News Release
2 May 2008
LEEDS LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - 2008 Results have been confirmed in the local elections for Leeds City Council.
Of the 34 seats contested – one in each ward except in Calverley and Farsley ward where
there was a double vacancy – Labour have 13, Conservative 9, Liberal Democrat 9, Green
Party 1, Morley Borough Independent 2.
Taking into account the council’s total 99 seats, the political composition of Leeds City
Council is now as follows: Labour 43, Liberal Democrat 24, Conservative 22, Morley
Borough Independent 5, Green Party 3, Independent 1, BNP 1.
Voter turnout was approximately 35.76%, as compared to 37.52% in 2007.
Full results are below, listed in alphabetical order by ward.
Total percentage of votes by party are as follows:
Party
Percentage votes by party
Conservative 31.41%
Labour 28.67%
Liberal Democratic
18.89%
BNP 11.35%
Green 3.72%
Morley Borough Independents
3.19%
Alliance for Green Socialism
0.97%
UK Independent Party
0.9%
Independent 0.77%
English Democrats ‘Putting England First’
0.14
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Local Elections 2008 - Results
Adel and Wharfedale Ward
Elected: BARRY JOHN ANDERSON
Turnout: 47.62%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
ANDERSON
BARRY JOHN CONSERVATIVE
4377
JASON
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
269
HARLAND
DOREEN
ILLINGWORTH
LABOUR
727
VALERIE
PAUL
MARCHANT
GREEN PARTY
202
RICHARD
SHAW CHRISTINA
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS 2020
Alwoodley Ward
Elected: RONNIE FELDMAN
Turnout: 40.68%
Surname
Other Names
Party
Votes
CLAY JOHN
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
1041
FELDMAN RONNIE CONSERVATIVE
4059
HENDON
WARREN
UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY
250
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
JACKSON BRIAN
174
SOCIALISM
MASTERTON DOUG
LABOUR
1390
WHITAKER
CHRISTINE
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
228
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Ardsley and Robin Hood Ward
Elected: KAREN RENSHAW
Turnout: 35.53%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
BEVERLEY
JOANNA
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
1685
DANIEL
DAVID
UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY
201
FLYNN BILLY CONSERVATIVE
1298
MCARDLE STEWART
INDEPENDENT
420
PHILIP
MOORE
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
396
HARRISON
RENSHAW KAREN
LABOUR
1696
Armley Ward
Elected: ALISON NATALIE KAY LOWE
Turnout: 28.01%
Surname
Other Names
Party
Votes
CROKE MICHAEL
GREEN
PARTY
616
BRITISH NATIONAL
FITZPATRICK SHAUN
LIAM
753
PARTY
KAPP
JEREMY MARK
CONSERVATIVE
915
CHRISTOPHER
LOVELL
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
512
JOHN
ALISON
LOWE
LABOUR
2104
NATALIE KAY
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Beeston and Holbeck Ward
Elected: ANGELA GABRIEL
Turnout: 28.54%
Surname
Other Names
Party
Votes
JULIE
CUTHBERT
GREEN PARTY
237
CONSUELO
FULLER JAMES
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
462
GABRIEL ANGELA LABOUR
1841
TAYLOR
DEAN MARK
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
663
ROBERT JAMES
WINFIELD
CONSERVATIVE
1002
WILLIAM
UK INDEPENDENCE
WOODHOUSE WILFRED
207
PARTY
Bramley and Stanningley Ward
Elected: DENISE ATKINSON
Turnout: 28.88%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
ATKINSON DENISE LABOUR
2019
MICHAEL
BEST
CONSERVATIVE
1069
KENNETH
BROWN
PAMELA JOY
GREEN PARTY
248
DAVID
GATENBY
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
628
ANDREW
THE ENGLISH
DEAN
LOCKE
DEMOCRATS - "PUTTING
276
ANDREW
ENGLAND FIRST!"
ADAM JOHN
SLACK
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
541
THOMAS
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Burmantofts and Richmond Hill Ward
Elected: RALPH PRYKE
Turnout: 29.42%
Other
Surname
Party
Votes
Names
ADILYPOUR DANIAL
LABOUR
1330
CAROLINE
ANDERSON
CONSERVATIVE
241
HELEN
MARK
BRITISH NATIONAL
COLLETT
919
ADRIAN
PARTY
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
ALLAN
HOUSE
SOCIALISM - SAVE
93
OLIVER
HOMES
PRYKE RALPH
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
1852
Calverley and Farsley Ward
Elected: ANDREW CARTER, JOESPH WILLIAM MARJORAM
Turnout: 36.96%
Surname
Other Names
Party
Votes
ARBUCKLE KATE
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
836
CARTER ANDREW
CONSERVATIVE
4283
HOLLINGS
JANE LYNN
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
666
HOY LORRAINE
LABOUR
1327
ANDREW
JAROSZ
LABOUR
1262
RICHARD
LEARY
ROBERT JOHN
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
637
JOSEPH
MARJORAM
CONSERVATIVE
3159
WILLIAM
READ CHRIS
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS 613
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Chapel Allerton Ward
Elected: EILEEN TAYLOR
Turnout: 31.58%
Surname
Other Names
Party
Votes
BAKER SIMON CONSERVATIVE
794
ELLIOT
MARK JAMES
GREEN PARTY
359
HUSSEIN ALTAF
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
1222
BEVERLEY
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
SAMUELS
496
MONICA
SOCIALISM
TAYLOR EILEEN
LABOUR
2415
DAVID
BRITISH NATIONAL
WHITAKER
177
GRAHAM
PARTY
City and Hunslet Ward
Elected: ELIZABETH NASH
Turnout: 19.71%
Surname
Other Names
Party
Votes
ATKINSON
JOHN
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
436
HARLEY SIMON CONSERVATIVE
538
NASH ELIZABETH
LABOUR
1697
PARNHAM ANDY
GREEN
PARTY
193
SADLER PIP
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS 488
SUJAWAL MUSERAT
INDEPENDENT
272
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Crossgates and Whinmoor ward
Elected: SUZI ARMITAGE
Turnout: 38.05%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
ARMITAGE SUZI
LABOUR
2368
BRITISH NATIONAL
DOUGLAS JOHN
HARRY
979
PARTY
NORMAN
ANN CARMEL
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
577
UK INDEPENDENCE
ODDY DARREN
PAUL
276
PARTY
SCHOFIELD DAVID
CONSERVATIVE
2233
Farnley and Wortley Ward
Elected: DAVID BLACKBURN
Turnout: 32.49%
Other
Surname
Party Votes
Names
BLACKBURN DAVID GREEN
PARTY
2556
BROADBENT GLENN CONSERVATIVE
859
FOSTER
HELEN
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
793
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
NORMASCHILD DECLAN
28
SOCIALISM
MICHAEL
TAYLOR
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
233
FRANCIS
STEPHEN
TOWLER
LABOUR
1264
JOHN
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Garforth and Swillington Ward
Elected: ANDREA SUSAN MCKENNA
Turnout: 44.66%
Surname
Other Names
Party Votes
JACQUES
ROBERT HUGH
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
535
MCKENNA
ANDREA SUSAN LABOUR
3004
WINNIFRED
MOWBRAY
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
752
MARY
TURNER
LOUISE JAYNE
CONSERVATIVE
2768
Gipton and Harehills Ward
Elected: ALAN TAYLOR
Turnout: 38.22%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
GREENWOOD BEATRICE
CONSERVATIVE
217
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
IQBAL AZAR SOCIALISM - SAVE
83
HOMES
MAQSOOD KAMILA
LABOUR
2551
MARTIN
REED
GREEN PARTY
94
LESLIE
BRITISH NATIONAL
SMITH DARRAN
PAUL
389
PARTY
TAYLOR ALAN LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
2584
WHEATLEY KATIE
ANNE
INDEPENDENT
110
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Guiseley and Rawdon Ward
Elected: GRAHAM LATTY
Turnout: 40.34%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
AVISON COLIN
CLIFFORD
GREEN
PARTY
347
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
CHRISTIE GARETH
MORGAN
62
SOCIALISM
CLEASBY CINDY
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS 834
KING MIKE
LABOUR
1664
LATTY GRAHAM
CONSERVATIVE
3456
TAYLOR
WAYNE PATRICK
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
436
Harewood Ward
Elected: ANN CASTLE
Turnout: 45.91%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
CAPSTICK PATRICIA GREEN
PARTY
210
CASTLE ANN
CONSERVATIVE
4940
CHAPMAN BENJAMIN
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS 426
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
CHRISTIE FIONA
JEAN
53
SOCIALISM
MARTIN
GIBSON
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
376
DARREN
DAVID
NAGLE
LABOUR
734
PATRICK
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Headlingley Ward
Elected: JAMIE MATTHEWS
Turnout: 19.69%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
AZAM MOHAMMED
LABOUR
730
SEQUOYAH
DE SOUZA
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
DOMINIK
25
VIGNESWAREN
SOCIALISM
NICOLAI
BRITISH NATIONAL
HANSARD LAWRENCE
40
PARTY
HORWOOD
MICHAEL JOHN
CONSERVATIVE
318
MATTHEWS JAMIE
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
1021
SUNDERLAND
TIM JOHN
GREEN PARTY
344
Horsforth Ward
Elected: CHRIS TOWNSLEY
Turnout: 41.95%
Surname
Other Names
Party
Votes
BRITISH NATIONAL
ASQUITH IAN
339
PARTY
BINNS
ANDREA KAY
GREEN PARTY
272
GILL NIGEL
LABOUR
563
HARDCASTLE RICHARD
CONSERVATIVE
2746
TOWNSLEY CHRIS
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
3321
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Hyde Park and Woodhouse Ward
Elected: PENNY EWENS
Turnout: 19.91%
Surname Other
Names Party
Votes
BERNARD
BRITISH NATIONAL
ALLEN
102
ADRIAN
PARTY
BISSON
KATE ALICE
GREEN PARTY
299
EWENS PENNY
LIBERAL
DEMOCRAT
1206
HARPER GERRY
LABOUR
1142
SYPRIAN
PITKIN
CONSERVATIVE
219
ANTHONY
Killingbeck and Seacroft Ward
Elected: GRAHAM HYDE
Turnout: 31.45%
Other
Surname
Party
Votes
Names
UK INDEPENDENCE
DOUGLAS ADAM
454
PARTY
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
SIMON
FEARN
SOCIALISM - SAVE
122
HARRIS
HOMES
FISHER SADIE
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
530
HYDE GRAHAM
LABOUR
2576
BRITISH NATIONAL
POWELL MARK
723
PARTY
DONALD
TOWNSLEY
CONSERVATIVE
767
HOLFORD
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Kippax and Methley Ward
Elected: KEITH PARKER
Turnout: 37.77%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
MACARTHUR
JOHN DURNO
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
506
BRITISH NATIONAL
MAVERICK PETER
FRANK
751
PARTY
PARKER KEITH
LABOUR
3048
PHILLIPS
TINA LOUISE
CONSERVATIVE
1720
Kirkstall Ward
Elected: LUCINDA JOY YEADON Turnout: 30.12%
Surname Other
names
Party
Votes
COLEMAN RUTH LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
1844
HILL ANNE-MARIE
GREEN
PARTY
337
PHILIP
SMITH
CONSERVATIVE
495
RICHARD
BRITISH NATIONAL
THACKWRAY TONY
376
PARTY
YEADON
LUCINDA JOY LABOUR
1981
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Middleton Park Ward
Elected: GEOFF DRIVER
Turnout: 29.38%
Other
Surname
Party
Votes
Names
THE LABOUR AND CO-
DRIVER GEOFF
OPERATIVE PARTY
1960
CANDIDATE
GOLTON CHRISTINE
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
517
ALASTAIR
GUNN
CONSERVATIVE
724
HUNTER
MEESON
KEVIN
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
1911
Moortown ward
Elected: MARK DANIEL HARRIS
Turnout: 39.57%
Other
Surname
Party Votes
Names
BRITISH NATIONAL
BROWN ANTHONY
267
PARTY
LINDA
CULLEN
LABOUR
1756
MICHELE
MICHAEL
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
DAVIES
242
FRANCIS
SOCIALISM
MARK
HARRIS
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
2813
DANIEL
UK INDEPENDENCE
MILES JEFF
131
PARTY
SMITH AMY CONSERVATIVE
1597
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Morley North ward
Elected: ROBERT PAUL FINNIGAN
Turnout: 40.19%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
THE LABOUR AND
DAWSON NEIL
CO-OPERATIVE
955
PARTY CANDIDATE
MORLEY BOROUGH
FINNIGAN ROBERT
PAUL
3665
INDEPENDENTS
HUNT
NEIL RICHARD
CONSERVATIVE
861
JAMES SIMON
JENNINGS
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
224
EDWARD
BRITISH NATIONAL
REDMOND TOM
1388
PARTY
Morley South Ward
Elected: JUDITH MARY ELLIOT
Turnout: 37.75%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
MORLEY BOROUGH
ELLIOTT JUDITH
MARY
2714
INDEPENDENTS
FOSSEY
NATHAN DAVID
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
202
HOLMES MARK
CONSERVATIVE
517
HUDSON ALEC
LABOUR
832
BRITISH NATIONAL
MEE MIKE
1779
PARTY
CHARLES
SLINGSBY
INDEPENDENT 158
ALBERT
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Otley and Yeadon Ward
Elected: GRAHAM PETER KIRKLAND
Turnout: 44.17%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
KENNETH
CREEK
CONSERVATIVE
2139
JOHN
FRANCIS
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
DENNING
JOHN
177
SOCIALISM
BURLEIGH
EVELEIGH JOHN
LABOUR
1716
GRAHAM
KIRKLAND
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
2951
PETER
RICHARD
BRITISH NATIONAL
WARRINGTON
382
THOMAS
PARTY
DAVID
WEBB
GREEN PARTY
232
CHARLES
Pudsey Ward
Elected: JOSIE JAROSZ
Turnout: 37.83%
Surname Other
names
Party
Votes
ALDISS JASON CONSERVATIVE
2220
DRACUP IRENE
GLYNIS
GREEN
PARTY
303
GREGORY
HALL
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
580
JOHN
HIRST
JOHN DARRELL BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
857
JAROSZ JOSIE
LABOUR
2530
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Rothwell Ward
Elected: DON WILSON
Turnout: 37.59%
Other
Surname
Party Votes
Names
BRUCE KAREN
LABOUR
1954
ROBERT
PEEL
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
625
ANDREW
MATTHEW
ROBINSON
CONSERVATIVE
706
JAMES
WILSON DON LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
2534
Roundhay Ward
Elected: MATTHEW LOBLEY
Turnout: 41.38%
Other
Surname
Party Votes
Names
BRAWLEY SEAN
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
820
MALCOLM
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
CHRISTIE
281
SCOTT
SOCIALISM
BRITISH NATIONAL
FERGUSON MARK
228
PARTY
HAMILTON SHARON
LABOUR
2145
COLIN
JOHNSTON
GREEN PARTY
294
EDWARD
LOBLEY MATTHEW
CONSERVATIVE
3337
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Temple Newsam Ward
Elected: WILLIAM SCHOFIELD HYDE
Turnout: 44.04%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
COUPAR JEFF
LABOUR
2083
DAVID
GALE
INDEPENDENT 487
ARTHUR
BRITISH NATIONAL
HOLLINGS PETER
1560
PARTY
WILLIAM
HYDE
CONSERVATIVE
2386
SCHOFIELD
NORMAN
KEITH CECIL
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
521
Weetwood Ward
Elected: BEN CHASTNEY
Turnout: 34.92%
Surname Other
Names
Party
Votes
TREVOR
ALLIANCE FOR GREEN
BAVAGE
ANTHONY
109
SOCIALISM
JOHN
CHASTNEY BEN
LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
2436
HAYIRLIOGLU ERCAN
INDEPENDENT
18
MARTIN
HEMINGWAY
GREEN PARTY
306
FRANCIS
BRIAN DAVID
JENNINGS
CONSERVATIVE
1713
TIMOTHY
BRITISH NATIONAL
KNIGHT SHARON
ANNIE
302
PARTY
PICKARD ROSIE
LABOUR
952
PROCTER ALAN
LESLIE
INDEPENDENT
67
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Wetherby Ward
Elected: GERALD WILKINSON
Turnout: 42.23%
Other
Party Votes
Surname
Names
CASSELL JOLENE
LABOUR
1070
DAVID
BRITISH NATIONAL
CRAVEN
GORDON
315
PARTY
JAMES
GAGEN KATE LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS
631
UK INDEPENDENCE
ROBSON TONY
289
PARTY
WILKINSON GERALD CONSERVATIVE
4208
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