| Middleton Park | |
|---|---|
 Middleton Park highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 20,215 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
Middleton Park is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the urban suburbs of Middleton and Belle Isle. The ward is named after the public park and former manorial estate of Middleton Park.
In 2010, the ward had 27,487 inhabitants, of which 52.2% of the population were female and 47.8% male. 21.5% were aged 15 or under compared with an England average of 18.7%. Life Expectancy for males and females is more than three years less than the rest of Leeds. In 2001, 96.3% of residents identified as White British, 71.6% identifying as Christian and over 18% having no religion. Most houses in the ward are in the Council Tax Bands A and B. In April 2012, 1,493 (8.3%) people claimed Jobseeker's Allowance, nearly double the Leeds' average at the time. While all recorded crime was below the Leeds' average, criminal damage was substantially higher and nearly twice the England average. [2]
indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Source: [10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Emma Pogson-Golden | 1,985 | 45.9 | -4.6 | |
| Labour Co-op | Lauren Summers | 1,587 | 36.7 | +0.7 | |
| Conservative | Samson Adeyemi | 376 | 8.7 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Eunice Agbemafle | 186 | 4.3 | +0.4 | |
| TUSC | Joelle Donaldson | 91 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 86 | 2.0 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 398 | 13.8 | -0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,320 | 21.4 | -4.9 | ||
| SDP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Wayne Dixon | 2,687 | 50.5 | +15.8 | |
| Labour | Peter Chambers | 1,910 | 36.0 | -4.9 | |
| Conservative | Taiwo Adeyemi | 408 | 7.7 | -8.5 | |
| Green | Kay-Lee Asquith | 207 | 3.9 | -1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jude Arbuckle | 82 | 1.5 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 777 | 14.6 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,317 | 26.3 | -1.5 | ||
| SDP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sharon Burke | 2,313 | 40.9 | -2.3 | |
| SDP | Wayne Dixon | 1,963 | 34.7 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Samantha Bennett | 913 | 16.2 | +10.2 | |
| Green | Kay-Lee Asquith | 306 | 5.4 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Spencer | 119 | 2.1 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 350 | 6.2 | -13.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,653 | 27.8 | +5.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Truswell* | 1,879 | 43.2 | -17.9 | |
| SDP | Wayne Dixon | 1,027 | 23.6 | +1.3 | |
| UKIP | Will Lockwood | 831 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
| Conservative | Hugh Findlay | 259 | 6.0 | -5.3 | |
| Green | Eunice Delali Agbemafle | 212 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Jacques | 137 | 3.2 | -2.1 | |
| Majority | 852 | 19.6 | -27.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,362 | 22.4 | -1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kim Groves* | 3,373 | 61.1 | +12.2 | |
| Labour | Judith Blake* | 2,747 | |||
| Labour | Paul Truswell* | 2,366 | |||
| SDP | Wayne Dixon | 1,232 | 22.3 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | David Herdson | 621 | 11.3 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | Rita Jessop | 613 | |||
| Conservative | Gareth Lamb | 451 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Gagen | 293 | 5.3 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 2,141 | 46.6 | +25.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,594 | 23.6 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Truswell* | 2,285 | 48.9 | -1.3 | |
| UKIP | Craig Sweaton | 1,278 | 27.4 | -2.7 | |
| Independent | Wayne Dixon | 605 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
| Conservative | Hugh Findlay | 300 | 6.4 | -5.9 | |
| Green | Fiona Sarah Heather Love | 104 | 2.2 | -0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Fisher | 99 | 2.1 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,007 | 21.6 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,671 | 25.3 | +4.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Blake* | 4,974 | 51.2 | -13.3 | |
| UKIP | Craig Sweaton | 2,921 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
| Conservative | Zena Lopez | 1,199 | 12.3 | -0.9 | |
| Green | Fiona Love | 280 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Fisher | 237 | 2.4 | -2.5 | |
| Left Unity | Nick Jones | 103 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 2,053 | 21.1 | -26.0 | ||
| Turnout | 9,714 | 51.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -21.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kim Groves* | 2,489 | |||
| UKIP | Craig Sweaton | 1,756 | |||
| British Democratic | Kevin Meeson | 358 | |||
| Conservative | Barbara Harpham | 287 | |||
| Green | Austen Thompson | 219 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Fisher | 79 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 28.04 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Truswell | 2,696 | 64.3 | -0.2 | |
| BNP | Kevin Meeson | 893 | 21.3 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | James McFarland | 412 | 9.8 | -3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Fisher | 191 | 4.6 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,803 | 43.0 | -4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,192 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Blake* | 3,313 | 64.5 | +15.3 | |
| BNP | Kevin Meeson | 892 | 17.4 | -3.2 | |
| Conservative | James McFarland | 679 | 13.2 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Fisher | 252 | 4.9 | -8.5 | |
| Majority | 2,421 | 47.1 | +18.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,136 | 28 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +9.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kim Groves | 4,477 | 49.2 | +10.9 | |
| BNP | Kevin Meeson | 1,875 | 20.6 | -16.8 | |
| Conservative | James McFarland | 1,292 | 14.2 | +0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Beth Fisher | 1,222 | 13.4 | +3.3 | |
| Green | James Fell | 231 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 2,602 | 28.6 | +27.6 | ||
| Turnout | 9,097 | 50.9 | +21.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.8 | |||
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