Alwoodley (ward)

Alwoodley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the north of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the urban suburb areas of Alwoodley, the majority of Moor Allerton (above the Leeds Outer Ring Road) and Slaid Hill.

Alwoodley
Alwoodley highlighted within Leeds
Population	17,484 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Leeds North East
Councillors	Neil Buckley[2] (Conservative) Dan Cohen[3] (Conservative) Peter Harrand[4] (Conservative)

Boundaries

The Alwoodley ward includes Slaid Hill and Wigton, the south western and most populous parts of the civil parish of Harewood. However, the actual village of Harewood and surrounding villages in the parish, including Wike, sit in the neighbouring Harewood ward.

Councillors

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Ronald Feldman (Con)[lower-alpha 1][5]		Ruth Feldman (Con)[lower-alpha 2][6]		Peter Harrand (Con)[lower-alpha 3]
2006		Ronald Feldman (Con)		Ruth Feldman (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2007		Ronald Feldman (Con)		Ruth Feldman (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2008		Ronald Feldman (Con)		Ruth Feldman (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2010		Ronald Feldman (Con)		Ruth Feldman (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2011		Ronald Feldman (Con)		Dan Cohen (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2012		Neil Buckley (Con)		Dan Cohen (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2014		Neil Buckley (Con)		Dan Cohen (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2015		Neil Buckley (Con)		Dan Cohen (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2016		Neil Buckley (Con)		Dan Cohen (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2018		Neil Buckley (Con)		Dan Cohen (Con)		Peter Harrand (Con)
2019		Neil Buckley* (Con)		Dan Cohen* (Con)		Peter Harrand* (Con)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2019

2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Harrand*	3,417	54.8	+2.2
	Labour	Andrea McKenna	1,663	26.7	-2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Taylor	577	9.2	+1.4
	Green	Gideon Jones	335	5.4	-2.5
	Women's Equality	Louise Jennings	186	3.0	+3.0
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Brian Jackson	60	1.0	-1.4
Majority			1,754	+28.1	+6.5
Turnout			6,290	36	-5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.1

May 2018

2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Cohen*	4,209	52.2	+0.1
	Conservative	Neil Buckley*	4,111
	Conservative	Peter Harrand*	3,896
	Labour	Keith White	2,389	29.6	-0.4
	Labour	Claude Hendrickson	2,141
	Labour	Mumtaz Khan	2,019
	Green	Miriam Moss	639	7.9	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Roderic Parker	633	7.8	+5.5
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Brian Jackson	194	2.4	+1.1
Majority			1,722	21.6	-0.5
Turnout			17,605	41.5	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Buckley*	3,443	52.1	+0.7
	Labour	Keith White	1,982	30.0	-1.0
	UKIP	Warren Hendon	534	8.1	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Roderic Parker	348	5.3	-0.2
	Green	Miriam Leontine Moss	223	3.4	+0.3
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Brian Jackson	83	1.3	+0.5
Majority			1,461	22.1	+1.7
Turnout			6,613	38.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

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

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Harrand*	3,227	48.2	-1.2
	Labour	Keith White	1,910	28.5	+1.3
	UKIP	Warren Hendon	891	13.3	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Knights	309	4.6	-12.9
	Green	Miriam Moss	290	4.3	+4.3
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Brian Jackson	67	1.0	-0.2
Majority			1,317
Turnout			6,694	38.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Buckley	3,079	48.3	-5.0
	Labour	Alison Garthwaite	2,121	33.3	-2.2
	UKIP	Warren Hendon	558	8.8	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Whelan	401	6.3	+6.3
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Brian Jackson	217	3.4	-1.0
Majority			958	15.0	-2.9
Turnout			6,376
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.4

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Cohen	4,254	53.3	+3.9
	Labour	Katy Sian	2,837	35.4	+8.2
	UKIP	Warren Hendon	547	6.9	+4.1
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Brian Jackson	351	4.4	+3.2
Majority			1,417	17.9	-4.3
Turnout			7,979	45
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.1

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Harrand*	6,225	49.4	-7.4
	Labour	Rosie Pickard	3,426	27.2	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Knights	2,207	17.5	+2.9
	UKIP	Warren Hendon	343	2.7	-0.8
	BNP	Wayne Taylor	246	2.0	-1.2
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Brian Jackson	152	1.2	-1.2
Majority			2,799	22.2	-15.2
Turnout			12,599	72.1	+31.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.5

Notes

1. Ronald Feldman had served as a councillor for Talbot ward from 1971 and North ward since 1980.
2. Ruth Feldman had been a ward councillor for North ward from 1999.
3. Harrand had previously been a ward councillor for North ward from 1990 until he lost his seat in 1996. He then served Roundhay ward between 1998 and 2004.

References

1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Alwoodley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
2. "Councillor Neil Buckley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
3. "Councillor Dan Cohen". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
4. "Councillor Peter Harrand". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
5. "Ronnie Feldman". www.alwoodleyward.co.uk. Alwoodley Ward Councillors. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
6. "Councillor Ruth Feldman". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2018.