Farnley and Wortley (ward)

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Farnley and Wortley
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Farnley and Wortley.svg
Farnley and Wortley highlighted within Leeds
Population18,214 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Farnley and Wortley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the urban areas of Farnley and Wortley.

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Councillors since 1980

Fabian Hamilton represented Wortley (1987-1998). Member of Parliament for Leeds North East since 1997. Official portrait of Fabian Hamilton MP crop 2, 2024.jpg
Fabian Hamilton represented Wortley (1987-1998). Member of Parliament for Leeds North East since 1997.
Mark Sewards represented Farnley and Wortley (2022-2024). Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley since 2024. Official portrait of Mark Sewards MP crop 2.jpg
Mark Sewards represented Farnley and Wortley (2022-2024). Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley since 2024.
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
Wortley (until 2004)
1980 Walter Thurlow (Lab)Pat Fathers (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1982 Walter Thurlow (Lab)Pat Fathers (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1983 Walter Thurlow (Lab)Pat Fathers (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1984 Walter Thurlow (Lab)Pat Fathers (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1986 Walter Thurlow (Lab)Pat Fathers (Lab) [lower-alpha 1] Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1987 Walter Thurlow (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1988 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1990 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1991 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1992 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1994 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1995 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1996 Philip Towler (Lab) Fabian Hamilton (Lab) [lower-alpha 2] Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1998 Philip Towler (Lab)David Blackburn (Green)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
1999 Philip Towler (Lab)David Blackburn (Green)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
2000 Claire Nash (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Malcolm Bedford (Lab)
2002 Claire Nash (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green) [4]
2003 Claire Nash (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
Farnley and Wortley (2004 to present)
2004 Claire Nash (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2006 Luke Russell (Green) [5] David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2007 Luke Russell (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2008 Luke Russell (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2008 by-election Andy Parnham (Green) [lower-alpha 3] [6] David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2010 John Hardy (Lab) [7] David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2011 John Hardy (Lab)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2012 John Hardy (Lab)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2014 Terry Wilford (Green) [8] David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2015 Terry Wilford (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2016 Terry Wilford (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2018 Matt Gibson (Lab) [9] David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2019 Ann Forsaith (Green) [10] David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2021 Ann Forsaith (Green)David Blackburn (Green)Ann Blackburn (Green)
2022 Ann Forsaith (Green)David Blackburn (Green) Mark Sewards (Lab) [11]
2023 Adrian McCluskey (Lab)David Blackburn (Green) Mark Sewards (Lab)
2024 Adrian McCluskey (Lab)Kate Haigh (Lab) Mark Sewards (Lab) [lower-alpha 4]
2024 by-election Adrian McCluskey* (Lab)Kate Haigh* (Lab)David Blackburn* (Green)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

October 2024 by-election

10 October 2024
replacing Mark Sewards (resigned) [13] [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Blackburn [lower-alpha 5] 1,450 38.6 +3.2
Labour Al Garthwaite [lower-alpha 6] 96525.7−20.0
Reform UK David Dresser91224.3New
Conservative Lalit Suryawanshi2025.4−7.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews1183.1−1.6
Independent Peter Allison701.9New
SDP Richard Riley260.7−0.9
Majority48512.9+2.6
Turnout 3,75520.2−6.8
Green gain from Labour Swing 11.6

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Kate Haigh 2,222 45.7 −3.1
Green David Blackburn*1,71735.4+2.4
Conservative Daisy George61312.6+1.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews2294.7+3.4
SDP Finley Taylor761.6+1.3
Majority50510.3−5.5
Turnout 4,90727.0−0.3
Labour Co-op gain from Green Swing -2.8

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian McCluskey 2,438 48.9 +1.1
Green Mark Rollinson1,64833.1−0.8
Conservative Natalia Armitage53810.8−7.1
Reform UK Andrea Whitehead2014.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton651.3N/A
Independent Bev Lockwood611.2N/A
SDP Jack Bellfield170.3N/A
Majority79015.8+1.9
Turnout 4,98527.3−2.2
Labour gain from Green Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Sewards 2,567 47.8 +11.2
Green Ann Blackburn*1,81933.9−5.1
Conservative Peter Allison95917.9+0.8
Majority74813.9+11.6
Turnout 5,36729.5−2.8
Labour gain from Green Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Blackburn* 2,293 39.0 −2.1
Labour Matt Gibson2,15536.6−0.1
Conservative Cormac Trigg1,00417.1+10.3
Yorkshire Ian Cowling3155.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Maria Frank771.3−0.7
Majority1382.3−2.1
Turnout 5,88432.3+4.9
Green hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ann Forsaith 2,010 41.1 −2.7
Labour Matt Gibson*1,79836.7−0.6
UKIP Patrick Woods65913.5+13.5
Conservative Hayley Nancolas3326.8−5.4
Liberal Democrats Maria Frank962.0−0.8
Majority2124.4−1.1
Turnout 4,91727.4−2.8
Green gain from Labour Swing -1.1

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ann Blackburn* 2,461 43.8 −3.8
Green David Blackburn* 2,424
Labour Matt Gibson 2,151 38.3 +8.5
Labour Andrea McKenna1,991
Labour Andy Parnham1,989
Green Stuart Haley1,984
Conservative Hayley Nancolas68512.2−2.0
Conservative Dorothy Flynn643
Conservative John Hardcastle615
For Britain Sam Melia1622.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Spencer1602.8+1.6
Majority3105.5−12.3
Turnout 17,95630.2−0.2
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Blackburn* 2,517 47.6 +10.8
Labour John Hardy1,57629.8−0.8
UKIP Tony Roberts75114.2−4.8
Conservative Hayley Laura Nancolas3807.2−3.8
Liberal Democrats Rob Jacques601.2−0.8
Majority94117.8+11.7
Turnout 5,28430.4
Green hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ann Blackburn* 3,851 36.8 −10.6
Labour John Hardy3,20830.6−6.7
UKIP Gregory McDougall1,99119.0+19.0
Conservative Mohammed Rahman1,15611.0−1.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques2122.0−1.2
TUSC Maddy Steeds580.6+0.6
Majority6436.1−4.1
Turnout 10,47658.7
Green hold Swing -2.0

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Terry Wilford 1,900 34.3
UKIP Alan Felber1,60629.0
Labour John Hardy*1,50627.2
Conservative Samuel Fisher4167.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques761.4
TUSC Michael Johnson300.5
Majority294
Turnout 553431.52
Green gain from Labour Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Blackburn* 2,516 48.9 +1.5
Labour David Dresser1,60831.2−6.0
UKIP Mark Thackray54110.5+10.5
Conservative Ryan Stephenson2955.7−6.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bee1182.3−0.9
Independent William Croke691.3+1.3
Majority90817.6+7.4
Turnout 5,147
Green hold Swing +3.7

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ann Blackburn* 2,995 47.4 +23.1
Labour Stuart McKenna2,35337.3+4.2
Conservative Caroline Oldfield76912.2−5.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Moore1993.2−11.9
Majority64210.2+1.4
Turnout 6,31635
Green hold Swing +9.4

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hardy 3,488 33.1 +11.0
Green Andy Parnham2,56324.3−20.3
Conservative Michael Best1,81717.2+2.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Moore1,59015.1+11.0
BNP Helen Foster1,08410.3−3.5
Majority9258.8−13.7
Turnout 10,54258.7+26.2
Labour gain from Green Swing +15.6

Notes

  1. Prior to the 1986, Fathers was sacked from all of his council committee appointments and de-selected as the Labour candidate for the 1987 election after he was found to be leaking information in December 1985.
  2. Hamilton resigned his council seat ahead of the 1998 council election following his election as Member of Parliament for Leeds North East in 1997.
  3. Parnham lost his seat in 2010. He was later elected as a Labour councillor for Armley in 2023.
  4. Mark Sewards resigned on 28 August 2024 following his election as Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election on 4 July. [12]
  5. Blackburn previously represented Wortley and then Farnley and Wortley from 1998 until he lost his seat in May 2024.
  6. Garthwaite previously represented Headingley and then Headingley and Hyde Park from 2016 until she lost her seat in May 2024. She served as the 129th Lord Mayor of Leeds.

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