Weetwood (ward)

Weetwood
Weetwood highlighted within Leeds
Population15,776 (2023 electorate)
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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

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

May 2024

2024
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

2023
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

2022
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

2021
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

2019
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

2018
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

2016
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

2015
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

2014
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

2012
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

2011
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

2010
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

Notes

  1. ^ Hall was previously a councillor for Far Headingley ward from 1967, Weetwood from 1968 and then Cookridge and Weetwood ward from 1973.
  2. ^ Hamilton was previously a Kirkstall ward councillor from 1975 until he lost his seat in 1979.
  3. ^ Castle lost her seat in 1996 but rejoined the council in 2000 on her election for Roundhay ward.
  4. ^ Platt had previously been a Whinmoor ward councillor from 1980 and 1990.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Golton did not run for re-election in Weetwood ward at the next election in 2006 and successfully ran for Rothwell ward instead.
  8. ^ Jennings left the Liberal Democrat group to sit as an independent before the 2007 election.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Heselwood had previously represented Bramley and Stanningley ward from 2016 to 2023.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Councillor Emma Flint". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Councillor Julie Heselwood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Councillor Izaak Wilson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Councillor Ann Castle". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Eileen Moxon". The Guardian. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Councillor Judith Blake". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Councillor Stewart Golton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Councillor Brian Jennings". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Councillor Sue Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Councillor Judith Chapman". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Rainbow is over as Greens quit". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Councillor Ben Chastney". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Councillor Jonathan Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Councillor Christine Knight". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Councillor James Gibson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Councillor Chris Howley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  17. ^ "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.