Otley and Yeadon (ward)

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Otley and Yeadon
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Otley and Yeadon highlighted within Leeds
Population18,283 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
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Region
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Otley and Yeadon is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the towns of Otley and Yeadon (except for a southern part in Guiseley and Rawdon ward) as well as Newall.

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Boundaries

The Otley and Yeadon ward includes the following civil parishes of:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Graham Kirkland (LD) [lower-alpha 1] [4] Colin Campbell (LD) [lower-alpha 2] Ryk Downes (LD)
2006 Graham Kirkland (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2007 Graham Kirkland (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2008 Graham Kirkland (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2010 Graham Kirkland (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2011 Graham Kirkland (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2012 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2014 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2015 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2016 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2018 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2019 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2021 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2022 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2023 Sandy Lay (LD)Colin Campbell (LD)Ryk Downes (LD)
2024 Sandy Lay* (LD)Colin Campbell* (LD)Ryk Downes* (LD)

  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandy Lay* 3,455 46.9 +1.6
Labour Co-op Ian McCargo1,92426.1+1.6
Green Mick Bradley1,10615.0+1.6
Conservative Jas Singh4916.7-4.5
Yorkshire Noah Libbish3925.3+2.5
Majority1,53120.8±0.0
Turnout 7,40342.2+3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing ±0.0

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes* 3,189 45.3 -1.7
Labour Co-op Ian McCargo1,72724.5+2.0
Green Mick Bradley94613.4+1.1
Conservative Stewart Harper79111.2-1.3
Yorkshire Claire Buxton1972.8-2.6
Breakthrough Party Elliot Nathan1562.2N/A
Majority1,46220.8-3.7
Turnout 7,03738.5+6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Campbell* 3,546 47.0 +2.0
Labour Steve Clapcote1,69522.5+1.1
Conservative Lee Farmer93912.5-4.3
Green Mick Bradley92812.3+0.7
Yorkshire Claire Buxton4055.4+0.8
Majority1,85124.5+1.0
Turnout 7,54242.4-4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandy Lay* 3,766 45.0 -4.6
Labour Lucy Nuttgens1,79321.4+1.9
Conservative Stewart Harper1,40816.8+7.5
Green Mick Bradley97811.6-1.4
Yorkshire Claire Jane Buxton3874.6N/A
Majority1,97323.5-7.6
Turnout 8,37846.9+7.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes* 3,436 49.6 +6.2
Labour Elliot Nathan1,34719.5-7.4
Green Mick Bradley90113.0-1.3
Conservative Stewart Harper6459.3-3.3
UKIP John Adrian Hook4296.2+6.2
For Britain Tom Hollings1632.4-0.4
Majority2,08930.1+11.5
Turnout 6,98539.6-3.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.8

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Campbell* 3,768 43.4 -4.7
Liberal Democrats Sandy Lay* 3,757
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes* 3,663
Labour Sian Gregory2,34026.9+3.4
Labour Elliot Nathan2,200
Labour James Ranson1,703
Green Mick Bradley1,24514.3+10.2
Conservative Kenneth Creek1,09412.6+3.6
Conservative Diane Fox978
Conservative Philip Rees974
For Britain Tom Hollings2412.8N/A
Majority1,42818.6-6.0
Turnout 7,67743.4-1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -8.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandy Lay* 3,737 48.1 +12.6
Labour Nik Rutherford1,82523.5-2.6
Conservative Jonathon Taylor7029.0-9.0
UKIP Tom Hollings6758.7-2.7
Green Mick Bradley5016.5-2.5
Independent Jackie Brown3234.1+4.1
Majority1,91224.6+15.2
Turnout 7,76345.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.6

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Campbell* 4,347 35.5 -3.1
Labour John Eveleigh3,19326.1+0.7
Conservative John Bale2,20018.0+5.8
UKIP Tom Hollings1,39611.4-5.9
Green Mick Bradley1,0989.0+2.5
Majority1,1549.4+7.5
Turnout 12,23469.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.9

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes* 2,916 38.6 -5.0
Labour Carl Morris1,91625.4-9.6
UKIP Tom Hollings1,30617.3+17.3
Conservative Gerard Francis92112.2-0.5
Green Owen Brear4906.5+0.2
Majority100013.2+4.6
Turnout 7,54943.65
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.3

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandy Lay 3,259 43.6 +5.0
Labour John Eveleigh2,61535.0-1.7
Conservative Makhan Thakur94712.7-12.0
Green Steven Crossan4746.3+6.3
TUSC Ryan Preston1762.4+2.4
Majority6448.6+6.7
Turnout 7,471
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.3

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Campbell* 3,185 38.6 -6.3
Labour John Eveleigh3,02636.7+12.8
Conservative Nigel Fancis2,03424.7-0.4
Majority1591.9-17.9
Turnout 8,24547
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -9.5

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes* 5,647 44.9 +6.1
Conservative Nigel Francis3,15925.1-3.0
Labour John Eveleigh3,01123.9+1.4
BNP Geoffrey Bulmer5274.2-0.8
Alliance for Green SocialismFrancis Denning2331.9-0.5
Majority2,48819.8+9.1
Turnout 12,57772.0+27.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.5

Notes

  1. Kirkland had been a councillor for Otley ward from 1973 to 1976 and Otley and Wharfedale ward from 1980 to 2003.
  2. Campbell had previously been an Otley and Wharfedale councillor from 1982 to 1998.

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References

  1. "Councillor Colin Campbell". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Councillor Ryk Downes". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Sandy Lay". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. "Councillor Graham Kirkland". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.