Cross Gates and Whinmoor (ward)
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Population18,287 (2023 electorate)
| Cross Gates and Whinmoor | |
|---|---|
 Cross Gates and Whinmoor highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 18,287 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | |
Cross Gates and Whinmoor is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the outer city suburb areas of Cross Gates, Manston, Swarcliffe and Whinmoor. Austhorpe is also shared with Temple Newsam ward to the south.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Suzi Armitage (Lab)[a][4] | Pauleen Grahame (Lab)[b] | Peter Gruen (Lab)[c][5] | |||
| 2006 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Suzi Armitage (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2013 by-election | Debra Coupar (Lab)[d][8] | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Debra Coupar (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Debra Coupar (Lab)[e] | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Janette Walker (Lab)[f][9] | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| February 2017 | Janette Walker (ELI)[g] | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | Peter Gruen (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | James Gibson (Lab)[h] | |||
| 2022 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | James Gibson (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Jessica Lennox (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame (Lab) | James Gibson (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Jessica Lennox* (Lab) | Pauleen Grahame* (Lab) | James Gibson* (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 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | Howard Dews | ||||
| Green | Martin Hemingway | ||||
| Conservative | John Kennedy | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Joshua Lowthion | ||||
| TUSC | Ali Mansfield | ||||
| Labour | Luke Murrow | ||||
| Independent | Mark Nicholson | ||||
| Reform | Paula-Jane Thackray | ||||
| SDP | Paul Whetstone | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
May 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Gibson* | 2,865 | 53.2 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Max Holley | 1,164 | 21.6 | −7.9 | |
| Reform | Graham Sunley | 461 | 8.6 | New | |
| Yorkshire | Howard Dews | 314 | 5.8 | New | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 296 | 5.5 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Noah Allerton | 288 | 5.3 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 1,701 | 31.6 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,418 | 30.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jess Lennox* | 2,823 | 53.6 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | John Kennedy | 1,557 | 29.5 | −4.4 | |
| Independent | Mark Nicholson | 339 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 302 | 5.7 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Cooper | 233 | 4.4 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 1,266 | 24.0 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,271 | 28.8 | −2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauleen Grahame* | 2,915 | 51.2 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | John Kennedy | 1,929 | 33.9 | −7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Wood | 421 | 7.4 | +5.2 | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 401 | 7.0 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 986 | 17.3 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,688 | 30.8 | −4.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Gibson | 2,826 | 43.3 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Philip Moore | 2,687 | 41.2 | +20.4 | |
| Green | Keith Hale | 378 | 5.8 | −2.4 | |
| Independent | Mark Nicholson | 286 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Harvey Alexander | 157 | 2.4 | −17.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aqila Choudhry | 145 | 2.2 | −3.8 | |
| SDP | Jack Newcombe | 21 | 0.0 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 139 | 2.1 | −20.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,530 | 35.2 | +8.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jessica Lennox* | 2,095 | 43.8 | +7.4 | |
| Conservative | Paula Hayes | 995 | 20.8 | +1.6 | |
| UKIP | Harvey Alexander | 960 | 20.1 | +12.9 | |
| Green | Ben Goldthorp | 391 | 8.2 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roderic Parker | 286 | 6.0 | +1.6 | |
| SDP | David Creasser | 58 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,100 | 23.0 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,823 | 26.4 | −5.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauline Grahame* | 2,815 | 36.4 | −12.2 | |
| Labour | Peter Gruen* | 2,501 | |||
| Labour | Jessica Lennox | 2,175 | |||
| East Leeds Independents | Janette Walker* | 1,525 | 19.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Schofield | 1,485 | 19.2 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Paula Hayes | 1,340 | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Martin | 1,142 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Fellows | 557 | |||
| UKIP | Harvey Alexander | 519 | 7.2 | −18.0 | |
| UKIP | Peter Morgan | 414 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Shakespeare | 340 | 4.4 | +0 | |
| Democrats and Veterans | Mark Maniatt | 261 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| For Britain | Stuart Nicholson | 238 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,290 | 16.7 | −6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 18,247 | 31.8 | −0.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janette Walker | 2,789 | 48.6 | +2.8 | |
| UKIP | Mark Maniatt | 1,446 | 25.2 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Gale | 1,088 | 18.8 | −5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Langwick | 245 | 4.3 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Florence Scott | 165 | 3.1 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 1,343 | 23.4 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,733 | 32.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauleen Grahame* | 5,012 | 45.8 | −11.1 | |
| Conservative | David Schofield | 2,669 | 24.4 | +1.5 | |
| UKIP | Darren Oddy | 2,363 | 21.6 | +13.7 | |
| Green | Ben Goldthorpe | 489 | 4.5 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Langwick | 400 | 3.7 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 2,343 | 21.4 | −12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 10,933 | 61.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 | |||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Gruen* | 2,555 | 44.6 | ||
| UKIP | Darren Oddy | 1,808 | 31.6 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Hayes | 907 | 15.8 | ||
| Green | Ben Goldthorp | 319 | 5.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 136 | 2.4 | ||
| Majority | 747 | ||||
| Turnout | 5725 | 33.11 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2013 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Debra Coupar | 2,481 | 49.4 | −20.4 | |
| UKIP | Darren Oddy | 1,582 | 31.5 | +19.5 | |
| Conservative | William Flynn | 587 | 11.7 | +5.4 | |
| Green | Martin Hemingway | 229 | 4.6 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 145 | 2.9 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 899 | 17.9 | −39.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,024 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Suzi Armitage* | 3,597 | 69.8 | +12.9 | |
| UKIP | Darren Oddy | 619 | 12.0 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Flynn | 323 | 6.3 | −16.7 | |
| Green | Ben Goldthorp | 243 | 4.7 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 195 | 3.8 | −0.4 | |
| English Democrat | John Ashton | 176 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 2,978 | 57.8 | +23.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,153 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauleen Grahame* | 3,653 | 56.9 | +10.9 | |
| Conservative | Patrick Hennigan | 1,472 | 22.9 | −4.7 | |
| UKIP | Darren Oddy | 510 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 271 | 4.2 | −13.7 | |
| Independent | David Hudson | 257 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Ben Goldthorp | 253 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 2,181 | 34.0 | +15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,416 | 37 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Gruen* | 4,921 | 46.1 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | Caroline Anderson | 2,955 | 27.7 | −7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Norman | 1,915 | 17.9 | +9.0 | |
| BNP | Michael Mee | 895 | 8.4 | −6.8 | |
| Majority | 1,966 | 18.4 | +16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 10,686 | 62.1 | +24.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.1 | |||