Garforth and Swillington (ward)

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Garforth and Swillington
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Garforth and Swillington highlighted within Leeds
Population16,205 (2023 electorate)
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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.

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Boundaries

The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the civil parishes of:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1980 Greg Moakes (Lab) [a] David Lambert (Lab)Ernest Smith (Lab)
1982 Greg Moakes (Lab)David Lambert (Lab)David Schofield (Con) [4]
1983 Greg Moakes (Lab)David Lambert (Lab)David Schofield (Con)
1984 Greg Moakes (Lab)David Lambert (Lab)David Schofield (Con) [b]
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) [5] 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) [6]
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) [c]
2003 Thomas Murray (Lab)Andrea Harrison (Lab) [7] Karen Marshall (Lab)
2004 Thomas Murray (Lab)Andrea Harrison (Lab)Mark Phillips (Con) [8]
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) [d] 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) [9] 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 2017Stuart McKenna (Lab)Sarah Field (GSI)Mark Dobson (GSI) [e]
2018 Suzanne McCormack (GSI)Sarah Field (GSI)Mark Dobson (GSI)
2019 Suzanne McCormack (GSI)Sarah Field (GSI)Mark Dobson (GSI)
2021 Suzanne McCormack (GSI)Sarah Field (GSI)Mark Dobson (GSI)
2022 Suzanne McCormack (GSI)Sarah Field (GSI)Mark Dobson (GSI)
2023 Suzanne McCormack (GSI)Sarah Field (GSI)Mark Dobson (GSI)
2024 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 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Sarah Field* 3,469 54.3 +0.3
Labour Alex Rayment1,22319.2−0.6
Conservative Peter Bentley77812.8−1.6
Reform UK Kieran White3365.3New
Green Patrick Lynott2664.2−1.9
Liberal Democrats Jake Knox2093.3+0.2
Independent Tyler Wilson-Kerr1051.6−0.8
Majority2,24635.1+0.9
Turnout 6,42439.9+0.7
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing +0.5

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Suzanne McCormack* 3,428 54.0 −9.0
Labour Luke Murrow1,25719.8+4.3
Conservative Peter Bentley91214.4−1.5
Green Stephen Beer3846.1+2.5
Liberal Democrats Jake Knox1953.1+1.5
Independent Tyler Wilson-Kerr1522.4N/A
Majority2,17134.2−12.9
Turnout 6,34739.2−4.7
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Mark Dobson* 4,488 63.0 +14.2
Conservative Peter Youngs1,13315.9−11.3
Labour David Nagle1,10715.5−1.5
Green Stephen Beer2583.6−1.9
Liberal Democrats Jake Knox1171.6+0.6
Majority3,35547.1+25.5
Turnout 7,12743.9%−3.6
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Sarah Field* 3,780 48.8 −14.1
Conservative Mark Barratt2,10527.2+14.1
Labour Michael Bailey1,31717.0+0.1
Green Steve Beer4205.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Jake Knox791.0−1.9
Majority1,67521.6−24.4
Turnout 7,74947.5+7.8
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Garforth and Swillington Independents Suzanne McCormack* 4,007 62.9 +0.4
Labour Mark Pratt1,07716.9−0.7
Conservative Linda Richards83713.1−2.7
For Britain Michael Bolton2654.2+2.2
Liberal Democrats Mitchell Galdas1862.9+0.7
Majority2,93046.0+1.1
Turnout 6,39939.7−10
Garforth and Swillington Independents hold Swing +0.6

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Maloney1,51217.6−37.6
Labour Mark Pratt1,505
Conservative Joseph Blunt1,35815.8−10.8
Labour Mirelle Midgley1,354
Conservative Linda Richards1,311
Conservative Jordan Young1,181
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton1902.2−0.1
For Britain Michael Bolton1682.0N/A
Majority3,86544.9+16.3
Turnout 16,20349.7+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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Field 3,582 55.2 −2.0
Conservative Daniel Farrell1,72626.6−0.1
UKIP Terry Harkin86213.3+2.3
Green Kieran White1752.7−0.1
Liberal Democrats Mitchell Galdas1472.3+0
Majority1,85628.6−4.0
Turnout 6,49240.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Dobson* 6,737 57.2 −6.9
Conservative Daniel Farrell3,13726.7−5.7
UKIP Mark Maniatt1,29711.0+11.0
Green Lesley Jeffries3272.8+2.8
Liberal Democrats Mitch Galdas2702.3−1.1
Majority3,60030.6−1.1
Turnout 11,76872.4
Labour hold Swing -0.6

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart McKenna 3,172 51.7
Conservative Ryan Stephenson2,02733.0
Green Yvonne Murray70911.6
Liberal Democrats Mitch Gladas2273.7
Majority1,145
Turnout 6,13538.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrea McKenna* 3,499 58.0 −6.2
Conservative Louise Turner1,78529.6−2.8
English Democrat Stephen Elliot5449.0+9.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton2083.4+0.0
Majority1,71428.4−3.3
Turnout 6,036
Labour hold Swing -1.7

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Dobson* 4,906 64.1 +20.4
Conservative Ryan Stephenson2,47932.4−2.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Golton2633.4−12.4
Majority2,42731.7+22.5
Turnout 7,64848
Labour hold Swing +11.3

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Murray* 5,007 43.8 +1.2
Conservative Ryan Stephenson3,95534.6−4.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling1,81115.8+8.3
BNP Graham Misson6685.8−4.8
Majority1,0529.2+5.9
Turnout 11,44171.8+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”. [10] [11]

References

  1. "Councillor Mark Dobson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. "Councillor Sarah Field". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Suzanne McCormack". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. "Councillor David Schofield". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. "Councillor Thomas Murray". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. "Councillor Karen Bruce". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor Andrea McKenna". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  8. "Councillor Mark Phillips". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. "Councillor Stuart McKenna". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. "Ex Leeds council cabinet chief quits ruling Labour group amid claims of stifled debate and poor leadership". Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. "Leeds council in chaos? Second councillor quits ruling Labour group within three days". Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 10 December 2018.