Horsforth (ward)

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Horsforth
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Horsforth.svg
Horsforth highlighted within Leeds
Population17,917 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Emmie Bromley [1]
    (Labour)
  • John Garvani [2]
    (Labour)
  • Raymond Jones [3]
    (Labour)
List of places
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England
Yorkshire

Horsforth is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the suburb of the same name and a southern part of Rawdon.

Contents

Boundaries

The Horsforth ward includes the civil parish of the same name, also overseen by Horsforth Town Council.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1973 Morris Crossfield (Lib)R. Morrish (Lib)H. Stuttard (Lib)
1975 Morris Crossfield (Lib)R. Morrish (Lib)M. Frame (Con)
1976 Morris Crossfield (Lib)A. Foyston (Con)M. Frame (Con)
1978 Morris Crossfield (Lib)A. Foyston (Con)M. Frame (Con)
By-electionMorris Crossfield (Lib)Unknown (Con)M. Frame (Con)
1979 Morris Crossfield (Lib)Unknown (Con)R. Howe (Lib)
1980 Morris Crossfield (Lib)S.J. Cooksey (Lib)Valerie Stephens (Con)
1982 Morris Crossfield (Lib)S.J. Cooksey (Lib)Julian Cummins (Lib)
1983 Valerie Stephens (Con)S.J. Cooksey (Lib)Julian Cummins (Lib)
1984 Valerie Stephens (Con)S.J. Cooksey (Lib)Julian Cummins (Lib)
1986 Valerie Stephens (Con)S.J. Cooksey (Lib)Julian Cummins (Lib)
1987 B. Rich (Lib)S.J. Cooksey (Lib)Julian Cummins (Lib)
1988 B. Rich (SLD)S.J. Cooksey (SLD)Julian Cummins (SLD)
1989 by-election John Meade (SLD)Andrew McCaig (SLD)Julian Cummins (SLD)
1990 John Meade (LD)Andrew McCaig (LD)Michael Shaw (LD) [lower-alpha 1]
1991 John Meade (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD) [5] Michael Shaw (LD)
1992 John Meade (LD)Mary Addison (Con)Michael Shaw (LD)
1994 John Meade (LD)Mary Addison (Con)Christopher Townsley (LD)
1995 Brian Cleasby (LD) [6] Mary Addison (Con)Christopher Townsley (LD)
1996 Brian Cleasby (LD)Roger Harris (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
1998 Brian Cleasby (LD)Roger Harris (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
1999 Brian Cleasby (LD) Tom Nossiter (LD) [lower-alpha 2] Christopher Townsley (LD)
2000 Brian Cleasby (LD)Andrew Barker (LD) [7] Christopher Townsley (LD)
2002 Brian Cleasby (LD)Andrew Barker (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2003 Brian Cleasby (LD)Andrew Barker (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2004 Brian Cleasby (LD)Andrew Barker (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2006 Brian Cleasby (LD)Andrew Barker (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2007 Brian Cleasby (LD)Andrew Barker (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2008 Brian Cleasby (LD)Andrew Barker (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2010 Brian Cleasby (LD)Andrew Barker (LD)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2011 Brian Cleasby (LD)Dawn Collins (Con) [8] Christopher Townsley (LD)
2012 Brian Cleasby (LD)Dawn Collins (Con)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2014 Brian Cleasby (LD)Dawn Collins (Con)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2015 Brian Cleasby (LD)Dawn Collins (Con)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2016 Brian Cleasby (LD)Dawn Collins (Con)Christopher Townsley (LD)
2018 Jonathon Taylor (Con) [9] Dawn Collins (Con)Jackie Shemilt (Con) [10]
2019 Jonathon Taylor (Con)Dawn Collins (Con)Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2021 Jonathon Taylor (Con) [lower-alpha 3] Dawn Collins (Con)Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2022 John Garvani (Lab) [lower-alpha 4] Emmie Bromley (Lab)Jackie Shemilt (Con)
2023 John Garvani (Lab)Emmie Bromley (Lab)Raymond Jones (Lab)
2024 John Garvani* (Lab)Emmie Bromley* (Lab)Raymond Jones* (Lab)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Garvani* 4,388 56.6 +5.2
Conservative Chris Calvert1,97125.4−5.6
Green William Jones5657.3−0.5
Yorkshire Ian Cowling4145.3+2.1
Liberal Democrats Roderic Parker3674.7−1.8
SDP Nathan Wright410.5New
Majority2,41731.2+11.0
Turnout 7,77643.8+2.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Jones 3,810 51.4 +6.7
Conservative Jackie Shemilt*2,30231.0−4.2
Green Ian Shaw5817.8+0.3'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000005E−QINU`"'
Liberal Democrats James Spencer4836.5−10.5
Yorkshire Ian Cowling2413.2−1.1
Majority1,50820.2+10.6
Turnout 7,44841.6−0.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emmie Bromley 3,402 44.7 +14.0
Labour John Garvani 3,166 41.6 +10.9
Conservative Dawn Collins*2,67335.2−3.1
Conservative Tracy Stones2,49232.8−5.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling1,29217.0−3.4
Liberal Democrats Becky Heaviside97412.8−7.6
Green Gideon Jones5697.5+0.4
Green Ian Shaw3304.3−2.8
Yorkshire Ian Cowling3304.3+1.8
Majority7299.6+2.1
Turnout 7,60342.3−5.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathon Taylor* 3,292 38.3 +0.9
Labour John Garvani2,64230.7+4.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling1,75020.4+1.3
Green William Jones6097.1−4.8
Yorkshire Roland Gilmore2192.5N/A
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews.Anne Mutch450.1N/A
Majority6507.5−3.2
Turnout 8,59347.8+7.2
Conservative hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Shemilt* 2,625 37.4 +0.9
Labour John Garvani1,87826.7−1.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Mark Dowling1,33919.1−3.5
Green Rosa Shaw83811.9−1.0
UKIP Paul Hellyer3374.8+4.8
Majority74710.7+2.2
Turnout 7,06540.6−3.2
Conservative hold Swing +1.1

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Collins* 3,195 36.5 +9.3
Conservative Jonathon Taylor 2,770
Conservative Jackie Shemilt 2,660
Labour John Garvani2,45328.0+0.5
Labour Briony Sloan2,380
Labour Nathalie Bethesda2,208
Liberal Democrats Simon Dowling1,97622.6−10.3
Liberal Democrats Becky Heaviside1,903
Liberal Democrats Christopher Read1,288
Green Party - Save Our Green Space Caroline Tomes1,13212.9+7.0
Majority7428.5+3.1
Turnout 17,53943.8+1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Townsley* 2,329 32.9 +13.4
Labour Co-op Ian McCargo1,94527.5+3.2
Conservative Richard John O'Callaghan1,92327.2−12.9
UKIP Roger Facer Tattersall4626.5−1.8
Green Ben Hall4215.9−1.0
Majority3845.4−10.4
Turnout 7,08042.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Collins* 5,082 40.1 +6.4
Labour Jake Kelly3,08124.3−3.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Gareth Hughes2,48019.5−11.5
UKIP Paul Hellyer1,0478.3+3.0
Green Harriet Regina Barry8736.9+6.9
TUSC Gary McVeigh-Kaye1251.0−1.1
Majority2,00115.8+13.1
Turnout 12,68873.1
Conservative hold Swing +5.0

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Cleasby* 2,037 28.6 −11.4
Conservative Richard O’Callaghan1,88026.4+0.2
Labour Rob Wilkinson1,64423.1+2.1
UKIP Paul Hellyer1,05914.9+8.0
Green Timothy Goodall4466.3+1.5
TUSC Benjamin Dixon560.8−0.4
Majority1572.2
Turnout 7,12240.88
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Townsley* 2,636 40.0 +9.0
Conservative Richard Hardcastle1,72526.2−7.6
Labour Gary Kaye1,38121.0−6.9
UKIP Paul Hellyer4536.9+1.6
Green Andrea Binns3174.8+4.8
TUSC Andrew Smith771.2−0.9
Majority91113.8+11.1
Turnout 6,589
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.3

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Collins 2,680 33.7 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Kate Arbuckle2,46631.0−16.8
Labour Robert Wilkinson2,21327.9+8.9
UKIP Paul Hellyer4215.3+2.7
TUSC Andrew Smith1642.1+2.1
Majority2142.7−20.0
Turnout 7,94445
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +12.6

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Cleasby* 5,959 47.9 +2.0
Conservative Dawn Collins3,13825.2−12.7
Labour Rebecca Brady2,35618.9+11.1
BNP Ian Asquith3582.9−1.8
UKIP Paul Hellyer3262.6+2.6
Green Andrea Binns3162.5−1.2
Majority2,82122.7+14.8
Turnout 12,45371.2+29.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.3

Notes

  1. ↑ Incumbent Cummins' "business commitments forced him to stand down". [4]
  2. ↑ Nossiter resigned six months into taking up his seat on the council. His seat was up for re-election at the next election in 2000.
  3. ↑ Taylor resigned his office on 15 March 2022 to take up a "politically restricted role". His successor was elected on the same day as the next council election on 5 May. [11]
  4. ↑ Garvani served as a councillor for Burmantofts ward from 2002 to 2004, when he failed to be re-elected when standing in Gipton and Harehills instead.

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  1. ↑ "Councillor Emmie Bromley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Councillor John Garvani". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Councillor Raymond Jones". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dr Julian Cummins". bramley.demon.co.uk. Michael Meadowcroft & Liz Bee. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Councillor Chris Townsley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Councillor Brian Cleasby". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Councillor Andrew Barker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Councillor Dawn Collins". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Councillor Jonathon Taylor". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Councillor Jackie Shemilt". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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