Garforth and Swillington (ward)

Garforth and Swillington is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Garforth as well as the villages of Great Preston and Swillington.

Garforth and Swillington

Garforth and Swillington highlighted within Leeds
Population16,107 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

Boundaries

The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the civil parishes of:

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1980 Greg Moakes (Lab)[lower-alpha 1] David Lambert (Lab) Ernest Smith (Lab)
1982 Greg Moakes (Lab) David Lambert (Lab) David Schofield (Con)[5]
1983 Greg Moakes (Lab) David Lambert (Lab) David Schofield (Con)
1984 Greg Moakes (Lab) David Lambert (Lab) David Schofield (Con)[lower-alpha 2]
1986 Greg Moakes (Lab) David Lambert (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1987 Greg Moakes (Lab) John Ratchford (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1988 Greg Moakes (Lab) John Ratchford (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1990 Greg Moakes (Lab) John Ratchford (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1991 Greg Moakes (Lab) Shirley Haines (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1992 Thomas Murray (Lab)[6] Shirley Haines (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1994 Thomas Murray (Lab) Shirley Haines (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1995 Thomas Murray (Lab) Shirley Haines (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1996 Thomas Murray (Lab) Shirley Haines (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab)
1998 Thomas Murray (Lab) Shirley Haines (Lab) Karen Groves (Lab)[7]
1999 Thomas Murray (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab) Karen Groves (Lab)
2000 Thomas Murray (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab) Karen Groves (Lab)
2002 Thomas Murray (Lab) Alan Groves (Lab) Karen Marshall (Lab)[lower-alpha 3]
2003 Thomas Murray (Lab) Andrea Harrison (Lab)[8] Karen Marshall (Lab)
2004 Thomas Murray (Lab) Andrea Harrison (Lab) Mark Phillips (Con)[9]
2006 Thomas Murray (Lab) Andrea Harrison (Lab) Mark Phillips (Con)
2007 Thomas Murray (Lab) Andrea Harrison (Lab) Mark Dobson (Lab)
2008 Thomas Murray (Lab) Andrea McKenna (Lab)[lower-alpha 4] Mark Dobson (Lab)
2010 Thomas Murray (Lab) Andrea McKenna (Lab) Mark Dobson (Lab)
2011 Thomas Murray (Lab) Andrea McKenna (Lab) Mark Dobson (Lab)
2012 Thomas Murray (Lab) Andrea McKenna (Lab) Mark Dobson (Lab)
2014 Stuart McKenna (Lab)[10] Andrea McKenna (Lab) Mark Dobson (Lab)
2015 Stuart McKenna (Lab) Andrea McKenna (Lab) Mark Dobson (Lab)
2016 Stuart McKenna (Lab) Sarah Field (Lab) Mark Dobson (Lab)
February 2017 Stuart McKenna (Lab) Sarah Field (GSI) Mark Dobson (GSI)[lower-alpha 5]
2018 Suzanne McCormack (GSI) Sarah Field (GSI) Mark Dobson (GSI)
2019 Suzanne McCormack* (GSI) Sarah Field* (GSI) Mark Dobson* (GSI)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2019
2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Suzanne McCormack* 4,007 62.9 +0.4
Labour Mark Pratt 1,077 16.9 -0.7
Conservative Linda Richards 837 13.1 -2.7
For Britain Michael Bolton 265 4.2 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Mitchell Galdas 186 2.9 +0.7
Majority 2,930 46.0 +1.1
Turnout 6,399 39.7 -10
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing +0.6

May 2018
2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Mark Dobson* 5,377 62.5 N/A
Garforth and Swillington Independents Sarah Field* 4,738
Garforth and Swillington Independents Suzanne McCormack 4,361
Labour Annie Maloney 1,512 17.6 -37.6
Labour Mark Pratt 1,505
Conservative Joseph Blunt 1,358 15.8 -10.8
Labour Mirelle Midgley 1,354
Conservative Linda Richards 1,311
Conservative Jordan Young 1,181
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton 190 2.2 -0.1
For Britain Michael Bolton 168 2.0 N/A
Majority 3,865 44.9 +16.3
Turnout 16,203 49.7 +9.1
Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour
Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour
Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour

May 2016
2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Field 3,582 55.2 -2.0
Conservative Daniel Farrell 1,726 26.6 -0.1
UKIP Terry Harkin 862 13.3 +2.3
Green Kieran White 175 2.7 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Mitchell Galdas 147 2.3 +0
Majority 1,856 28.6 -4.0
Turnout 6,492 40.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2015
2015
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

May 2014
2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stuart McKenna 3,172 51.7
Conservative Ryan Stephenson 2,027 33.0
Green Yvonne Murray 709 11.6
Liberal Democrats Mitch Gladas 227 3.7
Majority 1,145
Turnout 6,135 38.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2012
2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrea McKenna* 3,499 58.0 -6.2
Conservative Louise Turner 1,785 29.6 -2.8
English Democrat Stephen Elliot 544 9.0 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton 208 3.4 +0.0
Majority 1,714 28.4 -3.3
Turnout 6,036
Labour hold Swing -1.7

May 2011
2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Dobson* 4,906 64.1 +20.4
Conservative Ryan Stephenson 2,479 32.4 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton 263 3.4 -12.4
Majority 2,427 31.7 +22.5
Turnout 7,648 48
Labour hold Swing +11.3

May 2010
2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Murray* 5,007 43.8 +1.2
Conservative Ryan Stephenson 3,955 34.6 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling 1,811 15.8 +8.3
BNP Graham Misson 668 5.8 -4.8
Majority 1,052 9.2 +5.9
Turnout 11,441 71.8 +27.1
Labour hold Swing +2.9

Notes
  1. Moakes had been a Kippax and Swillington ward councillor since 1973.
  2. For the next election in 1986, Schofield successfully stood instead as the Conservative candidate for Halton ward and did not re-stand for Garforth and Swillington. He later represented Temple Newsam ward.
  3. Groves stood under her new name of Karen Marshall. She lost her re-election bid at the 2004 election and, then Karen Bruce, was later elected for Rothwell ward in 2011.
  4. Harrison had married Armley councillor James McKenna and taken his name since her last election.
  5. Dobson resigned from the Labour council group to form and lead a new Garforth & Swillington Independents group on the council. He stated he was "increasingly uncomfortable with the direction and leadership of the Leeds Labour group." His ward colleague, Sarah Field, resigned the Labour whip three days later. She cited similar concerns to Dobson having "grown increasingly uneasy with the direction, priorities and manoeuvring of the Labour Group”.[11][12]

References
  1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Garforth and Swillington". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Councillor Mark Dobson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Sarah Field". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. "Councillor Suzanne McCormack". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. "Councillor David Schofield". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. "Councillor Thomas Murray". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor Karen Bruce". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. "Councillor Andrea McKenna". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. "Councillor Mark Phillips". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. "Councillor Stuart McKenna". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. "Ex Leeds council cabinet chief quits ruling Labour group amid claims of stifled debate and poor leadership". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  12. "Leeds council in chaos? Second councillor quits ruling Labour group within three days". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.