Weetwood (ward)

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Weetwood
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Weetwood.svg
Weetwood highlighted within Leeds
Population15,776 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Emma Flint [1]
    (Labour)
  • Jools Heselwood [2] (Labour)
  • Izaak Wilson [3]
    (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Weetwood is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire. It encompasses suburban areas including Far Headingley, Ireland Wood, Tinshill, Weetwood and West Park.

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Councillors since 1980

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1980 David Hall (Con) [a] Sheila Gill (Con)John Hamilton (Con) [b]
1982 David Hall (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)John Hamilton (Con)
1983 David Hall (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)John Hamilton (Con)
1984 A.J.A. Lodge (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)John Hamilton (Con)
1986 A.J.A. Lodge (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)John Hamilton (Con)
1987 A.J.A. Lodge (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)John Hamilton (Con)
1988 Ann Castle (Con) [4] Sheila Gill (Con)John Hamilton (Con)
1990 Ann Castle (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)Eileen Moxon (Lab) [5]
1991 Ann Castle (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)Eileen Moxon (Lab)
1992 Ann Castle (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)Eileen Moxon (Lab)
1994 Ann Castle (Con)Sheila Gill (Con)Eileen Moxon (Lab)
1995 Ann Castle (Con) [c] Graham Platt (Lab) [d] Eileen Moxon (Lab)
1996 Judith Blake (Lab) [6]
Graham Platt (Lab)Eileen Moxon (Lab) [e]
1998 Judith Blake (Lab)Graham Platt (Lab)Stewart Golton (LD) [7]
1999 Judith Blake (Lab) [f] Brian Jennings (LD) [8] Stewart Golton (LD)
2000 James Souper (LD)Brian Jennings (LD)Stewart Golton (LD)
2002 James Souper (LD)Brian Jennings (LD)Stewart Golton (LD)
2003 James Souper (LD)Brian Jennings (LD)Stewart Golton (LD)
2004 Sue Bentley (LD) [9] Brian Jennings (LD)Stewart Golton (LD) [g]
2006 Sue Bentley (LD)Brian Jennings (LD)Judith Chapman (LD) [10]
TBCSue Bentley (LD)Brian Jennings (Ind) [h] Judith Chapman (LD)
2007 Sue Bentley (LD)Brian Jennings (Ind)Judith Chapman (LD)
May 2007Sue Bentley (LD)Brian Jennings (Con) [i] [11] Judith Chapman (LD)
2008 Sue Bentley (LD)Ben Chastney (LD) [12] Judith Chapman (LD)
2010 Sue Bentley (LD)Ben Chastney (LD)Judith Chapman (LD)
2011 Sue Bentley (LD)Ben Chastney (LD)Judith Chapman (LD)
2012 Sue Bentley (LD)Jonathan Bentley (LD) [13] Judith Chapman (LD)
2014 Sue Bentley (LD)Jonathan Bentley (LD)Judith Chapman (LD)
2015 Sue Bentley (LD)Jonathan Bentley (LD)Judith Chapman (LD)
2016 Sue Bentley (LD)Jonathan Bentley (LD)Judith Chapman (LD)
2018 Christine Knight (Lab) [14] Jonathan Bentley (LD)James Gibson (Lab) [j] [15]
2019 Christine Knight (Lab)Jonathan Bentley (LD)Chris Howley (LD) [16]
2021 Emma Flint (Lab)Jonathan Bentley (LD)Chris Howley (LD)
2022 Emma Flint (Lab)Izaak Wilson (Lab)Chris Howley (LD)
2023 Emma Flint (Lab)Izaak Wilson (Lab)Jools Heselwood (Lab) [k]
2024 Emma Flint* (Lab)Izaak Wilson* (Lab)Jools Heselwood* (Lab)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Emma Flint* 3,337 49.6 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley2,19532.6−5.5
Green Chris Foren75811.3+3.0
Conservative Luca Perricone3715.5−0.7
SDP Rob Walker671.0+0.3
Majority1,14217.0+8.5
Turnout 6,76243.3+1.1
Labour hold Swing +4.3

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jools Heselwood 3,103 46.6 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley*2,53438.1+5.0
Green Christopher Foren5508.3−0.2
Conservative Angelo Basu4116.2−2.2
SDP Rob Walker470.7−0.1
Majority5698.5−7.4
Turnout 6,65742.2−0.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Izaak Wilson 3,331 48.9 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger2,25133.1+3.7
Green Christopher Foren5778.5−1.6
Conservative Angelo Basu5758.4−4.2
SDP Rob Walker540.8N/A
Majority1,08015.9−1.9
Turnout 6,80742.6−3.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Emma Flint 3,540 47.2 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger2,20729.4−12.0
Conservative Angelo Basu94312.6+6.6
Green Christopher Foren75810.1+1.7
Majority1,33317.8+14.6
Turnout 7,49645.9+4.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley 2,574 41.4 +1.2
Labour James Gibson*2,37938.2+1.0
Green Martin Hemingway5218.4−4.7
UKIP John Parsons3776.1+6.1
Conservative Angelo Basu3736.0−3.5
Majority195+3.2−0.1
Turnout 6,20841.5+0.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +0.1

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bentley* 2,934 40.2 −4.1
Labour Christine Knight 2,717 37.2 +4.7
Labour James Gibson 2,699
Liberal Democrats Brian Jennings2,488
Labour John McMahon2,418
Liberal Democrats Lynda Sebire2,241
Green Martin Hemingway95513.1+6.3
Conservative Angelo Basu6959.5−0.3
Conservative David Jessop694
Conservative Howard Kiernan674
Majority2173.3−8.5
Turnout 6,49340.8−0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bentley* 2,701 44.3 +9.0
Labour Roger Harington1,98232.5+5.5
Conservative Angelo Basu5979.8−6.9
Green Martin Francis Hemingway4156.8−6.2
UKIP Mike Cullen3986.5−1.0
Majority71911.8+3.5
Turnout 6,09341.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Bentley* 3,790 35.3 −3.8
Labour Alison Garthwaite2,90127.0−4.1
Conservative Dorothy Flynn1,80216.7−2.6
Green Martin Hemingway1,40013.0+4.0
UKIP Mike Cullen8127.5+7.5
TUSC Max Cussons560.5+0.5
Majority8898.3+0.3
Turnout 10,76168.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.2

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Chapman* 2,155
Labour Julie Heselwood1,768
Conservative Thomas McMeeking806
UKIP Mike Cullen737
Green Martin Hemingway646
TUSC Max Cussons40
Majority387
Turnout 39.57
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bentley 2,119 38.6 −0.6
Labour Doreen Illingworth1,76232.1+0.9
Conservative Billy Flynn81814.9−4.4
Green Martin Hemingway4688.5−0.4
English Democrat Alan Procter2364.3+4.3
Alliance for Green SocialismDeclan Normaschild881.6+1.6
Majority3576.5−1.5
Turnout 5,491
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.7

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Bentley* 2,605 39.1 −4.1
Labour Caroline Gruen2,07231.1+7.9
Conservative Natalie Oliver1,28219.3−4.8
Green Martin Hemingway5969.0+3.8
Independent Alan Procter991.5+0.5
Majority5338.0−11.2
Turnout 6,65439
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.0

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Chapman* 4,716 43.2 +2.0
Conservative Matt Baker2,62224.0−5.0
Labour Carol Hughes2,53723.3+7.1
Green Martin Hemingway5595.1−0.1
BNP Peter Askins2872.6−2.5
Independent Alan Procter1061.0−0.1
Alliance for Green SocialismKeith Nathan780.7−1.1
Majority2,09419.2+7.0
Turnout 10,90564.5+29.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.5

See also

Notes

  1. Hall was previously a councillor for Far Headingley ward from 1967, Weetwood from 1968 and then Cookridge and Weetwood ward from 1973.
  2. Hamilton was previously a Kirkstall ward councillor from 1975 until he lost his seat in 1979.
  3. Castle lost her seat in 1996 but rejoined the council in 2000 on her election for Roundhay ward.
  4. Platt had previously been a Whinmoor ward councillor from 1980 and 1990.
  5. Moxon lost her re-election bid at the next election in 1998 and a second attempt in 1999. She was elected for Chapel Allerton ward in 2000.
  6. Blake lost her seat at the next election in 2000. She later served as a Hunslet ward councillor from 2002 till her election for Middleton Park ward at the 2004 election.
  7. Golton did not run for re-election in Weetwood ward at the next election in 2006 and successfully ran for Rothwell ward instead.
  8. Jennings left the Liberal Democrat group to sit as an independent before the 2007 election.
  9. Following the recent election, Jennings joined the Conservatives as he felt "I can serve my ward better as part of a group rather than sitting as an independent." Now a Conservative, he lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats at the next election in 2008. Jennings would later rejoin the Liberal Democrats and stand for them again in Weetwood ward in 2018.
  10. Gibson lost his seat at the next election in 2019. He was elected to council again to represent Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward in 2021.
  11. Heselwood had previously represented Bramley and Stanningley ward from 2016 to 2023. [17]

References

  1. "Councillor Emma Flint". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. "Councillor Julie Heselwood". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "Councillor Izaak Wilson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. "Councillor Ann Castle". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. "Eileen Moxon". The Guardian . 11 August 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  6. "Councillor Judith Blake". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. "Councillor Stewart Golton". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. "Councillor Brian Jennings". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. "Councillor Sue Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. "Councillor Judith Chapman". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  11. "Rainbow is over as Greens quit". Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  12. "Councillor Ben Chastney". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  13. "Councillor Jonathan Bentley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  14. "Councillor Christine Knight". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  15. "Councillor James Gibson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  16. "Councillor Chris Howley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  17. "Candidates selected to fight in Armley, Bramley & Stanningley, Kirkstall and Pudsey wards feature returning and new faces". westleedsdispatch.com. West Leeds Dispatch. 20 October 2022.