Little London and Woodhouse (ward)

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Little London and Woodhouse
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Little London and Woodhouse.svg
Little London and Woodhouse highlighted within Leeds
Population16,301 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Javaid Akhtar [1]
    (Labour)
  • Kayleigh Brooks [2]
    (Labour)
  • Abigail Marshall Katung [3]
    (Labour)
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Little London and Woodhouse is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the urban areas of Little London and Woodhouse to the north of the city centre. It was created in advance of the 2018 council election.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2018 Kayleigh Brooks (Lab)Javaid Akhtar (Lab) [lower-alpha 1] Gerry Harper (Lab) [lower-alpha 2] [4]
2019 Kayleigh Brooks (Lab)Javaid Akhtar (Lab)Abigail Marshall Katung (Lab)
2021 Kayleigh Brooks (Lab)Javaid Akhtar (Lab)Abigail Marshall Katung (Lab)
2022 Kayleigh Brooks (Lab)Javaid Akhtar (Lab)Abigail Marshall Katung (Lab)
2023 Kayleigh Brooks* (Lab)Javaid Akhtar* (Lab)Abigail Marshall Katung* (Lab)

  indicates seat up for election. * indicates current incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2018

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Abigail Marshall Katung* 1,908 66.3 -5.4
Green Nick Lalvani43715.2+0.9
Conservative Muhammad Raja2619.1+1.9
Liberal Democrats Katherine Arbuckle1635.7+1.7
TUSC Anthony Bracuti963.3+1.1
Majority1,47151.1-6.4
Turnout 2,88017.7+1.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kayleigh Brooks* 2,033 71.7 +6.5
Green Talia Ellis40414.3-3.7
Conservative Owen Rutherford2047.2-2.5
Liberal Democrats François van Cauwenbergh1124.0-0.8
TUSC Michael Johnson622.2+2.0
Majority1,62957.5+9.3
Turnout 2,83416.3-4.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Javaid Akhtar* 2,641 65.2 -3.0
Green Marcus Cain68917.0+2.2
Conservative Jordan Young3939.7+4.2
Liberal Democrats Iulian Biris1964.8-0.7
TUSC Michael Johnson820.2+0.1
Majority1,95248.2+5.2
Turnout 4,04820.8+0.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abigail Marshall Katung 1,749 68.2 -1.6
Green Gavin Andrews39115.2-0.1
Liberal Democrats James Thomas Mock1425.5-2.2
Conservative Amy Green1405.5-1.7
UKIP Chris Jackson1244.8+4.8
Socialist Alternative Michael Johnson180.7+0.7
Majority1,35843.0-20.1
Turnout 2,57320.6+5.0
Labour hold Swing -0.9

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kayleigh Brooks 2,425 69.8 N/A
Labour Javaid Akhtar* 2,415
Labour Gerry Harper* 2,126
Green Christopher Foren53015.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Lorna Campbell2687.7N/A
Conservative Brandon Ashford2497.2N/A
Conservative Stewart Harper166
Majority1,89563.1N/A
Turnout 3,00415.6N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Akhtar had previously been a Liberal Democrat councillor for Harehills ward from April 2000 and then Gipton and Harehills ward from 2004 until he lost his seat in 2007. He later left the Liberal Democrats to join Labour and was elected for Hyde Park and Woodhouse ward in 2010 and then represented Little London and Woodhouse ward from 2018.
  2. Harper had been a councillor for University ward between 1994 and 2004, when he ran unsuccessfully for Roundhay ward. He was later elected for Hyde Park and Woodhouse ward in a by-election in February 2010 and held the seat until his election for Little London and Woodhouse ward.

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References

  1. "Councillor Javaid Akhtar". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. "Councillor Kayleigh Brooks". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. "Councillor Gerry Harper". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 25 December 2018.