Armley (ward)

Armley is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in the west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the district of the same name.

Armley

Armley highlighted within Leeds
Population16,659 (2019 electorate)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

Councillors since 1980

Michael Meadowcroft represented Castleton ward (1968-1973), Armley and Castleton ward (1973-1980) and Armley ward (1980-1983). Member of Parliament for Leeds West (1983-1987).
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1980 Michael Meadowcroft (Lib)[lower-alpha 1] David Selby (Lib) B. Nelson (Lib)[lower-alpha 2]
1982 Michael Meadowcroft (Lib) David Selby (Lib) M.P. Roberts (Lib)
1983 Michael Meadowcroft (Lib) David Selby (Lib) M.P. Roberts (Lib)
1983 by-election Sandy Melville (Lib)[lower-alpha 3] David Selby (Lib) M.P. Roberts (Lib)
1984 Sandy Melville (Lib) David Selby (Lib) M.P. Roberts (Lib)
January 1986 Sandy Melville (Ind)[lower-alpha 4] David Selby (Lib) M.P. Roberts (Lib)
1986 Sandy Melville (Ind) David Selby (Lib) M.P. Roberts (Lib)
1987 Sandy Melville (Ind) David Selby (Lib) M.P. Roberts (Lib)
1988 James McKenna (Lab) David Selby (SLD) M.P. Roberts (SLD)
1988 by-election James McKenna (Lab) Paul Paley (Lab) M.P. Roberts (SLD)
1990 James McKenna (Lab) Paul Paley (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)[5]
1991 James McKenna (Lab) Paul Paley (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
1992 James McKenna (Lab) Paul Paley (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
1994 James McKenna (Lab) Paul Paley (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
1995 James McKenna (Lab) Paul Paley (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
1996 James McKenna (Lab) Paul Paley (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
1998 James McKenna (Lab) Paul Paley (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
1999 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab)[lower-alpha 5][6] Alison Lowe (Lab)
2000 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2002 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2003 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2004 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2006 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2007 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2008 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2010 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2011 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2012 James McKenna (Lab) Janet Harper (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2014 James McKenna (Lab) Alice Smart (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2015 James McKenna (Lab) Alice Smart (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2016 James McKenna (Lab) Alice Smart (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2018 James McKenna (Lab) Alice Smart (Lab) Alison Lowe (Lab)
2019 James McKenna* (Lab) Alice Smart* (Lab) Lou Cunningham* (Lab)

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

Elections since 2010

May 2019

2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lou Cunningham 2,477 60.7 +7.3
Green Keith Whittaker 544 13.3 -0.9
Conservative Cormac Trigg 415 10.2 -2.6
For Britain Jim Miller 366 8.9 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Dan Walker 226 5.5 +2.0
Socialist Alternative Nina Brown 53 1.3 -2.1
Majority 1,933 47.4 +8.2
Turnout 4,111 24.7 -2.1
Labour hold Swing +4.1

May 2018

2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Smart* 2,747 53.4 -2.3
Labour James McKenna* 2,632
Labour Alison Lowe* 2,447
Green Andrea Binns 732 14.2 +4.9
Conservative Matthew Leech 657 12.8 +5.0
Conservative Nicola Tinsley 565
Green Gideon Jones 545
Conservative Robert Murphy-Fell 522
Liberal Democrats Dan Walker 387 7.5 +3.8
For Britain James Miller 261 5.1 N/A
Democrats and Veterans John Withill 184 3.6 N/A
TUSC Rob Hooper 175 3.4 +2.4
Majority 2,015 39.2 +6.1
Turnout 16,704 26.8 -2.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Lowe* 2,726 55.7 +7.4
UKIP David Caldwell 1,104 22.6 +1.3
Green David Smith 453 9.3 -2.3
Conservative Shane Morgan 380 7.8 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Glover 181 3.7 -0.3
TUSC Beth Sutcliffe 47 1.0 -0.1
Majority 1,622 33.1 +6.2
Turnout 4,891 29.1
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim McKenna* 4,612 48.3 -14.5
UKIP Dave Caldwell 2,040 21.3 +21.3
Conservative Shane Mogan 1,314 13.7 -2.9
Green Nick Crawley 1,108 11.6 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Glover 381 4.0 -3.0
TUSC Carole O'Keefe 103 1.1 +1.1
Majority 2,572 26.9 -19.4
Turnout 9,558 54.6
Labour hold Swing -17.9

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Smart 2,269 43.8
UKIP John Withill 1,548 29.9
Green Yvonne Clarke 669 12.9
Conservative Mohammed Rahman 392 7.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Glover 236 4.6
TUSC Iain Dalton 65 1.3
Majority 721
Turnout 5,179 30.54
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Lowe* 2,686 61.2 -1.6
Green Jane Morrison 596 13.6 -0.1
Conservative Ross Burgham 554 12.6 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Arnott 326 7.4 +0.4
TUSC Stephen Hobson 229 5.2 +5.2
Majority 2,090 47.6 +1.3
Turnout 4,391
Labour hold Swing -0.7

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim McKenna* 3,428 62.8 +16.6
Conservative Ross Burgham 901 16.5 +1.3
Green Jane Morrison 748 13.7 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Ruth Pecher 382 7.0 -15.6
Majority 2,527 46.3 +22.7
Turnout 5,459 31
Labour hold Swing +7.6

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Harper* 4,475 46.2 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Arnott 2,186 22.5 +12.1
Conservative Gregory Rodwell 1,478 15.2 -3.4
BNP 921 9.5 -5.9
Green Robert Simpson 635 6.5 -6.0
Majority 2,289 23.6 -0.7
Turnout 9,695 57.1 +29.1
Labour hold Swing -4.4

Notes

  1. Meadowcroft had previously been a ward councillor for Castleton ward from 1968 and then Armley and Castleton ward since 1973.
  2. Nelson had been an Armley and Castleton ward councillor since 1973.
  3. The by-election was called to replace Michael Meadowcroft, who resigned after becoming Member of Parliament for Leeds West at the 1983 general election. Meadowcroft later contested Bramley ward in 1990 and 1991.
  4. Melville left the Liberal Party to sit as an independent councillor.
  5. Harper had previously been a Pudsey North ward councillor from 1994 until losing her seat in 1998.

References

  1. "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Armley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Councillor Lou Cunningham". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. "Councillor James McKenna". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. "Councillor Alice Smart". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. "Councillor Alison Lowe". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. "Councillor Janet Harper". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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