labour Co-op Steve Clapcote 2,064 29.3 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger 1,343 19.1 +10.6
Green Fiona Love 554 7.9 +1.7
Majority 1,023 14.5 −14.8
Turnout 7,076 42.6 −4.7
Conservative hold Swing

May 2022

2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 4,385 56.3 +0.7
Labour Chris Bridges 2,104 27.0 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Twitchett 663 8.5 −4.0
Green Fiona Love 486 6.2 −0.7
Yorkshire Corey Robinson 127 1.6 N/A
Majority 2,281 29.3 −2.0
Turnout 7,793 47.3 −2.7
Conservative hold Swing

May 2021

2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Anderson* 4,527 55.6 +9.0
Labour Chris Bridges 1,975 24.3 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Michael White 1,022 12.5 −5.8
Green Lesley Jeffries 566 6.9 −0.9
Majority 2,552 31.3 +4.2
Turnout 8,144 50.0 +9.1
Conservative hold Swing

May 2019

2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Billy Flynn* 2,952 46.6 −14.9
Labour Nigel Gill 1,235 19.5 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Dowling 1,159 18.3 +6.0
Green Lesley Jeffries 491 7.8 +0.3
UKIP Andrew Greenwood 491 7.8 +7.8
Majority 1,717 27.1 −14.3
Turnout 6,352 40.1 −5.1
Conservative hold Swing -7.4

May 2018

2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 4,856 61.5 +3.1
Conservative Caroline Anderson* 4,269
Conservative Billy Flynn* 3,881
Labour Nigel Gill 1,556 19.7 +1.7
Labour Geraldine Montgomerie 1,435
Labour Andy Rontree 1,264
Liberal Democrats Peter Jackson 977 12.3 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Jane Trewhella 883
Liberal Democrats Ed Thornley 715
Green Liddy Swales 591 7.5 +3.5
Majority 3,300 41.4 +1.0
Turnout 15,984 45.2 −0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 4,125 58.4 +12.3
Labour Paul Wray 1,270 18.0 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Kebede 948 13.4 −8.4
UKIP Glenn Morley 440 6.2 −1.5
Green Emma Carter 281 4.0 −1.8
Majority 2,855 40.4 +16.0
Turnout 7,064 45.5
Conservative hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Billy Flynn 3,018 44.5 −1.0
Labour Mark Henley 1,312 19.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Kebede 1,154 17.0 −20.7
UKIP Mal Steele 966 14.2 +13.5
Green Paul Marchant 336 5.0 +2.3
Majority 1,706
Turnout 6,786
Conservative hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 3,674 52.9 +2.7
Labour Nigel Gill 1,301 18.7 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Christina Shaw 1,202 17.3 −4.0
UKIP Claire Wilson-Sharp 486 7.0 +3.2
Green Paul Marchant 217 3.1 −1.0
Alliance for Green Socialism Gareth Christie 71 1.0 +1.0
Majority 2,373 34.1 +5.2
Turnout 6,951
Conservative hold Swing +2.3

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Carter* 4,144 50.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Shaw 1,758 21.3 −15.5
Labour Nigel Gill 1,701 20.6 +5.7
Green Paul Marchant 337 4.1 +1.7
UKIP Claire Wilson-Sharp 315 3.8 +3.8
Majority 2,386 28.9 +22.5
Turnout 8,255 52
Conservative hold Swing +11.2

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Fox* 5,292 43.2 −14.4
Liberal Democrats Christina Shaw 4,508 36.8 +10.2
Labour Nigel Gill 1,822 14.9 +5.3
BNP Doreen Dawson 332 2.7 −0.8
Green Paul Marchant 291 2.4 −0.3
Majority 784 6.4 −24.6
Turnout 12,245 77.2 +29.6
Conservative hold Swing -12.3

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Anderson had been a ward councillor for Cookridge ward since 1999.
  2. ^ Carter had previously been a ward councillor for Cookridge and Weetwood ward from 1973 to 1980 and then Cookridge ward until 2004.
  3. ^ Fox had been a ward councillor for Otley and Wharfedale ward since 2000.
  4. ^ Fox died in office on 8 April 2014, less than a month before his seat was up for election. No by-election was called and Billy Flynn was elected at the council election.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Councillor Barry Anderson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Councillor Caroline Anderson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Councillor Billy Flynn". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Councillor John Leslie Carter". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor Clive Fox". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Councillor Clive Fox". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.