Horsforth (ward)
Horsforth is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the suburb of the same name and a southern part of Rawdon.
| Horsforth | |
|---|---|
 Horsforth highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 17,411 (2019 electorate)[1] |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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Boundaries
The Horsforth ward includes the civil parish of the same name, also overseen by Horsforth Town Council.
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Morris Crossfield (Lib) | R. Morrish (Lib) | H. Stuttard (Lib) | |||
| 1975 | Morris Crossfield (Lib) | R. Morrish (Lib) | M. Frame (Con) | |||
| 1976 | Morris Crossfield (Lib) | A. Foyston (Con) | M. Frame (Con) | |||
| 1978 | Morris Crossfield (Lib) | A. Foyston (Con) | M. Frame (Con) | |||
| By-election | Morris Crossfield (Lib) | Unknown (Con) | M. Frame (Con) | |||
| 1979 | Morris Crossfield (Lib) | Unknown (Con) | R. Howe (Lib) | |||
| 1980 | Morris Crossfield (Lib) | S.J. Cooksey (Lib) | Valerie Stephens (Con) | |||
| 1982 | Morris Crossfield (Lib) | S.J. Cooksey (Lib) | Julian Cummins (Lib) | |||
| 1983 | Valerie Stephens (Con) | S.J. Cooksey (Lib) | Julian Cummins (Lib) | |||
| 1984 | Valerie Stephens (Con) | S.J. Cooksey (Lib) | Julian Cummins (Lib) | |||
| 1986 | Valerie Stephens (Con) | S.J. Cooksey (Lib) | Julian Cummins (Lib) | |||
| 1987 | B. Rich (Lib) | S.J. Cooksey (Lib) | Julian Cummins (Lib) | |||
| 1988 | B. Rich (SLD) | S.J. Cooksey (SLD) | Julian Cummins (SLD) | |||
| 1989 by-election | John Meade (SLD) | Andrew McCaig (SLD) | Julian Cummins (SLD) | |||
| 1990 | John Meade (LD) | Andrew McCaig (LD) | Michael Shaw (LD)[lower-alpha 1] | |||
| 1991 | John Meade (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD)[6] | Michael Shaw (LD) | |||
| 1992 | John Meade (LD) | Mary Addison (Con) | Michael Shaw (LD) | |||
| 1994 | John Meade (LD) | Mary Addison (Con) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 1995 | Brian Cleasby (LD)[7] | Mary Addison (Con) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 1996 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Roger Harris (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 1998 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Roger Harris (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 1999 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Tom Nossiter (LD)[lower-alpha 2] | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2000 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Andrew Barker (LD)[8] | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2002 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Andrew Barker (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2003 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Andrew Barker (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2004 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Andrew Barker (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2006 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Andrew Barker (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2007 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Andrew Barker (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2008 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Andrew Barker (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2010 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Andrew Barker (LD) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2011 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Dawn Collins (Con) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2012 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Dawn Collins (Con) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2014 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Dawn Collins (Con) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2015 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Dawn Collins (Con) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2016 | Brian Cleasby (LD) | Dawn Collins (Con) | Christopher Townsley (LD) | |||
| 2018 | Jonathan Taylor (Con) | Dawn Collins (Con) | Jackie Shemilt (Con) | |||
| 2019 | Jonathan Taylor* (Con) | Dawn Collins* (Con) | Jackie Shemilt* (Con) | |||
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 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jackie Shemilt* | 2,625 | 37.4 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | John Garvani | 1,878 | 26.7 | -1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Mark Dowling | 1,339 | 19.1 | -3.5 | |
| Green | Rosa Shaw | 838 | 11.9 | -1.0 | |
| UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 337 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 747 | 10.7 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,065 | 40.6 | -3.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dawn Collins* | 3,195 | 36.5 | +9.3 | |
| Conservative | Jonathon Taylor | 2,770 | |||
| Conservative | Jackie Shemilt | 2,660 | |||
| Labour | John Garvani | 2,453 | 28.0 | +0.5 | |
| Labour | Briony Sloan | 2,380 | |||
| Labour | Nathalie Bethesda | 2,208 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Dowling | 1,976 | 22.6 | -10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Becky Heaviside | 1,903 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Read | 1,288 | |||
| Green Party - Save Our Green Space | Caroline Tomes | 1,132 | 12.9 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 742 | 8.5 | +3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 17,539 | 43.8 | +1.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Townsley* | 2,329 | 32.9 | +13.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | Ian McCargo | 1,945 | 27.5 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Richard John O'Callaghan | 1,923 | 27.2 | -12.9 | |
| UKIP | Roger Facer Tattersall | 462 | 6.5 | -1.8 | |
| Green | Ben Hall | 421 | 5.9 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 384 | 5.4 | -10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 7,080 | 42.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dawn Collins* | 5,082 | 40.1 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | Jake Kelly | 3,081 | 24.3 | -3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Gareth Hughes | 2,480 | 19.5 | -11.5 | |
| UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 1,047 | 8.3 | +3.0 | |
| Green | Harriet Regina Barry | 873 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
| TUSC | Gary McVeigh-Kaye | 125 | 1.0 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 2,001 | 15.8 | +13.1 | ||
| Turnout | 12,688 | 73.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Cleasby* | 2,037 | 28.6 | -11.4 | |
| Conservative | Richard O’Callaghan | 1,880 | 26.4 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | Rob Wilkinson | 1,644 | 23.1 | +2.1 | |
| UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 1,059 | 14.9 | +8.0 | |
| Green | Timothy Goodall | 446 | 6.3 | +1.5 | |
| TUSC | Benjamin Dixon | 56 | 0.8 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 157 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 7,122 | 40.88 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Townsley* | 2,636 | 40.0 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard Hardcastle | 1,725 | 26.2 | -7.6 | |
| Labour | Gary Kaye | 1,381 | 21.0 | -6.9 | |
| UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 453 | 6.9 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Andrea Binns | 317 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| TUSC | Andrew Smith | 77 | 1.2 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 911 | 13.8 | +11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,589 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.3 | |||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dawn Collins | 2,680 | 33.7 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Arbuckle | 2,466 | 31.0 | -16.8 | |
| Labour | Robert Wilkinson | 2,213 | 27.9 | +8.9 | |
| UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 421 | 5.3 | +2.7 | |
| TUSC | Andrew Smith | 164 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 214 | 2.7 | -20.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,944 | 45 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.6 | |||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Cleasby* | 5,959 | 47.9 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Dawn Collins | 3,138 | 25.2 | -12.7 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Brady | 2,356 | 18.9 | +11.1 | |
| BNP | Ian Asquith | 358 | 2.9 | -1.8 | |
| UKIP | Paul Hellyer | 326 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Green | Andrea Binns | 316 | 2.5 | -1.2 | |
| Majority | 2,821 | 22.7 | +14.8 | ||
| Turnout | 12,453 | 71.2 | +29.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +7.3 | |||
Notes
References
- "Leeds City Council election results 2019: Horsforth". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- "Councillor Dawn Collins". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Councillor Jackie Shemilt". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Councillor Jonathon Taylor". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Dr Julian Cummins". bramley.demon.co.uk. Michael Meadowcroft & Liz Bee. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Councillor Chris Townsley". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Councillor Brian Cleasby". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Councillor Andrew Barker". democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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