Adel and Wharfedale (ward)

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Adel and Wharfedale
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Adel and Wharfedale highlighted within Leeds
Population16,606 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Adel and Wharfedale is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the north west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering both urban and rural areas including Adel, Bramhope, Cookridge, Holt Park and Pool-in-Wharfedale.

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Boundaries

The Adel and Wharfedale ward includes the civil parishes of:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Barry Anderson (Con) [lower-alpha 1] Les Carter (Con) [lower-alpha 2] [4] Clive Fox (Con) [lower-alpha 3] [5]
2006 Barry Anderson (Con)Les Carter (Con)Clive Fox (Con)
2007 Barry Anderson (Con)Les Carter (Con)Clive Fox (Con)
2008 Barry Anderson (Con)Les Carter (Con)Clive Fox (Con)
2010 Barry Anderson (Con)Les Carter (Con)Clive Fox (Con)
2011 Barry Anderson (Con)Les Carter (Con)Clive Fox (Con)
2012 Barry Anderson (Con)Les Carter (Con)Clive Fox (Con) [lower-alpha 4]
2014 Barry Anderson (Con)Les Carter (Con)Billy Flynn (Con)
2015 Barry Anderson (Con)Caroline Anderson (Con)Billy Flynn (Con)
2016 Barry Anderson (Con)Caroline Anderson (Con)Billy Flynn (Con)
2018 Barry Anderson (Con)Caroline Anderson (Con)Billy Flynn (Con)
2019 Barry Anderson (Con)Caroline Anderson (Con)Billy Flynn (Con)
2021 Barry Anderson (Con)Caroline Anderson (Con)Billy Flynn (Con)
2022 Barry Anderson (Con)Caroline Anderson (Con)Billy Flynn (Con)
2023 Barry Anderson (Con)Caroline Anderson (Con)Billy Flynn (Con)
2024 Barry Anderson* (Con)Caroline Anderson* (Con)Billy Flynn* (Con)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Anderson* 3,274 44.0 +0.2
Labour Jane Orton2,56334.4+5.1
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger83811.3-7.8
Green Fiona Love5036.8-1.1
Yorkshire Corey Robinson2283.1New
Majority7115.6-8.9
Turnout 7,44244.4+1.8
Conservative hold Swing -2.4

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Billy Flynn* 3,087 43.8 -12.5
Labour Co-op Steve Clapcote2,06429.3+2.3
Liberal Democrats Sharon Slinger1,34319.1+10.6
Green Fiona Love5547.9+1.7
Majority1,02314.5-14.8
Turnout 7,07642.6-4.7
Conservative hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 4,385 56.3 +0.7
Labour Chris Bridges2,10427.0+2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Twitchett6638.5-4.0
Green Fiona Love4866.2-0.7
Yorkshire Corey Robinson1271.6N/A
Majority2,28129.3-2.0
Turnout 7,79347.3-2.7
Conservative hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Anderson* 4,527 55.6 +9.0
Labour Chris Bridges1,97524.3+4.8
Liberal Democrats Michael White1,02212.5-5.8
Green Lesley Jeffries5666.9-0.9
Majority2,55231.3+4.2
Turnout 8,14450.0+9.1
Conservative hold Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Billy Flynn* 2,952 46.6 -14.9
Labour Nigel Gill1,23519.5-0.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Dowling1,15918.3+6.0
Green Lesley Jeffries4917.8+0.3
UKIP Andrew Greenwood4917.8+7.8
Majority1,71727.1-14.3
Turnout 6,35240.1-5.1
Conservative hold Swing -7.4

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 4,856 61.5 +3.1
Conservative Caroline Anderson* 4,269
Conservative Billy Flynn* 3,881
Labour Nigel Gill1,55619.7+1.7
Labour Geraldine Montgomerie1,435
Labour Andy Rontree1,264
Liberal Democrats Peter Jackson97712.3-1.1
Liberal Democrats Jane Trewhella883
Liberal Democrats Ed Thornley715
Green Liddy Swales5917.5+3.5
Majority3,30041.4+1.0
Turnout 15,98445.2-0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 4,125 58.4 +12.3
Labour Paul Wray1,27018.0-0.6
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Kebede94813.4-8.4
UKIP Glenn Morley4406.2-1.5
Green Emma Carter2814.0-1.8
Majority2,85540.4+16.0
Turnout 7,06445.5
Conservative hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Anderson 5,534 46.1 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Kebede2,61121.8+0.5
Labour Mark Henley2,23618.6-2.0
UKIP Malcolm Steele9267.7+3.9
Green Emma Carter6965.8+1.7
Majority2,92324.4-4.5
Turnout 12,00375.2
Conservative hold Swing -2.3

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Billy Flynn 3,018 44.5 -1.0
Labour Mark Henley1,31219.3+3.5
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Kebede1,15417.0-20.7
UKIP Mal Steele96614.2+13.5
Green Paul Marchant3365.0+2.3
Majority1,706
Turnout 6,786
Conservative hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Anderson* 3,674 52.9 +2.7
Labour Nigel Gill1,30118.7-1.9
Liberal Democrats Christina Shaw1,20217.3-4.0
UKIP Claire Wilson-Sharp4867.0+3.2
Green Paul Marchant2173.1-1.0
Alliance for Green SocialismGareth Christie711.0+1.0
Majority2,37334.1+5.2
Turnout 6,951
Conservative hold Swing +2.3

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Carter* 4,144 50.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Shaw1,75821.3-15.5
Labour Nigel Gill1,70120.6+5.7
Green Paul Marchant3374.1+1.7
UKIP Claire Wilson-Sharp3153.8+3.8
Majority2,38628.9+22.5
Turnout 8,25552
Conservative hold Swing +11.2

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Fox* 5,292 43.2 -14.4
Liberal Democrats Christina Shaw4,50836.8+10.2
Labour Nigel Gill1,82214.9+5.3
BNP Doreen Dawson3322.7-0.8
Green Paul Marchant2912.4-0.3
Majority7846.4-24.6
Turnout 12,24577.2+29.6
Conservative hold Swing -12.3

See also

Notes

  1. Anderson had been a ward councillor for Cookridge ward since 1999.
  2. Carter had previously been a ward councillor for Cookridge and Weetwood ward from 1973 to 1980 and then Cookridge ward until 2004.
  3. Fox had been a ward councillor for Otley and Wharfedale ward since 2000.
  4. Fox died in office on 8 April 2014, less than a month before his seat was up for election. No by-election was called and Billy Flynn was elected at the council election. [6]

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References

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  2. "Councillor Caroline Anderson". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. "Councillor Billy Flynn". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. "Councillor John Leslie Carter". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council . Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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