Wetherby (ward)

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Wetherby
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Wetherby.svg
Wetherby highlighted within Leeds
Population16,730 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
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Region
Country England
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Wetherby is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Wetherby and villages including Boston Spa, Bramham and Thorp Arch.

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Boundaries

The Wetherby ward includes the following civil parishes:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1973 David Hudson (Con) [4] Nick Brown (Con)J. Rolston (Con)
1975 David Hudson (Con)Nick Brown (Con)W. Hill (Con)
1976 David Hudson (Con)Nick Brown (Con) [lower-alpha 1] W. Hill (Con)
1978 David Hudson (Con)J. Grange (Con)W. Hill (Con)
1979 David Hudson (Con)J. Grange (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1980 David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1982 David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1983 David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1984 David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1986 David Hudson (Con)J. Gray (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1987 David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1988 David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1990 David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1991 David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1992 David Hudson (Con)John Evans (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1992 by-election David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con) [7] Heather Gardiner (Con)
1994 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1995 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con)Heather Gardiner (Con)
1996 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con)David Clark (Con)
1998 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con)David Clark (Con)
1999 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con) [8]
2000 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2002 David Hudson (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2003 Andrew Millard (Con) [9] John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2004 Andrew Millard (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2006 Andrew Millard (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2007 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2008 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2010 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2011 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2012 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2014 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2015 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2016 Alan Lamb (Con) John Procter (Con) [lower-alpha 2] Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2018 Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2019 Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Gerald Wilkinson (Con)
2019 by-election Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Linda Richards (Con) [lower-alpha 3] [13]
2021 Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Linda Richards (Con)
2022 Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Linda Richards (Con)
2023 Alan Lamb (Con)Norma Harrington (Con)Penny Stables (Green)
2024 Alan Lamb* (Con)Norma Harrington* (Con)Penny Stables* (Green)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Lamb* 3,727 49.2 +10.9
Green Anna Jacobs2,84537.5−15.4
Labour David Bowgett7369.7+3.2
Liberal Democrats Lesley McIntee2293.0+0.9
SDP Ian Howell430.6New
Majority8211.7−2.8
Turnout 7,60345.9−0.2
Conservative hold Swing +13.2

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Penny Stables 4,079 52.9 +18.5
Conservative Linda Richards*2,95838.3−8.7
Labour Co-op Lucy Nuttgens4986.5−5.2
Liberal Democrats James Prince1612.1−4.4
Majority1,12114.5+1.8
Turnout 7,71446.1+1.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Harrington* 3,514 47.0 −11.0
Green Penny Stables2,56834.4+12.1
Labour Co-op Luke Dixon-Murrow87811.7−0.9
Liberal Democrats Lesley McIntee4846.5−0.2
Majority94612.7−23.0
Turnout 7,47344.9−2.9
Conservative hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Lamb* 4,563 58.0 +1.1
Green Penny Stables1,75322.3+12.8
Labour Co-op Steve Clapcote99112.6+2.9
Liberal Democrats James Clark5276.7−17.1
Majority2,81035.7+3.6
Turnout 7,87447.8+9.2
Conservative hold Swing

December 2019 by-election

12 December 2019
replacing Gerald Wilkinson (deceased) [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Richards 7,181 57.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrats David Hopps2,37319.1−4.7
Labour Michael Bailey1,90615.3+5.6
Green Judith Dahlgreen9167.4−2.1
Majority4,80838.6+6.5
Turnout 12,44975.3+36.7
Conservative hold Swing

May 2019

[14]

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Wilkinson* 3,466 56.9 +0.4
Liberal Democrats David Hopps1,45223.8+7.6
Labour Paul Ratcliffe5939.7−8.1
Green Ruth Corry5809.5−0.1
Majority2,01432.1−6.6
Turnout 6,19838.6TBC
Conservative hold Swing -3.6

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Harrington 4,160 56.5 −1.8
Conservative Alan Lamb* 4,126
Conservative Gerald Wilkinson* 4,067
Labour John Lynch1,30817.8−1.8
Liberal Democrats David Hopps1,18916.2+9.9
Labour Jan Egan1,069
Labour Paul Ratcliffe875
Green Martin Pearce7049.6+6.1
Majority2,852TBC [15] TBC
Turnout TBCTBCTBC
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Wilkinson* 3,387 58.3 −0.1
Labour Adam Ferhani1,14119.6−1.6
UKIP Tina Janette Smith71212.3+3.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Mavis Golton3666.3+0.3
Green Vasco Santos2033.5−1.8
Majority2,24638.7+1.6
Turnout 5,80937.5
Conservative hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Lamb* 6,924 58.4 −1.5
Labour John Lynch2,51721.2−4.6
UKIP Bronwen Cole1,0859.1+2.5
Liberal Democrats Sara Howell7096.0−1.7
Green Sam Murrey6315.3+5.3
Majority4,40737.1+2.9
Turnout 11,86675.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.6

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Procter* 2,995 50.2 −5.7
UKIP Paul Spivey1,09618.4+3.4
Labour Paul Drinkwater1,02317.2−5.8
Green Sam Murray5088.5
Liberal Democrats Sara Howell3405.7−0.4
Majority1,89931.8
Turnout 38.38
Conservative hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerry Wilkinson* 3,123 55.9 −4.0
Labour Scott Nicholson1,28623.0−2.7
UKIP David Macey83815.0+8.4
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Chapman3386.1−1.7
Majority1,83732.9−1.3
Turnout 5,585
Conservative hold Swing -0.6

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Lamb* 4,524 59.9 +7.0
Labour James Barber1,94525.8+5.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bentley5837.7−10.8
UKIP David Macey4976.6+1.4
Majority2,57934.2+2.1
Turnout 7,54949
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Procter* 6,115 52.9 −11.7
Labour Ashley Walsh2,40320.8+4.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bentley2,14218.5+8.8
UKIP David Macey5955.1+0.7
BNP Sam Clayton3022.6−2.2
Majority3,71232.1−16.1
Turnout 11,55775.0+32.8
Conservative hold Swing -8.0

Notes

  1. Brown resigned his seat before the next election in 1978. He would later become a Harrogate Borough Councillor in 2008. [5] [6]
  2. Procter became a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber in November 2016. In 2017, Procter was not re-selected as a Conservative candidate to stand in his council ward at the 2018 election. [10]
  3. The by-election was called to find a successor to Gerald Wilkinson following his death in October 2019. [11] [12]

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