| Harewood | |
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 Harewood highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 14,942 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Harewood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering rural villages including Barwick-in-Elmet, Collingham, Harewood, Scholes and Shadwell.
The Harewood ward includes the following civil parishes:
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ann Castle (Con) [lower-alpha 1] [4] | Rachael Procter (Con) [5] | Alec Shelbrooke (Con) [6] | |||
| 2006 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Alec Shelbrooke (Con) | |||
| 2007 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Alec Shelbrooke (Con) | |||
| 2008 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Alec Shelbrooke (Con) | |||
| 2010 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2011 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2012 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2014 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2015 | Ann Castle (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2016 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Rachael Procter (Con) [lower-alpha 2] | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2018 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2019 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2021 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2022 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2023 | Ryan Stephenson (Con) | Sam Firth (Con) | Matthew Robinson (Con) | |||
| 2024 | Ryan Stephenson* (Con) | Sam Firth* (Con) | Matthew Robinson* (Con) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sam Firth* | 3,619 | 58.8 | -0.8 | |
| Labour | Simon Dowling | 1,560 | 25.4 | +1.9 | |
| Green | Claire Evans | 675 | 11.0 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Levy | 299 | 4.9 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 2,059 | 33.4 | -2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,212 | 41.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson* | 3,708 | 59.6 | -1.8 | |
| Labour | Oliver Gill | 1,459 | 23.5 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Claire Evans | 627 | 10.0 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 406 | 6.5 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 2,249 | 36.2 | -2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6,217 | 41.6 | -2.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Robinson* | 4,062 | 61.4 | -5.9 | |
| Labour | Michael Millar | 1,489 | 22.5 | +4.6 | |
| Green | Claire Evans | 596 | 9.0 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 441 | 6.7 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 2,573 | 38.9 | -10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,616 | 44.2 | -6.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sam Firth* | 5,080 | 67.3 | -2.1 | |
| Labour | Michael Millar | 1,347 | 17.9 | +6.7 | |
| Green | Claire Evans | 662 | 8.8 | -3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 383 | 5.1 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 3,733 | 49.5 | -6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,543 | 50.2 | +11.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson* | 3,891 | 69.4 | +8.8 | |
| Green | David Corry | 768 | 13.7 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Zahid Noor | 627 | 11.2 | -4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 321 | 5.7 | -5.9 | |
| Majority | 3,264 | 55.7 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,710 | 38.6 | -3.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Robinson* | 4,461 | 60.6 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Firth | 4,039 | |||
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson* | 4,003 | |||
| Labour | Adrian Duthie | 1,126 | 15.3 | +1.3 | |
| Green | David Corry | 918 | 12.5 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | Kathryn Stainburn | 912 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Cook | 852 | 11.6 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Zahid Noor | 757 | |||
| Majority | 3,335 | 45.3 | +3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 14,949 | 41.6 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 3,295 | 57.8 | -3.0 | |
| Labour | Leo Verity | 946 | 16.6 | -0.8 | |
| UKIP | Rosemary O'Dea | 706 | 12.4 | +1.4 | |
| Green | David Corry | 382 | 6.7 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 371 | 6.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 2,349 | 41.2 | -2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,700 | 38.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rachael Procter* | 7,103 | 60.8 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Tosin Abbey-Philip | 2,035 | 17.4 | +1.8 | |
| UKIP | Ian Greenberg | 1,289 | 11.0 | -8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 638 | 5.5 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Janet Heath | 624 | 5.3 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 5,068 | 43.4 | -2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 11,689 | 76.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Robinson* | 3,542 | 59.5 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Morgan | 1,176 | 19.8 | ||
| Labour | David Joyce | 928 | 15.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 249 | 4.2 | ||
| Green | Paul Matthews | 58 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 2,366 | 5953 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ann Castle* | 3,555 | 60.0 | -7.1 | |
| Labour | Richard Beacham | 1,156 | 19.5 | -1.7 | |
| UKIP | Peter Morgan | 636 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 312 | 5.3 | -1.1 | |
| Green | Patricia Capstick | 262 | 4.4 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 2,399 | 40.5 | -5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,921 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rachael Procter* | 5,003 | 67.1 | +7.5 | |
| Labour | Joshua Blower | 1,581 | 21.2 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 472 | 6.3 | -10.8 | |
| Green | Patricia Capstick | 400 | 5.4 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 3,442 | 45.9 | +3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 7,456 | 51 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Robinson | 6,910 | 59.6 | -13.7 | |
| Labour | Stuart McKenna | 2,038 | 17.6 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Pearcey | 1,990 | 17.2 | +10.8 | |
| BNP | Martin Gibson | 382 | 3.3 | -2.3 | |
| Green | Patricia Capstick | 275 | 2.4 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 4,872 | 42.0 | -20.4 | ||
| Turnout | 11,595 | 78.4 | +32.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.2 | |||
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