| Burmantofts and Richmond Hill | |
|---|---|
 Burmantofts and Richmond Hill highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 17,023 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
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.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ralph Pryke (LD) [lower-alpha 1] [3] | Richard Brett (LD) [4] | David Hollingsworth (LD) [5] | |||
| 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] [6] | |||
| 2011 | Ralph Pryke (LD) | Asghar Khan (Lab) | Ronald Grahame (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Maureen Ingham (Lab) [7] | 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) [8] | 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 2020 | Denise 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.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Asghar Khan* | 2,752 | 65.5 | -1.3 | |
| Green | Robert Wolff | 363 | 8.6 | -2.2 | |
| Yorkshire | Rob Lees | 329 | 7.8 | New | |
| Conservative | Taiwo Adeyemi | 328 | 7.8 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 317 | 7.5 | -2.8 | |
| TUSC | Richard Chaves-Sanderson | 81 | 1.9 | -0.4 | |
| SDP | Paul Whetstone | 30 | 0.7 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 2,389 | 56.9 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,231 | 24.9 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nkele Manaka | 2,547 | 66.8 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Rebwar Sharazur | 410 | 10.8 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 392 | 10.3 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Taiwo Adeyemi | 294 | 7.7 | -2.8 | |
| TUSC | Richard Chaves-Sanderson | 88 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| SDP | Paul Whetstone | 59 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,137 | 56.1 | ±0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,811 | 22.4 | -1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Luke Farley | 2,674 | 66.6 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | Brian Berry | 422 | 10.5 | -2.0 | |
| Independent | Geoff Holloran | 340 | 8.5 | -2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 295 | 7.3 | -0.4 | |
| Green | Richard Wilson | 263 | 6.6 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 2,252 | 56.1 | +8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,015 | 23.4% | -5.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Asghar Khan* | 2,984 | 60.4 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Dawn Payne | 619 | 12.5 | +6.7 | |
| Independent | Geoff Holloran | 554 | 11.2 | -8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 378 | 7.7 | -3.1 | |
| Green | Karen Peters | 361 | 7.3 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 2,365 | 47.9 | +11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,937 | 29.0 | +6.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Denise Ragan* | 2,052 | 56.5 | -0.5 | |
| East Leeds Independents | Geoff Holloran | 718 | 19.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 392 | 10.8 | -1.9 | |
| Green | John Barlow | 261 | 7.2 | -1.6 | |
| Conservative | Louisa Singh | 211 | 5.8 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,334 | 36.7 | -6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,672 | 22.8 | -2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Grahame* | 2,756 | 57.0 | -0.4 | |
| Labour | Asghar Khan* | 2,577 | |||
| Labour | Denise Ragan* | 2,442 | |||
| East Leeds Independents | Geoff Holloran | 678 | 14.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 613 | 12.7 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Paul Marchant | 428 | 8.8 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Alexander Passingham | 363 | 7.5 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter Lord | 327 | |||
| Conservative | Robin Rogers | 294 | |||
| Majority | 2,078 | 43.0 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 16,291 | 24.8 | -2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Denise Ragan | 2,279 | 57.4 | +3.6 | |
| UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 766 | 19.3 | -1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 464 | 11.7 | +2.3 | |
| Green | Penny Ellen Gilg | 223 | 5.6 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Cavendish Lord | 189 | 4.8 | +4.3 | |
| TUSC | James Alan Ellis | 47 | 1.2 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 1,513 | 38.1 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,968 | 27.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Asghar Khan* | 4,222 | 53.8 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,622 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 737 | 9.4 | -27.1 | |
| Conservative | Hayley Nancolas | 715 | 9.1 | +4.5 | |
| Green | Neil Seepujak | 400 | 5.1 | -2.2 | |
| TUSC | James Ellis | 150 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 2,600 | 33.1 | +18.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,846 | 50.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Grahame* | 1,864 | 43.0 | ||
| UKIP | Geoff Holloran | 1,150 | 26.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 843 | 19.5 | ||
| Green | Pete Exley | 318 | 7.3 | ||
| Conservative | Hayley Laura | 156 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 714 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,331 | 28.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Ingham | 2,107 | 52.8 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ralph Pryke* | 1,426 | 35.7 | -0.8 | |
| Green | Peter Exley | 312 | 7.8 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 149 | 3.7 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 681 | 17.1 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,994 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Asghar Khan | 2,515 | 51.6 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth | 1,779 | 36.5 | +2.6 | |
| Green | Peter Exley | 356 | 7.3 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 226 | 4.6 | -3.7 | |
| Majority | 736 | 15.1 | +5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,876 | 32 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Grahame | 3,375 | 43.8 | +13.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hollingsworth* | 2,605 | 33.8 | -7.9 | |
| BNP | Jason Harland | 888 | 11.5 | -9.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 640 | 8.3 | +2.9 | |
| Green | Peter Exley | 191 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 770 | 10.0 | -1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 7,699 | 53.1 | +23.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.8 | |||
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