Hunslet and Riverside (ward)
Electoral ward in Leeds, England
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Hunslet and Riverside is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in Leeds, West Yorkshire, largely covering the inner city area of Hunslet to the south of the city centre. It was created in advance of the 2018 council election.
Population17,795 (2023 electorate)
| Hunslet and Riverside | |
|---|---|
Hunslet and Riverside highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 17,795 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
Prior to the 2018 election, the predecessor ward most closely corresponding to Hunslet and Riverside was City and Hunslet ward, containing Leeds city centre since 2004. From 1980 to 2022, the councillors in these wards all belonged to the Labour Party. In May 2022, however, the ward elected a councillor from the Green Party; the same election saw a similar departure in the neighbouring ward of Middleton Park, which elected a councillor from the Social Democratic Party.[4][5]
Councillors since 1973
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunslet East and West (1973 to 1980) | ||||||
| 1973 | Denis Pedder (Lib) | J. Barrie (Lib) | David Austick (Lib)[a] | |||
| 1975 | Denis Pedder (Lib) | J. Barrie (Lib) | M. Taylor (Lib) | |||
| 1976 | Denis Pedder (Lib) | Ivan Lester (Lib) | M. Taylor (Lib) | |||
| TBC | Denis Pedder (Ind)[b] | Ivan Lester (Lib) | M. Taylor (Lib) | |||
| 1978 | Geoff Driver (Lab)[7] | Ivan Lester (Lib) | M. Taylor (Lib) | |||
| 1979 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ivan Lester (Lib) | Trevor Park (Lab) | |||
| Hunslet (1980 to 2004) | ||||||
| 1980 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | Trevor Park (Lab) | |||
| 1982 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | Trevor Park (Lab) | |||
| 1983 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | Trevor Park (Lab) | |||
| 1984 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | Trevor Park (Lab) | |||
| 1986 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) | |||
| 1987 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) | |||
| 1988 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) | |||
| 1990 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Battle (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) | |||
| 1991 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ian Hugill (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) | |||
| 1992 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ian Hugill (Lab) | John Gunnell (Lab) | |||
| 1994 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | Ian Hugill (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) | |||
| 1995 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) | |||
| 1998 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) | |||
| 1999 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) | |||
| 2000 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Mark Davies (Lab) | |||
| 2002 | Geoff Driver (Lab) | John Erskine (Lab) | Judith Blake (Lab)[c][8] | |||
| 2003 | Geoff Driver (Lab)[d] | John Erskine (Lab) | Judith Blake (Lab)[e] | |||
| City and Hunslet (2004 to 2018) | ||||||
| 2004 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab)[f][9] | Patrick Davey (Lab)[10] | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab)[g] | |||
| 2006 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Patrick Davey (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| Hunslet and Riverside (2018 to present) | ||||||
| 2018 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Elizabeth Nash (Lab) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Ed Carlisle (GPEW) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Ed Carlisle (GPEW) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Ed Carlisle (GPEW) | Paul Wray (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal (Lab) | |||
| 2026 | Ed Carlisle* (GPEW) | Paul Wray* (Lab) | Mohammed Iqbal* (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection or change in party affiliation. * indicates current incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2018
May 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ed Carlisle* | 3,202 | 56.3 |  14.3 | |
| Labour Co-op | Sarata Sawo | 1,422 | 25.0 |  21.2 | |
| Reform | Ayesha Shamim | 700 | 12.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Taiwo Adeyemi | 199 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roderic Parker | 112 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
| SDP | Paul Thomas | 57 | 1.0 | 1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,780 | 31.3 | 27.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,692 | 33.7 | 5.2 | ||
| Green gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ||||
May 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,274 | 45.8 | −2.6 | |
| Green | Omar Mushtaq | 2,067 | 41.6 | −0.2 | |
| Conservative | Tamas Kovacs | 247 | 5.0 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Dale | 185 | 3.7 | +1.6 | |
| SDP | Daniel Whetstone | 107 | 2.2 | +1.1 | |
| TUSC | Oisín Duncan | 43 | 0.9 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 207 | 4.2 | −2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,965 | 28.5 | +4.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Wray* | 2,095 | 48.4 | +7.8 | |
| Green | Omar Mushtaq | 1,809 | 41.8 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Owen Rutherford | 231 | 5.3 | ±0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Benedict Turner-Chastney | 89 | 2.1 | +1.0 | |
| SDP | Thomas Foster | 48 | 1.1 | +0.4 | |
| TUSC | Oisín Duncan | 27 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 286 | 6.6 | −3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,330 | 24.3 | −2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ed Carlisle | 2,441 | 50.9 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 1,947 | 40.6 | −5.2 | |
| Conservative | Samson Adeyemi | 253 | 5.3 | −2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Benedict Turner-Chastney | 53 | 1.1 | −0.5 | |
| Freedom Alliance | Nick Cottle | 42 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| SDP | Thomas Foster | 33 | 0.7 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 494 | 10.3 | +6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,793 | 27.2 | −4.3 | ||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,535 | 45.8 | −0.5 | |
| Green | Ed Carlisle | 2,303 | 41.7 | −1.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Rowden | 456 | 8.2 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Benedict Turner-Chastney | 90 | 1.6 | −2.0 | |
| TUSC | Nina Brown | 52 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| SDP | Cordelia Lynan | 43 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 232 | 4.2 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,529 | 31.5 | +5.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Wray* | 2,012 | 48.8 | +1.4 | |
| Green | Ed Carlisle | 1,766 | 42.9 | +8.5 | |
| Conservative | Jordan Young | 192 | 4.7 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Benedict Turner-Chastney | 149 | 3.6 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 246 | 6 | −7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,119 | 25.6 | −1.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 2,399 | 47.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,391 | |||
| Labour | Paul Wray | 2,132 | |||
| Green | Ed Carlisle | 1,740 | 34.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Eunice Goncalves | 1,024 | |||
| Green | Alaric Hall | 931 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Salt | 409 | 8.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Scott Smith | 384 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 342 | |||
| Independent | Kenny Saunders | 340 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Spencer | 176 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 659 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16,702 | 27.4 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections from 2004 to 2017 (City and Hunslet)
May 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 2,483 | 49.1 | +4.2 | |
| Green | Ed Carlisle | 1,397 | 27.6 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Amy Green | 443 | 8.8 | 10.8 | |
| UKIP | Brian Weatherill | 425 | 8.4 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 252 | 4.9 | +0 | |
| TUSC | Mary Rosamund Finch | 54 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,086 | 21.5 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,054 | 25.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Davey* | 5,292 | 44.9 | −4.3 | |
| Green | Ed Carlisle | 2,694 | 22.8 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Richard Salt | 2,320 | 19.6 | +6.9 | |
| UKIP | Khalil Kungulilo | 808 | 6.9 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 573 | 4.9 | −2.3 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Christopher Worfolk | 104 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 2,598 | 22.0 | −20.4 | ||
| Turnout | 11,791 | 53.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -20.3 | |||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 2,434 | 49.2 | −18.2 | |
| UKIP | Nigel Buckland | 785 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
| Green | Glen Jankowski | 659 | 13.3 | +4 | |
| Conservative | Richard Salt | 631 | 12.7 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 354 | 7.2 | −2.8 | |
| TUSC | Mary Finch | 87 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 1,649 | 33.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,950 | 22.84 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 2,402 | 67.4 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 473 | 13.3 | −3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 357 | 10.0 | −10.3 | |
| Green | Neil Seepujak | 331 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Majority | 1,929 | 54.1 | +11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,563 | 16.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Davey* | 3,230 | 62.7 | +21.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 1,047 | 20.3 | −8.8 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Wharton | 877 | 17.0 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 2,183 | 42.4 | +30.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,154 | 25 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +15.0 | |||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 3,879 | 41.5 | −5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Aziz | 2,717 | 29.1 | +15.6 | |
| Conservative | Nina Rosen | 1,621 | 17.3 | +2.5 | |
| BNP | Laura Meeson | 638 | 6.8 | −5.2 | |
| Green | Melanie Welsh | 493 | 5.3 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,162 | 12.4 | −19.6 | ||
| Turnout | 9,348 | 49.1 | +29.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -10.4 | |||
May 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Nash* | 1,697 | 46.8 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Simon Harley | 538 | 14.8 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pip Sadler | 488 | 13.5 | −1.1 | |
| BNP | John Atkinson | 436 | 12.0 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | Muserat Sujawal | 272 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Green | Andy Parnham | 193 | 5.3 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,159 | 32.0 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,624 | 19.7 | −2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
May 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Davey* | 1,647 | 43.6 | −3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Swain | 552 | 14.6 | −13.8 | |
| Respect | Muserat Sujawal | 520 | 13.8 | +7.5 | |
| BNP | John Atkinson | 440 | 11.6 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | Syed Hassan-Shah | 361 | 9.6 | −1.3 | |
| Green | Michael Northfield | 215 | 5.7 | −1.8 | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | Allan House | 42 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,095 | 29.0 | +10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,777 | 22.4 | −4.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
May 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Iqbal* | 1,884 | 46.9 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Swain | 1,143 | 28.5 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | Simon Church | 437 | 10.9 | −3.3 | |
| Green | Michael Northfield | 300 | 7.5 | −2.8 | |
| Respect | Sally Kincaid | 252 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 741 | 18.5 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,016 | 26.7 | −3.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
May 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Nash | 1,651 | 41.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Patrick Davey | 1,611 | |||
| Labour | Mohammed Iqbal | 1,578 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | James Monaghan | 879 | 22.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Abul Kalam | 839 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Clay | 826 | |||
| Conservative | Simon Church | 563 | 14.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Michael Wheeler | 500 | |||
| Conservative | Douglas Phillips | 488 | |||
| BNP | Bernard Allen | 458 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Paul Marchant | 408 | 10.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 772 | 19.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,845 | 30.4 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections from 1980 to 2003 (Hunslet)
2003
Election results in this section are as published by the Elections Centre.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Erskine | 1,264 | 63.3 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Norman | 320 | 16.0 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 290 | 14.5 | +2.1 | |
| Green | Catherine Harmer | 122 | 6.1 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 944 | 47.3 | −7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,996 | 18.6 | −2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Blake | 1,535 | 68.2 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Graham | 304 | 13.5 | −9.9 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 279 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
| Green | Francis Gray | 86 | 3.8 | −2.3 | |
| Socialist Alliance | James Jackson | 47 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 1,231 | 54.7 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,251 | 20.6 | +2.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Independent Socialist | Swing | +3.8 | |||
2000
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Erskine | 1,586 | 75.6 | −2.6 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 233 | 11.1 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Glover | 222 | 10.6 | +2.1 | |
| Green | Charles Price | 58 | 2.8 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,353 | 64.5 | −4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,099 | 18.6 | +1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Davies | 1,564 | 78.2 | −7.2 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 188 | 9.4 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Bardon | 170 | 8.5 | +1.4 | |
| Green | Susan Brierley | 79 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,376 | 68.8 | −9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,001 | 17.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Driver | 2,295 | 85.4 | −0.3 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Larvin | 202 | 7.5 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Buckingham | 191 | 7.1 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 2,093 | 77.9 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,688 | 28.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Erskine | 2,708 | 85.7 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Melnick | 191 | 6.0 | −3.7 | |
| Conservative | J. Eastwood | 170 | 5.4 | −3.2 | |
| Green | G. Duncan | 91 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 2,517 | 79.7 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,160 | 28.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Davies | 2,916 | 81.7 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Melnick | 348 | 9.7 | +3.4 | |
| Conservative | A. Larvin | 306 | 8.6 | −9.0 | |
| Majority | 2,568 | 71.9 | +13.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,570 | 32.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Driver | 1,970 | 76.1 | −8.3 | |
| Conservative | A. Larvin | 454 | 17.5 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Sadler | 165 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 1,516 | 58.6 | −10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,589 | 22.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |||
1991
1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gunnell | 4,619 | 91.0 | +13.1 | |
| Conservative | D. Thomas | 458 | 9.0 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 4,161 | 82.0 | +14.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,077 | 46.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 | |||
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Driver | 3,011 | 77.8 | −1.8 | |
| Conservative | A. Larvin | 407 | 10.5 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | L. Parrish | 308 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| SLD | C. Lunn | 142 | 3.7 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 2,604 | 67.3 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,868 | 35.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Battle | 3,469 | 79.7 | +3.4 | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | R. Senior | 446 | 10.2 | −1.2 | |
| Conservative | A. Silver | 440 | 10.1 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 3,023 | 69.4 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,355 | 37.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
1986
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gunnell | 2,423 | 76.3 | −6.5 | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | D. Hollingsworth | 365 | 11.5 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | H. Lavery | 331 | 10.4 | +2.3 | |
| National Front | H. Hilton | 58 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 2,058 | 64.8 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,177 | 27.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.4 | |||
1984
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Battle | 3,520 | 83.5 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | R. Wilkinson | 405 | 9.6 | +0.4 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | D. Midgley | 289 | 6.9 | −10.3 | |
| Majority | 3,115 | 73.9 | +17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,214 | 35.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Trevor Park | 2,823 | 73.6 | −10.8 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | G. Fox | 657 | 17.1 | +8.3 | |
| Conservative | J. Sibbald | 354 | 9.2 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 2,166 | 56.5 | −19.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,834 | 31 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.5 | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Driver | 3,621 | 84.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | John Battle | 3,472 | |||
| Labour | Trevor Park | 3,417 | |||
| Liberal | L. Hirst | 380 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | E. Lynch | 350 | |||
| Liberal | D. Marsh | 289 | |||
| Conservative | D. Nichols | 287 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | R. Tetley | 269 | |||
| Conservative | J. Stevens | 266 | |||
| Majority | 3,037 | 75.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,288 | 34.4 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections from 1973 to 1980 (Hunslet East & West)
1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Trevor Park | 6,166 | 56.1 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal | P. Jones | 2,902 | 26.4 | +13.4 | |
| Conservative | C. Hudson | 1,563 | 14.2 | +3.2 | |
| National Front | N. Griffiths | 243 | 2.2 | −0.4 | |
| Communist | J. Hodgson | 111 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 3,264 | 29.7 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 10,985 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | -3.5 | |||
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Driver | 3,035 | 49.9 | +6.9 | |
| Independent | Denis Pedder | 1,425 | 23.4 | +23.4 | |
| Liberal | J. Finnigan | 795 | 13.1 | −31.3 | |
| Conservative | R. Tetley | 670 | 11.0 | +2.4 | |
| National Front | N. Griffiths | 462 | 2.7 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 1,610 | 26.4 | +24.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,087 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -8.2 | |||
1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ivan Lester | 2,904 | 44.4 | −3.7 | |
| Labour | John Gunnell | 2,807 | 42.9 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | R. Blackburn | 565 | 8.6 | −3.3 | |
| National Front | N. Griffiths | 214 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| British National | S. Brown | 50 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 97 | 1.5 | −6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6,540 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 | |||
1975
1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Denis Pedder | 3,296 | 55.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | J. Barrie | 3,038 | |||
| Liberal | David Austick | 2,869 | |||
| Labour | G. Bowsley | 2,208 | 37.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | W. Pepper | 2,160 | |||
| Labour | J. Hodkinson | 2,154 | |||
| Conservative | N. Griffiths | 405 | 6.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | W. Laidler | 355 | |||
| Conservative | I. Shuttleworth | 321 | |||
| Majority | 661 | 18.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,909 | N/A | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Austick was elected as the Member of Parliament for Ripon in a July 1973 by-election. He lost his seat in the February 1974 general election.
- According to Michael Meadowcroft, on a date unconfirmed, Pedder was expelled from the Liberal Party after resigning as the party group's Chief Whip before a council meeting: "He immediately applied to join the Labour party. Labour, being conscious of Pedder's mercurial and sometimes capricious personality, delayed admitting him to membership and so he withdrew his application. He then contested Hunslet... as an independent [candidate]" in 1978.[6]
- Driver represented Middleton Park ward from 2004 to 2012.
- Blake went on to represent Middleton Park from 2004 to 2021.
- Nash had previously been a Kirkstall ward councillor from 1972 to 1988. She later won the 1989 City and Holbeck ward by-election and held the seat until 2004. Nash then represented City and Hunslet ward until the 2018 election.