Morley North (ward)

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Morley North
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Morley North.svg
Morley North highlighted within Leeds
Population18,282 (2023 electorate)
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Morley North is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in south west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering Churwell to the north of Morley town and villages of Drighlington and Gildersome.

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Boundaries

The Morley North ward includes the civil parishes of:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1973 B.B. Barker (Con)R.J.W. Binks (Con)R. Verity (Con)
1975 B.B. Barker (Con)R.J.W. Binks (Con)R. Verity (Con)
1976 B.B. Barker (Con)B. Senior (Con)R. Verity (Con)
1978 B.B. Barker (Con)B. Senior (Con)R. Verity (Con)
1979 B.B. Barker (Con)B. Senior (Con)Philip Jones (Lab)
1980 Roger Cordingley (Lab)B.L. Cook (Lab)Philip Jones (Lab)
1982 Roger Cordingley (Lab)R. Verity (Con)Philip Jones (Lab)
1983 Graham Marshall (Con)R. Verity (Con)Philip Jones (Lab)
1984 Graham Marshall (Con)R. Verity (Con)Philip Jones (Lab)
1986 Graham Marshall (Con)Philippa Fitzpatrick (Lab)Philip Jones (Lab)
1987 R.J.W. Binks (Con)Philippa Fitzpatrick (Lab)Philip Jones (Lab)
1988 R.J.W. Binks (Con)Philippa Fitzpatrick (Lab)Philip Jones (Lab)
1989 by-election R.J.W. Binks (Con)Frances Jones (Lab)Philip Jones (Lab)
1990 R.J.W. Binks (Con)Frances Jones (Lab)Philip Jones (Lab)
1991 Gordon Morrison (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Philip Jones (Lab)
1992 Gordon Morrison (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Alan Barraclough (Con)
1994 Gordon Morrison (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Alan Barraclough (Con)
1995 Philip Jones (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Alan Barraclough (Con)
1996 Philip Jones (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Michael Dawson (Lab)
1998 Philip Jones (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Michael Dawson (Lab)
1999 Philip Jones (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Michael Dawson (Lab)
2000 Philip Jones (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Michael Dawson (Lab) [b]
2001 by-election [4] Philip Jones (Lab)Frances Jones (Lab)Jayne Hill (Lab)
2002 Philip Jones (Lab)Robert Finnigan (Ind) [c] [5] Jayne Hill (Lab)
2003 Thomas Leadley (Ind) [6] Robert Finnigan (Ind)Jayne Hill (Lab)
2004 Thomas Leadley (MBI) [d] Robert Finnigan (MBI)Stewart McArdle (MBI) [7]
May 2005Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Stewart McArdle (Ind) [e]
2006 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Stewart McArdle (Ind)
2007 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2008 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2010 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2011 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2012 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2014 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2015 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2016 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Robert Finnigan (MBI) [f] Bob Gettings (MBI)
2018 Thomas Leadley (MBI)Andrew Hutchison (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2019 Robert Finnigan (MBI)Andrew Hutchison (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2021 Robert Finnigan (MBI)Andrew Hutchison (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2022 Robert Finnigan (MBI)Andrew Hutchison (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2023 Robert Finnigan (MBI)Andrew Hutchison (MBI)Bob Gettings (MBI)
2024 Robert Finnigan* (MBI)Simon Brown* (MBI)Bob Gettings* (Ind) [g]

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

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Simon Brown 2,317 37.8 −5.8
Labour Co-op Stuart Bruce1,52925.0+0.1
Independent Jill Gettings-Bellhouse99816.3New
Conservative Lalit Suryawanshi78012.7−2.4
Green Evelyn Jeffries2854.7−0.9
Liberal Democrats James Trueman1973.2−2.5
SDP Thomas Foster190.3−0.1
Majority 78812.8−5.8
Turnout 6,15433.7+3.0
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing -2.9

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independents Robert Finnigan* 2,448 43.6 −6.8
Labour Co-op Patrick Davey1,40024.9+2.6
Conservative Dom Eatwell84815.1−2.0
Liberal Democrats James Trueman3235.7+4.1
Green Rebecca Kellett3135.6−2.6
Reform UK Jonathan Thackray2524.5N/A
SDP Richard Cowles250.4N/A
Majority 1,04818.6−9.4
Turnout 5,62030.7−3.0
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independents Bob Gettings* 3,101 50.4 +8.4
Labour Patrick Davey1,37322.3+0.6
Conservative Lidia Smith1,05217.1−10.7
Green Aisling Dolan5068.2+2.6
Liberal Democrats James Spencer981.6−0.3
Majority 1,72828.0+13.8
Turnout 6,15333.7%−4.3
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Andy Hutchinson* 2,922 42.0 −18.0
Conservative Alan Shires1,93027.8+13.3
Labour Co-op Luke Mitchell1,50621.7+5.4
Green Eunice Agbemafle3895.6−1.1
Liberal Democrats Penelope Goodman1341.9−0.6
SDP Nigel Perry330.0N/A
Majority 99214.2−29.5
Turnout 6,95338.0+7.7
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Robert Finnigan 3,238 60.0 +7.4
Labour Co-op Johnathan Leng88116.3−9.4
Conservative Cameron Stephenson78214.5−2.9
Green Fiona Love3626.7+6.7
Liberal Democrats James Michael Spencer1372.5−1.8
Majority 2,35743.7+1.6
Turnout 5,44530.3−3.2
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing +8.4

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Bob Gettings* 3,480 52.6 +2.0
Morley Borough Independent Andy Hutchison 2,945
Morley Borough Independent Thomas Leadley* 2,767
Labour Co-op Pete Compton1,70125.7+3.9
Labour Co-op Steve Clapcote1,345
Labour Co-op Johnathan Leng1,269
Conservative Jason Aldiss1,14917.4+3.1
Conservative Christopher Dilworth1,146
Conservative Louisa Singh695
Liberal Democrats Philip Mellor2844.3+2.4
Majority 2,52942.1+13.3
Turnout 6,00933.5+0.7
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Robert Finnigan* 2,891 50.6 +13.3
Labour Andrew Timothy Scopes1,24521.8−0.1
Conservative Jason Karl Aldiss81614.3−7.5
UKIP Peter Morgan5379.4+3.6
Green Mickayla Ireland1222.1−1.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Richard Andrews1081.9−0.4
Majority 1,64628.8+13.4
Turnout 5,71932.8
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Bob Gettings* 4,271 37.3 −15.6
Labour Mark Sewards 2,50521.9−1.3
Conservative Sophie Tempest2,49621.8+9.1
UKIP Samuel Stead1,48713.0+13.0
Green Deborah Fenney3543.1+3.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews2632.3−0.6
TUSC Karen Cussons780.7+0.7
Majority 1,76615.4−14.3
Turnout 11,45464.9
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing -7.2

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Thomas Leadley* 2,759
Labour Charlotte Hill1,181
UKIP Luke Senior1,150
Conservative Sophie Tempest675
Green Deborah Fenney180
Liberal Democrats John MacArthur74
Majority 1,578
Turnout 6,01934.56
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Robert Finnigan* 3,517 61.3 +8.5
Labour Margaret Foster1,24021.6−1.6
Conservative David Schofield5199.1−3.6
English Democrat Tom Redmond4588.0−0.3
Majority 2,27739.7+10.0
Turnout 5,734
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing +5.0

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Bob Gettings* 3,642 52.9 +19.5
Labour Kathryn Rose1,59923.2+0.5
Conservative Robin Ghosh87412.7−8.4
English Democrat Tom Redmond5738.3+8.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrews1992.9−8.6
Majority 2,04329.7+19.1
Turnout 6,88739
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing +9.5

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Thomas Leadley* 4,063 33.4 −18.3
Labour David Nagle2,76722.7+9.3
Conservative Robin Ghosh2,57121.1+9.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Lovell1,39711.5+8.3
BNP Tom Redmond1,37811.3−8.3
Majority 1,29610.6−21.5
Turnout 12,17668.2+28.0
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing -13.8

Notes

  1. Elected as Morley Borough Independent
  2. In the next year, Dawson resigned as a councillor and a by-election was called for the same day as the 2001 general election. [4]
  3. Finnigan had previously been a Labour councillor for Middleton ward from 1995 to 1999.
  4. 'MBI' is an acronym for the Morley Borough Independents.
  5. McArdle resigned from the Morley Borough Independents to sit as an independent, citing being "cheesed off... [with an] utter lack of communication" but there was no animosity between him and his former party colleagues. [8]
  6. Finnigan chose not to stand again for the ward at the next election in 2018 to stand - albeit unsuccessfully - for Morley South ward.
  7. Gettings had previously resigned from the Morley Borough Independents prior to the election. He joined fellow former MBI councillor for Morley South, Wyn Kidger, and previously Conservative councillor for Pudsey, Trish Smith, to form the 'Local Independent Party' grouping on the council in May 2024. He sits as the sole independent councillor following both Kidger's resignation from the council and Smith's defection to Reform UK in May 2025.

References

  1. "Councillor Simon Brown". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. "Councillor Robert Finnigan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. "Councillor Bob Gettings JP". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Local ballot can't escape voter apathy". Yorkshire Evening Post . 9 June 2001.
  5. "Councillor Robert Finnigan". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. "Councillor Thomas Leadley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor Stewart McArdle". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  8. "MBI councillor in resignation shock". morleyobserver.co.uk. Morley Observer. Retrieved 28 December 2018.