Burmantofts and Richmond Hill (ward)

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Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
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Burmantofts and Richmond Hill is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the former industrial and now largely residential areas of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Ralph Pryke (LD) [lower-alpha 1] [4] Richard Brett (LD) [5] David Hollingsworth (LD) [6]
2006 Ralph Pryke (LD)Richard Brett (LD)David Hollingsworth (LD)
2007 Ralph Pryke (LD)Richard Brett (LD)David Hollingsworth (LD)
2008 Ralph Pryke (LD)Richard Brett (LD)David Hollingsworth (LD)
2010 Ralph Pryke (LD)Richard Brett (LD)Ronald Grahame (Lab) [lower-alpha 2] [7]
2011 Ralph Pryke (LD)Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Lab)
2012 Maureen Ingham (Lab) [8] Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Lab)
2014 Maureen Ingham (Lab)Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Lab)
2015 Maureen Ingham (Lab)Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Lab)
2016 Denise Ragan (Lab) [9] Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Lab)
2018 Denise Ragan (Lab)Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Lab)
2019 Denise Ragan (Lab)Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Lab)
December 2020Denise Ragan (Lab)Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Ind) [lower-alpha 3]
2021 Denise Ragan (Lab)Asghar Khan (Lab)Ronald Grahame (Ind)
2022 Denise Ragan (Lab)Asghar Khan (Lab)Luke Farley (Lab)
2023 Nkele Manaka (Lab)Asghar Khan (Lab)Luke Farley (Lab)
2024 Nkele Manaka* (Lab)Asghar Khan* (Lab)Luke Farley* (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates councillor defection or change in party affiliation. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Asghar Khan* 2,752 65.5 −1.3
Green Robert Wolff3638.6−2.2
Yorkshire Rob Lees3297.8New
Conservative Taiwo Adeyemi3287.8+0.1
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth3177.5−2.8
TUSC Richard Chaves-Sanderson811.9−0.4
SDP Paul Whetstone300.7−0.8
Majority2,38956.9+0.8
Turnout 4,23124.9+2.5
Labour hold Swing +0.5

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nkele Manaka 2,547 66.8 +0.2
Green Rebwar Sharazur41010.8+4.2
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth39210.3+3.0
Conservative Taiwo Adeyemi2947.7−2.8
TUSC Richard Chaves-Sanderson882.3N/A
SDP Paul Whetstone591.5N/A
Majority2,13756.1±0.0
Turnout 3,81122.4−1.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Farley 2,674 66.6 +6.2
Conservative Brian Berry42210.5−2.0
Independent Geoff Holloran3408.5−2.7
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth2957.3−0.4
Green Richard Wilson2636.6−0.7
Majority2,25256.1+8.2
Turnout 4,01523.4%−5.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asghar Khan* 2,984 60.4 +3.9
Conservative Dawn Payne61912.5+6.7
Independent Geoff Holloran55411.2−8.6
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth3787.7−3.1
Green Karen Peters3617.3+0.1
Majority2,36547.9+11.2
Turnout 4,93729.0+6.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Ragan* 2,052 56.5 −0.5
East Leeds Independents Geoff Holloran71819.8+5.8
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth39210.8−1.9
Green John Barlow2617.2−1.6
Conservative Louisa Singh2115.8−1.7
Majority1,33436.7−6.3
Turnout 3,67222.8−2.0
Labour hold Swing -3.2

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Grahame* 2,756 57.0 −0.4
Labour Asghar Khan* 2,577
Labour Denise Ragan* 2,442
East Leeds Independents Geoff Holloran67814.0N/A
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth61312.7+1.0
Green Paul Marchant4288.8+2.2
Conservative Alexander Passingham3637.5+2.7
Conservative Peter Lord327
Conservative Robin Rogers294
Majority2,07843.0+4.9
Turnout 16,29124.8−2.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Ragan 2,279 57.4 +3.6
UKIP Geoff Holloran76619.3−1.4
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth46411.7+2.3
Green Penny Ellen Gilg2235.6+0.5
Conservative Peter Cavendish Lord1894.8+4.3
TUSC James Alan Ellis471.2+0.7
Majority1,51338.1+5.0
Turnout 3,96827.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asghar Khan* 4,222 53.8 +2.2
UKIP Geoff Holloran1,62220.7+20.7
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth7379.4−27.1
Conservative Hayley Nancolas7159.1+4.5
Green Neil Seepujak4005.1−2.2
TUSC James Ellis1501.9+1.9
Majority2,60033.1+18.0
Turnout 7,84650.9
Labour hold Swing -9.3

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronald Grahame* 1,864 43.0
UKIP Geoff Holloran1,15026.6
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth84319.5
Green Pete Exley3187.3
Conservative Hayley Laura1563.6
Majority714
Turnout 4,33128.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Ingham 2,107 52.8 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Ralph Pryke*1,42635.7−0.8
Green Peter Exley3127.8+0.5
Conservative Michael Wheeler1493.7−0.9
Majority68117.1+2.0
Turnout 3,994
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +1.0

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asghar Khan 2,515 51.6 +7.7
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth1,77936.5+2.6
Green Peter Exley3567.3+4.8
Conservative Michael Wheeler2264.6−3.7
Majority73615.1+5.1
Turnout 4,87632
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +2.5

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronald Grahame 3,375 43.8 +13.8
Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth*2,60533.8−7.9
BNP Jason Harland88811.5−9.2
Conservative Michael Wheeler6408.3+2.9
Green Peter Exley1912.5+2.5
Majority77010.0−1.8
Turnout 7,69953.1+23.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.8

See also

Notes

  1. Pryke had served as a councillor for Burmantofts ward for a year since 2003.
  2. Grahame (né Blower) served as a ward councillor for Whinmoor ward from 1982, then Burmantofts ward between 1991 and not being elected for the new seat of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill in 2004.
  3. Grahame was charged with historic child sex offences and "suspended from the Labour party pending the outcome of the case." [10]

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References

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  2. "Councillor Asghar Khan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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