| Garforth and Swillington | |
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 Garforth and Swillington highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 16,205 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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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.
The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the civil parishes of:
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greg Moakes (Lab) [lower-alpha 1] | 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) [lower-alpha 2] | |||
| 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) [lower-alpha 3] | |||
| 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) [lower-alpha 4] | 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 2017 | Stuart McKenna (Lab) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) [lower-alpha 5] | |||
| 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) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Suzanne McCormack* | 3,428 | 54.0 | -9.0 | |
| Labour | Luke Murrow | 1,257 | 19.8 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | Peter Bentley | 912 | 14.4 | -1.5 | |
| Green | Stephen Beer | 384 | 6.1 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 195 | 3.1 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | Tyler Wilson-Kerr | 152 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,171 | 34.2 | -12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,347 | 39.2 | -4.7 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Mark Dobson* | 4,488 | 63.0 | +14.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Youngs | 1,133 | 15.9 | -11.3 | |
| Labour | David Nagle | 1,107 | 15.5 | -1.5 | |
| Green | Stephen Beer | 258 | 3.6 | -1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 117 | 1.6 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 3,355 | 47.1 | +25.5 | ||
| Turnout | 7,127 | 43.9% | -3.6 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Sarah Field* | 3,780 | 48.8 | -14.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Barratt | 2,105 | 27.2 | +14.1 | |
| Labour | Michael Bailey | 1,317 | 17.0 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Steve Beer | 420 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 79 | 1.0 | -1.9 | |
| Majority | 1,675 | 21.6 | -24.4 | ||
| Turnout | 7,749 | 47.5 | +7.8 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Suzanne McCormack* | 4,007 | 62.9 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Mark Pratt | 1,077 | 16.9 | -0.7 | |
| Conservative | Linda Richards | 837 | 13.1 | -2.7 | |
| For Britain | Michael Bolton | 265 | 4.2 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Galdas | 186 | 2.9 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 2,930 | 46.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,399 | 39.7 | -10 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Maloney | 1,512 | 17.6 | -37.6 | |
| Labour | Mark Pratt | 1,505 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Blunt | 1,358 | 15.8 | -10.8 | |
| Labour | Mirelle Midgley | 1,354 | |||
| Conservative | Linda Richards | 1,311 | |||
| Conservative | Jordan Young | 1,181 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 190 | 2.2 | -0.1 | |
| For Britain | Michael Bolton | 168 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,865 | 44.9 | +16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 16,203 | 49.7 | +9.1 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | |||||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | |||||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Field | 3,582 | 55.2 | -2.0 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Farrell | 1,726 | 26.6 | -0.1 | |
| UKIP | Terry Harkin | 862 | 13.3 | +2.3 | |
| Green | Kieran White | 175 | 2.7 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Galdas | 147 | 2.3 | +0 | |
| Majority | 1,856 | 28.6 | -4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,492 | 40.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Dobson* | 6,737 | 57.2 | -6.9 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Farrell | 3,137 | 26.7 | -5.7 | |
| UKIP | Mark Maniatt | 1,297 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
| Green | Lesley Jeffries | 327 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mitch Galdas | 270 | 2.3 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 3,600 | 30.6 | -1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 11,768 | 72.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stuart McKenna | 3,172 | 51.7 | ||
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 2,027 | 33.0 | ||
| Green | Yvonne Murray | 709 | 11.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mitch Gladas | 227 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,145 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,135 | 38.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrea McKenna* | 3,499 | 58.0 | -6.2 | |
| Conservative | Louise Turner | 1,785 | 29.6 | -2.8 | |
| English Democrat | Stephen Elliot | 544 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 208 | 3.4 | +0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,714 | 28.4 | -3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,036 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Dobson* | 4,906 | 64.1 | +20.4 | |
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 2,479 | 32.4 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 263 | 3.4 | -12.4 | |
| Majority | 2,427 | 31.7 | +22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 7,648 | 48 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +11.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Murray* | 5,007 | 43.8 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 3,955 | 34.6 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Dowling | 1,811 | 15.8 | +8.3 | |
| BNP | Graham Misson | 668 | 5.8 | -4.8 | |
| Majority | 1,052 | 9.2 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 11,441 | 71.8 | +27.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
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