Pudsey (ward)

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Pudsey
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Pudsey.svg
Pudsey highlighted within Leeds
Population19,116 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Pudsey is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, including the town of Pudsey and residential areas of Swinnow and Tyersal.

Contents

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
Pudsey South (1973 to 2004)
1973 C. Wilson (Lib)R. Fairbank (Lib)J. Mann (Lab)
1975 C. Wilson (Lib)R. Fairbank (Lib)Peter Kersting (Con)
1976 C. Wilson (Lib)H. Fairhurst (Con)Peter Kersting (Con)
1978 Leonard Fletcher (Con)H. Fairhurst (Con)Peter Kersting (Con)
1979 Leonard Fletcher (Con)H. Fairhurst (Con)Peter Kersting (Con)
1980 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Donald Brown (Lab)Peter Kersting (Con)
1982 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Jonathan Mortimer (Con)Peter Kersting (Con)
1983 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Jonathan Mortimer (Con)Peter Kersting (Con)
TBCAnne Hickinson (Lab)Jonathan Mortimer (Con)Peter Kersting (Ind)
1984 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Jonathan Mortimer (Con)Peter Kersting (Ind)
1986 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab) [4] Peter Kersting (Ind)
1987 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Peter Kersting (Ind)
1988 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Peter Kersting (Ind)
1990 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Peter Kersting (Ind)
1991 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Peter Kersting (Ind)
1992 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Peter Kersting (Ind)
1994 Anne Hickinson (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Peter Kersting (Ind)
1995 Josephine Jarosz (Lab) [5] Richard Lewis (Lab)Peter Kersting (Ind) [b]
1996 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab) [6]
1998 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
1999 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2000 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2002 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2003 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
Pudsey (2004 to present)
2004 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2006 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2007 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2008 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2010 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2011 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2012 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2014 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2015 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2016 Josephine Jarosz (Lab)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mick Coulson (Lab)
2018 Simon Seary (Con)Richard Lewis (Lab)Mark Harrison (Con) [7]
2019 Simon Seary (Con)Trish Smith (Con)Mark Harrison (Con)
2021 Simon Seary (Con)Trish Smith (Con)Dawn Seary (Con)
2022 Simon Seary (Con)Trish Smith (Con)Dawn Seary (Con)
2023 Simon Seary (Con)Trish Smith (Con)Dawn Seary (Con)
2024 Simon Seary (Con)Trish Smith (Ind) [c] Dawn Seary (Con)
May 2025Simon Seary* (Con)Trish Smith* (RUK) [d] Dawn Seary* (Con)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Seary* 3,349 45.6 +1.5
Labour Riaz Ahmed2,97740.5−1.3
Green Suzanne Ward4365.9+0.1
Reform UK Andrea Whitehead4315.9+3.0
Liberal Democrats Amy Glover2423.3−1.8
Majority 3725.1+2.8
Turnout 7,46239.2+3.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.4

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trish Smith* 3,050 44.1 −10.9
Labour Riaz Ahmed2,89141.8+4.6
Green Alaric Hall 3985.8−0.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Glover3525.1+2.3
Reform UK Tom Kelly2012.9N/A
Majority 1592.3−15.1
Turnout 6,91936.2−3.6
Conservative hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Seary* 4,145 55.0 −1.5
Labour Ryan Holroyd-Case2,82537.2+5.8
Green Suzanne Ward3865.10.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques2102.8−0.2
Majority 1,32017.4−7.6
Turnout 7,59839.8−2.8
Conservative hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Seary 4,609 56.5 +15.1
Labour Mark Sewards 2,56731.4−6.2
Green Suzanne Ward4195.1−2.1
Yorkshire Dan Woodlock2653.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Dowling2483.0−0.8
SDP Daniel Walker150.2+0.2
Majority 2,04225.0+21.2
Turnout 8,16442.6+8.1
Conservative hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trish Smith 2,661 41.4 −1.3
Labour Richard Lewis*2,41737.6−0.6
UKIP Lee Stuart Jackson5698.8+8.8
Green Catherine Harrison4627.2+0.2
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle2443.8−2.1
For Britain Lorraine Ida Nellis821.3+1.3
Majority 2443.8−2.1
Turnout 6,45534.5−3.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -0.4

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Seary 3,324 42.7 +9.4
Conservative Mark Harrison 3,099
Labour Richard Lewis* 2,976 38.2 −7.2
Conservative Mark Neve2,901
Labour Mick Coulson*2,731
Labour Lou Cunningham2,698
Yorkshire Conor O'Neill5707.3+4.0
Green Helen Hart5457.0+3.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Glover4605.9+3.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Hughes190
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle247
Majority 4235.9−6.4
Turnout 7,19438.2+1.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Josie Jarosz* 2,884 45.4 +3.8
Conservative Simon Seary2,12033.3−2.6
UKIP Kath Tattersall75111.8−1.8
Green Laura Rosemary Johnson2203.5−1.8
Yorkshire First Conor Andrew O'Neill2113.3+3.3
Liberal Democrats Jude Patrick Arbuckle1672.6−0.4
Majority 76412.3+6.7
Turnout 6,35336.9
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Lewis* 4,935 41.6 −11.8
Conservative Simon Seary4,26635.9+7.0
UKIP Roger Tattersall1,61313.6+4.3
Green Claire Allen6295.3+0.6
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle3543.0−0.8
TUSC Michael Johnson720.6+0.6
Majority 6695.6−18.9
Turnout 11,86968.1
Labour hold Swing -9.4

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Coulson* 2,182
UKIP Phil Banks1,785
Conservative Amanda Carter1,356
Green Irene Dracup390
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle205
Majority
Turnout 35.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Josie Jarosz* 3,312 59.2 +5.9
Conservative Jason Aldiss1,14720.5−8.4
UKIP Paul Denner81114.5+5.3
Liberal Democrats Jude Arbuckle3205.7+1.9
Majority 2,16538.7+14.2
Turnout 5,590
Labour hold Swing +7.1

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Richard Lewis* 3,669 53.4 +11.1
Conservative Jason Aldiss1,98728.9−0.3
UKIP Phil Banks6369.3+9.3
Green Irene Dracup3214.7+2.1
Liberal Democrats Brendan Stubbs2623.8−14.3
Majority 1,68224.5+11.4
Turnout 6,87540
Labour hold Swing +5.7

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Coulson* 4,861 42.3 +3.3
Conservative Jason Aldiss3,35629.2−5.0
Liberal Democrats Brendan Stubbs2,08118.1+9.2
BNP Winifred Misson9017.8−5.4
Green Irene Dracup2922.5−2.1
Majority 1,50513.1+8.3
Turnout 11,49166.6+28.8
Labour hold Swing +4.1

See also

Notes

  1. Elected as Conservative
  2. Kersting retired at the 1996 election.
  3. Smith announced her resignation from the Conservative Party the day following the 2024 election. Smith would form a new 'Local Independent Party' grouping with former Morley Borough Independents councillors Bob Gettings and Wyn Kidger. [8]
  4. Smith announced her defection to Reform UK on 10 May 2025, becoming the first councillor to represent the party on Leeds City Council. [9]

References

  1. "Councillor Dawn Seary". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. "Councillor Simon Seary". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. "Councillor Trish Smith". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "Councillor Richard Lewis". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. "Councillor Josephine Jarosz". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. "Councillor Mick Coulson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor Mark Harrison". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  8. Baron, John (4 May 2024). "Pudsey councillor Trish Smith quits Conservative party". West Leeds Dispatch.
  9. Connolly, James (12 May 2025). "Leeds gets first Reform UK councillor as Pudsey's Trish Smith joins Nigel Farage's party". Yorkshire Evening Post .