Garforth and Swillington (ward)
Electoral ward in Leeds, England
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Garforth and Swillington is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Garforth as well as the villages of Great Preston and Swillington.
Population16,205 (2023 electorate)
| Garforth and Swillington | |
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Garforth and Swillington highlighted within Leeds | |
| Population | 16,205 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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Boundaries
The Garforth and Swillington ward includes the civil parishes of:
- Austhorpe (east half)
- Great and Little Preston
- Sturton Grange
- Swillington
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greg Moakes (Lab)[a] | David Lambert (Lab) | Ernest Smith (Lab) | |||
| 1982 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | David Schofield (Con)[4] | |||
| 1983 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | David Schofield (Con) | |||
| 1984 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | David Schofield (Con)[b] | |||
| 1986 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | David Lambert (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1987 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | John Ratchford (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1988 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | John Ratchford (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1990 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | John Ratchford (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1991 | Greg Moakes (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1992 | Thomas Murray (Lab)[5] | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1994 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1995 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | |||
| 1998 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Shirley Haines (Lab) | Karen Groves (Lab)[6] | |||
| 1999 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | Karen Groves (Lab) | |||
| 2000 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | Karen Groves (Lab) | |||
| 2002 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Alan Groves (Lab) | Karen Marshall (Lab)[c] | |||
| 2003 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea Harrison (Lab)[7] | Karen Marshall (Lab) | |||
| 2004 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea Harrison (Lab) | Mark Phillips (Con)[8] | |||
| 2006 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea Harrison (Lab) | Mark Phillips (Con) | |||
| 2007 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea Harrison (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab)[d] | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Thomas Murray (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Stuart McKenna (Lab)[9] | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Stuart McKenna (Lab) | Andrea McKenna (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Stuart McKenna (Lab) | Sarah Field (Lab) | Mark Dobson (Lab) | |||
| February 2017 | Stuart McKenna (Lab) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI)[e] | |||
| 2018 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2019 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2021 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2022 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2023 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2024 | Suzanne McCormack (GSI) | Sarah Field (GSI) | Mark Dobson (GSI) | |||
| 2026 | Suzanne McCormack* (GSI) | Sarah Field* (GSI) | Mark Dobson* (GSI) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Elections since 2010
May 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Mark Dobson* | 5,007 | 62.4 |  8.1 | |
| Reform | David Ian Butterfield | 1,582 | 19.7 | 14.4 | |
| Labour | David Patrick Nagle | 542 | 6.8 |  12.4 | |
| Green | Alexander James Bull | 433 | 5.4 | 1.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Bentley | 362 | 4.5 | 8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Cecilia Phillips | 92 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
| Majority | 3,425 | 42.7 | 7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 8,034 | 48.8 | 8.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,462 | ||||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | 10.3 |
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May 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Sarah Field* | 3,469 | 54.3 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | Alex Rayment | 1,223 | 19.2 | −0.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Bentley | 778 | 12.8 | −1.6 | |
| Reform | Kieran White | 336 | 5.3 | New | |
| Green | Patrick Lynott | 266 | 4.2 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 209 | 3.3 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Tyler Wilson-Kerr | 105 | 1.6 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 2,246 | 35.1 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,424 | 39.9 | +0.7 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Suzanne McCormack* | 3,428 | 54.0 | −9.0 | |
| Labour | Luke Murrow | 1,257 | 19.8 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | Peter Bentley | 912 | 14.4 | −1.5 | |
| Green | Stephen Beer | 384 | 6.1 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 195 | 3.1 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | Tyler Wilson-Kerr | 152 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,171 | 34.2 | −12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,347 | 39.2 | −4.7 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | ||||
May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Mark Dobson* | 4,488 | 63.0 | +14.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Youngs | 1,133 | 15.9 | −11.3 | |
| Labour | David Nagle | 1,107 | 15.5 | −1.5 | |
| Green | Stephen Beer | 258 | 3.6 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 117 | 1.6 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 3,355 | 47.1 | +25.5 | ||
| Turnout | 7,127 | 43.9% | −3.6 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | ||||
May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Sarah Field* | 3,780 | 48.8 | −14.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Barratt | 2,105 | 27.2 | +14.1 | |
| Labour | Michael Bailey | 1,317 | 17.0 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Steve Beer | 420 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Knox | 79 | 1.0 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 1,675 | 21.6 | −24.4 | ||
| Turnout | 7,749 | 47.5 | +7.8 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | ||||
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Suzanne McCormack* | 4,007 | 62.9 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Mark Pratt | 1,077 | 16.9 | −0.7 | |
| Conservative | Linda Richards | 837 | 13.1 | −2.7 | |
| For Britain | Michael Bolton | 265 | 4.2 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Galdas | 186 | 2.9 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 2,930 | 46.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,399 | 39.7 | −10 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Mark Dobson* | 5,377 | 62.5 | N/A | |
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Sarah Field* | 4,738 | |||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents | Suzanne McCormack | 4,361 | |||
| Labour | Annie Maloney | 1,512 | 17.6 | −37.6 | |
| Labour | Mark Pratt | 1,505 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Blunt | 1,358 | 15.8 | −10.8 | |
| Labour | Mirelle Midgley | 1,354 | |||
| Conservative | Linda Richards | 1,311 | |||
| Conservative | Jordan Young | 1,181 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 190 | 2.2 | −0.1 | |
| For Britain | Michael Bolton | 168 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,865 | 44.9 | +16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 16,203 | 49.7 | +9.1 | ||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | |||||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | |||||
| Garforth and Swillington Independents gain from Labour | |||||
May 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Field | 3,582 | 55.2 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Farrell | 1,726 | 26.6 | −0.1 | |
| UKIP | Terry Harkin | 862 | 13.3 | +2.3 | |
| Green | Kieran White | 175 | 2.7 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Galdas | 147 | 2.3 | +0 | |
| Majority | 1,856 | 28.6 | −4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,492 | 40.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Dobson* | 6,737 | 57.2 | −6.9 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Farrell | 3,137 | 26.7 | −5.7 | |
| UKIP | Mark Maniatt | 1,297 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
| Green | Lesley Jeffries | 327 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mitch Galdas | 270 | 2.3 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 3,600 | 30.6 | −1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 11,768 | 72.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 | |||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stuart McKenna | 3,172 | 51.7 | ||
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 2,027 | 33.0 | ||
| Green | Yvonne Murray | 709 | 11.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mitch Gladas | 227 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,145 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,135 | 38.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrea McKenna* | 3,499 | 58.0 | −6.2 | |
| Conservative | Louise Turner | 1,785 | 29.6 | −2.8 | |
| English Democrat | Stephen Elliot | 544 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 208 | 3.4 | +0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,714 | 28.4 | −3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,036 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Dobson* | 4,906 | 64.1 | +20.4 | |
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 2,479 | 32.4 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Golton | 263 | 3.4 | −12.4 | |
| Majority | 2,427 | 31.7 | +22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 7,648 | 48 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +11.3 | |||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Murray* | 5,007 | 43.8 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Ryan Stephenson | 3,955 | 34.6 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Dowling | 1,811 | 15.8 | +8.3 | |
| BNP | Graham Misson | 668 | 5.8 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 1,052 | 9.2 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 11,441 | 71.8 | +27.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Notes
- Moakes had been a Kippax and Swillington ward councillor since 1973.
- For the next election in 1986, Schofield successfully stood instead as the Conservative candidate for Halton ward and did not re-stand for Garforth and Swillington. He later represented Temple Newsam ward.
- Dobson resigned from the Labour council group to form and lead a new Garforth & Swillington Independents group on the council. He stated he was "increasingly uncomfortable with the direction and leadership of the Leeds Labour group." His ward colleague, Sarah Field, resigned the Labour whip three days later. She cited similar concerns to Dobson having "grown increasingly uneasy with the direction, priorities and manoeuvring of the Labour Group”.[10][11]