| Otley and Yeadon | |
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 Otley and Yeadon highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 18,283 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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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.
The Otley and Yeadon ward includes the following civil parishes of:
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Lay* | 3,455 | 46.9 | +1.6 | |
| Labour Co-op | Ian McCargo | 1,924 | 26.1 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Mick Bradley | 1,106 | 15.0 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Jas Singh | 491 | 6.7 | -4.5 | |
| Yorkshire | Noah Libbish | 392 | 5.3 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 1,531 | 20.8 | ±0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,403 | 42.2 | +3.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ±0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes* | 3,189 | 45.3 | -1.7 | |
| Labour Co-op | Ian McCargo | 1,727 | 24.5 | +2.0 | |
| Green | Mick Bradley | 946 | 13.4 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Stewart Harper | 791 | 11.2 | -1.3 | |
| Yorkshire | Claire Buxton | 197 | 2.8 | -2.6 | |
| Breakthrough Party | Elliot Nathan | 156 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,462 | 20.8 | -3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7,037 | 38.5 | +6.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Campbell* | 3,546 | 47.0 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Steve Clapcote | 1,695 | 22.5 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Lee Farmer | 939 | 12.5 | -4.3 | |
| Green | Mick Bradley | 928 | 12.3 | +0.7 | |
| Yorkshire | Claire Buxton | 405 | 5.4 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 1,851 | 24.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,542 | 42.4 | -4.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Lay* | 3,766 | 45.0 | -4.6 | |
| Labour | Lucy Nuttgens | 1,793 | 21.4 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Stewart Harper | 1,408 | 16.8 | +7.5 | |
| Green | Mick Bradley | 978 | 11.6 | -1.4 | |
| Yorkshire | Claire Jane Buxton | 387 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,973 | 23.5 | -7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 8,378 | 46.9 | +7.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes* | 3,436 | 49.6 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | Elliot Nathan | 1,347 | 19.5 | -7.4 | |
| Green | Mick Bradley | 901 | 13.0 | -1.3 | |
| Conservative | Stewart Harper | 645 | 9.3 | -3.3 | |
| UKIP | John Adrian Hook | 429 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| For Britain | Tom Hollings | 163 | 2.4 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 2,089 | 30.1 | +11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,985 | 39.6 | -3.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Campbell* | 3,768 | 43.4 | -4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Lay* | 3,757 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes* | 3,663 | |||
| Labour | Sian Gregory | 2,340 | 26.9 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | Elliot Nathan | 2,200 | |||
| Labour | James Ranson | 1,703 | |||
| Green | Mick Bradley | 1,245 | 14.3 | +10.2 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Creek | 1,094 | 12.6 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Diane Fox | 978 | |||
| Conservative | Philip Rees | 974 | |||
| For Britain | Tom Hollings | 241 | 2.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,428 | 18.6 | -6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,677 | 43.4 | -1.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -8.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Lay* | 3,737 | 48.1 | +12.6 | |
| Labour | Nik Rutherford | 1,825 | 23.5 | -2.6 | |
| Conservative | Jonathon Taylor | 702 | 9.0 | -9.0 | |
| UKIP | Tom Hollings | 675 | 8.7 | -2.7 | |
| Green | Mick Bradley | 501 | 6.5 | -2.5 | |
| Independent | Jackie Brown | 323 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 1,912 | 24.6 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,763 | 45.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Campbell* | 4,347 | 35.5 | -3.1 | |
| Labour | John Eveleigh | 3,193 | 26.1 | +0.7 | |
| Conservative | John Bale | 2,200 | 18.0 | +5.8 | |
| UKIP | Tom Hollings | 1,396 | 11.4 | -5.9 | |
| Green | Mick Bradley | 1,098 | 9.0 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 1,154 | 9.4 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 12,234 | 69.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes* | 2,916 | 38.6 | -5.0 | |
| Labour | Carl Morris | 1,916 | 25.4 | -9.6 | |
| UKIP | Tom Hollings | 1,306 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
| Conservative | Gerard Francis | 921 | 12.2 | -0.5 | |
| Green | Owen Brear | 490 | 6.5 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 1000 | 13.2 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,549 | 43.65 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Lay | 3,259 | 43.6 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | John Eveleigh | 2,615 | 35.0 | -1.7 | |
| Conservative | Makhan Thakur | 947 | 12.7 | -12.0 | |
| Green | Steven Crossan | 474 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| TUSC | Ryan Preston | 176 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 644 | 8.6 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7,471 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Campbell* | 3,185 | 38.6 | -6.3 | |
| Labour | John Eveleigh | 3,026 | 36.7 | +12.8 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Fancis | 2,034 | 24.7 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 159 | 1.9 | -17.9 | ||
| Turnout | 8,245 | 47 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -9.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes* | 5,647 | 44.9 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Francis | 3,159 | 25.1 | -3.0 | |
| Labour | John Eveleigh | 3,011 | 23.9 | +1.4 | |
| BNP | Geoffrey Bulmer | 527 | 4.2 | -0.8 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Francis Denning | 233 | 1.9 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 2,488 | 19.8 | +9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 12,577 | 72.0 | +27.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
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