Weetwood (ward)
Weetwood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering suburban areas including Far Headingley, Ireland Wood, Tinshill, Weetwood and West Park.
| Weetwood | |
|---|---|
 Weetwood highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 14,964 (2019 electorate)[1] |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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Councillors since 1980
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | David Hall (Con)[lower-alpha 1] | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con)[lower-alpha 2] | |||
| 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)[5] | Sheila Gill (Con) | John Hamilton (Con) | |||
| 1990 | Ann Castle (Con) | Sheila Gill (Con) | Eileen Moxon (Lab)[6] | |||
| 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)[lower-alpha 3] | Graham Platt (Lab)[lower-alpha 4] | Eileen Moxon (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | Judith Blake (Lab)[7] |
Graham Platt (Lab) | Eileen Moxon (Lab)[lower-alpha 5] | |||
| 1998 | Judith Blake (Lab) | Graham Platt (Lab) | Stewart Golton (LD)[8] | |||
| 1999 | Judith Blake (Lab)[lower-alpha 6] | Brian Jennings (LD)[9] | 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)[10] | Brian Jennings (LD) | Stewart Golton (LD)[lower-alpha 7] | |||
| 2006 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (LD) | Judith Chapman (LD)[11] | |||
| TBC | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Ind)[lower-alpha 8] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2007 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Ind) | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| May 2007 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Brian Jennings (Con)[lower-alpha 9][12] | Judith Chapman (LD) | |||
| 2008 | Sue Bentley (LD) | Ben Chastney (LD)[13] | 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) | 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) | Jonathan Bentley (LD) | James Gibson (Lab)[14] | |||
| 2019 | Christine Knight* (Lab) | Jonathan Bentley* (LD) | Chris Howley* (LD) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
May 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |||
Notes
- Hall was previously a councillor for Far Headingley ward from 1967, Weetwood from 1968 and then Cookridge and Weetwood ward from 1973.
- Hamilton was previously a Kirkstall ward councillor from 1975 until he lost his seat in 1979.
- Castle lost her seat in 1996 but rejoined the council in 2000 on her election for Roundhay ward.
- Platt had previously been a Whinmoor ward councillor from 1980 and 1990.
- 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.
- 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.
- Golton did not run for re-election in Weetwood ward at the next election in 2006 and successfully ran for Rothwell ward instead.
- Jennings left the Liberal Democrat group to sit as an independent before the 2007 election.
- 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.
References
- "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Weetwood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- "Councillor Jonathan Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Councillor Chris Howley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Councillor Christine Knight". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Councillor Ann Castle". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- "Eileen Moxon". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "Councillor Judith Blake". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "Councillor Stewart Golton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Councillor Brian Jennings". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Councillor Sue Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Councillor Judith Chapman". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Rainbow is over as Greens quit". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Councillor Ben Chastney". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Councillor James Gibson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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